The scherchen bach b minor mass bwv 232 appears to have been. One fateful evening, journalist and popmusic critic eric siblin attended a recital of johann sebastian bachs cello suitesan experience that set him on an epic quest to uncover the mysterious history of the entrancing compositions and their miraculous. A bit confusingly, the front of this disc shows all three catalog numbers. Suites for orchestra vol 2 suite no 3 in d majorsuite no 4 in d major scherchenvienna state opera orchestra lp, vinyl record album.
They are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello. Bach by hermann scherchen, the bach choir, sir neville marriner. The six cello suites, bwv 10071012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach. Hearing 3 of his worst lps as a teenager soured my opinion of him. Bach, english baroque orchestra, hermann scherchen suites. Bach approaches the music with his personal instincts intact, and leans as much toward italy as much as france in this material. Meredith little and natalie jenne have a new expanded edition of their book, dance and the music of j.
The original recordings were issued on lp in the 1950s by westminster. One should think that a conductor approaching bach today would try to achieve flexibility and freedom within the conventions of bach s own day. Re the suites, i have scherchen with the vienna state opera. The bach suites and musical offering, beethoven symphonies 1,5,7,9 and tchaikovsky 4 were on tahra cds nice, but expensive. Scherchen, hermann english baroque art of scherchen. Johann sebastian bach, hermann scherchen, gustav swoboda. Also released as a twodisc set westminster xwn 2201. Companion disc to westminster xwn 180, with suites 3 and 4. Catalog record only distinguished concerti for wind instruments, v.
Hermann scherchen trond petersen berkeley, california wrote december 17, 2001. Jan 04, 2011 an awardwinning journey through johann sebastian bachs six cello suites and the brilliant musician who revealed their lasting genius. Xwn 2201 followed by xwn 18012 followed by xwn 180, in three lines, in the dark blue rectangle at upper right of the front cover. Suites for orchestra vol 1 suite no 1 in c majorsuite no 2 in b minor scherchenvienna state opera orchestra lp, vinyl record album. Bach most likely composed them during the period 171723, when he served as kapellmeister in kothen. Those trite tunes were swiftly expelled by three of johann sebastian bach s cello. Hermann scherchen, english baroque orchestra, johann sebastian bach. Bach s suites for unaccompanied cello have long been among my favorite pieces of music. Eric silbins the cello suites tenderly tracks them through bach s creation, their discovery by pablo casals and to the authors own exploration of the music and himself. Bach s six english suites have been newly engraved from the acclaimed hans bischoff edition. Suites for orchestra vol 2 suite no 3 in d majorsuite no 4 in d major scherchen vienna state opera orchestra lp, vinyl record album. I grew to become an adept of bach last year and read several books that i loved. The name ouverture refers only in part to the opening movement in the style of the french overture, in which a majestic opening section in relatively slow dottednote rhythm in duple meter is followed by a fast fugal section. List of books and articles about johann sebastian bach.
The brahms symphony, reznicek overture,and stravinskys firebird were included in emis great conductors of the 20th century series back in 2003. Hermann scherchen bachs instrumental works discography. However much they pretend that the sonic limitations of early or prelp sources often matter little to a perfectly adequate appreciation or enjoyment of the interpretation in question, collectors invariably continue to look for transfers that offer marginal improvements over those that they already own. Although no manuscript in bachs own hand has survived, there is a manuscript in the hand of bachs. Another popular and often taught collection of bach works is added to the respected belwin classic library. If i were stuck on a desert island, i would want to have with me hermann scherchens recording of the st. Westminster was bought by abc classics, which was bought by mca classics millennium, which issued the first hermann scherchen cds in the 1990s. Scherchen was a fervent champion of the music of arnold schoenberg not to mention the music of such younger european composers as boulez, stockhausen, et albruno maderna studied conducting with scherchen, and this orfeo disc enshrines white hot live performances. Anne fuzeau productions france at sheet music plus.
Johann sebastian bach, hermann scherchen, gustav swoboda, alois bog, viktor gorlich, camillo wanausek, friedrich wachter johann sebastian bach musikalisches opfer musical offering, bwv 1079. Scherchens recording of bach mass in b minor 471 2532 hermann scherchen westminster 2 cd bach. Hermann scherchen 21 june 1891 12 june 1966 was a german conductor. The film of his rehearsal of his edition of bachs the art of fugue with the cbc toronto chamber orchestra. Hermann scherchen, johann sebastian bach, the english baroque orchestra hermann scherchen, johann sebastian bach, the english baroque orchestra 4 suites for orchestra. Six english suites by johann sebastian bach alibris.
Hermann scherchen, english baroque orchestra, johann. Bachs suites a violoncello solo senza basso are thought to have been composed during 17171723, when bach served as kapellmeister in kothen. Bachs cello suites abound in superlative recordings, from casals still potent pioneering set naxos to riveting cycles from boris pergamenschikov hanssler and torleif thedeen bis released on the cusp of the millennium. Mca was bought by universal, which also bought deutsche grammophon. As a result of the covid19 global pandemic, we have made changes in order to protect our staff through distancing and enabling working from home where possible. Bwv 1068 is a total five joyous movements, about 19 minutes in duration. The visceral, propulsive nature of vivaldis concertos find their way into all these orchestral suites. Hermann scherchen rehearses his own orchestration of bachs the art of the fugue with the cbc toronto chamber orchestra. Adequate sound, good playing but there are some bizarre tempo choices. This is a wellstocked double album but then it would have to be since it contains scherchens notorious bach suites and musical offering, recordings of massively slow tempi. Alfred six suites for cello solo by johann sebastian bach. These fresh, easily read pages will make lessons and work towards performance more simple and exciting.
Bass clarinet sheet music book by johannsebastian bach. Bach 333 is released worldwide on october 26th in two language versions english and german. The chabrier and ravel were on an mca cd that dg forgot about. Hermann scherchen conducts the vienna state opera orchestra and. View all records by hermann scherchen for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. Bach, complete anna magdalena books, and the complete schemelli gesangbuch. Scherchen, who made his american debut in november, has given these suites a heavy. Bookprinted material, bach, johann sebastian, available.
Sep 06, 2007 hermann scherchen rehearses his own orchestration of bach s the art of the fugue with the cbc toronto chamber orchestra. Mass in b minor bwv 232 conducted by hermann scherchen. Martin in the fields, sir david willcocks, johann sebastian bach, tatiana. Johann sebastian bach composed suites, partitas and overtures in the baroque dance suite format for solo instruments such as harpsichord, lute, violin, cello and flute, and for orchestra. One should think that a conductor approaching bach today would try to achieve flexibility and freedom within the conventions of bachs own day. I recently read that there are over 80 editions of bach s cello suites in existence with publication dates ranging from 1825 to the present.
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