Prelude-5th Cello Suite-J.S. Bach

Performed at Clara Lichtenstein Hall at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University by Alessandro Valiante

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• Cello
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• Marimba
• Alessandro
• Valiante
• percussion
• sandro
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• bolero
• classical
• bach
• concerto
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[melodyfire]

Check out Gwen Thrasher's version of it on the Vic Firth website to see what I was talking about.

[drumsarchaea]

@melodyfire

i've spoken to cello players and many said they would love to be able to hit the chords as one attack. i've embraced what the marimba can do that a cello can't. and when they roll a chord they can make the bass note of the chord sustain for a long period of time, which you can't do on a marimba, so rolling the chords doesn't always work. it was a conscious decision. there are still a few chords that i separate for that effect, but i like the way i play it.

[drumsarchaea]

@melodyfire

i was also told that in bach's time, the strings on string instruments weren't so arched, and playing chords was much easier. thanks for liking my interpretation! hope to hear yours soon!

[CBsparodies]

Amazing job! I'm a cellist that has performed this tons of times and heard many many videos of other interpratations, this is by far the most interesting and captivating one I've seen, hearing it on percussion was a first. Well done.

[drumsarchaea]

@CBsparodies thanks!

[DuoContinuo]

beautiful performance!!!

though the instrument also has some disadvantages for the interpretation of (faster) baroque music - the georgious reverb makes it not so comfortable to follow the harmonic lines (the harmonies change much faster as the tunes disappear and some unwanted dissonances occour). allmost all baroque periode instruments (bowed instr., organs, harpsichords and even lutes) allow to stop almost any tune, when it´s necessary.

an other problem is how to change the temperament...

[melodyfire]

I'm a percussionist playing this for my senior recital. One thing I'm doing that might make this a little more interesting is hitting each note of the chord separately. Think about it, a cello can't hit all 4 notes at the same time. In order to imitate a cello easier, try hitting the notes of the chords separately... kind of like 16th notes. Nice job otherwise!