Anner Bylsma; Bach Cello Suite 4, Sarabande

Anner Bylsma plays the Sarabande to Bach's Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat Major, BWV 1010

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• Johann
• Sebastian
• Bach
• Anner
• Bylsma
• Sarabande
• Fourth
• Four
• No.
• Suite
• Cello
• Violoncello
• Baroque
• Flat
• Major
• Classical
• Music
• BWV
• 1010

[nuggie9511]

"I simply don’t buy the argument that we string players must sing more because we have to play in bigger halls. In a well-designed hall, you can play with much nuance, and the audience will hear it clearly. We need to stop making excuses for insensitive playing. The music must come first!" - Anner Bylsma

[nuggie9511]

TJ: You assert that slurs have become more of a necessary evil than a way of expression. You lament that we want more tone, more singing, and therefore speak less with our instruments. What's wrong with singing?

AB: There's nothing wrong with singing, but I can’t stand the modern way of opera singing, where you cannot understand the words. The modern way is more bellowing than singing. I hate bellowing, since it all sounds the same after awhile. Modern string players also bellow too much.

[nuggie9511]

"Bach’s music is about counterpoint. You destroy the sense of counterpoint when you take the various voices and squash them into a single line. Without counterpoint, the genius of Bach is buried." Anner Bylsma

[strangerheart]

wonderful