BACH CELLO SUITES JOURNEY...
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
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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
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MEETING BOW MAKERS AND LUTHIERS IN BERLIN
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one month later, I find an important clue in the suites.
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The sleepless nights and obsession after that...
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Search of the most authentic baroque set up
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Calligraphie
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Understanding how to write notes and slurs with this material....
OBSERVING AND COMPARING THE 4 SOURCES
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"THE" Bow
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Thomaskirche, Leipzig !
Unforgettable moment: being in Leipzig for the first time, walking through the same portal as Bach used to.
2015
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ONCE WE HAD FOUND THE RIGHT SET UP, it was time prepare the recording...
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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.
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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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FROM JANUARY TIL JUNE 2017:
Making my edition of the suites
JULY-AUGUST 2017
A LONG CONVERSATION WITH HENLE EDITIONS
:: JANUARY 16TH 2018... ::
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Contract with URANIA RECORDS signed!
2019-2020
Made JSBACHCELLOSUITES.COM for you so you could have access to my research.