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Lynn Harrell Plays the Complete Bach Cello Suites at Grace Cathedral
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Members Who Went Said:
Going to the event was worth the effort. Grace Cathedral is impressive although drafty. The concert was enjoyable, although I did not feel Mr. Harrell's energy in his performance. He seemed tired. I was not moved by the music, which is strange since Bach is my favorite composer.
Konstantin Pogorelov hating the morning shift since 1979 I liked the performer, but the Bach-ness would've hit my brain much more directly if the Grace cathedral accoustics didnt make it somewhat fuzzy-sounding. But it's a pretty place so whatever. The price was excellent for the show I got.
Anonymous Member Miss Yo Yo Ma Lynn Harrell is a fabulous cellist and my comments have nothing to do with his playing of the cello suites, but do have to do with the venue. I was sitting in the center about half way back just behind the premium seating. The sound was extremely distorted by the 7 second delay which caused all the notes to blend together not enabling the listeners to hear distinction in the faster passages. So we were forced to sit and listen to a blur of sound instead of individual tones. Thus, missing much of the beauty of Lynn Harrell's performance. |
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Event Highlights
More Details About This Event: Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685-1750) Six Unaccompanied Cello Suites (S. 1007-1012) are among the earliest popular works for a solo instrument in the European classical canon. Challenging to play and uplifting to hear, the suites’ sublime beauty is augmented over two nights by a perfect match of setting and soloist: the majestic nave of San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral and the masterful hands of cellist Lynn Harrell In Harrell, one finds an ideal musician to present the beloved works. The soloist-educator-conductor possesses the technical faculty and the emotional insight to justly interpret all 36 movements. Raised in Manhattan and Dallas, Harrell studied at Julliard and the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia before making his professional debut in 1961 with the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall. He was the principal cellist for the Cleveland Orchestra from 1964 to 1971 and made his professional recital debut later that year. Since then, he has performed and recorded extensively, including two Grammy-winning trio albums with pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy and violinist Itzhak Perlman. He is also an acclaimed educator, with tenures at heralded institutions like the Royal Academy London, University of Southern California and Rice University. Lionel Salter described the structure of the suites in the 1988 liner notes for a historic Pablo Casals recording: “Each suite consists of a prelude followed by a sequence of stylized French dances...allemande; courante; sarabande; a pair of minuets (Suites 1 and 2), bourrées (Nos. 3 and 4) or gavottes (Nos. 5 and 6) and a gigue to conclude. “However, the mood and even the form of these dances differs greatly from one suite to another,” he continued. “No. 1 optimistic, No. 2 tragic, No. 3 heroic, No. 4 grandiose, No. 5 tempestuous, and No. 6 bucolic.”
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