J.S.BACH: Cello Suites on the Cretan Lyra

Yiorgos Kaloudis interprets on the Classical Cretan Lyra, one of the most important works of Baroque Music, J.S.Bach’s Cello Suites on the Cretan Lyra.

The cycle of the solo suites, written by Bach in his Köthen period, is akin to the Bible for modern cellists where hidden polyphony saturates the dance basis of the suite parts, and the performing complexity is subordinated to the creation of a melodic current of enormous emotional power.

Cellist, Cretan lyra player, improviser and composer, Yiorgos Kaloudis created a new interpretive approach, adding a fourth string (low C), on the traditional Cretan lyra, changing the technique of the interpretation on both hands and transcribing this work of Bach for the Classical Cretan Lyra, in the authentic tonalities of the composer. 

J.S. Bach Cello Suites

Cello Suite No. 1
in G Major, BWV 1007

Cello Suite No. 2
in D Minor, BWV 1008

Cello Suite No. 3
in C Major, BWV 1009

Cello Suite No. 4
in E-flat Major, BWV 1010

Cello Suite No. 5
in C Minor, BWV 1011