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Posted by Kas on January 4, 2017 at 04:54:42:
...but among the ones I've heard (last time I checked, over 50 versions), the ones that get the most playing time are those of the late Heinrich Schiff, Pieter Wispelwey (his second recording), Ralph Kirshbaum, David Geringas (his recent third recording), Anner Bylsma (his first one), and Casals. All six are very different.

To be honest, many recordings of these works are worth hearing, which is probably why I've accumulated so many. When I first started listening to the suites 50 or so years ago, it was mostly to Fournier (Fournier, Casals, and Gendron were pretty much the only recordings available to me), but as the years have gone by, I've found him prosaic compared to modern cellists, however beautifully he plays. And I must confess that I find little to enjoy in some of the other "sacred cow" recordings, including those by Rostropovich, Starker (and I've tried at least four of his recordings),and Ma.