Soprano and cello highlight the transmogrification of feelings of loss and guilt into those of healing and faith by which sorrow, pain and death can be overcome and peace attained. Nc15003 bach cello suites vol 1 albums navis classics. The belgian cellist, roel dieltiens, studied the piano for seven years, before taking up the cello at the age of 15. Feel free to pm recordings you like and would like to share with other lovers of the bach cello suites. Dieltiens has recorded for harmonia mundi and etcetera to high acclaim and has appeared with ensemble explorations.
Roel dieltiens born 1956 is a belgian cellist and composer. In 1979 he started studies with andre messens at the royal flemish conservatory in antwerp and the music chapel of queen elisabeth in the suburbs of brussels. Roel dieltiens playing has both the drive and the subtlety displayed in his acclaimed recording also on accent of the bach suites for solo cello. Roel dieltiens studeerde eerst zeven jaar piano alvorens op 15jarige leeftijd. At the age of fifteen, just as he was about to give up music, his elder brother encouraged him to try the cello. For me, this was a project which emerged from my deepest wish to record the bach cello suites, and when the chance arose i grabbed it with both hands. Roel dieltiens began his cello studies at the age of 15 after he had already become an accomplished pianist.
We are witnessing, since 1996, an unprecedented proliferation of the editions of these wonderful bach masterpieces. The book offers an overview of 300 years of violin history. Bach most likely composed them during the period 171723, when he served as kapellmeister in kothen. Complete suites for unaccompanied cello and sonatas for this superbly produced volume brings together a group of bachs most performed compositions. Exploring the historical circumstances in northern italy, namely the city of cremona, where the violin originated, it takes the reader from andrea amatis workshop to those of the most famous cremonese violin makers such as antonio stradivari, guarneri del gesu and carlo bergonzi. This extraordinary performance of vivaldi cello sonatas by roel dieltiens on cello and the ensemble expolorations raise these works out of the shadow of corelli and into the same light as bachs art of fugue. Complete cello suites roel dieltiens on allmusic 2010 performing on. Roel dieltiens prove to be an excellent cellist with a beautiful and powerful sound and the ensemble and its sound quality forced me to lower the volume even. There is a three cd set on spotify and some youtube excerpts. A vivaldi cello sonatas in e minor roel dieltiens youtube.
Andreas staier plays a modern copy of an 1827 viennese fortepiano that would have been brand spanking new when op. Eric siblins bach infatuation in the cello suites the. No other works for solo cello have made my personal list of the worlds greatest classical music, populated as it is by piano sonatas, trios, quartets, quintets and works for larger ensembles. Johann sebastian bach, roel dieltiens 6 suiten fur violoncello. The six cello suites, bwv 10071012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach. His strong personality, overwhelming musicality and unconventional approach took him right from the b. This recording is the finest ever made of bachs monumental cello suites. Learned a lot, to be sure, about bach, casals and these wonderful notes. Cello suites roel dieltiens by bach, johann sebastian on cd. Vivaldi, roel dieltiens, ensemble explorations concertos pour violoncelle cello concertos. Given that he has worked regularly with masters such as rene jacobs, frans bruggen and philippe herreweghe his musicianship need come as no surprise. Johann sebastian bachs six solo cello suites are some of the most iconic.
Performing on baroque cello and bow, cellist roel dieltiens offers his second recording of the bach complete cello suites on this etcetera album. In 1979 he started studies with andre messens at the royal flemish conservatory in antwerp and the music chapel of queen elisabeth in argenteuil in the suburbs of brussels. Roel dieltiens news newspapers books scholar jstor december 20 learn how and when to remove this template message. Antonio vivaldi, roel dieltiens cello concertos amazon. With so many recordings of the suites available, and many cellists even committing different versions of their own playing across their career, it can be difficult to find anything new and worthwhile. Roel dieltiens antwerpen, 1956 is een belgisch cellist. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Eric silbins the cello suites tenderly tracks them through bachs creation, their discovery by pablo casals and to the authors own exploration of the music and himself. Composed around 1720 when bach was working as kapellmeister at the court of prince leopold of anhaltcothen, the six cello suites form part of a group of secular works which were penned by the composer around this time. Their extensive classical training comes from their grandfather, leonid rubanchik, principal cellist, cello professor, and a student of piatigorsky. Ah, no one does the bittersweet elegance of johann sebastian bach like internatinoally acclaimed cellist vito paternoster.
Roel dieltiens, maximises this opportunity by deliberately omitting all chords at the beginning of his wonderful performance of. He makes life difficult for his readers by copying the suites structure, in six preludes. Jan 02, 2010 a new book by eric siblin, the cello suites. Siblins book is partly an attempt to flesh out these portraits. My own discovery of the cello suites had taken place one autumn evening in 2000, a bach year marking two and a half centuries since the death of the composer. Dieltiens grew up in a musical family and initially studied. Roel dieltiens, shalev adel, bach johann sebastian complete cello suites. Let us know if you are a newcomer to the suites, whether you are studying the suites with a teacher, can play a few movements from one or more of the suites, can play one or more of the suites in their entirely, can play all six of the suites. Bach, suites for cello solo, bwv 10071012 roel dieltiens, cello 1989. It turns out that the frail yet determined 89yearold. The recent editions of the bach cello suites by dimitry markevitch.
O ne evening in 2000, the canadian journalist eric siblin found himself pushing through the shroud of stuffiness at torontos royal. His profound understanding of bachs harmonic language and inherent grasp of the rhythmic styles in baroque dances imbues his performance with undeniable vibrancy. In 2010 roel dieltiens received a klara award and the caecilia prize for his recent recording of the suites for unaccompanied cello of j. About emil and dariel the cello never rocked so hard. Carl philipp emanuel bach was johann sebastian bachs second and most successful son. Joachim was a familiar figure on the sidewalks of siblins montreal neighborhood, but the writer approaches him only after overhearing him utter the word cello during a conversation. The cellist roel dieltiens studied in antwerp b and detmold d. The belgian cellist, roel dieltiens, studied the piano for seven years. Bridging the classical and pop music for a community that never knew how much it liked chamber music. They were among the first compositions by vivaldi which were played in public concerts, although sometimes in arrangements. Along with the astringent, gutstringed tone of violinist daniel sepec and cellist roel dieltiens, this lends the performance a revealing transparency. For bachs solo cello suites, it is deplorable that cellists still have no systematic guidebook 2 to performance practice of the kind that violinist jaap schroder has provided for violinists who are interested in delving a little further beneath the surface in bachs sonatas and.
Joining them will be the royal academy of music string orchestra and specially chosen soloists, including distinguished professor of cello josephine knight and star students of the academy. Bach, pablo casals, and the search for a baroque masterpiece atlantic monthly press will be of interest to puerto rican readers, since it includes a chapter on worldfamous spanish cellist pablo casals many years in puerto rico, where he settled during the last decades. Amazing its strength, rhythm and good interlink between them all. These two discs by the belgian cellist roel dieltiens present a kind of history of the cello as it was played in italy. On the one hand, the programme includes johann sebastian bachs six cello suites as the symbol of musical profoundness and contemplation. Here roel dieltiens plays the conventional baroque cello. The obvious reason being the observance in the year 2000 of the 250th anniversary of the great musicians death. Classic cd fanfare diapason, france, on roel dieltiens. I love the idea that bloch returned to the medium of his ideal baritone voicethe celloat the end of his life, for his three solo cello suites. Trills in the bach cello suites by jerome carrington.
A few days later i thought, what on earth have i started, but in the end this is the reason why i started playing the cello. Recorded at vereenigde doopsgezinde kerk, haarlem, the netherlands. If i stay by gayle forman, the cello suites by eric siblin, where she went by gayle forman, the garden of letters by alyson richm. He was a transitional figure between the baroque and the classicism, and greatly influenced mozart and beethoven, partly thanks to his keyboard sonatas. I have read eric sirbins book several times and it does provide a lot of historical facts,but there are very few performers comments. Caecilia prize for his recent recording of the suites for unaccompanied cello of j.
Dec 20, 2010 at the suggestion of walter joachim, siblin takes cello lessons for insight into the cello suites. Bachs suites for unaccompanied cello have long been among my favorite pieces of music. Find roel dieltiens discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Dieltiens grew up in a musical family and initially studied piano.
Roel dieltiens, cello erik buys, 2018 mozart, concerto no. Vivaldi cello sonatas rv404246 roel dieltiens 1991. The brothers come from several generations of classical musicians. As a student advances, it is important to make sure that his or her instrument continues to allow them to grow. His strong personality, overwhelming musicality and unconventional approach took him right from the beginning. Bach the six cello suites pau casals, cello 193639 suite i. Emil and dariel work daily on their music, exploring new cello techniques, and trying to stretch the instrument to unknown depths. Tell us about your experience playing the bach cello suites. Suites 6, for solo cello, bwv 10071012 suite for solo cello no. Geminiani was an italian composer, but worked most of his life in england, and his sonatas op. Bella vivaldi presents cellist roel dieltiens and chosen members of ensemble explorationsdouble bass, theorbo, guitar, organ and harpsichord, with sebastian comberti as second cellist. Find roel dieltiens credit information on allmusic. Roel dieltiens cello short biography bach cantatas website.
Forte elite violin rentals are geared towards students who have been playing for a few years and need an instrument that offers a more bold and competitive tone. Violoncello cello, musical instruments strings violin. Vivaldi has written eight sonatas for cello and bc. Cd, album harmonia mundi, harmonia mundi france hmc 901655. This recording is made up of solo suites and sonatas, all composed between 1945 and 1957, that are serious and substantial works from the solo cello repertoire yet are seldom performed. The suites for cello were likely written around the period of the english suites. Dec 01, 2009 part of the cello suites effectively crosscuts between the ways in which bach as a composer currying favor with royalty and casals as a catalan patriot fleeing francos spain were. Although the cello suites first flowed from the composers quill sometime in the early 1700s, it was casals who, two centuries later, made them famous. The bach cello suites have been among my favorites since childhood. She recorded the suites on four different instruments a violoncello piccolo, a baroque cello, an 1870 mirecourt, and a carbon fiber cello with the fifth suite recorded on three of the instruments. Cello sonatas ensemble explorations, roel dieltiens on allmusic 2010 antonio vivaldi had his own cello specialist for. Diltiens is in his usual perfect form, playing with exquisite expression and flawless technique and intonation.
She cofounded early music alberta and teaches there. This manuscript is a unique document of the music the family played together containing. They are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello. Jan 29, 2010 phil daoust on the story of an obsession with a masterpiece. Daniel sepec, roel dieltiens and andreas staier perform piano. Vivaldi roel dieltiens ensemble explorations concertos. His strong personality, overwhelming musicality and unconventional approach took. The cello suites by eric siblin goodreads share book. Cellist roel dieltiens received his education in antwerp and detmold.
Suites for solo cello bwv 10071012 roel dieltiens cello accent. Prelude, allemande, courante, sarabande, galanteries minuet, bourree, or gavotte, and gigue. Cello concertos by ensemble explorations and roel dieltiens on amazon music. Lisle violin shopviolin rentalshouston,pasadena,katy. Roel dieltiens bachs instrumental works discography.
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