Rhombus media is a film and television production company formed in 1978 at the york university film department, by barbara willis sweete and niv fichman and based in based in toronto, ontario, canada. The sound is monody in a complex imitative polyphony. As a result of this general attitude, very little was known about bach, baroque music, or. Luca guglielmi demonstrates in a delectable programme the various instruments bach knew and played on and composed for. The sound of the carceri with bachs cello suite 2 starts from 1. It is a task so daunting that the famous russian cellist mstislav rostropovich only felt himself worthy of the feat at the age of 68 in his much anticipated 1995 recording, legendary even before its release. Johann sebastian bachs six unaccompanied cello suites count among his. The cello suites contain some of bach s very finest music, in my view, and i think they distil the very essence of bach s genius into a magnificent series of sublime movements. S bach composed the 6 suites for violoncello senza basso during the years he was anhaltkothen princes own musical director at the court of kothen between 1717 and 1723. Johann sebastian bach was born on march 21, 1685, in eisenach, thuringia. Js bach on solo ukulele johann sebastian bach by daniel estrem download and listen to the album.
Schumanns publisher accepted his arrangements of the bach violin sonatas in 1854, but rejected his bach cello suite arrangements. I do have other recordings of bach s cello suites jacqueline dupres, cassales but this is my favourite as isserlis puts so much emotion into the playing. Bach most likely composed them during the period 171723, when. Bach complete cello suites massimiliano martinelli youtube. Inspired by bach, a part of sony classical celebrates bach, presented the contemporary cellist yoyo ma performing the six suites for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach, in a series of six films, each showing a collaboration with artists from different disciplines. Cello suite no 2 in d minor, bwv1008 bach from cda675412. I will perform 3 cello suites of your choice in your home date to be mutually agreed upon, for you and your guests. Daniel estrem, mainartist, musicpublisher js bach, composer. Ogg vorbis sound file, length 2 min 30 s, 336 kbps. Nicolas deletaille bach cello 6 suites double disc. Us and europe in the 1950s, when composers and performers were looking for. They are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello.
The first, while he was in his twenties, gave rise to enthusiasm, the secondin his fortiesgave rise to emotion, so. Bach complete cello suites massimiliano martinelli 00. The solo cello suites are perhaps the cellists equivalent of climbing. In their quest for the answer, yoyo ma and garden designer julie moir messervy journey from boston to.
Mstislav leopoldovich rostropovich, known familiarly as slava, was born to professional musicians in baku in soviet azerbaijan on march 27, 1927. Pauls cathedral with a free will donation box for the charity of your choice. Suites for solo cello bwv 10071012 bach cantatas website. The six bach cello suites theanna magdalena manuscripts, the lute version autograph of suite no. Based on anonymous copy 2nd half 18th century 600 dpi. Feb 24, 2017 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. Bach cello suites bwv 10071012, for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach l history editions recordings research baroque cello and more by marianne dumas js bach cello suites. I have listened to several performances of the bach cello suites.
About one hour in length, this will be an unforgettable upclose and personal experience for you and yours. Johnny gandelsman records js bach cello suites on violin. Sep 07, 2015 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. Fourniers set for archiv of bach s suites for cello was my first bonafide journey into one of bach s greatest musical creations. Gerhardt can sound deliciously at ease in this music, whether moving with swift. The six cello suites, bwv 10071012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach. Hes taught as guest professor at the toscanini music university of ribera, italy, and in 2016 received an invitation. In the same time, he has recorded musical works from the standard repertoire such as the bach six cello solo suites, the beethoven five sonatas for cello and piano, the kodaly cello solo sonata and chamber music works by schubert, dvorak, franck and tchaikovsky as well as works written by today composers. As part of his 2001 graduate seminar on bachs b minor mass, christoph. Recorded as much of the initial naxos record label in the 1990 s, in slightly recessed reverberant sound, this volume 1 of the first 3 solo suites simply misses the mark.
Ah, no one does the bittersweet elegance of johann sebastian bach like internationally acclaimed cellist vito paternoster. I heard this on radio 3 and as soon as i got to work ordered it. The bach cello suites are some of the most popular pieces for cello ever written. A followup to johnny gandelsmans acclaimed recording of bach s sonatas and partitas for violin, funded by the kickstarter community. A cello edition published by international music edited by hugo becker.
Rostropovich appeared at his 80th birthday celebration at the kremlin a month before his death in april of 2007. Album bach solo cello suites live, johann sebastian. The sound of carceri 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I know a few bach fans who dont care much for the cello suites. Bach s famous cello suites, recorded by cellist and early music specialist jaap ter linden.
Album js bach on solo ukulele, johann sebastian bach by. Bach most likely composed them during the period 171723, when he served as kapellmeister in kothen. In addition to his increasing number of performances as a conductor, ter linden also remains active as an. His benchmark recording of the complete bach cello suites followed in 1995. S suites for solo cello 2 cello sonatas johann sebastian bach by janos starker download and listen to the album. Also, a rich full tone, recorded so the listener hears the fingers on the fingerboard and an occasional breath of the.
Luca guglielmi is one of italy s foremost keyboard players. In fact, some editions were titled bach suites or etudes. Bach, in particular the cello suites 16 rearranged for and performed on tenor saxophone. Yo yo ma bach six cello suites bbc proms 2015 youtube. He is known for his interpretations of the music of j. On the rare occasion that a bach cello work was performed, only a movement or two was ever heard at a time, never an entire suite.
Choose between a full concert 75 mins with intermission of cello and piano music with sophie webber and martin green at a private event at your house within southern california or a full concert of cello and pianoorgan music at st. Heres my version of the courante from the first suite, played on baroque cello. Bach complete cello suites massimiliano martinelli. Great bow string contact through out, excellent timing without sounding like a metronome is governing the rhythm.
Bach solo cello suites live johann sebastian bach by johann sebastian bach download and listen to the album. We love his stripped down, soulful approach to the six bach cello suites. With dustin hoffman, kathy bates, eddie izzard, kevin mchale. Ah, no one does the bittersweet elegance of johann sebastian bach like internatinoally acclaimed cellist vito paternoster. The bach cello suites are the everest to be conquered by every cellist, and the. Its an intriguing title, almost esoteric the cellist yoyo ma, who needs no introduction after a worldwide career of some fifty years, pens here his third and ultimate, according to him recording of bach s solo cello suites. The growth is a dance suite movement 2 in aba form. Good music speaks a music blog written by rich brown menu nina kotova november 6, 2014 the road more traveled the great poet robert frost suggested that choosing the road less traveled can make all the difference. 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. Massimiliano martinelli bach complete cello suites. Sound of the carceri july 8, 2000 july 8, 2000 the sound of the carceri, a film melding bach s cello music, played by yoyo ma, with computergenerated images of renaissance architect giovanni. I really feel the sadness in some suites and the uplift in. For his upcoming tour in the spring of 2019, the grammynominated mandolin virtuoso from israel has arranged two of bach s best known works, the solo partita no. Based on the copies by anna magdalena bach, johann peter kellner.
Dec 03, 2016 credits cello pablo casals composed by johann sebastian bach engineer restorations ward marston liner notes tully potter notes tracks 11 to 16. There is much to love in mischa maiskys reading of the cello suites, but i do have my reservations, too. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide. Archives ii the archives collection is a look into atrium carceris archived audio. Onczay as cellist here performing what are regarded as the pinnacle of the solo repertoire. Almost every great cellist of the twentieth century has recorded johann sebastian bach s six suites for solo cello. J s bach the six cello suites pablo casals, 1936 39 youtube. Aug 30, 2019 bach complete cello suites massimiliano martinelli 00. Complete cello suites bwv 10071012 maja weber to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. The cello suites cda682612 mp3 and lossless downloads.
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