Annotated Bibliography: Bach

Annotated bibliography of the solo cello works of J. S. Bach

Resource 1:
Butt, J. 1999. Bach Cello Suites. Early Music, Vol. 27, No. 2, Instruments and Instrumental Music pp. 340 342 Oxford University Press http://www.jstor.org/stable/3128691 Accessed: 6th of July. 2011 John Butt wrote an article in the Early Music magazine about two latest recordings on Bach’s cello suites, at that time, performed by two well-known cellists, Paolo Beschi and Jaap ter Linden. They represent two distinctly different approaches to the Bach’s work. Paolo Beschi has brought out much aggressive quality of the piece, while Jaap ter Linden is somewhat subtle and gentle. The article contains how differently both performers undertook the sections of the
Martin Jarvis is an associate professor of music at Charles Darwin University and artistic director of the Darwin symphony Orchestra and awarded the order of Australia Medal for services to music. The intended audience is the musicians “who seek only the truth”, historians, and educator in music fields. Author’s suspicions arise from the music calligraphy between Mr. and Mrs. Bach. Contains history background information on Anna and the world she have lived in at that time. Background information on the Bach and his wife, interesting information’s but no solid evidences, only the hypothesis of ‘could have been’s. Lack in the analysis on the
It’s a well constructed fiction-based narrative, divided into sections of the suites, which contains bit of “biography, music history, and literary mystery” aspects. This book is essential for cellists, historians, and Bach enthusiasts who would want to know how the cello suites came to alive and influenced the Pablo Cascals, and the consequences followed afterwards. It does not contain analysis of the piece however it will definitely provide deeper understanding of the suites, as it provides under what conditions and minds he was in when Bach compose these