Bach: The Cello Suites

Originally dismissed as curiosities, J. S. Bach's Cello Suites are now understood as the pinnacle of composition for unaccompanied cello. This handbook examines how and why Bach composed these highly innovative works. It explains the characteristics of each of the dance types used in the suites and reveals the compositional methods that achieve cohesion within each suite. The author discusses the four manuscript copies of Bach's lost original and the valuable evidence they contain on how the Suites might be performed. He explores how, after around 1860, the Cello Suites gradually entered the concert hall, where they initially received a mixed critical and audience reception. The Catalan cellist Pablo Casals extensively popularized them through his concerts and recordings, setting the paradigm for several generations to follow. The Cello Suites now have a global resonance, influencing music from Benjamin Britten's Cello Suites to J-pop, and media from K-drama to Ingmar Bergman's films.

Info autore

Edward Klorman is a violist and scholar active at the intersection of music analysis, historical musicology, and music performance. He is professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Mead Witter School of Music. He is the author of two books, Mozart's Music of Friends and Bach: The Cello Suites, both from Cambridge University Press.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Edward (Mcgill University Klorman, Edward (University of Wisconsin Klorman, Klorman Edward
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.08.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Musica > Storia della musica
• EAN: 9781316511770
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51177-0
• Numero di pagine: 188
• Serie: New Cambridge Music Handbooks
• Categorie: MUSIC / History & Criticism, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Strings, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Music, Music reviews and criticism, Art music, orchestral and formal music, Theory of music and musicology, Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750), Violin and violin family instruments