tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post2825668741547753760..comments2023-10-08T08:38:09.714-04:00Comments on Musical Perceptions: FriPod: SlavaScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01286095156825716887noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-90770159438139186472007-05-02T20:41:00.000-04:002007-05-02T20:41:00.000-04:00Thanks for the correction, Eric. I have to admit ...Thanks for the correction, Eric. I have to admit that Slava's is the only recording of the Bach suites that I own. What can you expect from a brass player?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286095156825716887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-44949853476879553082007-05-01T20:09:00.000-04:002007-05-01T20:09:00.000-04:00I knew for some time that Slava's death was approa...I knew for some time that Slava's death was approaching--in the cello forums I haunt, there had been links to articles about his hospitalizations and cancer. He was an extraordinary force.<BR/><BR/>One nit-picky correction--he did actually play and teach the Bach Suites all his life, frequently used the Sarbande of the D minor suite as an encore, and recorded the 2nd and 5th early in his career (there's a Vanguard recording which can be purchased through Itunes and listened to through Naxos Online, plus a bootleg or two). It's entirely possible he actually forgot about the first recording, given the huge amount of recordings he made. In that wonderful interview to which you link, he only says he had just made his first recording of "the suites," and its correct that he only made one recording of the complete set. <BR/><BR/>I don't think he was as successful in de-Russianizing himself as he thought when it came to playing them as he thought. Maybe it's because I've listened to so many early-music recordings of the Bach, and played them on a Baroque cello myself, and have my own strong ideas on how to play them, but I've found those recordings very hard to listen to (as is the case with many professional cellists).<BR/><BR/>My own favorite Rostropovich recording is that of the Lutoslawski concerto combined with the Dutillieux "Tout un monde lointain." Incredible pieces which would not exist without him, and brilliant performances.Eric Edberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07737822569353843831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-4323659943789733112007-04-28T05:02:00.000-04:002007-04-28T05:02:00.000-04:00Sorry for the random posting but I noticed your qu...Sorry for the random posting but I noticed your question on the 'read below the fold' comments. I implemented this in blogger using a nasty hack which can be found from this posting<BR/><BR/>http://jonstraveladventures.blogspot.com/<BR/>2007/03/exapndable-post-<BR/>hack-for-blogger.html<BR/><BR/>I'm not even sure if it's working properly at the moment, my blog is taking a long time for me to load though this may just be because I'm in China.<BR/><BR/>It's not an easy hack to implement but if you like the results on my site, give it a go.<BR/><BR/>All the best,<BR/><BR/>JonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11667852535983804885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6980672.post-83710353717136521762007-04-27T16:40:00.000-04:002007-04-27T16:40:00.000-04:00Nice selection.Oh, this hits me hard. I remember ...Nice selection.<BR/><BR/>Oh, this hits me hard. I remember Slava as my teenage hero, back when I played the cello. I saw him play the Dvorak when I was 14 - what a glorious, bravura performance!Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.com