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I can highly recommend the William Skeen recordings of the Cello Suites, recorded and released by one of the best classical labels: Reference Recordings. You ge

by pimeys 1y ago

I can highly recommend the William Skeen recordings of the Cello Suites, recorded and released by one of the best classical labels: Reference Recordings. You get the historically informed sound and the absolute best sound quality in one package. https://referencerecordings.com/recording/the-six-cello-suites-of-j-s-bach/ https://referencerecordings.com/recording/the-six-cello-suit...

edbaskerville 1y ago
Oh, it's...very new! Thanks for the recommendation. Another recommendation: the recordings by the multigenre saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu. It's insane. I won't give anything away, but in particular set aside some time to listen to the Menuets & Gigue from the first suite without any distractions. https://yasuaki-shimizu.com/music/cello-suites-2/ https://yasuaki-shimizu.com/music/cello-suites-2/ I'm a cellist, played all the suites and always start with them when I return to the instrument after a hiatus. They've been analyzed to death, so my goal when playing is to avoid over-intellectualizing ("learn the changes, then forget them") and just try to take a different emotional journey each time (no way to say that without it sounding sappy), physically leading with my breath.
- pimeys 1y ago
  I get sometimes a bit annoyed by hacker news. And then I get a reply from a cellist. Thank you for playing and making this world a bit better place, you made my day.
  - edbaskerville 1y ago
    My pleasure! I also get annoyed. :) But I appreciate how it helps keep me up to date on how the kids are progamming their computers. (Too complicatedly, I think.) So I comment almost exclusively on music and 90s Mac nostalgia.
- Slow_Hand 1y ago
  Wow. Thank you. I love Yasuaki Shimizu, but was not aware of these recordings. I'm going to jump in right now.
- bondarchuk 1y ago
  Wow, I had no idea about Yasuaki Shimizu. I listen to Kakashi a lot, and some of his other stuff like that. Thanks a ton. edit: ow, a lot of reverb though... (though it says "(Ohya Stone Quarry, Utsunomiya)" so I guess it's natural) But It's nice to hear this, I sometimes try playing them on sax too (the Trent Kynaston version is best, supposedly). Another edit: the double stops are a nice touch!
- gregorymichael 1y ago
  Just listened to the first suite. The Menuet was soulful and haunting. The Gigue was fierce and fascinating in contrast to Yo Yo Ma’s. I felt a profound sense of “there’s not enough time left in life to fully appreciate this piece of music.” Thank you for sharing.
cousin_it 1y ago
My favorite recording of the suites is by Enrico Dindo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a03He2x15qk&list=PLTzGkNV1IXlyWeZJmb7S7Qux4QT1ZSctQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a03He2x15qk&list=PLTzGkNV1IX...

by pimeys 1y ago

edbaskerville 1y ago

Oh, it's...very new! Thanks for the recommendation. Another recommendation: the recordings by the multigenre saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu. It's insane. I won't give anything away, but in particular set aside some time to listen to the Menuets & Gigue from the first suite without any distractions. https://yasuaki-shimizu.com/music/cello-suites-2/ https://yasuaki-shimizu.com/music/cello-suites-2/ I'm a cellist, played all the suites and always start with them when I return to the instrument after a hiatus. They've been analyzed to death, so my goal when playing is to avoid over-intellectualizing ("learn the changes, then forget them") and just try to take a different emotional journey each time (no way to say that without it sounding sappy), physically leading with my breath.

pimeys 1y ago
I get sometimes a bit annoyed by hacker news. And then I get a reply from a cellist. Thank you for playing and making this world a bit better place, you made my day.
- edbaskerville 1y ago
  My pleasure! I also get annoyed. :) But I appreciate how it helps keep me up to date on how the kids are progamming their computers. (Too complicatedly, I think.) So I comment almost exclusively on music and 90s Mac nostalgia.
Slow_Hand 1y ago
Wow. Thank you. I love Yasuaki Shimizu, but was not aware of these recordings. I'm going to jump in right now.
bondarchuk 1y ago
Wow, I had no idea about Yasuaki Shimizu. I listen to Kakashi a lot, and some of his other stuff like that. Thanks a ton. edit: ow, a lot of reverb though... (though it says "(Ohya Stone Quarry, Utsunomiya)" so I guess it's natural) But It's nice to hear this, I sometimes try playing them on sax too (the Trent Kynaston version is best, supposedly). Another edit: the double stops are a nice touch!
gregorymichael 1y ago
Just listened to the first suite. The Menuet was soulful and haunting. The Gigue was fierce and fascinating in contrast to Yo Yo Ma’s. I felt a profound sense of “there’s not enough time left in life to fully appreciate this piece of music.” Thank you for sharing.

cousin_it 1y ago

My favorite recording of the suites is by Enrico Dindo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a03He2x15qk&list=PLTzGkNV1IXlyWeZJmb7S7Qux4QT1ZSctQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a03He2x15qk&list=PLTzGkNV1IX...