Bach Cello Suite No 2 in d minor BWV 1008 Gigue - Josephine van Lier

[dogtransport]

Does Baroque playing always have to be so low? Oh well. Regardless, I find these "authentic" performances to be really fascinating.

[josephinevanlier]

The lower tension of a=415 instead of a=440 sounds better on baroque instruments with gut strings. They start sounding squeaky and thin when you crank them up a semitone to a=440. It is difficult for people with perfect pitch; they will have to think of it not a suite in d minor, but in c# or db minor... Listen to it a few time; you'll get used to it!

[MozartIsFancylalala]

@dogtransport also listen to fench baroque music. it will blow youre mind because when played historicly correct it is tuned to a=392

[josephinevanlier]

@MozartIsFancylalala

Yes; that depends on when and where it was written and what the "fixed pitch instrument", like the organ, was tuned to. Those different pitches are so interesting!

[josephinevanlier]

@MozartIsFancylalala

Yes; that depends on when and where it was written and what the "fixed pitch instrument", like the organ, was tuned to. Those different pitches are so interesting!

[Zennuts1]

Although the tuning is low, the baroque cello still sounds great to me.

[bsard170]

+1 on the odd sound (at first) -- it threw me off for the first few seconds!

[erikvisserart]

I also like her performance at the University of Alberta.

Just put these words in the search box: josephine van lier university of alberta gigue no 2

[symphonicrevolution]

What is the A tuned to? It sounds really low ... maybe it's just the baroque cello. I think I like the effect but it's not what my ear's used to at first

[erikvisserart]

She tuned her cello to baroque tuning.

The A is tuned to 415Hz instead of 440Hz.

She also uses all gut strings.