Mark Morris Dance Group/Yo-Yo Ma/ Baryshnikov in Boston

[Victor Eijkhout]

Meridian <Merid...@aol.com> writes:

> > World renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and modern dance choreographer Mark
> > Morris collaborate to explore the complex roots of the creative process
> > through interpretation of Bach’s Suite for Unaccompanied Cello. Using
> > Bach’s third suite as inspiration, the Mark Morris Dance Group,
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Mr. Ma has released his most recent take on the Cello Suites
as a 2-CD "Inspired by Bach". While I love the music (I know own
*both* of Ma's recordings, plus the Bijlsma, Rostropovich, & Casals ones :-)
I hate the title. I take it as a sign of the decline of civilisation
that a piece of absolute music can only be apreciated as a soundtrack
for some visuals.

Don't get me wrong, I'm sure Mr. Morris does a fine job, it's just
that I'm sad his work is needed at all to bring Bach to the plebs.

--
Victor Eijkhout
"[A] man was excluded from the jury after asking the judge to tell him the
date of birth of the defendant so that he could draw up an astrological
chart to help him to decide on guilt or innocence." [Times 1998/12/29]

[al...@rev.net]

How many Morris dances did Bach compose?

--Spud DuBoise
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[Jack Wright]

In article <79u2m1$s72$4...@news1-alterdial.uu.net>, al...@rev.net says...

None, of course. Mark Morris choreographed a work to be performed to Yo-
Yo Ma's live performance of Bach's 3rd Suite for Unaccompanied Cello.
The piece is called Falling Down Stairs and was filmed for a movie of the
same name.

--
Jack Wright
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[ride...@gmail.com]

On Tuesday, February 16, 1999 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-5, Jack Wright wrote:
> In article <79u2m1$s72$4...@news1-alterdial.uu.net>, al...@rev.net says...
> > How many Morris dances did Bach compose?

> None, of course. Mark Morris choreographed a work to be performed to Yo-
> Yo Ma's live performance of Bach's 3rd Suite for Unaccompanied Cello.
> The piece is called Falling Down Stairs and was filmed for a movie of the
> same name.

I see. Did the Mock Morris Dance Group choreograph for the music of Gustav Holst?

--Buck Stark <https://www.dialup4less.com/~aloe/skinnydip/#song>