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DiscountDelight - Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites: Performed on Double Bass
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List Price: $17.98
Our Price: $11.77
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Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0696998918320
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: 2000-08-29
Studio: Sony
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Summary: Still my favorite bass cd
Comment: Without the tone of the instrument, you would never guess that a bass was playing at this level of precision. The pharisees of classical music who critique Meyer's performance for not sounding enough like a cello or not being Baroque enough is the equivalent of criticizing an apple for not tasting more like an orange. This cd is inspiring for any musician, but particularly for bassists tired of being relegated to simple droning on their instruments.
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Summary: Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites:Perfromed on Double Bass
Comment: Excellent, I wish there were a dozen more like it!
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Summary: 3 4 & 6 please!
Comment: i desperatly hope that meyer will record suites 3, 4 and 6. he is utterly amazing. i can't imagine what the 6th suite will sound like on double bass. it seems almost impossible really. cheers to mr. meyer!
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Summary: An absolute delight
Comment: Incredible, subtle, mesmerizing, rewarding, creative, addictive, relentless, matchless, soulful, powerful. And more.
Meyer has redefined the Bach Cello Suites in ways heretofore unimaginable. The deep notes of his double bass can give you goose bumps at times. The phrasings are superb, and his mastery of techniques is truly awe inspiring. Bach himself would have been pleased!
The only complaint I have is that this CD contains only three of the six suites. Here's to hoping that Meyer will do the rest of them in the future!
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Summary: Fantastic
Comment: Edgar Meyer shows his virtuosity in this recording. If you enjoy the sound of a double bass and classical music, you'll love this album. (Amazon.com is missing the second movement of the fifth suite.)
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Editorial Reviews:
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The double bass only recently began to be regarded as a solo instrument, largely thanks to outstanding players who inspired composers to write for it. Until then, its repertoire consisted mostly of transcriptions, usually made by bassists themselves. Edgar Meyer, renowned as a bass virtuoso as well as a versatile, multifaceted composer, has now transcribed the Bach Cello Suites, three of which he plays on this disc. It is a brave and noble undertaking and a remarkable achievement. His command of instrument and bow, including a splendid chord-technique, is awesome, his articulation clean and variable, his intonation impeccable, although, presumably for stylistic reasons, he uses hardly any vibrato. This makes the sound hollow and remote, especially in the low register, which undercuts the expressiveness of the music and Meyer's obvious passionate love for it. His phrasing has a spoken quality; he builds up great climaxes and produces a wonderful resonance with the open strings, changing the Suites' tonality up or down a tone to fit the bass. He favors slow Minuets, and sometimes gets a bit ponderous, but gives the fast dances a lively bounce. His sense of structure and voice-leading is admirable, his rhythm supple but rock-steady, though he inexplicably cuts short some final long notes before repeats. Forget the sound of the great cellists you associate with these works, and listen to this record with a fresh ear. --Edith Eisler
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