This recording features a copy of a Joseph Guarneri senior cello made by Frédéric Chaudière for Suites 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.
Composition History
J.S. Bach composed his Cello Suites during a period when his liturgical employment did not require purely instrumental commissions, suggesting personal reasons for their creation.
Recording & Production
The recording for this album took place in the Aguerria Estate Chapel in Maule, Zuberoa, EH.
Interpretation
The performer, Maitane Sebastián, chose to follow Anna Magdalena Bach's personal manuscript as scrupulously as possible for these versions of the suites.
Composer Biography
J.S. Bach suffered regular tragedies, including deaths in his family, and his relentless work caused his blindness.
Composer Biography
J.S. Bach, the composer of these suites, was a violist and organist, already a famous improviser and composer during his lifetime.
Compositional Technique
Bach's Cello Suites present a challenge of imagining polyphonic music for a monodic instrument, with the listener recreating the missing parts.
