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Munich, on the fifth of July 2014
After a performance, I took a little tour of the city saw a graph in street saying:
"Some journey begin when you arrive".
I stopped,
I thought:
-What if I took some time off, stayed in Germany and live only with the Suites for a while?
YEAH! Let's start a Bach project and journey in his land....
July 2014
7 weeks later: Berlin
between 2014 & 2018
- Found the baroque cello of the project
- & the matching baroque bow
- Played on an authentic strings set up
- Found a set up sound post/bridge etc.
- Analysed the manuscripts
- Made research in the public libraries
- Wrote a short version of my publication
- Shared my research with Ton Koopman
- Prepared the recording
- Experimented accoustics
- Made a Crowdfunding
- Recorded the Suites
- Wrote the full publication
- Shared my work to YoYo MA (got his support)
- Made the digital version of my edition
- Presenting my work to Labels and publishers
- Signed with URANIA RECORDS
- Created jsbachcellosuites.com to share this project, and publish my research.
- 2024: publishing the edition!
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2014
September - October 2014 :
Finding the cello, the bow and the set of strings.
Trying baroque and classical period bows
MEETING BOW MAKERS AND LUTHIERS IN BERLIN
one month later, I find an important clue in the suites.
The sleepless nights and obsession after that...
Search of the most authentic baroque set up
Calligraphie
Understanding how to write notes and slurs with this material....
OBSERVING AND COMPARING THE 4 SOURCES
"THE" Bow
Thomaskirche, Leipzig !
Unforgettable moment: being in Leipzig for the first time, walking through the same portal as Bach used to.
2015
ONCE WE HAD FOUND THE RIGHT SET UP, it was time prepare the recording...
Meeting with Maestro Ton Koopman!
This meeting and work session with Maestro Koopman had a big impact on me and the project.
It was the first time I shared my work with someone and receiving his encouragement and support meant a lot to me.
During this meeting we worked on phrasing and about avoiding any technical rubato.
It was the first time I shared my work with someone and receiving his encouragement and support meant a lot to me.
During this meeting we worked on phrasing and about avoiding any technical rubato.
SUMMER 2015 - JANUARY 2016
-Trying different accoustics-
-Making a crowdfunding-
-Search of the 5 strings cello for Suite 6-
-Making a crowdfunding-
-Search of the 5 strings cello for Suite 6-
January - March 2016 : Recording
My goal was to really record the sound of the cello with natural accoustics.
April-June 2016: WRITING MY RESEARCH PAPER
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OCTOBER 2016. A MEETING ABOUT MY RESEARCH
FROM JANUARY TIL JUNE 2017:
Making my edition of the suites
JULY-AUGUST 2017
A LONG CONVERSATION WITH HENLE EDITIONS
:: JANUARY 16TH 2018... ::
Contract with URANIA RECORDS signed!
MAY 4th 2018
2019-2020
Made JSBACHCELLOSUITES.COM for you so you could have access to my research.