| Part 1 : Bach Playlist: www.youtube.com Bach JS (1685-1750) - The Cello Suite, No1 - by Mischa Maisky (cellist) The Cello Suites - Suite No.1 I - Prelude II - Allemande III - Courante IV - Sarabande V - Menuet I/II VI - Gigue ------------------------------------- Bach, Johann Sebastian: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Although he did not introduce new forms, he enriched the prevailing German style with a robust contrapuntal technique, an unrivalled control of harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. -------------------------------------- Mischa Maisky Mischa Maisky, born on January 10th, 1948 in Riga, Latvia, is a Latvian cellist. Studied at the Leningrad Conservatory and later with Mstislav Rostropovich at the Moscow Conservatory whilst pursuing a concert career throughout the Soviet Union. In 1966 he won 6th Prize at the Moscow International Tchaikovsky Competition. In 1970, he was imprisoned in a labor camp near Gorky for 18 months. After his release, Maisky emigrated to Israel, where he holds citizenship. He also studied for a time with Gregor Piatigorsky in Los Angeles. He currently lives in Belgium. In his performing and recording career ... |
