Yoyo ma recently performed the bach unaccompanied cello suites in its entirety nearly three hours. Oct 15, 2011 mischa maisky plays bach cello suite no. Bach s cello suites stand out because of the paradox they represent. Bach cello suite 6, sarabande, in d major, arranged for three cellos and performed live by break of reality. Already in 1999, mischa maisky started a world concert tour playing the. Though some of the greats waited until late in their careers to record them, casals, rostropovich, others have recorded several versions yoyo ma and pieter wispelwey two, janos starker three.
After her acclaimed pentatone debut with transfigured night, alisa weilerstein returns with a complete recording of bach s cello suites. Bach complete cello suites massimiliano martinelli. Financial times without doubt, we were in the presence of a great musician, and a great man. The prelude primarily consists of a difficult flowing quaver movement that leaves room for a cadenza before returning to its original theme. His new recording of the six cello suites written by johann sebastian bach are one of the early highlights of the bach year which will reach its climax with the 250th anniversary of his death on july 28, 2000. Bach most likely composed them during the period 171723, when he served as kapellmeister in kothen.
You can listen to any of our works free of charge and also see the contents. Along with klinger, it is on my top shelf of bach cello suites along with isserlis, thedeen, fournier, mork and the early starker. Mr pergamenschikow has recorded what is perhaps the most luminous account of the suites for solo. An analysis and interpretive guide for the modern guitarist. This is the fourth movement from johann sebastian bach s cello suite no. Cello suites, bwvv 10071012 by alisa weilerstein on. Cello suites, bwvv 10071012 by alisa weilerstein on amazon music. Feb 24, 2017 in may 2014 the hungarian cellist istvan vardai performed three bach suites at an unusual venue in new york.
Contributing to the heroic feel of the movement, and the suite as a whole, is bach s choice of key. Over the years, bach s cello suites have become a monument to which all cellists pay homage. This is the musicscores bach sheet music section for viola. The bach cello suites for unaccompanied cello are seldom mastered, and the usual result is the mastery of the music over the performer, showing up every technical flaw in. Newly remastered from the original loiseau lyre tapes, a littleknown bach recording in the true french style. Aug 30, 2019 bach complete cello suites massimiliano martinelli 00. The story behind the bach cello suites, and why we still love. Schumanns publisher accepted his arrangements of the bach violin sonatas in 1854, but rejected his bach cellosuite arrangements. These most interpreted and known cello works, consist of 6 suites. The result was intoxicating, and a magnificent achievement for ma. Bach s iconic solo suites form the pinnacle of the entire cello repertoire, the ultimate challenge and a mount everest every young and aspiring cellist has to climb, no matter how often that has. As formulaic compositions, they follow the usual baroque musical suite makeup, each movement based around a baroque dance type.
Massimiliano martinelli bach complete cello suites. A 2019 recording by christopher hampson of bach s flute partita bwv 10, cello suite no. All arrangements are by christopher hampson except bwv1006a which is bach s own reworking of his partita iii for solo violin bwv 1006. Pdf files available of movements from the bach cello suites in a performing edition for trombone by douglas yeo. Sarabande performing edition september 20 for trombone by douglas yeo performance notes the sarabande from bach s fifth suite for cello is one of the most frequently asked pieces on bass trombone auditions and increasingly is found on tenor trombone auditions as well. Sarabande by johann sebastian bach and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. They are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello.
The focus of this video is ways to bring out important notes within. Its one that he wonderfully answers in his third recording of bach s six cello suites, still among the greatest works for the solo instrument. Jul 25, 2018 bachs cello suites have been my constant musical companions. This very peaceful sarabande is quite obscure about the stressed second beat, which is the basic characteristic of the 34 dance, since, in this particular sarabande, almost every first beat contains a chord, whereas the second beat most often doesnt. Download and print top quality suites sheet music for viola solo by johann sebastian bach. Bach, johann sebastian suites for solo cello amazon. Bach are masterpieces of western music, and pieces which figure prominently each day of my life. The modern phenomenon of the cello suites as a staple of any record collection may be laid at the feet of the catalan cellist pablo casals, whose hmv recording, released in 1939, belatedly placed the set alongside the welltempered clavier and the solo violin works as a. This is the question that yoyo ma posed on his website ahead of this release. The six cello suites, bwv 10071012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach. A few decades after bach composed this work, eflat major became a favorite key for ludwig van beethoven, in his confident, heroicsounding masterworks such as the eroica symphony, the emperor piano concerto, and the. Cello suites by mstislav rostropovich on amazon music. The cello s lowest note, the bottom c string, is often played to make up a meaty c major chord, showing off the full range of the instrument.
Yo yo ma bach six cello suites bbc proms 2015 youtube. The purpose of this dissertation is to present a comparative analysis of the sarabandes. Bach complete cello suites massimiliano martinelli youtube. Hello cellists, in this video i am talking about and playing the sarabande from bach s cello suite no. For almost six decades, they have given me sustenance, comfort, and joy during times of stress, celebration, and loss, ma said. J s bach the six cello suites pablo casals, 1936 39 youtube. These pieces present the highest mountain to climb for any cellist, and one of the most transcendent and rewarding experiences for listeners alike. Editors notes what power does this music possess that even today, after 300 years, it continues to help us navigate through troubled times. Free download history of the suites compare the 4 sources annamagdalena bach manuscript bach original manuscript missing. Johann sebastian bach six suites for solo cello by david j grossman. Yoyo ma plays the entire six unaccompanied suites by johann sebastian bach at the bbc proms at the royal albert hall on the 5th of september, 2015. Notes the title page reference to robert schumann is due to the fact that schumanns arrangement used dotzauers edition as its source. With his suites, bach crafted essentially without direct precedent a body of solo cello music that forever defined the genre and brought the baroque cello.
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