{"id":265,"date":"2011-08-08T07:18:13","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T11:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.155dayswithbachandme.com\/?p=265"},"modified":"2011-08-09T09:10:00","modified_gmt":"2011-08-09T13:10:00","slug":"day-twelve-cello-suites-1-3-5-cd-1-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.155dayswithbachandme.com\/?p=265","title":{"rendered":"Day Twelve: Cello Suites 1-3-5 (CD 1-12)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bach<\/a>There’s a world of difference between these Cello Suites and the previous two CDs of Violin solos. Although both are stringed instruments, for some weird reason my ears can take — even completely enjoy — listening to the cello play for an hour or two…whereas the solo violin left me cold after the first half hour or so.<\/p>\n

Go figure.<\/p>\n

Maybe it helps that the first composition (“Suite No. 1 in G major,” BWV 1007) is a famous piece of music I’ve heard often as part of a movie soundtrack, usually during times of transition or to indicate a particularly introspective moment in a character’s life.<\/p>\n

For no particular reason, I like looking at the sheet music for Classical compositions. I can’t read music, although I know generally what’s going on. I just like to see lots of black dotes on a page and know that somebody can play them. Makes me smile. So, from the Wiki entry<\/a> about Bach’s Cello Suites, I borrowed this image:<\/p>\n

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\nThe Wiki entry is superb, by the way. If you want to know the who, what, why, and where of Bach’s Cello Suites, that’s a good place to start.<\/p>\n

The three compositions on today’s CD were performed by Jaap Ter Linden<\/a>, the famous Dutch cellist, conductor, viol player. They’re quite remarkable performances, too.<\/p>\n

Because I enjoy seeing Classical pieces performed on modern-day instruments, here’s Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G major performed on the electric bass guitar by Martin Motnik<\/a>.<\/p>\n