Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G, performed by Mischa Maisky.
In addition to the famous prelude, I really like the second menuetto. The gigue is a lot of fun too. Just a great piece all the way through, and fascinating in the way the different parts make a cohesive whole.
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Great stuff.
Yo-Yo Ma plays the cello suites at the Hollywood Bowl in about a month.
Patterico (115b1f) — 8/11/2017 @ 11:30 pmThank you for this, P. It is a balm.
felipe (023cc9) — 8/11/2017 @ 11:51 pmMore please.
Notwithstanding our disagreements, this has always been one of the reasons I come here.
shipwreckedcrew (56b591) — 8/11/2017 @ 11:58 pmDefinitely Bach doesn’t get his deserved due
narciso (d1f714) — 8/12/2017 @ 5:51 amDoes indeed sooth the savage breast.
Bill Saracino (9dd5bb) — 8/12/2017 @ 9:37 amI didn’t know that, but it’s nice to know.
I discovered the Bach cello suites relatively recently, after they were recommended by a friend of mine a few months back. We are all going to see Yo-Yo Ma play them at the Bowl next month and I downloaded the score at IMSLP (become a member, it’s a great free service that deserves support) and started playing through this one on the piano last night. Actually playing it — or even just following the score, if you read music — enhances your appreciation tenfold.
Patterico (115b1f) — 8/12/2017 @ 11:09 amI’m sure any cello aficionados are familiar with this one, but just in case…
2Cellos – Thunderstruck
Dave (445e97) — 8/12/2017 @ 11:47 amenjoyed with pleasure, received inspiration from a great musician
mg (31009b) — 8/12/2017 @ 11:53 am6 — one of my great regerets is giving up the trumpet at 10. Not that I expected to be a great trumpet player, but I regret not being able to play a musical instrument. Always wanted to play the piano.
I’ve tried to interest each of my kids in music by giving them multiple chances, but so far 0-3. Closest was my oldest with 2 years of violin.
Still have my 4 year old twins, so there is still hope.
shipwreckedcrew (56b591) — 8/12/2017 @ 6:25 pmno aficionado – but that rocks, Dave.
mg (31009b) — 8/13/2017 @ 9:48 amthanks.