Guided by Voices with Bach’s Cello Suite No. 6
Free
- Elinor Frey, cello
Isaiah Ceccarelli — With concord of sweet sounds
Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
Today, the five-string cello is treated as an exotic and rarely-played cousin of the standard cello. However, in the 17th and 18th Centuries it was simply one of the many instruments used in the family of bass violins and was particularly important for virtuosic sonatas and solos. This programme centres around the five-string cello’s most enduring work, Bach’s Sixth Solo Cello Suite (BWV 1012).
Each movement reveals the instrument’s incredible versatility and remarkable colours. Elinor Frey explores these qualities further through two newer works, Guided By Voices by Scott Godin (based on O Vis Aeternitatis of Hildegard von Bingen) and With concord of sweet sounds by Isaiah Ceccarelli.
Watch the concert online via the EMV Youtube channel and channel 710 on Telus Optik TV from April 20, 2022. The concert will remain online for one month.
Access to the online concert is free, and donations are greatly appreciated. Click here to donate: http://www.earlymusic.bc.ca/donate