Generally regarded as the master of fugue (a horizontal compositional technique derived from counterpoint) and harmony (the art of superimposing sounds in chords vertically), J.S. Bach achieves a rare balance in these six suites for solo cello. He's combining the two techniques in such a way as to render the richness of a polyphonic musical material, even though it is entrusted to a monophonic instrument, i.e. one that plays only one note at a time (apart from a few chords and double strings).
Composed around 1720, they all follow the same structure: Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Menuets for the first two - Bourrées for suites 3 and 4 - Gavottes for the next two and Gigue to finish.
Program: suites for solo cello (1, 2, 3, 5) by J.S. Bach
Coordination: Alain Gervreau
This concert is part of a series of 3. The dates of the other concerts are 18.03 and 29.04.
