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As mentioned previously in Playing Bach Cello Suite 1, I picked up cello playing seriously again, after two decades of neglect. For months now, I’ve playing with great enthusiasm the first suite of unaccompanied cello music from Bach. In the process I discovered a general lack of music written for an unaccompanied solo cellist.

There is a lack of knowledge about multi-voice-sounding music written for a single cellist to perform. I am talking about music that delivers a full-range audio experience through the use of arpeggios (broken chords), double-stops, and the like commonly found in Bach’s cello suites. Continue reading →