No show offs, just an honest playing trying to achieve a balanced period performance with modern means. The gaps between movements are longer so the listener gets space to digest one movement before attacking the next one.
This style is a hybrid between the period instrument practice but played with a modern instrument and bow, modern tuning, however achieving the old sound with limited vibrato and light bowing. Short notes and no show off. Some embellishments added but it needs more embellishing on the repeats. That was the purpose of the repeats to give the player a freedom to embellish. Sadly all the virtuosi cellists and violists do the repeats just the same possibly for fear of being criticized . Bach gives us blueprints with no markings of dynamics or speed . This is the pleasure of playing Bach, there is no set way it is the music that counts.
Among my favorite Bach works. Austere, moving. An excellent performance !
No show offs, just an honest playing trying to achieve a balanced period performance with modern means. The gaps between movements are longer so the listener gets space to digest one movement before attacking the next one.
This style is a hybrid between the period instrument practice but played with a modern instrument and bow, modern tuning, however achieving the old sound with limited vibrato and light bowing. Short notes and no show off. Some embellishments added but it needs more embellishing on the repeats. That was the purpose of the repeats to give the player a freedom to embellish. Sadly all the virtuosi cellists and violists do the repeats just the same possibly for fear of being criticized . Bach gives us blueprints with no markings of dynamics or speed . This is the pleasure of playing Bach, there is no set way it is the music that counts.