Paul tortelier 3 philip glass 2 pierre fournier 7 pieter. 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. Whether pablo casals, paul tortelier, rostropovich, or whoever your favorite cellist may be, they all rightfully speak of the suites with an effusive reverence. More than any other performance, tortelier brings out the beauty of the music, the achingly beautiful melodies, the sensuously beautiful harmonies, and the thrillingly beautiful rhythms. The music of johann sebastian bach remained a linchpin in paul tortelier s musical thinking for his entire life. The six cello suites, bwv 10071012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach. Bach most likely composed them during the period 171723, when he served as kapellmeister in kothen. To view the first page of tortellier suite for cello click the music sheet image. It is the oldest surviving source for the solo cello suites. Much to my dismay, so does everybody else, including the worlds greatest musicians.
Bachs suites for unaccompanied cello have long been among my favorite pieces of music. Cello quartet cello expressions sheet music library. Paul torteliers well loved and much rereleased account of the cello suites arrives anew on classics for pleasure at budget price. There is quite a bit of video material of tortelier on youtube including this. If one has the magisterial casals recording and the exquisite fournier recording and the robust rostropovich recordings and the sturdy schiff recordings and the pretty ma and the rough bylsma recordings, does one really need another recording, no matter how good. There is a cornucopia of riches in this box and a few highlights will be in order. Paul tortelier, who was principal cello of orchestras in paris, monte carlo and boston in the 1930s and early 1940s, met pablo casals in 1950 who engaged him at his newly founded festival in prades and perpignan in 1951. He was given a cello at the age of six by his mother, who loved the cello and wanted a cellist for a son. The first two chapters will serve to define the baroque cello and give a brief history of the. There are many articles and resources available in pdf. Paul tortelier cello, heddle nash, gladys ripley, dennis noble, norman walker huddersfield choral society, liverpool philharmonic orchestra, bbc symphony orchestra, malcolm sargent this pioneering set of gerontius has come up newly minted in these superbly engineered transfers taken from 78rpm masters. Bach, paul tortelier the cello suites vinyl discogs.
Paul tortelier 19141990, one of the outstanding cellists of his generation, set benchmarks. The bach cello suites range in technical difficulty from fairly simple to extremely taxing and this would mean that conclusions drawn from the various examples andor experiments would be of benefit to amateurs, students and serious professionals alike. Bachs cello suites, volumes 1 and 2 book description. Most likely composed during the period 17171723, they have been transcribed for numerous instruments. Feb 17, 2015 johann sebastian bach 16851750 cello suites nos.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Suite i bwv 1007 suite ii bwv 1008 suite iii bwv 1009 suite iv bwv 1010 suite v bwv 1011 suite vi bwv 1012. Paul tortelier the great emi recordings 6886272 jw. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Print and download in pdf or midi bach cello suite no. Bach paul tortelier les 6 suites pour violoncelle the 6 cello suites 6 suiten fur violoncello. The solo cello suites arranged for violin, as preparatory studies for bachs solo violin works. All the recordings presented here are first releases.
By the way, harrells twodisc set on lp has suites nos. Paul tortelier cello cd page 1 of 4 presto classical. Suite i for cello solo mutopia project a4 pdf zipped. Paul tortelier 21 march 1914 18 december 1990 was a french cellist and composer. In the case of paul tortelier s 1983 recording of the suites, the answer is yes, indubitably, yes. While larger groups cello ensembles and cello choirs can also play arrangements designed for cello quartet, that isnt ideal. He was encouraged to play the cello by his father joseph and mother marguerite. I yearn to deeply comprehend the bach cello suites. Tortelier was endlessly judged against his colleague fournier in this repertoire read more but its just as. Pdf disruptive spatiality and the experience of recordings. Then you can easily print only the violin part example. Cello quartet arrangements are best played by exactly four cellists. The six suites for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach are some of the most often performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello.
He would go on to play the concerto complete many times and also to make three records of it on each occasion with knighted conductors. Click to activate the english subtitles for the presentation 00. All credit, then, to hmv for arranging schiffs performances so conveniently and for getting nearly 37 minutes of a consistently excellent recording on side 1 suites nos. Some passages, especially arpeggiated sections, are rewritten, and. Suites for solo cello by paul tortelier on amazon music. May 11, 2018 free cello score references for errors and bowingsslurs. Classical music reference recording 59,199 views 1. Learned a lot, to be sure, about bach, casals and these wonderful notes. Composers of the baroque period are known to have maintained a level of detachment from their music, writing scores absent of many now commonplace musical notations. But since casals had started playing the suites at the dawn of the twentieth. The renowned 20th century cellist paul tortelier recorded exclusively for emi during most of his career. Cello classical cello classical cello free sheet music bach cello suite no.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. This source is a copy of the cello suites made by johann peter kellner 17051772 circa 1726, approximately 4 years earlier than a. Torteliers way with bach will not please everyone, especially the authenticists. Paul tortelier the great emi recordings bach, handel, haydn, boccherini, schumann. Youll find a wide selection of paul tortelier sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. The program notes for the recital by laurence lesser, a distinguished cellist from boston, explained that amazingly, for a long time, the cello suites were seen as only acollection of exercises. Tortelier was endlessly judged against his colleague fournier in this repertoire but its just as instructive to listen to the various recordings tortelier left.
He was encouraged to play the cello by his father joseph and mother marguerite boura, and. The title given on the cover of the anna magdalena bach manuscript. Cello suites paul tortelier emi great recordings of. The first two discs are given over to his 1992 bach suites cycle. This 2010 box set includes most of these recordings by this musician, who was a student of pablo casals and a teacher for a short time of jacqueline du pre. Paul tortelier, the famous french cellist, was born march 21, 1914 in paris, where his father was a carpenter and cabinetmaker, who played the violin and the mandolin. Instrumentation cello primary sources bach digital source list external links wikipedia article bwv 10071012. And i actually do have a few questions for you if you dont mind.
Paul tortelier bachs instrumental works discography. Paul tortelier sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Click the button below to add the tortelier cello book one to your wish list. This creates a problem for modern musicians who want to understand the composers vision. Bach cello suites are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello. A practical guide to bach cello suite editions teaching. Download bach cello suites horn pdf free letitbitsociety. Suite for cello solo no 4 in e flat major, bwv 1010 by johann sebastian bach performer. Paul tortelier 19141990 first aired elgars cello concerto in public in 1930 well, two movements of it, and when the work itself was only a decade or so old as part of a graduation concert at the paris conservatoire. Most likely composed during the period 17171723, they have been transcribed for. The cello suites, as it turned out, offered a way out of the jam. Paul tortelier the great emi recordings warner classics. This score was originally arranged by mateuszswoboda, but i changed it a bit and transposed it.
Pdf paul tortelier by paul tortelier download ebook. See more ideas about cello, cello concerto and cello music. Paul tortelier 21 march 18 december was a french cellist and composer. For bowings and other reference please see the following editions. Consider the difference between string quartets and string ensembles as an comparable situation to cello quartets vs. If you want to do an abstract bach, then the water turns cold. You could always expect the unexpected from tortelier. The suites have been transcribed for numerous instruments, including the violin, viola, double bass, viola da gamba, mandolin, piano, marimba, classical guitar, recorder, electric bass, horn, saxophone, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba. Cello suites bach simple english wikipedia, the free. Bachs suites for unaccompanied cello are among the most cherished and frequently played works in the entire literature of music, and yet they have never been the subject of a fulllength music analytical study. In these chamber and solo works from bach through to early modernism, torteliers expressive.
They are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello. Students are highly encouraged to look at bowing for clues as to how they contribution to interpretation, articulation, and motivic and compositional devices used by bach. The cello suites can of course be interpreted many different ways one of the best things about bach is his plasticity. Bachs complete works 6 sonatas for violin 6 suites for cello volume 27. Interpretational angst and the bach cello suites by tim janof. Chandos reengineering of torteliers own 1977 emi recording of his d minor suite for solo cello, a meditation on the solo cello works of bach and reger, is very upclose and personaland you wont get a more authoritative performance than this, in which torteliers magnificent tone and brilliant personality are ideally displayed. Paul torteliers 1973 elgar cello concerto with adrian boult and the london philharmonic still holds its own among todays available recordings. How many recordings of bachs cello suites does anyone need.
You will need the acrobat reader to view and print these 6 suites. Testament to bach the complete cello suites s2 suites for solo cello, bwv 10071012 paul tortelier cello vai dvd4481. Thats no longer a bach who glorifies god and nature in these performances of the cello suites, the charismatic tortelier gives lucid, vivid, dancing expression to his admiration and veneration for the composer. A practical guide to bach cello suite editions teaching cello. Tortelier was born in paris, the son of a cabinet maker with breton roots.
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