Ny phils carter brey to perform bachs complete cello. A note reading book for cello students joanne martin. Carter brey performs the complete bach cello suites. Galbraith, carter brey, john holloway, keith jarrett, and many others. It tells the life stories of bach and casals in relation to the cello suites, along with the story of the authors discovery of the suites and subsequent research into them. Ive been away from playing the cello for a few months a gardening injury to my left hand left me with tendonitis and the need to rest my hand, so it was a joy to get a birthday present from my husband of tickets to a concert in new bedford featuring carter brey playing the schumann cello concerto with the new bedford symphony. How can music make sense to an ear and brain evolved for detecting the approaching lion or a groundbreaking work of science that confirms, for the first time, the independent existence of. Shop and buy two tangos for solo cello sheet music. Alphabetical listing of all musical works return to top of page how. Carter brey, principal cello new york philharmonic. Published on feb, 20 carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, will be performing the bach solo cello suites in new york at the end of march.
Cheyen chen, viola, heiichiro ohyama, viola, carter brey, cello, eileen moon, cello. With pianist donna weng friedman, carter brey, principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, offers a free recital after his masterclass 3. Then there is an article by james mckean on the construction of a five string cello for carter brey, followed by an article by sarah freiberg on the option of using. I play early music on period instruments because of the great dutch cellist anner bylsma, who passed away on july 25 at the age of 85. Subsequent appearances with rostropovich and the national. He has appeared as soloist with many of americas major symphony orchestras, collaborated with numerous ensembles including the tokyo, emerson, and harlem string quarters, and performed and recorded with such artists as christopher. Carter brey carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996, and made his official subscription debut as soloist with the orchestra in may 1997 performing tchaikovskys rococo variations under music director kurt masur.
Saffron burrows takes a bow for mozart in the jungle wqxr. In this threepart exclusive interview conducted by peiwen wang, carter brey, principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, discusses his musical inspirations and mentors, his journey to the ny. I would recommend his youtube video of the first of the bach cello suites live, a warm and relaxed reading somewhat in contrast to what we have on the present album. His first book, the cello suites, explores the multilayered story of an epic composition by johann sebastian bach. He dedicated himself to serious study of the cello as a teenager and within a decade was playing in. He had a prolific solo career from 1981 until 1996 when he became the principal cellist of the new york. The cello is one of the harder instruments to fake, said saffron. Eric silbins the cello suites tenderly tracks them through bachs creation, their discovery by pablo casals and to the authors own exploration of the music and himself. Bachs suites for unaccompanied cello are among the most cherished and frequently played works in the entire literature of music, and yet they have never been the subject of a fulllength music analytical study. At first, there might have seemed something almost flamboyant about carter breys cello playing at his recital as winner of the michaels award of the young concert artists at alice tully hall on.
The cello concerto is a composition for solo cello and orchestra by the american composer elliott carter. Carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, has also written. He had a prolific solo career from 1981 until 1996 when he became the principal cellist of the new york philharmon. Carter also answers to carter d brey, carter brev and cartert brey, and perhaps a couple of other names. Philharmonic and carter brey in bach cello suites the new. Carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996, replique montre and made his subscription debut as soloist with the orchestra in may 1997, performing tchaikovskys rococo variations led by thenmusic director kurt masur. He rose to international attention in 1981 as a prizewinner in the rostropovich international cello competition. Carter brey was appointed principal cello of the new york philharmonic in 1996.
Philharmonic and carter brey in bach cello suites the new york. He has appeared as soloist with many of americas major symphony orchestras, collaborated with numerous ensembles including the tokyo, emerson, and harlem string quarters, and performed and recorded with such artists as. Carter brey performs the first two of bachs unaccompanied suites for cello and hes the soloist in dvoraks cello concerto. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. Im not sure if people really even post on here any more, or often, but i just recently discovered this site its a little outdated by my generations standards and loved seeing all the things that carter brey had to say. If i stay by gayle forman, the cello suites by eric siblin, where she went by gayle forman, the garden of letters by alyson richm. Carter brey was born in montclair, new jersey and grew up in westchester county, new york. Czarkowski also received his bachelor of music degree from mannes college under the tutelage of carter brey, principal cellist of the new york philharmonic. Eric siblin is a writer with interests in history, music, hockey, and olive oil. Samuels chair, of the new york philharmonic in 1996.
Ny phils carter brey performs bachs complete cello suites. Bachs six unaccompanied cello suites are pillars of western music. He made his official subscription debut with the orchestra in may 1997 performing tchaikovskys rococo variations under the direction of then music director kurt masur. Last week, new york philharmonic principal cellist carter brey gave the first of his two planned recitals of the complete bach cello suites. But when i clicked on his username it said something along the lines of this user has been banned from our servers. Read about cassado and his relationship with casals. Sponsored by the donna weng friedman 80 master class series. The program differs from the listing in patterns magazine. The work was commissioned by the chicago symphony orchestra for the cellist yoyo ma. The recitals are part of the new york philharmonics monthlong bach variations festival, which has largely focused on bachs orchestral works, showcasing the varied results that can be achieved on modern instruments in a modern orchestra by. Carter brey cello carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996, and made his official subscription debut with the orchestra in may 1997 performing tchaikovsky.
Welcome to hyperion records, an independent british classical label devoted to presenting highquality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twentyfirst. Bach most likely composed them during the period 171723, when he served as kapellmeister in kothen. New york philharmonic principal cello carter brey will be performing as a soloist several times this season, including this november with principal violist cynthia phelps. Mar 29, 20 carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, is performing all six bach cello suites at holy trinity lutheran church. The fact that bach also wrote a version of the fifth cello suite for lute has fascinated me for a very long time. This is followed by an article by corinne ramey on carter breys performance of the cello suites, using baroque bows and how he used a five string cello in playing the 6th suite. Brey and mckean bring baroque bach to audiences string. Background details that you might want to know about carter include.
New york philharmonic principal cello carter brey will perform bachs complete cello suites at holy trinity lutheran church tonight, march 27, 20, at 7. He made his official subscription debut with the orchestra in may 1997 performing tchaikovskys rococo variations under the. Analyses and explorations by allen winold book description j. Carter brey bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Carter brey plays dvoraks cello concerto on tonights. Carter brey is the soloist in dvoraks cello concerto and the first two suites for unaccompanied cello by bach.
Best of all, the cello suites makes us want to pop in a cd and really listen to those cello suites. Carter brey is principal cellist of the new york philharmonic orchestra, which makes its home at avery fisher hall at lincoln center in new york. Ny phils carter brey performs bachs complete cello. A research paper presented in partial fulfillment of the.
New york philharmonic cellist carter brey cnn carter brey is the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic. Its not a bad book by any means and im glad i read it. He had a prolific solo career from 1981 until 1996 when he became the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, a position he still holds today. He graduated from mannes college with a master of music in cello under barbara stein mallow and conducting under david hayes and samuel wong. The celebrated cello virtuoso carter brey made his foray into musical composition on a 1997 tour of buenos aires with the new york philharmonic, and the result is two tangos for solo cello, which he enjoys playing as encores on his recitals. Why do some kinds of music lift us to ecstasy, but not others. They are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello. Educated at concordia university in montreal, he has worked as a staff reporter for the canadian press and the montreal gazette. Dec 20, 2010 buzzed through a security gate at the russian emigres artdeco mansion south of brussels and greeted by a maid, he feels like a detective attempting to pry information out of some wealthy eccentric who had no business talking to me. This is rich terrain, and siblins book is an engrossing combination of musical and political history spiced with generally vivid descriptions of the cello suites themselves. James mckean wrote to us earlier in the month about carter brey and the cellos that he would be performing the bach solo cello suites with. Biography carter brey was born in montclair, new jersey and grew up in westchester county, new york. He had been asked to perform the bach suites for solo cello as a part of a weeklong festival of the composers work the orchestra would be doing the following march.
He makes life difficult for his readers by copying the suites structure, in six preludes. One day late last june i got a call from carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic. These cds, produced and engineered by skoraczewski, present the best recorded sound of a cello i ever have heard. Read about carter brey s musical upbringing and his musical ideas. Bach, performed on his sons 78thssized cello tuned like a violin, was being played. Carter brey was appointed principal cello, the fan fox and leslie r. His stand partner is the associate principal cellist, haiye ni, another rising star in the cello world. Feb, 20 carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, will be performing the bach solo cello suites in new york at the end of march. Although the cello suites first flowed from the composers quill sometime in the early 1700s, it was casals who, two centuries later, made them famous. The authors stated purpose in writing the art of cello playing is to present a progressive sequence of commentary and material as a basis for acquiring a sound technical foundation and basic playing competence to prepare the player for exploring the rich solo, orchestral, and chamber music literature of the instrument. Carter brey cello artist hyperion records cds, mp3. He suggested reading the cello suites by eric siblin, the 2011 awardwinning book that. Learned a lot, to be sure, about bach, casals and these wonderful notes.
Carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, is performing all six bach cello suites at holy trinity lutheran church. When i was 14 i entered the classical music section of a tower records store where bylsmas recent release of arrangements of music for unaccompanied flute and violin by j. What makes a baroque cellist by guy fishman cellobello. Carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, discusses his interpretation of the bach suites, which hell be performing in new york at the end of march. Classical music performed by elizabeth carter on vinyl, cd. A masterclass with carter brey, cello princeton university. Carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996, and made his subscription debut as soloist with the orchestra the following year in tchaikovskys rococo variations led by thenmusic director kurt masur. Renowned cellist carter brey, principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, works with talented princeton university student cellists in a workshop free and open to all. He made his official subscription debut with the orchestra in may 1997 performing tchaikovskys rococo variations under the direction of then music director kurt masur, and has since performed as soloist each season.
The six cello suites, bwv 10071012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach. It was first performed in chicago, illinois, on september 27, 2001 by yoyo ma and the chicago symphony orchestra under the conductor daniel barenboim. Carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996, and made his subscription debut as soloist with the orchestra in may 1997, performing tchaikovskys rococo variations led by thenmusic director kurt masur. The cello suites of js bach asu digital repository arizona state. Were going behind the scenes again with some members of the orchestra. Siblins book is partly an attempt to flesh out these portraits. Two tangos for solo cello by carter brey sheet music for. Carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996. I was once accused of playing like a baroque cellist.
Carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996, and made his subscription debut as soloist with that orchestra the following year. Boston cello society newton upper falls, massachusetts 02464 rated 4. Carter brey born 1954 is an american cello virtuoso. Carter brey d, 65 new york, ny background report at. My own discovery of the cello suites had taken place one autumn evening in 2000, a bach year marking two and a half centuries since the death of the composer. He talks about the source itself the history of the score of the suites, and the evolution of his concept from the traditional romantic performance to one that. Eric siblin, the cello suites introduction in his 2009 book the cello suites. Carter brey, cello carter brey was appointed principal cello, the fan fox and leslie r.
Arlen hlusko graduation recital 02092015 8pm field concert hall, curtis institute of music amy yang, piano bach. My reason for being therethat i was writing a book about the bach cello suitesseemed an unlikely story. Subsequent appearances with rostropovich and the national symphony orchestra were unanimously praised. Carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic performed the. New york philharmonic principal cello carter brey will perform bachs complete cello suites at holy trinity lutheran church wednesday, march 27, 20, at 7. Carter brey is known for his work on vision 2018 and live from lincoln center 1976.
He dedicated himself to serious study of the cello as a teenager and within. The cello suites by eric siblin goodreads share book. He carter brey will be playing on two of my cellos for the first five, a classical fourstring, set up in baroque disposition. We are live with carter brey, principle cellist of the new york philharmonic, at carriage house violins of johnson string instrument. The song and the slogan features a new 33 minute chamber work for tenor, piano, cello, and small ensemble. Bachs suites for unaccompanied cello have long been among my favorite pieces of music.
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