Suite no 3 in c for unaccompanied cello, bwv1009 jeanguihen queyras brings modern insights to the canonic masterpieces of bach. Complete cello suites by jeanguihen queyras on amazon music. My reason for being therethat i was writing a book about the bach cello suitesseemed an unlikely story. My winter journey mon voyage dhiver nonusa format, pal, reg. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Mitten wir im leben sind in the midst of life is set to bachs six cello suites, which are performed on stage by jeanguihen queyras. This program is especially difficult, due not only to its length, but also to the increasing level of virtuosity required for each suite.
Bach most likely composed them during the period 171723, when he served as kapellmeister in kothen. This page lists all recordings of cello suites nos. They are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello. Whereas his recording of bachs complete cello suites has won him such accolades as. Jeanguihen queyras is a french cellist with a vast repertoire stretching from bach to kurtag and ligeti.
I wanted to buy the bach cello suites, performed by jeanguihen queyras. The six cello suites, bwv 10071012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach. Sep 10, 2017 members of the dance company rosas and the cellist jeanguihen queyras in mitten wir im leben sind, a choreographic interpretation of bachs six suites for solo cello. A student of baroque cello guru anner bylsma, queyras is heard here playing on a modern instrument.
Bach cello suites celebrated by 8 great cellists kcrw. On saturday night, for the second installment in this series, i heard the elegant french cellist jeanguihen queyras play four of bachs six solo cello suites in this specially conceived. Queyras neednt have worried, for his playing is never less than beautiful, eloquent, and thoroughly worldclass. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. It tells the life stories of bach and casals in relation to the cello suites, along with the story of the authors discovery of the suites and subsequent research into them.
Queyras there seems to be an unspoken rule that the great solo string works of bach should not be. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Jul 25, 20 the cello suites, bach iii gastinel, queyras, lipkind by jfl thursday, july 25, 20 over a few months in 2008 republished now ive looked at recordings of bachs cello suites including mischa maisky on dvd in february and the classic harnoncourt, fournier, rostropovich as well as steven isserlis new account. Dec 20, 2010 buzzed through a security gate at the russian emigres artdeco mansion south of brussels and greeted by a maid, he feels like a detective attempting to pry information out of some wealthy eccentric who had no business talking to me. They were most likely composed during the period 17171723, when bach served as a kapellmeister in cothen. While jeanguihen queyras is a relative unknown among the likes of yo yo ma or pablo casals, this recording of the cello suites prooves he is a worthy rival. Get the guaranteed best price on classical vinyl like the bach cello suites at musicians friend. Cello suites by jeanguihen queyras album, baroque music. Three suites for solo violoncello jeanguihen queyras on allmusic 1998.
This is certainly the case if only considering the cello repertoire, with cellists often making multiple releases of the suites as their relationship with and interpretation of bach change over their lives. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from jeanguihen queyras at the discogs marketplace. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The overall mood of gentle resignation is sustained in long, lyrical. Siblins book is partly an attempt to flesh out these portraits.
Released in september 2007 on harmonia mundi catalog no. In many respects, to my ears he is much preferred to his more famous artists. His phrasing is lyrical and very natural, and his tempo is right on that goldilocks knifeedge fast enough to keep the music from ever dragging, but not so fast that it loses its relaxed character. Online shopping from a great selection at music store. The first album on the page that came up was the cello suites. As well as performing as a soloist, he is also a regular chamber music partner, often in a piano trio with alexander melnikov and isabelle faust. Cello suites, jeanguihen queyras music the guardian. Being works for a solo instruments, the cello suites can sound monotonous when played by the average musician. Jeanguihen queyras cello recital hong kong sinfonietta. May 30, 2019 queyras particular focus on repertoire for solo cello, which articulately demonstrates the exceptional narrative and expressive force of the monodic instrument, led him to devise and perform several series of concerts featuring the suites by js bach alongside contemporary works and he commissioned six composers kurtag, harvey, mochizuki. W hether or not the catalogue needs another version of bachs six cello suites there are already some 50 listed jeanguihen queyras has something distinct to offer in. He makes life difficult for his readers by copying the suites structure, in six preludes.
Jan 29, 2017 jeanguihen queyras is a french cellist with a vast repertoire stretching from bach to kurtag and ligeti. Feb 01, 2012 the painting is the ninth wave by ivan aivazovsky. In a promotional dvd accompanying this release jeanguihen queyras cites the abundance of excellent bach cello suites cycles on the market as one reason he waited until 2007 to commit his interpretations to disc. A musical fairy tale around a little boy and a cello. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Nyu cosponsored events spring 2020 the center for ballet. Given this stern attitude, it isnt difficult to imagine that a substantial part of the audience regarded it as a chance to hear the highly acclaimed queyras play all of bachs 6 cello suites in. Of all bachs major solo pieces, the cello suites perhaps allow the interpreter more latitude than any others, and queyras takes full advantage of. Its not a bad book by any means and im glad i read it. The cello suites by eric siblin goodreads share book. He truly opened the book for all cellists who followed him, and we owe him a debt of gratitude for all the great versions we have to choose from today.
Acknowledging the impossibility of making an adequate critical survey of bachs entire output in a midsize volume, wolff discusses. Feb 21, 2020 most of bachs pieces fell out of favor for some period after his lifetime, but the cello suites suffered a particularly dark hibernation through much of the 19th century. Queyras is an avid chamber musician and a regular soloist with several early music ensembles, and is renowned for playing the six unaccompanied cello suites of bach. I came to amazon, and pasted the performers name into the search box. Recorded march 2007 in the eglise saintcyriak, sulzburg. Complete cello suites jeanguihen queyras classical 2007. Johann sebastian bachs cello suites are a milestone in the history of western music. Cello suites, a classical music album by jeanguihen queyras. Jeanguihen queyras cello, cecile lenoir producer, engineer, editing, peter wollny liner notes, marco borggreve photography. The cello suites, bach iii gastinel, queyras, lipkind. Apr 22, 2016 jeanguihen queyras bach cello suite in d pt 1 bach cello suites harmonia mundi.
Eric silbins the cello suites tenderly tracks them through bachs creation, their discovery by pablo casals and to the authors own exploration of the music and himself. Placing the worldrenowned cellist jeanguihen queyras at the center of. Britten, however, with his three suites for unaccompanied cello, did exactly this, leaving posterity with one of the finest repertoires for the instrument by any 20thcentury composer. He was born in montreal, quebec, canada on 11 march 1967, and moved with his parents to algeria when he was 5 years old. Nov 08, 2018 francois sechet the middlebury campus. Explore releases from jeanguihen queyras at discogs.
Mitten wir im leben sindbach6cellosuiten in the midst of lifebachs cello suites, performed by her company, rosas, and the cellist jeanguihen queyras, at n. Jan 07, 2008 there seems to be an unspoken rule that the great solo string works of bach should not be tackled by young performers. Cello concertos jeanguihen queyras by jeanguihen queyras cello 20111011. Jeanguihen queyras bach cello suite in d pt 2 bach cello suites harmonia mundi. Included is a bonus dvd about the recording of the cello suites including a full performance of suite no. Jeanguihen queyras reveals the range of bachs cello suites. This set by french cellist jeanguihen queyras proves, however, that there are still new things to be said about bach, and that there is always room for one more magnificent recording of the cello suites. The six suites for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach are acclaimed as some of the greatest works ever written for solo cello. The learned musician 2000 is no conventional composerwork study. After a powerful recital of some of the violin sonatas and partitas by isabelle faust last week, jeanguihen queyras performed all six of the solo cello suites on sunday afternoon. Jeanguihen queyras, the incredible cellist who performed last friday evening, played all six johann sebastian cello suites over the course of three hours.
Jan 31, 2008 w hether or not the catalogue needs another version of bachs six cello suites there are already some 50 listed jeanguihen queyras has something distinct to offer in these protean works. Queyras by jeanguihen queyras cello 20731 by jeanguihen queyras cello 5. Queyras has often performed music for solo cello, including the unaccompanied cello suites of j. Jeanguihen queyras plays a gioffredo cappa 1696 cello lent by mecenat societe generale. Bach most likely composed them during the period 171723, when. This book, designed to complement wolffs biographical johann sebastian bach.
Cellomind is a twopart pedagogical method book focusing on intonation and lefthand cello technique. This event would be better described as a feat of endurance than a concert. The book is structured in six chapters the suites of six subchapters the bachs suites for unaccompanied cello have long been among my favorite pieces of music. Jeanguihen queyras program notes by dotdotdotmusic issuu.
The phillips collection has just concluded a twoweek celebration of bachs music for solo strings. Members of the dance company rosas and the cellist jeanguihen queyras in mitten wir im leben sind, a choreographic interpretation of bachs six suites for solo cello. Its thorough explanations and practical examples will. Although this has been recently blown out of the water by violinists such as julia fischer, some of the press coverage of steven isserlis recording of the cello suites suggested that this view still held for the cello works. Piatigorsky festival jeanguihen queyras masterclass. This release has a crisp dynamic sound which will flatter your sound system.
Jeanguihen queyras cello recital six suites, six echoes part ii. A great example is the wonderful french cellist jeanguihen queyras, who believes in and uses just tuning for his recordings of the bach suites. Active in the contemporary music scene for over a decade, queyras puts the music creation of today into a dialogue with the baroque gems of the past. Honored with the 2002 city of toronto glenn gould international protege prize in music, queyras began to land major concerto bookings with orchestras internationally. Jeanguihen queyras s cello has a wonderful, clear, warm sound with no harshness, and he makes the bach cello suites a joy to listen to. Bach suites for violoncello solo bwv sony classical.
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