Truls olaf otterbech mork born 25 april 1961 is a norwegian cellist. Bach s cello suites have been popping up left and right, recently reissues and new recordings alike. Truls mork is the founder and artistic director of the chamber music festival in stavanger, norway situated on the southwest coast of norway. My first exposure to bachs cello suites, after working as a pop music critic for a daily newspaper, rewired my audio circuitry. Music go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. My ongoing obsession with the bach cello suites through the. Four is a small number you need to get more, assuming you love these suites. Mork also played the violin, but soon switched to the cello, taking lessons from his father. Glasss signature style works well with the diminished lineup. Gerhardt has recorded extensively for hyperion, his latest recording of complete bach suites was released in 2019. Transcribing the cello suites for other instruments goes with the bachian territory. Todays deals best sellers customer service find a gift new releases registry books gift cards. He continues to give regular recitals at major venues and festivals throughout the world he was one of the featured artists at the 2016 piatigorsky international cello festival in.
Mork shows an exemplary level of rhythmic flexibility throughout, with the beat subtly altered to accommodate phrasing, combined with a very beautiful tone. Best sellers help new releases gift ideas gift cards home books sell computers electronics registry. A statement made by nathaniel rosen about the bach cello suites has been bugging me for years. Gerhardt has won several awards, and his recording of unsuk chins cello concerto, released by deutsche grammophon, won the bbc music magazine award and was shortlisted for a gramophone award in 2015. Feel free to post some related news or interesting links. This is a fan page dedicated to one of the great cellists of our time. Truls mork will give the japanese premiere of esapekka salonens cello concerto with the philharmonia, conducted by the composer, following highly successful performances last season at the royal festival hall, lincoln center and the festival daix en provence. He published his own edition of the bach suites in its 3rd edition, which incorporates these manuscripts as well as the magdalena. Mork shows an exemplary level of rhythmic flexibility throughout, with the beat subtly.
Truls morks formidable technique is evident in fine recordings of romantic cello repertoire. Truls morks version of js bachs 6 solo cello suites is clearly musical. Get the best deals on dualdisc album classical music cds when you shop the largest online. He has recorded for such labels as virgin classics and harmonia mundi. Cello suites to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Mork shows an exemplary level of rhythmic flexibility throughout, with the beat subtly altered.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sep 11, 2018 johann sebastian bach 16851750 6 suiten fur violoncello click to activate the english subtitles for the presentation 00. Truls mork brings an unusual lyrical tenderness to these perennially popular concertos. He can certainly produce a big, gutsy tone where appropriate, but what lingers in the mind is the delicacy and suppleness of mork s cantabile phrasing and his beautiful range of colour in piano dynamics. Cutting to the chase, i have to say this is a definite choice for the short list to consider for an essential recording of the suites. Located in bach, hotel post is in the suburbs and near a train station.
Truls mork s version of js bach s 6 solo cello suites is clearly musical. He was the first scandinavian to be a finalist and prizewinner in the tchaikovsky competition in 1982 in moscow. Bach prelude in g major bwv 1007 by voices of music. Mork was born in bergen, norway to a cellist father and a pianist mother. All this death, fear, hypocrisy, mayhem, and destruction, what is it doing to. Mork does best when he interprets least, such as in the c major suite s brisk, flowing prelude, or in his simple and snappy rendition of the famous bourree. During the 201617 season truls mork will be artistinresidence with the gothenburg symphony which will include both concerto performances and chamber music. His mother began teaching him the piano when he was seven. Provided to youtube by warner classics cello suite no. It took place in a small concert hall where a cellist with a. Book a suite is the goto website for booking all types of hotel suites. The media bombards us every day with so many negative images. This is one of those recordings that initially impressed but, as i listened more, became wearying. Joechelspitz cable car and church of our lady of the assumption are local landmarks, and the areas natural beauty can be seen at simms waterfall and naturparkhaus klammbruecke naturpark tiroler lech.
Truls liked the instrument because of its larger size, and insisted on starting his studies with the j. An admirer of mstislav rostropovich and the russian school of cello, mork. Initially taught by his father, mork continued his studies with frans helmerson, heinrich schiff and natalia schakowskaya. Music go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. Stavanger, norway is the hub of the north sea oil exploration and development operations. Cello suites by truls mork, truls mork from amazons classical music store. As a cello performance major just beginning to work on the op.
Cello suites by mork, truls, britten, benjamin from amazons classical music store. Feb 01, 2015 provided to youtube by naxos of america cello suite no. Information for students teresa richardson, cellist. She began teaching him the piano when he was seven years old, but that didnt. View real time pricing and book a suite at bok center today. Robert schumann, a major booster of bach in the nineteenth century, was the first to write a piano accompaniment for the suites. Britten first suite for cello live performance pt 1 by dishey.
All this death, fear, hypocrisy, mayhem, and destruction, what is it doing to our. This turned out to be much more difficult than i thought it would be, he says, but he. If you are ready for the heavy stuff, ton koopmans inspiring complete bach organ works are yours for a bargain cd box and it is a world of its own, if you can bear the king of instruments i would go for the cello suites and can recommend peter wispelweys third recording b076n1sn8g, but also truls mork or steven isserlis. Truls mork is part of a small but growing number of scandinavian cellists who have emerged over the last 50 years. Jan 30, 2015 that the book aroused my curiosity was not surprising, given my history with such things, but the way in which it has shaped my new year already has been quite astounding. Bach through haydn, schubert, schumann, dvorak, tchaikovsky, grieg, and rachmaninov to prokofiev, shostakovich, britten, and dutilleux.
He was a prize winner in the naumberg competition in new york in 1986 and the cassado cello competition in florence in. Customers who are signed in and have open orders may add items to their order for combine shipping and faster checkout. But like the more popular suites of bach, the solo suites of britten are rich with thought, emotion, and a wonderful variety of sounds. Truls mork is a cellist with a deep understanding of style romantic, modern, classical or baroque. Jul 17, 20 bachs cello suites have been popping up left and right, recently reissues and new recordings alike. This is the real bach and, i suspect, the real truls mork. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Internet cello society archive archives cellobello. Information for students contact sheet music and etudes. But unfortunately it seems that anner bijlsma has been forced to end his performing. Truls mork cello short biography bach cantatas website. Morks discography includes an awardwinning recordings of the shostakovich cello concertos and of bachs suites for solo cello. That said, i have no doubt that cello connoisseurs will savor morks exquisite yet overly selfconscious workmanship. A 3 hour conversation with bach, by which i mean playing all the 6 suites in one evening, is a rare privilege, and at the same time, an opportunity to devote months of work gazing, probing, until their is transparency in this greatest of all music given to us by.
Truls mork, or truls mork, as his name is spelled in languages that do not have the letter o, is one of the top cellists in the world. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Cello suites to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music. Mork also played the violin, but soon switched to the cello, taking lessons from his father mork began his studies with frans helmerson at 17 at edsberg music institute. Bach, pablo casals and the search for a baroque masterpiece and is the first fulllength book by a writer named eric siblin. Ive read a couple of books on baroque dance, but, like learning to play the cello, a one cant. This reserves the item sooner, securing your place in line which is great when ordering hardtofind items. It wont replace my rostropovich playing bach suites for unaccompanied cello or truls mork s superb rendition of benjamin brittens three suites for unaccompanied cello, but its pleasant listening.
The cello suites is a truelife journey of discovery fuelled by the transcendent power of a musical masterpiece. I am posting today some thoughts regarding my upcoming performance of all the cello suites of bach, in barcelona, next october 6th. Pablo casals, reinventor of the cello, rediscoverer of the bach cello suites, exiled himself from his native spain in protest of francos fascism, and refused to perform in countries that recognized and legitimized francos rule. Bach cello suites cd 2005 virgin classics 2 disc truls mork dutch imp. Bach through haydn, schubert, schumann, dvorak, tchaikovsky, grieg, and rachmaninov.
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