Since their "re-discovery" early last century by Pablo Casals, the six unaccompanied suites for solo cello by J.S. Bach have easily become the most frequently recorded and debated works in the instrument's repertoire. Some performers have even gone so far as to record the suites multiple times throughout their career as their interpretation evolves. There's always the debate of which instrument to use, what kind of bow, whether to play using "period-practice" technique, and a myriad of other questions. The answers, despite ...
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Since their "re-discovery" early last century by Pablo Casals, the six unaccompanied suites for solo cello by J.S. Bach have easily become the most frequently recorded and debated works in the instrument's repertoire. Some performers have even gone so far as to record the suites multiple times throughout their career as their interpretation evolves. There's always the debate of which instrument to use, what kind of bow, whether to play using "period-practice" technique, and a myriad of other questions. The answers, despite assertions made by historians and even performers, must come from individual listeners. If, in reading this you know yourself to be a listener who prefers the suites to be played on a Baroque cello with a more period-minded interpretation, then you need proceed no further. Cellist Zuill Bailey's Telarc recording of the suites will not suit your tastes at all. If, on the other hand, you enjoy a more Romanticized, muscular reading, then Bailey's playing may be worth exploring. Bailey's...
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