Kicking off the first Music Monday of the year I share this beautiful prelude of Cello Suite no. 1 played by American cellist Yo Yo Ma.
Prelude is an introductory piece of a classic music composition. It has a simple melody which allows the musicians preparing their fingers, mouth or hands as warming up before the long, more complex composition starts.
Famous classic tunes are actually only parts of the whole symphonies which could last up to 2 hours or more. At that time composers numbered their works on music sheets, defining whether it was a prelude, interlude, ouverture and so on.
This prelude is from German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. It has been used in many movies and commercials. Bach composed this Cello Suites from 1717 – 1723. It is a Baroque piece. This prelude is soothing. It is built upon layers but yet it sounds very calm to the end.
Bravo to Bach & Yo Yo Ma!
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Featured image is courtesy of Yo Yo Ma
Chez Lorraine 
Love it!
Beautiful piece, right?
Iya!
love it. kinda perfect song to listen while cloudy/rain outsidw my window Mba 🙂
Stunning Cello!
Love it Mba Yo. I listened to Yo Yo Ma several times from AccuRadio and always love the music.
I love preludes. They are long enough to enjoy and not too long to listen to.
Stunning piece Lorraine. All the best to you!, Aquileana 😀
It is. Thank you Aquileana. All the best to you too.
I LOVE LOVE Yo Yo Ma & JS Bach! Ma’s cello playing is always stunning. Thank you for sharing this piece, Mbak Yo, and salam kenal! 😉
Salam kenal Anggun. Udah saling sapa di WA-chatgroup kemarin ya kalo ngga salah. Aku ada albumnya Yo Yo Ma yang dia main instrumen abad pertengahan, apa ya namanya lupa. Bagus deh. Seperti kembali ke masa Robin Hood & Maid Marian 🙂
Hehe iya betul di WA. Wah asik banget punya albumnya. Di Indonesia susah cari album klasik. Mungkin via iTunes ada kali ya, belum pernah coba, tapi kalau ga audiophile kayaknya kurang mantap hehehe. Senang ketemu sesama penyuka Yo Yo Ma 🙂
Love this. Denger ini gw selalu inget Ada Brons dr ontdekking van de hemel 🙂
Oh ya? Ah jadi pingin baca lagi Ontdekking van de hemel tapi males. Tebel banget bo!