The Bach cello suites : a companion

The Bach cello suites : a companion /

A unique Companion to J S Bach's iconic Cello Suites from internationally-renowned cellist Steven Isserlis. Bach's 6 Suites for solo cello are among the most cherished of all the works in the classical music literature. Shrouded in mystery - they were largely unknown for some two hundred y...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Isserlis, Steven, 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK ; USA : Faber & Faber Ltd, [2021]
Subjects:
Bach, Johann Sebastian, > 1685-1750. > Suites, > cello, > BWV 1007-1012.
Suites (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
Suites (Cello) > Analysis, appreciation.
Cello.
Suites (Cello)
Table of Contents:
  • THE STORY
  • pt. 1 J. S. Bach: A Very Brief Biography
  • pt. 2 The Genesis of the Suites
  • Why?
  • For Whom?
  • For What?
  • When?
  • Which?
  • How?
  • Schumann and the Suites
  • Casals and the Suites
  • THE MUSIC
  • pt. 3 Dance Suites!
  • History of the Suite
  • The Movements
  • Preludes
  • The Dances
  • Allemandes
  • Courantes
  • Sarabandes
  • Minuets
  • Bourrees
  • Gavottes
  • Gigues
  • pt. 4 Questions and Rules (the didactic section)
  • Answers to Fourteen Frequently Asked Questions
  • Rules for the Player
  • pt. 5 Could There Perhaps Be a Story ...?
  • pt. 6 Movement by Movement: Thirty-six (or forty-two) moments of perfection.

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