May 21, 20 creating a recording like this is the work of a lifetime and i love that pieter wispelwey has included a dvd where he talks about the scholarly ideas associated with the project. Email us at hello at due to a high volume of emails and our small staff, please allow up to 2 business days for a response. There are always promotional offers on new titles visit the wellfield bookshop today and see for yourself. Bookshop is a way to shop online while supporting indies.
Suites for cello solo 1990 recording pieter wispelwey on allmusic 1990. Wee bookshop and cafe, chinnor updated 2020 restaurant. Bach cello suite no 5 in c minor, bwv 1011, pieter wispelwey. For neal sofman, former head of a clean welllighted place for books, his new venture, bookshop west portal, in the west portal neighborhood of san francisco, calif. Pieter wispelwey plays the bach cello suites pieter wispelwey cello johann sebastian bach 16851750 suite no. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Rhys, is recuperating not only from physical injuries sustained in a car accident that killed her husband but from the emotional scars. Pieter wispelwey s new recordings dance with sophistication and personality, writes ivan hewett.
Bijlsma, carrai, fournier, harrell, isserlis, kuijken, mork, queyras, wispelwey, and the casals reissue all present them in order. Its almost a pity because so much beautiful musicianship as rachel podger brings to the table of suites ends up amounting to surprisingly little. Brooke mcdonough, the manager of duxburys westwinds bookshop, and owners lydia and doug hart are among those believers. Bach, pieter wispelwey 6 suites for cello solo 2012, cd. Johann sebastian bach, pieter wispelwey 6 suites per violoncello.
I knew when i picked it up that i wanted to buy it if i could. This is wispelwey s second recording of bach s cello suites. The first time thomas demenga played his guarneri cello was while he was in london to perform the bach suites at wigmore hall in 20. He has come to be regarded as one of the worlds leading performers and interpreters of both baroque and modern cello works he plays a 1760.
An independent bookshop, that also has an extensive range of hand picked gifts, cards and childrens toys. Bach cello suites with pieter wispelwey orchestra of st. Lukes presents renowned dutch cellist and bach specialist pieter wispelwey at the newly renovated temple emanuel streicker center in a solo recital of bach s masterful and beloved cello suites. Whileaway is the port douglas destination for lovers of books and great coffee. Bach is the supreme genius of music this man, bach who knows everything and feels everything, cannot write one note, however unimportant it may appear, which is anything but transcendent. Pieter wispelwey and the bach cello suites documentary. Bach cello suite no 6 in d major, bwv 1012, pieter wispelwey. Usually it takes many years for an artist to build up a reputation that will allow him or her to take liberties in where and what they perform, and even then, there are few who are willing to perform as many diverse works in one season as cellist pieter wispelwey does.
Bachs suites for solo cello, part 1 bach cantatas website. With bags of books in hand as my very pleasant visit drew to a close, and eagerly signed up for libbys bookshop newsletter of events and new releases, i felt like this was just the first visit of many. In a costbenefit reality, we do benefit by having you order directly through bookshop. Wispelwey will perform his singular interpretations of the six bach cello suites on his 1710 rombouts baroque cello. Wispelwey adopts the pitch used at cothen where bach wrote the. Avalon may be known for its glorious beach but it is also a closeknit community and beachside bookshop is a great ambassador for this local.
Wispelwey s set of bach s cello suites, then, is deserving of praise. Master class with pieter wispelwey at the new england conservatory of music, 2011. For me, this captures the malleability of the suites and wispelwey s gift while not obscuring their brilliance. In 1992, he was the first cellist to receive the netherlands music prize, a governmentawarded prize given to the most promising young musician in the netherlands. Usually it takes many years for an artist to build up a reputation that will allow him or her to take liberties in where and what they perform, and even then, there are few who are willing to perform. Our small, friendly, team of staff have varied knowledge in the book business and are always on hand to offer advice and information, as well as recommendations. A comparison between the two recordings shows how wispelwey matured and how his opinions changed as to how bach should be played. Made at the age of 50, this is pieter wispelweys third recording of the cello suites by j. Monday thursday 10am 9pmfriday 10am 9pmsaturday 10am 9pmsunday 12pm 7pm by phone.
Pieter wispelwey accompanied by dejan lazic, picture. Although he was already in love with one instrument his 1595 brothers amati he fell in love with the guarneri immediately. I loved his suites at tanglewood a few years ago, even though on his modern cello. If you enter bookshop through mystery to mes portal, we get a portion of the order total. Dutch cellist pieter wispelwey grapples with the mysteries of bach s suite no. The shetland times bookshop, lerwick, united kingdom. Eric silbins the cello suites tenderly tracks them through bach s creation, their discovery by pablo casals and to the authors own exploration of the music and himself. Bach s suites for unaccompanied cello have long been among my favorite pieces of music. Find out how we can assist if youre a business experiencing financial hardship as a result of covid19 here. Pieter wispelwey bachs instrumental works discography. Johann sebastian bach, pieter wispelwey 6 suites per.
Similar to my other favorite, heinrich schiff on emi, wispelwey employs widely varying tempos and flexible, often angular phrasing. Both of his earlier versions can be found on the channel classics label, and very good they are too. Bestsellers midwest independent booksellers association. Pieter wispelwey born 25 september 1962 is a dutch cellist. Wispelwey s first encounters with music were through his violinist father and his fathers. Bach cello wispelwey evil penguin records eprc012 dc. The 392 refers of course to the pitch at which his instrument is tuned, and this is a central aspect of how this performance is seen by wispelwey, and he demonstrates the clear differences between instruments. Pieter wispelwey has made numerous recordings for the channel classics label, of which no less than six have won international awards. There probably should be a whole separate category for bookstorecafes but bookcaffe is the one i tend to visit most often.
Bach suites for cello solo pieter wispelwey johann sebastian bach. Tufcat bookshop dream university of the western cape. If you are familiar with the gruff grandeur of pablo casals, or the aristocratic nobility of fournier, then these performances will throw an entirely different light on the music, more conversational and with airier discourse. Learned a lot, to be sure, about bach, casals and these wonderful notes.
Scotlands largest secondhand bookshop, with a mile of shelving and 100,000 books. Klemm is a wellwritten novella describing the reconstruction of a rundown landmark hotel into a community bookstore in the small town of lily hollow. His expert stylistic knowledge, original and profound musical thinking, augmented by a phenomenal technique, enable him to render individual, yet remarkable interpretations of the cello repertoire from j. If you are unhappy with the substitution, we will gladly process a refund or exchange. If a used book is not available, we will substitute it for a new book and your final total will be higher than the current estimate. Pieter wispelwey is equally at ease on the modern or period cello. Jan 30, 2015 my ongoing obsession with the bach cello suites posted on january 30, 2015 by daniel at the tail end of 2014 i came across a book i had been previously been unaware of at a library liquidation sale and bought it for less than the price of a cup of coffee. I have to say this is the oddest performance of the suites i have ever heard. Bach suites for cello solo 1090 channel classics records. Bookshop west portals grand opening shelf awareness. This is no doubt in part due to the hushed, organic sonority of his baroque cello, which often has an intimate, meditative quality. Popular with book clubs, they provide detailed summaries of recent fiction on their website and in an email newsletter. I keep listening and its growing on me, i wish i could hear it live and give it a chance. Duxbury shop offers a personal touch the boston globe.
His acute stylistic awareness, combined with a truly original interpretation and a phenomenal technical mastery, has won the hearts of critics and public alike in repertoire ranging from js bach to schnittke, elliott carter and works composed for him. The first recording dates from the 80s, and in the future he wants to do a third recording. Bach is the supreme genius of music this man, bach who knows everything and feels everything. Public domain compositions, and 1 music rights societies. This is the first major publication about the work of belgian poet and artist sophie podolski 19531974, who has lingered in obscurity since her. They were composed in the early 1720s at the same time as the sonatas and partitas for solo violin, when bach was court composer at cothen and surrounded by superb musicians.
Westwinds was established by margaret carter metcalf in 1946, when it was. This concert includes a 1 hour supper break and will be finished at 9. For years, the uwc feral cat project has been taking care of the universitys feral cats, and providing the campus community with entertaining reads through its weekly fundraising book sales. Johann sebastian bach, pieter wispelwey johann sebastian bach. Were here to help your business through these uncertain times. We specialize in books, but have from time to time sold everything from wwii war rations to childrens games to vbelts and much more. Wispelwey s second rendition of the bach s cello suites is among my favorites. Johann sebastian bach pieter wispelwey suites for cello solo album.
This is a less clinical recording than, say, the yo yo ma extravaganza or mischa maisky, and you can hear more of wispelwey both in the complexity of the performance and literally there are audible exhalation or exertion. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from pieter wispelwey at the discogs marketplace. The wee bookshop and cafe is the perfect place for a meeting in chinnor or to take family when theyre visiting my grandparents absolutely adore it. A fantastic little find though i only live across the road. In this last suite, which is also the longest, bach makes the instrument ascend to heaven.
The first store he opened was a similar size to bookshop west portals 2,300 square feetalthough it soon expanded. Pieter wispelwey played all six of bach s suites for cello with magical lightness, clarity and an imagination that seems to spontaneously call. This cddvd set delves deeply into wispelwey s thoughts on the bach suites. Check out our dedicated covid19 page here full of resources to help your business. His first recording with channel classics records, the bach cello suites. Qbd the bookshop in werribee plaza australia shoppings.
Pieter wispelweys bach cello suites conjure up new. Find pieter wispelwey credit information on allmusic. Brahms prize 2019 for pieter and paolo posted on 28 may 2019 on completion of their 5 cd collection of the complete duos of brahms and schubert, pieter and paolo have been. The village booksmith is southcentral wisconsins premier shop for used, collectible, and hardtofind books, along with popular fiction, kids books, and new volumes of local interest. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of channel classics records song suite no. The baroque surroundings of christopher wrens sheldonian theatre are the perfect backdrop. The key to this set is the dvd which is included, 392, pieter wispelwey and the bach cello suites. Pieter wispelwey news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message. He has come to be regarded as one of the worlds leading performers and interpreters. That is something you get with the cello versions, even and especially with the finest and most assuredly performed ones think queyras, wispelwey ii.
These include the bach and britten cello suites, the dvorak and elgar concertos, and much of the sonata. My ongoing obsession with the bach cello suites through the. A documentary about the recording by peter vispelveem cello suites by js bach on serendipitous studio studio mechelen, belgium in june 2012. Come instore to browse the thousands of books and many other items available for purchase.
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