Analysis of fundamental principles, technical exercises and examples from the cell repertoire all demonstrate the art of playing the cello, written during the lifetime of the celebrated cellist maurice gendron and now published by his pupil walter grimmer. May 04, 2008 the music is available as pdf download from. Maurice gendron fevrier 1964, philips 442 2932 oclc 606262327. The other cello and orchestra works, as well as rudins modern recording of the rococo variations, can be found on cd21 alongside a springy serenade for strings also rudin from 1997. Maurice gendron musician music database radio swiss classic. Currently, she performs on a cello made by carlo tononi in venice c. December 26, 1920 grezsurloing, near nice, france died. Apr 19, 2020 gaspar cassado takes full advantage of the sonorous quality of the cello in his compositional style. His version of the suites was recorded in the early 60s and yet was still being reissued in the past decade.
The 6 cello suites maurice gendron on allmusic 1994. Maurice gendron bach the 6 cello suites disk 1 196401 suite no. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from maurice gendron. She formerly played a stradivarius, which has become known as the ex gendron, for the famous french cellist maurice gendron. Prelude 1 from the cello suites is a sister piece to prelude 1 from the well tempered klavier. Bach maurice gendron the 6 cello suites 1994, cd discogs. He played a quartersize cello and was in lovewith the instrument. The youtube site then led me to two other gems that are direct recordings of 2 vinyl disks about 50 years old. Aug, 2019 gaspar cassado takes full advantage of the sonorous quality of the cello in his compositional style. Suites 16 bwv 100712 manuscript of anna magdelena bach very. An outline of the edition history of the solo cello suites by js bach. Maurice gendron was a french cellist and teacher and widely considered one of the best cellists of the twentieth century.
August 20, 1990 grezsurloing, france the french cellist, conductor and teacher, maurice gendron, was born to a poor family, and his mother helped support them by playing cello in a local silent movie house. Anisimova suite carol for solo cello anisimova sufi suite for solo cello anisimova september 11 for solo cello. An empirical analysis of musical expression in recordings by. He played a quartersize cello, and like it very much. Maurice gendron film internet cello society forums on. S the 6 cello suites by maurice gendron on amazon music. I really enjoyed the gendron file especially listening. He is widely considered one of the greatest cellists of the twentieth century. Maurice gendron musician music database radio swiss.
Maurice gendron the 6 cello suites philips duo 442 2932 rec. The soundtrack featured the smooth, rich voice of the cello including excerpts of the bach cello suites which made a favorable impression to my ear. The cellist was soloist in all three works on the evenings program, haydns cello concerto in d, the dvorak b minor concerto and blochs schelomo. Bachs cello suites is one of the most popular and best works written for the cello.
He disliked the violin, and took up the cello a year later at the age of five. The present copy is a mix of my favorite variations by marin marais, maurice gendron, and my own. She would take him to the theater, where he had his first exposure to musical performance. Maurice gendron 19201990 is considered to have been one of the most promising. Then i had the privilege of accompanying a cellist in church, and the tone of this instrument impressed me even more thanks to the apt soloist who could make her 200 years old instrument sing. European citizens can find it in a printed edition from ponticello edition. Listen to music from maurice gendron like suite for cello solo no. Ansermet also conducts the rococo variations with that aristocratic poet maurice gendron. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Maurice gendron bach the 6 cello suites 1964 maurice gendron bach the 6 cello suites disk 1 196401 suite no. Maurice gendrons family was poor and his mother helped support them by playing cello in a local silent movie house.
He was an officer of the legion of honor and a recipient of the national order of merit. Bach 6 cello suites gendron 2 cds download buy now. The cello suites include sister pieces of movements in other works, which are too similar as not to stem from the same composer. Bourree 1 of cello suite 3 is extremely similar to the bourree of lute suite 1. Pictures of my day trip to point pinole this summer with my friend sophia. Allegro d major yeardate of composition yd of comp. The result is as beautiful a chamber music recital as we have any right to expect, with the music. Johann sebastian bach, maurice gendron samtliche suiten. His mother played the violin in a theater orchestra, and maurice received violin lessons at the age of four. Oct 22, 2015 maurice gendron was born near nice at grezsurloing, france. He is widely considered one of the greatest cellists of the 20th century. She will soon be recording beethovens complete works for cello and piano, haydns cello concertos and bachs solo cello suites.
The suites have been transcribed for numerous instruments, including the violin, viola, double bass, viola da gamba, mandolin, piano, marimba, classical guitar, recorder, electric bass, horn, saxophone, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, ukulele, and. Maurice gendron 26 december 1920, near nice 20 august 1990, grezsurloing was a french cellist, conductor and teacher. Variations 12 for cello and piano in g major on a theme by handel, woo 45 by ludwig van beethoven performer. His musical studies began with the violin at the age of four but at the age of five he decided to change to the cello. The first time that he heard fueremann concertise, he was ten years old. See more ideas about cello, classical music and cello concerto. Aug 21, 1990 maurice gendron, the french cellist and conductor whose lyrical style brought him international renown, died yesterday at his home in grezsurloing, near paris. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Maurice gendron, small pieces for cello and janos starker, a tribute to cellist and composer david popper. Samtliche suiten fur violoncello allein bwv 10071012 label.
I have come across several renditions of this work, but the rendition by maurice gendron is considered one of the best if not the best version. Bach, maurice gendron samtliche suiten fur violoncello allein. Bach cello suites are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello. The cello suites of js bach asu digital repository arizona state. Pdf download mel bay j s bach six unaccompanied cello suites arranged for guitar. Bach minuet in d minor from notebook for anna magdalena bach bwv anh.
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