Bach by Pablo Casals: The 6 Cello Suites ***Listen to our latest mastering update (2021)*** : bit.ly/3IOcsPF 🎧 Qobuz bit.ly/2ZaBKnj Apple Music apple.co/3tLp4hI 🎧 Amazon Music amzn.to/3N3ZuzE Tidal bit.ly/3lvm0md 🎧 Deezer bit.ly/3nD6IhX Spotify spoti.fi/3tM6ypB 🎧 RUclips Music bit.ly/43gsn1e SoundCloud bit.ly/3nD71t7 🎧 Naspter, Pandora, Anghami, QQ音乐, LineMusic日本, Awa日本... Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - 6 Suiten für Violoncello. *Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation* (00:00-02:22) Cello Suite n°1 in G / Sol Major BWV 1007 I.Prélude - Moderato (00:00) II.Allemande - Molto moderato (02:29) III.Courante - Allegro non troppo (06:11) IV.Sarabande - Lento (08:43) V.Menuets I & II (11:05) VI.Gigue (14:19) Cello Suite n°2 in D / Ré minor BWV 1008 I.Praeludium (16:13) II.Allemande (19:59) III.Courante (23:58) IV.Sarabande (26:12) V.Menuettos I & II (30:23) VI.Gigue (33:44) Cello Suite n°3 in C / Do Major BWV 1009 I.Preludium (36:22) II.Allemande (39:54) III.Courante (43:41) IV.Sarabande (46:54) V.Bourées I & II (50:25) VI.Gigue (53:52) Cello Suite n°4 in E flat / Mi bémol Major BWV 1010 I.Prélude - Allegro Maestoso (56:55) II.Allemande - Allegro moderato (1:01:15) III.Courante - Allegro non troppo (1:05:14) IV.Sarabande - Lento (1:09:14) V.Bourées I & II (1:13:28) `VI.Gigue (1:17:08) Cello Suite n°5 in C / Do minor BWV 1011 I.Prélude - Adagio ; Allegro moderato (1:19:50) II.Allemande - Molto moderato (1:27:05) III.Courante - Allegro non troppo (1:30:25) IV.Sarabande - Lento (1:32:26) V.Gavottes I & II (1:35:13) VI.Gigue - Allegretto (1:39:44) Cello Suite n°6 in D / Ré Major BWV 1012 I.Prélude - Allegro moderato (1:42:08) II.Allemande - Quasi adagio (1:47:19) III.Courante - Allegro non troppo (1:54:57) IV.Sarabande - Lento (1:58:41) V.Gavottes I & II - Allegro moderato (2:03:05) VI.Gigue - Vivace (2:06:19) Cello : Pablo Casals Recorded in 1936,38,39, at Paris and London New Mastering in 2018 by AB for CMRR 🔊 FOLLOW US on SPOTIFY (Profil: CMRR) : spoti.fi/3016eVr 🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/370zcMg ❤ If you like CMRR content, please consider membership at our Patreon or Tipeee page. Thank you :) www.patreon.com/cmrr // en.tipeee.com/cmrr Quand Casals a eu 13 ans, son père lui a acheté un violoncelle de taille normale et l'accompagnait régulièrement pour l'aider à trouver plus de musique pour ses concerts hebdomadaires au café. Un jour mémorable, en fouillant dans un magasin d'occasion près du port, il est tombé sur les sonates de Beethoven et ensuite, à son grand étonnement, sur une étagère poussiéreuse, Six Suites pour violoncelle seul de Bach. Pablo Casals : "Je ne connaissais même pas leur existence, et personne ne m'en avait jamais parlé. Ce fut la grande révélation de ma vie. J'étreignait mes trésors tout le long du chemin du retour. J'ai commencé à les jouer dans un état d'excitation indescriptible. Pendant douze ans, je les ai étudiés et travaillés tous les jours, et j'avais presque 25 ans avant d'avoir le courage de jouer l'un d'eux en public. Avant cela, aucun violoniste ou violoncelliste n'avait jamais joué une Suite dans son intégralité : l'un ou l'autre jouait une sarabande, une gavotte ou une allemande. Mais mon intention était de les jouer in extenso... avec toutes les répétitions, afin de garder la cohésion et la structure interne de chaque mouvement. A cette époque, ces compositions étaient considérées comme des œuvres froides et académiques. Comment pouvait-on penser que Bach était froid, alors que ces Suites semblent briller du plus éclatant des rois de la poésie''. Certes, entre les mains de Casal, elles n'avaient rien d'académique : bien qu'il ait scrupuleusement et minutieusement préparé et planifié chaque détail, faisant ressortir les différents fils de la texture, et n'ayant rien laissé au hasard de l'inspiration, elles donnaient une impression de spontanéité et rayonnaient d'une vie expressive. Pourtant, 35 ans s'écouleront avant qu'il ne consente à enregistrer les Suites, après avoir été incité à maintes reprises par le célèbre manager de HMV, Fred Gaisberg.. Johann Sebastian Bach PLAYLIST (reference recordings) : ruclips.net/video/spHBTyagfZ4/видео.html
Casals discovered and promoted Bach suites for solo cello. He did not rush into playing in public; he spent more than three decades studying and penetrating the complexities of the music. He wanted to master the music nuances and mysteries before playing the suites in public. I first discovered the suites through Ingmar Bergman's movie Cries and Whispers, where the sarabande of the 5th suite plays a central dramatic role. I first liked best the recording of Pierre Fournier, and later Yo Yo ma. The first time I heard the recording of the suites by Casals I found his rendering dry and austere, I did not really like it. With time, and learning more about Bach and different interpreters, I changed my preferences. I came to value more the respect for the written score, being the best renderings those that did not try to "sound" nice or elegant or emotional. The players who let the music emerge from the faithful playing of the notes seem to me the cleanest, more beauteous, more respectful, closer to the essence of the music. I came to love the recordings of Casals and Rostropovich, as the effacement of the interpreter lets the genius of Bach shine. Thanks Classical Music for this excellent remastered version.
@photographoptikum Thanks for your interesting comment. I mostly agree with your analysis. In general, the interpreter should let the music shine through. The composer, not the interpreter, should have the priority. In Casals case, his modesty and respect for Bach were amazing. Nevertheless, Casals interpretation has its own identity, its own life.
good to hear you again! Rostropovitch was my favorite for a ling time. Hope you had a chance to watch the video of how these suits were recorded, magical! Another great Russian was Daniil Shafran especially recordings of 1970-71. Love Musha Mayski his second recording. Lately discovered Hidemi Suzuki from Netherlands all Bach society, listening again and again
Thank you for the information. I am an old time fan of Casals' interpretation. My favourite suite is No 6. Especially the Allemande of this suite deeply affects me in a mind-blowing and entrancing way. A profoundly sad and thoughtful piece in my opinion.
The story of Bach’s Cello Suites and Pablo Casals is beautifully told in the book “The Cello Suites: JS Bach, Pablo Casals and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece” by Eric Siblin.
I love stories in which a simple stroll through a second-hand shop or a modest bookstore or a library ultimately contributes to the advancement of humanity. Sometimes, something so simple can have an unimaginable force and effect for the good.
The depth of his understanding Bach is what shows in his playing. As a young man i bought the full set of these wonderful records that shaped my musical ear as at the same time Nathan Milstein did. I can't thank them enough for beeing there for me at at that time to do the Magic for my soul that will give me the strength and peace in old age and the difficult times we are living in what a good fortune
Bach is a mental doctor of the people . His works give me comfort and solace , and heal my tired mind and sorrow , and my melt away my suffering and grief ， and purify my stagnant soul . From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun㊗️🇯🇵
Yes when I was young and asked who my favorite composer was I had a very difficult time answering. I mean look at all the beautiful music out there. But now, fifty years later, it’s easy. You are so right, it is medicinal. You close your eyes, listen, and everything is ok.
@@zamfully Thank-you so much to your wonderful and splendid comments Without Bach and his great performers , the classical music world and our world would have been very lonely Be on the alert for Covid - １９ I am ７２ years old and a Japanese Brucknerian I'm managed to survive the fourth wave of Covid - １９while listening to many masterpieces and reading various literatures of the world in my room Someday please come to Japan where deeply love and respect Bach and his great performers Japanese delicious foods , heartfelt hospitality , exotic atmosphere and many amazing things wait for you Japan waits for you Good luck ！
Most people isn't aware that Casals used to play with gut strings, often old at the point of breaking. I think Bernard Greenhouse went as far as to say that his cello was full of used matches that he used to light his pipe and had slipped through the f-holes, and that he didn't know how he was able to make a sound with that setup. The fact that he still manages to play the suites with such clarity, in a romantic style, with gut strings and all is really remarkable.
Die Melodien von Bach lieben das Cello. Die Töne treffen mich tief im Inneren. Die vertrauten Töne bringen mir Ruhe und tiefe Bewunderung für die Kunst der Künstler. Danke Bach, danke Casals 🙏
I first heard this recording back in the 70's on our local NPR station, WKSU. I immediately went out and bought the three LP set on Angel with nice box and extensive notes. Later, when cd's became available I bought the two cd set by Yoyo Ma. Shortly later I gave it away and went back to Casals where I have stayed ever since. It's not about which is better. This recording is as much about Casals as it it about Bach. To me it's not the same music when performed by anyone else. Thanks for cleaning it up. That is nice but I'd still love Casals and Bach over any other version. Beautiful.
I grew up favoring Yo-Yo Ma's interpretation, he gives you this kind, warm, and friendly vibe, which says a lot about Yo-Yo as a person. I didn't like Casals' version as a kid, I though it lacked emotions. Upon revisiting him after almost a decade, I changed my mind. What's brilliant about Bach's work, is that the same piece can be interpreted by different performer and can convey different emotions. Let's take Suite No.6 Sarabande for example, Yo-Yo can make you feel like he's a good friend, comforting you, emphasizing with you; Which is why I listen to it when I'm having a hard time. Casals, on the other hand, feels like a man who's been through everything. In his interpretation, I can feel that he has truly liberated himself. In other words, he is no longer bothered by worldly emotions. Yo Yo Ma's broad emotion spectrum, and Casals' spiritual ascendance, both being present in the same piece of work, the only difference is in interpretation and perception. Same can be said about our reality, nothing is the way it has to be, nothing is fixed, the only thing that's fixed is our own perception and our biases.
@@anshengwang4708 It's not a conclusion, more of an opinion. Conclusions are objective and scientific, and opinions are more subjective. Most anything having to do with the arts in general and music specifically, is by nature subjective. Interesting question, though: what makes good music good and bad music bad? Part o the answer is surprise. Yo-Yo Ma's playing is stale and predictable because it's so pitch- and rhythm-perfect. It's why we prefer a real human voice to an auto-tune voice.
That sound !!! Only Casals can produce that sound from the Cello. Even Yo Yo ma, spales in comparison. No one in the world has played Bach's cello suites with this glorious, ravishing, powerful, rhapsodic sound!!! Thank you, pablo Casas! Play you be playing in a more beautiful word than this.....
Thank you very much for uploading this, with all the hiss I remember from the rerelease, on vinyl, that I grew up with. Casals' reading of this is still, somehow, wryly definitive. The emotional content he invests in it is, Sure, Fine, subjective. But regarding that, I like to think that a consensus was in play between the performer and the composer. You might look at how the experience of Casals, as a political refugee from fascist Spain, compares to that of Bach, growing up, near-literally, in the ruins of the Thirty Years' War. We know that Bach personally owned a 'cello. One can imagine him playing the more pathos-laden movements, in the moments he had to himself, as a form of self-therapy. Casals Nails this.
Magnifique ! C'est juste extraordinaire. Je connais plutôt bien l'œuvre ( notemment par Tortelier, Fournier et Rostropovitch ). Casals est une légende : ses trios pour piano de Schumann avec Cortot et Thibault ( le trio a été dissous pendant la guerre car Thibault refusait d'aller jouer en Allemagne Nazie ). Je pense que je n'entendrai jamais mieux. Un grand merci d'avoir mis en ligne un tel chef d'oeuvre !
@Leon, Rien à lui reprocher, au début j'ai été renseigné, à tort, comme quoi il avait présenté des concerts en Allemagne nazi, mais après je me suis rendu compte que Pablo Casals a plûtot refusé aller jouer en Allemagne nazie et, au même temps, il avait patronné l'aide humanitaire aux refugés, avait promu la paix mondiale, et même donné des concerts en France occupée, au profit des enfants refugés, parfois au détriment de sa propre carrière comme musicien, tout ça pendand la 2ème Guerre Mondiale!
They could almost be called : Casal’s Cello Suites … He played them all his life , every day … There are some excellent performances from other players … but nothing compares to Casal’s game !
Go to this in RUclips: It's Pablo Casals playing the six Bach cello suites. It sounds so much better than this here audio does. So good that it has me wondering if it's fake. Somebody please explain.
Tellement d'enregistrements magnifique de ces suites . Merci d'avoir partage ceux de Casals avec franchise car il y a longtemps j'ai rejette ses enregistrements a cause des defaults de " justesses " . Il y a tellement de magies a inspirer que je vais peut etre piquer certains de ses idees hehe . Un autre coup de coeur du moment et decouverte est par un certain Jorg Metzger si vous etes curieux :P Tres bonnes continuations .
Yikes considering he recorded these under the duress of the Spanish gov meltdown and breaking out of world war II , 1930s, this is phenomenal discipline and grace under terror.
Sounds great! The sound of the cello has wonderful bite and presence compared to other remasterings I've heard, including the one you've linked at Amazon. I'd appreciate it if you'd post details on when this remastering was done and by whom. Thanks.
Thanks, Gary. I did see that, but when I listened to the sample of that recording on the Amazon website, I found its sound to be considerably less robust and rich than what I'm hearing here. That's why I asked for details on when and by whom the remastering was done so that I could be sure of looking for the version presented here..
Thanks much for the clarification, Gary. It blows me away that he (or she) was able to achieve such a rich, full sound with Casals' 80-year old recording. I thought the pinnacle of modern reproduction of historic works was from Pristine in the UK, but based on a quick listen to the sound sample of the Casals Bach Suites available on their website, this version is clearly superior. So I must admit to being disappointed this version is not available for purchase.
John H Right Gary. This remastering was made especially for our youtube channel by our AB technician. But if you take the EMI version, it is already very good but there is a better presence here. On cd the first edition EMI ANGEL is the best.
glad for the posting , but wondering what the background "hiss" is....doesn't sound like tape or L.P. noise.....i am not an engineer , but note only that it's more obtrusive as it rises and falls ,irritating , in fact not trying to be a bitch , just that F.M./LP/& tape hiss is ignored after a few minutes , whereas this calls attn. to itself by constant volume change.... ? ? ?
gayland barney Yes the analog sound of vinyl and the digital sound of the cd are really different. This new mastering is made from the first digital version EMI ANGEL.
Reminds me of my father on the piano so much talent and technique but where is the heart? If I were recuperating I would not go to Bach for restoration! A master, yes. But for the heart I’d prefer the romantics!
Here is a perfect example of fame and celebrity far exceeding merit. Casals appears to lack any sense of dynamics and perhaps the remastering is partly to blame. Do not be tempted by hyped Yo Yo Ma recordings either because they lack discipline and obedience to the page which was never forgivable. Sony still makes big money from that particular con trick. Do your own research but if you want what Bach wrote played by a master of the instrument without showing off visit Starker.
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Bach by Pablo Casals: The 6 Cello Suites
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - 6 Suiten für Violoncello.
*Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation* (00:00-02:22)
Cello Suite n°1 in G / Sol Major BWV 1007
I.Prélude - Moderato (00:00)
II.Allemande - Molto moderato (02:29)
III.Courante - Allegro non troppo (06:11)
IV.Sarabande - Lento (08:43)
V.Menuets I & II (11:05)
VI.Gigue (14:19)
Cello Suite n°2 in D / Ré minor BWV 1008
I.Praeludium (16:13)
II.Allemande (19:59)
III.Courante (23:58)
IV.Sarabande (26:12)
V.Menuettos I & II (30:23)
VI.Gigue (33:44)
Cello Suite n°3 in C / Do Major BWV 1009
I.Preludium (36:22)
II.Allemande (39:54)
III.Courante (43:41)
IV.Sarabande (46:54)
V.Bourées I & II (50:25)
VI.Gigue (53:52)
Cello Suite n°4 in E flat / Mi bémol Major BWV 1010
I.Prélude - Allegro Maestoso (56:55)
II.Allemande - Allegro moderato (1:01:15)
III.Courante - Allegro non troppo (1:05:14)
IV.Sarabande - Lento (1:09:14)
V.Bourées I & II (1:13:28)
`VI.Gigue (1:17:08)
Cello Suite n°5 in C / Do minor BWV 1011
I.Prélude - Adagio ; Allegro moderato (1:19:50)
II.Allemande - Molto moderato (1:27:05)
III.Courante - Allegro non troppo (1:30:25)
IV.Sarabande - Lento (1:32:26)
V.Gavottes I & II (1:35:13)
VI.Gigue - Allegretto (1:39:44)
Cello Suite n°6 in D / Ré Major BWV 1012
I.Prélude - Allegro moderato (1:42:08)
II.Allemande - Quasi adagio (1:47:19)
III.Courante - Allegro non troppo (1:54:57)
IV.Sarabande - Lento (1:58:41)
V.Gavottes I & II - Allegro moderato (2:03:05)
VI.Gigue - Vivace (2:06:19)
Cello : Pablo Casals
Recorded in 1936,38,39, at Paris and London
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Quand Casals a eu 13 ans, son père lui a acheté un violoncelle de taille normale et l'accompagnait régulièrement pour l'aider à trouver plus de musique pour ses concerts hebdomadaires au café. Un jour mémorable, en fouillant dans un magasin d'occasion près du port, il est tombé sur les sonates de Beethoven et ensuite, à son grand étonnement, sur une étagère poussiéreuse, Six Suites pour violoncelle seul de Bach.
Pablo Casals : "Je ne connaissais même pas leur existence, et personne ne m'en avait jamais parlé. Ce fut la grande révélation de ma vie. J'étreignait mes trésors tout le long du chemin du retour. J'ai commencé à les jouer dans un état d'excitation indescriptible. Pendant douze ans, je les ai étudiés et travaillés tous les jours, et j'avais presque 25 ans avant d'avoir le courage de jouer l'un d'eux en public.
Avant cela, aucun violoniste ou violoncelliste n'avait jamais joué une Suite dans son intégralité : l'un ou l'autre jouait une sarabande, une gavotte ou une allemande. Mais mon intention était de les jouer in extenso... avec toutes les répétitions, afin de garder la cohésion et la structure interne de chaque mouvement.
A cette époque, ces compositions étaient considérées comme des œuvres froides et académiques. Comment pouvait-on penser que Bach était froid, alors que ces Suites semblent briller du plus éclatant des rois de la poésie''.
Certes, entre les mains de Casal, elles n'avaient rien d'académique : bien qu'il ait scrupuleusement et minutieusement préparé et planifié chaque détail, faisant ressortir les différents fils de la texture, et n'ayant rien laissé au hasard de l'inspiration, elles donnaient une impression de spontanéité et rayonnaient d'une vie expressive. Pourtant, 35 ans s'écouleront avant qu'il ne consente à enregistrer les Suites, après avoir été incité à maintes reprises par le célèbre manager de HMV, Fred Gaisberg..
Johann Sebastian Bach PLAYLIST (reference recordings) : ruclips.net/video/spHBTyagfZ4/видео.html
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Casals discovered and promoted Bach suites for solo cello. He did not rush into playing in public; he spent more than three decades studying and penetrating the complexities of the music. He wanted to master the music nuances and mysteries before playing the suites in public. I first discovered the suites through Ingmar Bergman's movie Cries and Whispers, where the sarabande of the 5th suite plays a central dramatic role. I first liked best the recording of Pierre Fournier, and later Yo Yo ma. The first time I heard the recording of the suites by Casals I found his rendering dry and austere, I did not really like it. With time, and learning more about Bach and different interpreters, I changed my preferences. I came to value more the respect for the written score, being the best renderings those that did not try to "sound" nice or elegant or emotional. The players who let the music emerge from the faithful playing of the notes seem to me the cleanest, more beauteous, more respectful, closer to the essence of the music. I came to love the recordings of Casals and Rostropovich, as the effacement of the interpreter lets the genius of Bach shine. Thanks Classical Music for this excellent remastered version.
@photographoptikum Thanks for your interesting comment. I mostly agree with your analysis. In general, the interpreter should let the music shine through. The composer, not the interpreter, should have the priority. In Casals case, his modesty and respect for Bach were amazing. Nevertheless, Casals interpretation has its own identity, its own life.
good to hear you again! Rostropovitch was my favorite for a ling time. Hope you had a chance to watch the video of how these suits were recorded, magical! Another great Russian was Daniil Shafran especially recordings of 1970-71. Love Musha Mayski his second recording. Lately discovered Hidemi Suzuki from Netherlands all Bach society, listening again and again
Thank you for the information. I am an old time fan of Casals' interpretation. My favourite suite is No 6. Especially the Allemande of this suite deeply affects me in a mind-blowing and entrancing way. A profoundly sad and thoughtful piece in my opinion.
The story of Bach’s Cello Suites and Pablo Casals is beautifully told in the book “The Cello Suites: JS Bach, Pablo Casals and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece” by Eric Siblin.
Thank you for the interesting tip.
I love stories in which a simple stroll through a second-hand shop or a modest bookstore or a library ultimately contributes to the advancement of humanity. Sometimes, something so simple can have an unimaginable force and effect for the good.
Rollin' Fingers I’ll stick with scientist but if I get any further greeting card inspiration, I’ll be sure to pass it on to you. Cheers!
Just listened in one Thansgiving gulp, all six suites uninterrupted. Terrific sound. I feel cleansed. Father Pablo.
The depth of his understanding Bach is what shows in his playing. As a young man i bought the full set of these wonderful records that shaped my musical ear as at the same time Nathan Milstein did. I can't thank them enough for beeing there for me at at that time to do the Magic for my soul that will give me the strength and peace in old age and the difficult times we are living in what a good fortune
Bach is a mental doctor of the people .
His works give me comfort and solace , and heal my tired mind and sorrow , and my melt away my suffering and grief ， and purify my stagnant soul .
From
Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun㊗️🇯🇵
well said!
Yes when I was young and asked who my favorite composer was I had a very difficult time answering. I mean look at all the beautiful music out there. But now, fifty years later, it’s easy. You are so right, it is medicinal. You close your eyes, listen, and everything is ok.
@@askthephilosopher
Thank-you
Someday please come to Japan where deeply love and respect Bach
Good luck ！
@@zamfully
Thank-you so much to your wonderful and splendid comments
Without Bach and his great performers ,
the classical music world and our world would have been very lonely
Be on the alert for Covid - １９
I am ７２ years old and a Japanese Brucknerian
I'm managed to survive the fourth wave of Covid - １９while listening to many masterpieces and reading various literatures of the world in my room
Someday please come to Japan where deeply love and respect Bach and his great performers
Japanese delicious foods , heartfelt hospitality , exotic atmosphere and many amazing things wait for you
Japan waits for you
Good luck ！
Perfectly put. Enlightenment is never far away when Bach is played. 🤝👍✌🙏🙋♂️
Most people isn't aware that Casals used to play with gut strings, often old at the point of breaking. I think Bernard Greenhouse went as far as to say that his cello was full of used matches that he used to light his pipe and had slipped through the f-holes, and that he didn't know how he was able to make a sound with that setup. The fact that he still manages to play the suites with such clarity, in a romantic style, with gut strings and all is really remarkable.
Thanks for these details :)
Die Melodien von Bach lieben das Cello. Die Töne treffen mich tief im Inneren. Die vertrauten Töne bringen mir Ruhe und tiefe Bewunderung für die Kunst der Künstler. Danke Bach, danke Casals 🙏
I first heard this recording back in the 70's on our local NPR station, WKSU. I immediately went out and bought the three LP set on Angel with nice box and extensive notes. Later, when cd's became available I bought the two cd set by Yoyo Ma. Shortly later I gave it away and went back to Casals where I have stayed ever since. It's not about which is better. This recording is as much about Casals as it it about Bach. To me it's not the same music when performed by anyone else. Thanks for cleaning it up. That is nice but I'd still love Casals and Bach over any other version. Beautiful.
J S Bach is a poet. Only a few musicians can play with all dimensions of Bach's deep emotion. Pau Casals is one of them, one of the greatest.
I grew up favoring Yo-Yo Ma's interpretation, he gives you this kind, warm, and friendly vibe, which says a lot about Yo-Yo as a person. I didn't like Casals' version as a kid, I though it lacked emotions. Upon revisiting him after almost a decade, I changed my mind.
What's brilliant about Bach's work, is that the same piece can be interpreted by different performer and can convey different emotions. Let's take Suite No.6 Sarabande for example, Yo-Yo can make you feel like he's a good friend, comforting you, emphasizing with you; Which is why I listen to it when I'm having a hard time. Casals, on the other hand, feels like a man who's been through everything. In his interpretation, I can feel that he has truly liberated himself. In other words, he is no longer bothered by worldly emotions.
Yo Yo Ma's broad emotion spectrum, and Casals' spiritual ascendance, both being present in the same piece of work, the only difference is in interpretation and perception. Same can be said about our reality, nothing is the way it has to be, nothing is fixed, the only thing that's fixed is our own perception and our biases.
Well said.
I recommend listening to the great Dutch cellist Anner Bylsma’s performance of these masterpieces
Yo-Yo Ma sounds like a computer by comparison
@@toddcallison8087 Could you elaborate what led you to that conclusion?
@@anshengwang4708 It's not a conclusion, more of an opinion. Conclusions are objective and scientific, and opinions are more subjective. Most anything having to do with the arts in general and music specifically, is by nature subjective. Interesting question, though: what makes good music good and bad music bad? Part o the answer is surprise. Yo-Yo Ma's playing is stale and predictable because it's so pitch- and rhythm-perfect. It's why we prefer a real human voice to an auto-tune voice.
It's like hearing them for the first time.
Pablo Casal gives meaning to Bach's expression. Like begging for a warm and hopefull spring day.
That sound !!! Only Casals can produce that sound from the Cello. Even Yo Yo ma, spales in comparison.
No one in the world has played Bach's cello suites with this glorious, ravishing, powerful, rhapsodic sound!!! Thank you, pablo Casas! Play you be playing in a more beautiful word than this.....
The master plays.
It's like playing right in front of you(me)that he came back…
Great realism！
This Pieces were recorded during the Spanish civil war (1936-1939), Pau casals at that moment was exiled because his republican ideology.
Love the sound. It's like my brain is getting a massage.
최고의 음질로 잘 듣고 있습니다
항상 감사합니다 🎼
Thanks for uploading this greatest classic.
Música maravillosa y sobrecogedora.
Muchas gracias.
Thanks!
I also had it and really love those French phones which present the extremely excellent of sounding stage in performance than my own others.
If Bach did not exist it would be necessary to invent him immediatelly!
Casals said, "Bach is god of Music".
Ohhh, the sound is very beautiful. Thank you for posting this. Inspiring.
Unsurpassable performance. Even by great Rostropovich.
Excelente interpretación de un genio como Casals de la obra de otro genio que es Bach
As ever thank you so much for all your efforts. You make RUclips worth visiting.
Hermoso gracias por compartir saludos cordiales desde CD MX
The Beauty of the Music.
Also, these remind me of The Soloist novel by Mark Saltzman.
Thank you very much for uploading this, with all the hiss I remember from the rerelease, on vinyl, that I grew up with.
Casals' reading of this is still, somehow, wryly definitive. The emotional content he invests in it is, Sure, Fine, subjective. But regarding that, I like to think that a consensus was in play between the performer and the composer. You might look at how the experience of Casals, as a political refugee from fascist Spain, compares to that of Bach, growing up, near-literally, in the ruins of the Thirty Years' War. We know that Bach personally owned a 'cello. One can imagine him playing the more pathos-laden movements, in the moments he had to himself, as a form of self-therapy. Casals Nails this.
More than twenty years before he dared to play it.
Thank you Mr. Generous!
Magnifique ! C'est juste extraordinaire. Je connais plutôt bien l'œuvre ( notemment par Tortelier, Fournier et Rostropovitch ). Casals est une légende : ses trios pour piano de Schumann avec Cortot et Thibault ( le trio a été dissous pendant la guerre car Thibault refusait d'aller jouer en Allemagne Nazie ). Je pense que je n'entendrai jamais mieux. Un grand merci d'avoir mis en ligne un tel chef d'oeuvre !
C'est tres reconfortant por moi me rendre compte de l'attitude digne de Thibaut. Celles de Cassals et de Cortot ont ete tres questionnables!
JUAN MANUEL SALDIVAR CANTU
Effectivement, Cortot avait même des responsabilités culturelles et politiques sous le régime de Vichy !
@@juanmanuelsaldivarcantu6801. Le trio s'est séparé en 1935.
2. Qu'avez-vous à reprocher à Casals?
@Leon, Rien à lui reprocher, au début j'ai été renseigné, à tort, comme quoi il avait présenté des concerts en Allemagne nazi, mais après je me suis rendu compte que Pablo Casals a plûtot refusé aller jouer en Allemagne nazie et, au même temps, il avait patronné l'aide humanitaire aux refugés, avait promu la paix mondiale, et même donné des concerts en France occupée, au profit des enfants refugés, parfois au détriment de sa propre carrière comme musicien, tout ça pendand la 2ème Guerre Mondiale!
Best version ever.
아름다운 연주곡 잘 들었읍니다~감사합니다~🎵🎻
❤
always wanted for this. TY a lot.
Great video and very inspiring for me 👍🏼
Musica Divina
Just beautiful. Outstanding
Astonish!
South korea very good thank you
They could almost be called :
Casal’s Cello Suites …
He played them all his life , every day …
There are some excellent performances from other players … but nothing compares to Casal’s game !
Very nice, thank you.
1972~1973년인가 어느 잡지에서 카잘스란 첼리스트가 있다고 아직 살아계신다는 기사와 역사를 읽고서 심한 충격에 빠졌고 세월이 흘러 한국에서 무반주 전곡이 LP로 나와서.. 그리고 나와 나의 아이도 첼로를 !
Swinging the first prelude
Go to this in RUclips: It's Pablo Casals playing the six Bach cello suites. It sounds so much better than this here audio does. So good that it has me wondering if it's fake. Somebody please explain.
I agree. It is the same recording but this remastering does not sound very natural.
thank you!
first :-)
Muy hermoso.
Divino
Beautiful..thanks. hello studio
Xpete
Tellement d'enregistrements magnifique de ces suites . Merci d'avoir partage ceux de Casals avec franchise car il y a longtemps j'ai rejette ses enregistrements a cause des defaults de " justesses " . Il y a tellement de magies a inspirer que je vais peut etre piquer certains de ses idees hehe . Un autre coup de coeur du moment et decouverte est par un certain Jorg Metzger si vous etes curieux :P Tres bonnes continuations .
merci, super d'avoir contribuer à cette re découverte :-)
Rembrandt.
Yikes considering he recorded these under the duress of the Spanish gov meltdown and breaking out of world war II , 1930s, this is phenomenal discipline and grace under terror.
It's like they EQd a huge chunk of sound away.
❤️
Swinging!
Sounds great! The sound of the cello has wonderful bite and presence compared to other remasterings I've heard, including the one you've linked at Amazon. I'd appreciate it if you'd post details on when this remastering was done and by whom. Thanks.
Thanks, Gary. I did see that, but when I listened to the sample of that recording on the Amazon website, I found its sound to be considerably less robust and rich than what I'm hearing here. That's why I asked for details on when and by whom the remastering was done so that I could be sure of looking for the version presented here..
Thanks much for the clarification, Gary. It blows me away that he (or she) was able to achieve such a rich, full sound with Casals' 80-year old recording. I thought the pinnacle of modern reproduction of historic works was from Pristine in the UK, but based on a quick listen to the sound sample of the Casals Bach Suites available on their website, this version is clearly superior. So I must admit to being disappointed this version is not available for purchase.
John H Right Gary. This remastering was made especially for our youtube channel by our AB technician. But if you take the EMI version, it is already very good but there is a better presence here. On cd the first edition EMI ANGEL is the best.
glad for the posting , but wondering what the background "hiss" is....doesn't sound like tape or L.P. noise.....i am not an engineer , but note only that it's more obtrusive as it rises and falls ,irritating , in fact not trying to be a bitch , just that F.M./LP/& tape hiss is ignored after a few minutes , whereas this calls attn. to itself by constant volume change.... ? ? ?
gayland barney Yes the analog sound of vinyl and the digital sound of the cd are really different. This new mastering is made from the first digital version EMI ANGEL.
not unaccompanied, but companied with Audrey Hepburn's vitality cello suites.
1:34:10 wow.
belo
Reminds me of my father on the piano so much talent and technique but where is the heart? If I were recuperating I would not go to Bach for restoration! A master, yes. But for the heart I’d prefer the romantics!
Maybe, but the romantics came a century after Bach. Then...
I had listen Pablo Kazals
3:6:22
Pau, no Pablo.
PAU CASALS
Non mi è mia piaciuta questa interpretazione...sembra una macchinetta non sento a differenza di altre nessun afflato...
Just horrible.
This has stereo digital reverb added. Boomy and artificial sounding. Big thumbs down.
Here is a perfect example of fame and celebrity far exceeding merit. Casals appears to lack any sense of dynamics and perhaps the remastering is partly to blame.
Do not be tempted by hyped Yo Yo Ma recordings either because they lack discipline and obedience to the page which was never forgivable. Sony still makes big money from that particular con trick.
Do your own research but if you want what Bach wrote played by a master of the instrument without showing off visit Starker.
yours is a perfect example of blah blah FAR exceeding substance
Bach is of my composers. These suites are a pure musical diarrhea. He wrote it with his 21st finger...