Bach's six suites for unaccompanied cello occupy a special place in the repertoire for both player and listener. To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour - William Blake, Auguries of Innocence. While historian and author, Eric Siblin, reveals the extraordinary history of the suites and why some still argue that they was written by Bach's second wife Anna Magdalena. The Cello Suites of Johann Sebastian Bach. Garden designer Julie Moir Messervy, describes how Yo-Yo Ma's recording inspired her to design The Toronto Music Garden and doctor Heidi Kimberly explains why she chose the piece for her wedding and why she believes the suite to have healing powers. Inspired at a young age by hearing the legendary Pablo Casals play Bachs Six Cello Suites, the cellist David Kenedy, professor at Trinity College of Music. MANUSCRIPT BACH CELLO SUITE N1 - PRELUDE - AM BACH - MANUSCRIPT. Rectification: the key in the title of this video is accidentally misspelled as C major instead of G major.The six cello suites, of which Lucia Swarts p. Fellow cellists Richard Jenkinson and Jane Salmon talk about the challenge of playing it and we hear from the Dominic Martens, a member of the National Youth Orchestra and his teacher, Nick Jones as they explore the piece together. J.S Bach composed the 6 Suites for violoncello senza basso during the years he was. The world renowned cellist, Steven Isserlis describes his relationship with the piece and why it still surprises and excites him. In this video the eminent cellist Pieter Wispelwey, who was to join OSL this summer, performs Bach’s first cello suite specially recorded for Bach.
Casals became the first to record it and the suites are now cherished by musicians across the globe. Bach’s six cello suites stand as beloved pinnacles of solo musical expression, providing insight into the legacy of courtly dance music through their dance-inspired melodies. Yet it was virtually unknown for almost two hundred years until the Catalan cellist, Pablo Casals discovered an edition in a thrift shop in Barcelona. Bach are so well known and often played by guitarists that I thought it would be worthwhile to do an analysis of the Prelude to.
Bach's Cello Suite No I in G major is one of the most frequently performed and recognisable solo compositions ever written for cello. Purchase and download the complete analysis (D and G major) for 5.00 using the link below: Buy Prelude Cello Suite Analysis.