Biographical details, few and far between, do little to clear up the ambient mystery of what makes Bach's works enduringly great. A case in point: His six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello (Suiten f ...

Here she's playing two movements from Bach's well-loved Baroque masterpiece, the Suites for Unaccompanied Cello. The Prelude from Suite No. 1 in G is one of the most recognisable melodies for the ...

Bach's three violin partitas range from five to eight movements, and movement is the key word. Among the dances are a courtly minuet, a slow and often solemn saraband and a lively gigue, which ...

Bach’s Cello Suites, Now on Violin, With a Folksy Feel. With an ear for dance and a new five-string violin, Johnny Gandelsman set out to transform a towering classic. Share full article. 9.

(Think Bach's Cello Suites and you're on the right lines.) It's usually in a triple metre - that is, there are three beats in the bar - but as long as you can cheerily jump around the room you're ...

Washington has been blessed this musical season with not one but two memorable performances of Bach’s sublime Suites for Solo Cello. These once forgotten, now canonical works received a romantic ...

The Piano Guys perform a mashup of I Want You Back by Jackson 5 and pieces by Bach in a new music ... Minuet in G, Bourrée and Gavotte ... cello with a sidecar kick drum and a circa-1700-replica ...

Every minute of every day, a musician is playing Bach’s music somewhere in the world. Homepage. Accessibility links. ... Minuet from 1st Cello Suite in G major, BWV 1007 Violist Robin Ireland: ...

It seems that every minute of every day, a musician is playing Bach’s music somewhere on our planet. ... Minuet from 1st Cello Suite in G major, BWV 1007 Violist Robin Ireland: ...

2. Bach composed the Brandenburg Concertos in 1721 at a time of transition in his life: He’d enjoyed a tremendous run as music director in the court of the German Prince Leopold, but his job ...

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There’s been P.D.Q. Bach, Switched-on Bach, Walt Disney Bach, and even […] Skip to content. ... Gone Chopin…be Bach in a minuet Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) ...