{"id":3371,"date":"2023-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azulmusic.com.br\/en\/?post_type=portfolio&p=3371"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:28:31","slug":"j-s-bach-the-cello-suites","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.azulmusic.com.br\/en\/portfolio-item\/j-s-bach-the-cello-suites\/","title":{"rendered":"J. S. Bach: The Cello Suites"},"content":{"rendered":"
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J. S. Bach: The Cello Suites<\/h3>
Antonio Meneses<\/a>\n<\/div>
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A memorable collection, a composer whose primacy spans the ages, a great performer. We find ourselves in front of Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685-1750) six Suites for solo cello<\/em>, performed by Antonio Meneses. In J. S. BACH: THE CELLO SUITES<\/em> he turns to this precious legacy, which he masters like few others. Around the world, he presents it to audiences. In the past, he has recorded it. Now, a new perspective on these eternally meaningful works leads him to rediscover them.<\/p>\n

Meneses prestigious career includes the first place in the Tchaikovsky Competition (1982), as well as collaborations with Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989), Mstislav Rostropovich (1927-2007) and Anne-Sophie Mutter (1963). Marked further by regular concerts with the world\u2019s greatest orchestras, such as the Berlin and New York Philharmonics.<\/p>\n

In Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue<\/em>, Meneses balances sonorous refinement with energetic fluency, emphasizing the agile inclination of the Italian gigue, inherent to the passage. In Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuets I & II<\/em>, ensures a delicate balance between the contrasts and affinities of two minuets, distinct in character but close in the \u201cnoble and elegant simplicity\u201d that Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) perceives in this dance. With exquisite rubato\u2014a subtle oscillation in time, maintaining the inherent pulse of the music\u2014Meneses brings the melodic inflections of Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: III. Courante<\/em> to life.<\/p>\n

J. S. BACH: THE CELLO SUITES<\/em> is the rare case of an album that in addition to being highly anticipated, it already emerges as a reference recording. It will certainly be talked about for years to come.<\/p>\n

Text: Daniel Bento – @enxerguemusica<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>

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