Of all bachs major solo pieces, the cello suites perhaps allow the interpreter more latitude than any others, and queyras takes full advantage of. The frequency range is evenly reproduced to my ears. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Cello suites by jeanguihen queyras album, baroque music. Jeanguihen queyrass cello has a wonderful, clear, warm sound with no harshness, and he makes the bach cello suites a joy to listen to. Released in september 2007 on harmonia mundi catalog no. They have inspired not only cellists and audiences but other artforms as. Best books on bach i grew to become an adept of bach last year and read several books that i loved.
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. Learned a lot, to be sure, about bach, casals and these wonderful notes. Bach, jeanguihen queyras cello suites 2007, cd discogs. This page lists all recordings of cello suites nos. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The six cello suites, bwv 10071012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach. This release has a crisp dynamic sound which will flatter your sound system.
Cello suites jeanguihen queyras harmonia mundi hmc 901970. He was born in montreal, quebec, canada on 11 march 1967, and moved with his parents to algeria when he was 5 years old. Bach, jeanguihen queyras bach, jeanguihen queyras cello suites. I wanted to buy the bach cello suites, performed by jeanguihen queyras. Cellist jeanguihen queyras will break up the six suites into two performances in san francisco. 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. Six suites, six echoes over one afternoon, jeanguihen queyras performs bachs six suites for solo cello and six responses by contemporary masters. 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. Complete cello suites by jeanguihen queyras on amazon music. Her first novel, autobiography of childhood was nominated for the. In maart 2007 heeft cellist jeanguihen queyras zijn versie van een van bachs bekendste meesterwerken opgenomen. I really feel the sadness in some suites and the uplift in other, it is a slightly reedier version.
Queyras there seems to be an unspoken rule that the great solo string works of bach should not be. Queyras includes bonus dvd by jeanguihen queyras cello 20071009. Six english suites by johann sebastian bach alibris. I hope i like you, because were stuck here for a long time. Her work has been nominated for a governor generals award, and won the friends of poetry award from poetry magazine, the am klein award for poetry, a lambda, the pat lowther award, a pushcart prize and gold in the national magazine award. The first album on the page that came up was the cello suites. Mitten wir im leben sindbach6cellosuiten in the midst of lifebachs cello suites, performed by her company, rosas, and the cellist jeanguihen queyras, at n. Sina queyras is the author of the poetry collections, mxt, expressway and lemon hound. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The french cellist plays bachs suites for solo cello based on baroque dance forms in two different programs. Recorded march 2007 in the eglise saintcyriak, sulzburg.
Intonation is wellnigh impeccable, including meeting bachs demands of a fivestring cello on a normal fourstring instrument the final gigue barely hesitates in its complex multiplestopped chords. I came to amazon, and pasted the performers name into the search box. I heard this on radio 3 and as soon as i got to work ordered it. Cello suites, jeanguihen queyras music the guardian. Earlier this year, jeanguihen queyras achieved one of those landmarks to which all cellists aspire when he released a cd of the six bach solo. Included is a bonus dvd about the recording of the cello suites including a full performance of suite no. Bachs suites for unaccompanied cello have long been among my favorite pieces of music. Bachs english suites, used abebooks shop for books. Queyras is the latest to tackle bachs solo 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. Johann sebastian bachs six solo cello suites are some of the most iconic classical music works. Buy bach cello suites complete by johann sebastian bach, jeanguihen queyras from amazons classical music store.
Every year is bachs year, but this season, for some unexplained reason, has witnessed an unusual explosion of interest in. 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. Cellist queyras debuts dynamic bach cycle at sfs herbst.
As such, new releases of the suites are often met with skepticism and cautiousness. These fresh, easily read pages will make lessons and work towards performance more simple and exciting. Established french cellist jeanguihen queyras returns to le french may with the second part of his acclaimed six suites, six echoes project, for which he commissioned six new works to accompany each of bachs six monumental cello suites. Another popular and often taught collection of bach works is added to the respected belwin classic library. They are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello. Perhaps they will be of interest to folks wanting to learn more about this iconic and fascinating composer at the core of baroque music and a key influence on the classical and romantic waves that followed. Listening to the first notes of someones solo bach cycle is a little like observing your seatmate at the beginning of an international flight. I do have other recordings of bachs cello suites jacqueline dupres, cassales but this is my favourite as isserlis puts so much emotion into the playing. 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.
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