Bach: Suite for Cello No.5 - Allemande and Courante

Allemande and Courante from Bach's Suite for Solo Cello No.5

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• Bach
• cello
• allemande
• courante

[tinydestroyer]

You have a very good understanding of the character and phrasing. Get your left elbow up! That will give you a much more stable base for vibrato, especially on the 4th finger. Along with that, make sure you left your elbow and rotate your shoulders in anticipation of changing strings -- don't do all the movement *when* you change strings. That will really help to smooth out some of the areas that are a little splashy.

Keep up the good work! The 5th suite is very challenging.

[avn89pwe]

I will keep your comment in mind. Although baroque playing requires sparse vibrato (it was treated as an ornament in the 18th century, like a trill or a mordent), Marin Marais mentioned a large 4th finger vibrato for the gamba, so it could have applications on the cello as well.

[musicislove1230]

Good, you are really musical. You can't teach someone that. But maybe extrend the endpin quite a bit more to give your arm room, you seem cramped and especially your bow wrist is too bent over. The cello should become part of you when you sit to play it. Sounds good though, the intonation is good but will be 100 percent more amazing once you have proper posture.

[avn89pwe]

Regarding the endpin and right wrist... I'm playing baroque cello, so naturally I don't use an endpin (the endpin is a relatively late invention which only came into popular use in the late 19th century). The high wrist position comes as a necessity when holding the cello high; the instrument was held higher in the early 18th century.

[sibelius27]

Good point flathills.

[kpxw]

this dude's everywhere.. . someone's gotta stop it...dang

[flathills]

???????That is a baroque bow!Are you sure you justify your username?

[cellobaroquelove]

In that case, you are not holding a boraque bow?