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J S Bach
cello suites -
enjoyed by
GEORGE BALCOMBE

'... brilliance and beauty ...'

Luigi Piovano - Bach cello suites. © 2010 Eloquentia

Of all his musical arts, Bach's greatest was Polyphony and, of that, his most ingenious work seemed to be for solo cello.

In 1702, the University of Leipzig asked Telemann to open a music school along the lines he had already instituted elsewhere, for instance, at Hamburg. In 1729 Bach similarly went to teach at Leipzig University and stayed there for thirteen years...

Copyright © 19 April 2011 George Balcombe,
London UK

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CD INFORMATION: BACH CELLO SUITES - LUIGI PIOVANO

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

CELLO

GERMANY

ITALY

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