Bach - Cello Suite no. 6 in D Major BWV 1012, Prelude. William Skeen, baroque cello 4K UHD
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- William Skeen performs the prelude from the Suite in D Major, BWV 1012 on an original baroque five string cello.
Bach intended this work for a five string cello, an instrument which was fairly standard in the 17th century well into the 18th. The Anna Magdalena manuscript copy shows the disposition of the tuning and the strings written at the top of the score. The title page of the set reads "Suites à Violoncello Solo senza Basso." (Suites for violoncello with no accompaniment). Although the work can be performed on any number of instruments, there is no evidence that Bach intended it to be played on the viola pomposa or the viola da spalla, in fact, Bach, who knew everything about his craft, did not ever use the term "da spalla." The viola pomposa, however, is mentioned a generation later in reference to Bach's works. There were of course instruments of all sizes that were played in Germany with different names, and there are many references to the violoncello piccolo. Typically, smaller, portable cellos were used, for example, when playing in an ensemble in a balcony, where the instrument was lifted above the railings to be heard. Although the evidence is clear that Bach is referring to the cello, one of the great things about baroque performance is the fun in arranging music for different instruments. So for this video, we have chosen what we think is the best instrument to represent the work, while at the same time acknowledging that musicians should have fun playing Bach on their instrument of choice.
The work is considered to be one of the most technically challenging pieces in the repertory.
In addition to the cello, the piece works very well on the baroque lute or theorbo, as is the case with the fifth suite.
Mr. Skeen plays one of the very few surviving original five string cellos from the late 17th century.
In his cello suites, Bach creates the perfect blend of five musical senses: individual expression, technique, counterpoint, rhythm and harmony; the music has been endlessly adapted and arranged, and every cellist studies these compositions at different points in their lives.
Much has been written about the suites, yet little is known. It seems likely that the music was composed by Bach in his usual grouping of a set of six around the year 1720, when Bach was Kapellmeister at Köthen. The date is just a guess, based on the style of the music as well as the fact that we do have a date-1720-for the autograph copy of the violin sonatas. We are fortunate indeed to have the copy of the music written down by Bach’s wife, Anna Magdalena, as well as an autograph version of one of the suites in an arrangement for lute in Bach’s own handwriting.
According to legend, the suites were unknown until the cellist Pablo Casals discovered them in a thrift store in Barcelona at the age of thirteen; the legend does not explain how the music could be completely unknown even if it was readily available in several printed editions. As is the case with the Brandenburg concertos, highly embellished histories of many of Bach’s works appear in the 1930s coinciding with the marketing of recordings and concert tours; invariably, these stories take the form of a “rescue,” in which masterpieces are first overlooked and then saved from perpetual obscurity owing to an improbable series of events. Such stories have made good liner notes for decades: a more balanced view is that many of Bach’s works were continuously performed and studied.
The history and transmission of manuscripts for the suites begins with one of Bach’s favorite students, the composer Johann Christian Kittel. The other major historical figure is one Johann Peter Kellner, who copied many of Bach’s works in the late 1720s. Anna Magdalena and Kellner provide the two contemporaneous sources for the suites that survive to the present day. Kittel’s student, Dotzauer, may have been working from one of these copies or a later copy when he began the study of the works, and by 1826 demand for the music of Bach as well as for works for the cello in general had grown to the point where the suites were published by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1826.
Tracing the “thrift store” copy, we see that Dotzauer’s version was most likely passed down to his student, Karl Dreschler, and thence to Dreschler’s student, Friedrich Wilhelm Grützmacher who “edited” the copy found by Casals, bringing the suites into the 20th century complete with a turgid layer of additions and ornamentation reminiscent of the silent movie era.
The Bach cello suites became a permanent part of the Early Music revival in the 60s when the Musical Heritage Society contracted Nikolaus Harnoncourt to record the set; these were quickly followed by Anner Bylsma and many others.
Voices of Music will film all six suites using our innovative 4K, ultra-high definition video process. The videos will be part of our digital library and will be free for anyone to view, anywhere in the world.
-David Tayler
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Bach's music is a gift to mankind Thank you so much
You are very welcome.
Yes indeed. This Suite is the greatest gift we have got as cellists
I already knew William Skeen was amazing, but this is beyond sublime.
For a moment at 3:25, I thought extremely high notes were being played on the cello, but I then realized that the cello had a shorter fingerboard with 5 strings. Very interesting to see!
It was originally composed for a 5 string cello like instrument! It’s super cool
@@IvanLuza and the gavotte of this cello suite sounds gentler than when it is played on the four-stringed cello
It is unbelievable how much depth there can be in essentially a single-voice piece of music. And the performance is there to match Bach's masterpiece. It brings tears to my eyes, thank you so much.
It's the first time I've ever heard of it. Thank you always for your wonderful performance.
Awesome! Magnifico!
Put simply, this has moved me to tears.
I very much appreciated the performance of this prelude and the comprehensive and competent report written by David Tayler.
What a treat! Thank you Voices of Music!
Dat sound of that instrument and room. Great performance. Thanks.
Wonderful! Bravo!
hermoso! muchas gracias por hacer este gran trabajo musical.
Het is opvallend en bijzonder dat een melodie met een betrekkelijk eenvoudige opbouw en met een zó strak volgehouden
ritme , niet saai wordt of gaat vervelen. Ook geen dubbeltonen, nergens akkoorden.
Ik heb het ervaren als extreem boeiend en, zelfs ook als (be)dreigend. In de laatste
minuut komt er oplossing.
Vreemd genoeg is het geheel heel heftig voor mij en uiteindelijk ook heel mooi.
One of my favourite of Bach's Cello suites! Really Cello + Bach was a match made in music heaven! Look at the flow, hear it, feel it, it takes you elsewhere, to a place so far away, with beauty but sombre passion.
Yes, David, this is a real beauty - wonderful playing, excellent instrument and production on an exemplary level, as usual. Not to mention the music..thanks again for posting.
Magnífico
Thank you so much! I was waiting 20 years for this. Finally the 6th suite! I still think that something is missing, maybe something brighter, from heaven, beyond human capacity. Still, this is the best, or the really first record of this prelude. I wouldnt expect less from Mr. Skeen. Can't wait to hear the complete suite.
To be fair, the closest performance to perfection about this suite was Byslma playing the gigue. Although, the four string cello can't be compare to the beauty of the 5th string and the open strings.
Thank you, William Skeen and Voices of Music.
You are very welcome.
Ein Traum von Harmonie und Frieden...Bach
Your playing was beautiful. Thank you for making it possible for us to hear this wonderful music, especially during this time of pandemic isolation when so many of us are feeling distraught.
Thank and thank and thank in name of Bach!!
Не только звук прекрасен в ваших роликах, но и композиция кадра.
Gorgeous Bill!! Congrats!!
superb .. beautiful .. thankyou brother.
Bravo ! This music makes my day enlightened . Best wishes from Hamburg/Germany
How wonderful performance! Thank you VoM once again!
Our pleasure!
Hello, Voices of Music!!! First of all thank you so much for this gift of performance ☺️ and I would like to ask if you’re also going to post the other movements of this suite 😊
Yes of course!
Благодарю за этот подарок! Буду ждать другие сюиты на вашем чудесном канале!
Bravissimo!!!!
Beautiful!
Thank you!
Wonderful commentary... The da gamba viol, the Baroque cello, the violoncello da spalla, the viola di bordone (baryton)... Playing music on these instruments can bring new colour to well-known 'cello repertoire of the Baroque period... And it is not a linear history of "we started with viols and then we changed to the modern string instruments": the bass viol co-existed with the 'cello for many decades, just like the harpsichord and the fortepiano coexisted for a while. This is how interpreting music from the past can present many challenges when the terminology is ambiguous - much has been written about the intended instrument in Bach's keyboard works, where 'klavier' could mean an organ, a harpsichord, a clavichord, a spinet, etc. It is still up to us to make the decision on what kind of instrument from a family of many close relatives we choose to play a piece dating back many centuries... As the description under the video reads, "musicians should have fun playing Bach on their instrument of choice."... Thanks for this very informative and beautifully presented video.
Very nice. Thank you.
Bravo! Sounds MAZING!!
Wonderful touch to the soul.
💫👽💫
Beautiful
Way to go, Bill!
Bravo! What else can you say! Brilliant!!!
pure bliss
Wonderful 💚 many thankssssss from Italy🤗
Our pleasure!
Most enjoyable!
One and only...Bach 🎻💘
Thank you a lot ♥️♥️♥️
Beautiful.
Magic music Thanks 🎶🎻🎻
Perfect!
THANKS VOICES of MUSIC
First,for the timeless MUSIC which fills a SOUL with deep JOY.
SENSEI JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH,I humbly THANK YOU.
Then,for a Masterclass on BACH (right here on the video's presentation text) & the Compositions,mysteries, details involving his unique body of work.
Thanks for listening!
Una maravilla. Gracias.
Bravo !
Bravo bravo bravissimo
i like this prelude with a bit of a faster tempo but this is really good nonetheless
So beautiful!👏👏👏👏
Thank you! 😊
You're so welcome!🤗👍
Это восхитительно!❤️🙏🌷
Very very nice 🎻💘
נפלא !!!
Waking up to my favorite composer so beautifully presented is a blessing!
Bravo!!!
Tx!
Bravísimo !!!!
Super ........
UNE MUSIQUE ET DES PAROLES QUI RÉCONFORTANT EN ÉLEVANT L'ÂIME
just perfection, that's all.
:)
톤이 쥑인다. 바로크 5현첼로ㅠㅠㅠ
Love it !
❤️❤️❤️
will we have the other movements? Thanks for this sublime music
Yes, of course
😍👍🥇
goodd
I've a piece in mind for your playlist : BWV 1047 Bach Brandemburg concert. Of course, Kati Kyme first solo violin. It wouldn't be good?
It would be good.
Will the other movements be posted as well?
Yes we will :)
Hi uncle billy
Skeens!
:')
oh Hemel ik schrik hier hevig van . .
mijn denken staat helemaal stil en het had moeite weer op gang te komen
ik kan er geen woord over kwijt, sorry
Piece-ful🤣