Bach's Solo Violoncello Suites are known for their emotional intensity, intellectual challenge, clarity of voice leading, and use of Baroque melodic elaboration or 'spinning out'.
Recording & Production
This CD was funded in part by an Artists Fellowship from the Louisiana Division of the Arts and a grant from the Louisiana State University School of Music.
Performer Biography
Arthur Haas, the harpsichordist on this album, is Professor of Harpsichord, Early Music Performance and Continuo at the State University of New York - Stony Brook.
Performer Biography
Arthur Haas won top prize in the 1975 Paris harpsichord competition and performed in major French early music festivals.
Performer Biography
William Ludwig, the bassoonist on this album, is the Carruth Professor of Bassoon at Louisiana State University and principal bassoonist with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra.
Interpretation
The performer's notes suggest that Bach's music allows for many interpretations, punctuated with intimate and vulnerable moments of expression.
Composer Biography
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote the Solo Violoncello Suites and the Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord while employed by Prince Leopold in Cöthen.
