Boston cello society newton upper falls, massachusetts 02464 rated 4. His first book, the cello suites, explores the multilayered story of an epic composition by johann sebastian bach. New york philharmonic cellist carter brey cnn carter brey is the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic. Brey and mckean bring baroque bach to audiences string. The song and the slogan features a new 33 minute chamber work for tenor, piano, cello, and small ensemble. He has appeared as soloist with many of americas major symphony orchestras, collaborated with numerous ensembles including the tokyo, emerson, and harlem string quarters, and performed and recorded with such artists as. The cello suites by eric siblin goodreads share book. The cello concerto is a composition for solo cello and orchestra by the american composer elliott carter.
Learned a lot, to be sure, about bach, casals and these wonderful notes. I play early music on period instruments because of the great dutch cellist anner bylsma, who passed away on july 25 at the age of 85. Alphabetical listing of all musical works return to top of page how. They are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello. Carter brey, cello carter brey was appointed principal cello, the fan fox and leslie r. A note reading book for cello students joanne martin. Bachs suites for unaccompanied cello have long been among my favorite pieces of music. Philharmonic and carter brey in bach cello suites the new york. A research paper presented in partial fulfillment of the.
Its not a bad book by any means and im glad i read it. Last week, new york philharmonic principal cellist carter brey gave the first of his two planned recitals of the complete bach cello suites. Bachs suites for unaccompanied cello are among the most cherished and frequently played works in the entire literature of music, and yet they have never been the subject of a fulllength music analytical study. Although the cello suites first flowed from the composers quill sometime in the early 1700s, it was casals who, two centuries later, made them famous. Carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic performed the. Bach, performed on his sons 78thssized cello tuned like a violin, was being played. Renowned cellist carter brey, principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, works with talented princeton university student cellists in a workshop free and open to all.
He made his official subscription debut with the orchestra in may 1997 performing tchaikovskys rococo variations under the. It was first performed in chicago, illinois, on september 27, 2001 by yoyo ma and the chicago symphony orchestra under the conductor daniel barenboim. Carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, is performing all six bach cello suites at holy trinity lutheran church. His stand partner is the associate principal cellist, haiye ni, another rising star in the cello world. Feb, 20 carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, will be performing the bach solo cello suites in new york at the end of march. The fact that bach also wrote a version of the fifth cello suite for lute has fascinated me for a very long time. Carter brey d, 65 new york, ny background report at. Saffron burrows takes a bow for mozart in the jungle wqxr. Carter brey bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996. New york philharmonic principal cello carter brey will perform bachs complete cello suites at holy trinity lutheran church wednesday, march 27, 20, at 7. He suggested reading the cello suites by eric siblin, the 2011 awardwinning book that.
In this threepart exclusive interview conducted by peiwen wang, carter brey, principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, discusses his musical inspirations and mentors, his journey to the ny. He had been asked to perform the bach suites for solo cello as a part of a weeklong festival of the composers work the orchestra would be doing the following march. How can music make sense to an ear and brain evolved for detecting the approaching lion or a groundbreaking work of science that confirms, for the first time, the independent existence of. He made his official subscription debut with the orchestra in may 1997 performing tchaikovskys rococo variations under the direction of then music director kurt masur, and has since performed as soloist each season. Educated at concordia university in montreal, he has worked as a staff reporter for the canadian press and the montreal gazette. Subsequent appearances with rostropovich and the national. Carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, discusses his interpretation of the bach suites, which hell be performing in new york at the end of march. Ny phils carter brey performs bachs complete cello suites. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. The cello suites of js bach asu digital repository arizona state. Mar 29, 20 carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, is performing all six bach cello suites at holy trinity lutheran church. Carter brey born 1954 is an american cello virtuoso. Analyses and explorations by allen winold book description j. Carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996, and made his subscription debut as soloist with that orchestra the following year.
Carter brey cello artist hyperion records cds, mp3. Bach most likely composed them during the period 171723, when he served as kapellmeister in kothen. Eric siblin is a writer with interests in history, music, hockey, and olive oil. Carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996, and made his subscription debut as soloist with the orchestra the following year in tchaikovskys rococo variations led by thenmusic director kurt masur. The authors stated purpose in writing the art of cello playing is to present a progressive sequence of commentary and material as a basis for acquiring a sound technical foundation and basic playing competence to prepare the player for exploring the rich solo, orchestral, and chamber music literature of the instrument. But when i clicked on his username it said something along the lines of this user has been banned from our servers. Read about carter brey s musical upbringing and his musical ideas. Cheyen chen, viola, heiichiro ohyama, viola, carter brey, cello, eileen moon, cello. Carter brey, principal cello new york philharmonic. Background details that you might want to know about carter include. At first, there might have seemed something almost flamboyant about carter breys cello playing at his recital as winner of the michaels award of the young concert artists at alice tully hall on. Biography carter brey was born in montclair, new jersey and grew up in westchester county, new york.
Im not sure if people really even post on here any more, or often, but i just recently discovered this site its a little outdated by my generations standards and loved seeing all the things that carter brey had to say. With pianist donna weng friedman, carter brey, principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, offers a free recital after his masterclass 3. Carter brey carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996, and made his official subscription debut as soloist with the orchestra in may 1997 performing tchaikovskys rococo variations under music director kurt masur. I was once accused of playing like a baroque cellist.
It tells the life stories of bach and casals in relation to the cello suites, along with the story of the authors discovery of the suites and subsequent research into them. Classical music performed by elizabeth carter on vinyl, cd. The cello is one of the harder instruments to fake, said saffron. Arlen hlusko graduation recital 02092015 8pm field concert hall, curtis institute of music amy yang, piano bach. Czarkowski also received his bachelor of music degree from mannes college under the tutelage of carter brey, principal cellist of the new york philharmonic. He talks about the source itself the history of the score of the suites, and the evolution of his concept from the traditional romantic performance to one that. The program differs from the listing in patterns magazine. Welcome to hyperion records, an independent british classical label devoted to presenting highquality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twentyfirst. One day late last june i got a call from carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic. Carter brey was appointed principal cello of the new york philharmonic in 1996. My reason for being therethat i was writing a book about the bach cello suitesseemed an unlikely story. Subsequent appearances with rostropovich and the national symphony orchestra were unanimously praised. He had a prolific solo career from 1981 until 1996 when he became the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, a position he still holds today.
Carter brey cello carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996, and made his official subscription debut with the orchestra in may 1997 performing tchaikovsky. He dedicated himself to serious study of the cello as a teenager and within a decade was playing in. The work was commissioned by the chicago symphony orchestra for the cellist yoyo ma. Two tangos for solo cello by carter brey sheet music for.
Were going behind the scenes again with some members of the orchestra. Published on feb, 20 carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, will be performing the bach solo cello suites in new york at the end of march. He makes life difficult for his readers by copying the suites structure, in six preludes. He carter brey will be playing on two of my cellos for the first five, a classical fourstring, set up in baroque disposition. Shop and buy two tangos for solo cello sheet music. Carter brey is the soloist in dvoraks cello concerto and the first two suites for unaccompanied cello by bach. Eric silbins the cello suites tenderly tracks them through bachs creation, their discovery by pablo casals and to the authors own exploration of the music and himself. Ny phils carter brey to perform bachs complete cello. Bachs six unaccompanied cello suites are pillars of western music.
A masterclass with carter brey, cello princeton university. James mckean wrote to us earlier in the month about carter brey and the cellos that he would be performing the bach solo cello suites with. Carter brey was born in montclair, new jersey and grew up in westchester county, new york. We are live with carter brey, principle cellist of the new york philharmonic, at carriage house violins of johnson string instrument. Carter also answers to carter d brey, carter brev and cartert brey, and perhaps a couple of other names. He had a prolific solo career from 1981 until 1996 when he became the principal cellist of the new york. Samuels chair, of the new york philharmonic in 1996. Best of all, the cello suites makes us want to pop in a cd and really listen to those cello suites. Carter brey plays dvoraks cello concerto on tonights. Galbraith, carter brey, john holloway, keith jarrett, and many others. The celebrated cello virtuoso carter brey made his foray into musical composition on a 1997 tour of buenos aires with the new york philharmonic, and the result is two tangos for solo cello, which he enjoys playing as encores on his recitals. Carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996, and made his subscription debut as soloist with the orchestra in may 1997, performing tchaikovskys rococo variations led by thenmusic director kurt masur.
This is followed by an article by corinne ramey on carter breys performance of the cello suites, using baroque bows and how he used a five string cello in playing the 6th suite. Carter brey was appointed principal cello, the fan fox and leslie r. The six cello suites, bwv 10071012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by johann sebastian bach. This is rich terrain, and siblins book is an engrossing combination of musical and political history spiced with generally vivid descriptions of the cello suites themselves. When i was 14 i entered the classical music section of a tower records store where bylsmas recent release of arrangements of music for unaccompanied flute and violin by j. Carter brey performs the complete bach cello suites. Carter brey is principal cellist of the new york philharmonic orchestra, which makes its home at avery fisher hall at lincoln center in new york. New york philharmonic principal cello carter brey will perform bachs complete cello suites at holy trinity lutheran church tonight, march 27, 20, at 7. Siblins book is partly an attempt to flesh out these portraits. My own discovery of the cello suites had taken place one autumn evening in 2000, a bach year marking two and a half centuries since the death of the composer. Why do some kinds of music lift us to ecstasy, but not others. He dedicated himself to serious study of the cello as a teenager and within.
Carter brey was appointed principal cellist of the new york philharmonic in 1996, replique montre and made his subscription debut as soloist with the orchestra in may 1997, performing tchaikovskys rococo variations led by thenmusic director kurt masur. He has appeared as soloist with many of americas major symphony orchestras, collaborated with numerous ensembles including the tokyo, emerson, and harlem string quarters, and performed and recorded with such artists as christopher. Sponsored by the donna weng friedman 80 master class series. He graduated from mannes college with a master of music in cello under barbara stein mallow and conducting under david hayes and samuel wong. Carter brey, the principal cellist of the new york philharmonic, has also written. He had a prolific solo career from 1981 until 1996 when he became the principal cellist of the new york philharmon. Philharmonic and carter brey in bach cello suites the new.
I would recommend his youtube video of the first of the bach cello suites live, a warm and relaxed reading somewhat in contrast to what we have on the present album. Then there is an article by james mckean on the construction of a five string cello for carter brey, followed by an article by sarah freiberg on the option of using. He rose to international attention in 1981 as a prizewinner in the rostropovich international cello competition. The recitals are part of the new york philharmonics monthlong bach variations festival, which has largely focused on bachs orchestral works, showcasing the varied results that can be achieved on modern instruments in a modern orchestra by. If i stay by gayle forman, the cello suites by eric siblin, where she went by gayle forman, the garden of letters by alyson richm. He made his official subscription debut with the orchestra in may 1997 performing tchaikovskys rococo variations under the direction of then music director kurt masur. Carter brey is known for his work on vision 2018 and live from lincoln center 1976. Dec 20, 2010 buzzed through a security gate at the russian emigres artdeco mansion south of brussels and greeted by a maid, he feels like a detective attempting to pry information out of some wealthy eccentric who had no business talking to me. Carter brey performs the first two of bachs unaccompanied suites for cello and hes the soloist in dvoraks cello concerto. Ive been away from playing the cello for a few months a gardening injury to my left hand left me with tendonitis and the need to rest my hand, so it was a joy to get a birthday present from my husband of tickets to a concert in new bedford featuring carter brey playing the schumann cello concerto with the new bedford symphony. Ny phils carter brey performs bachs complete cello. What makes a baroque cellist by guy fishman cellobello.