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Inspired by Bach (2022)

Katharina Jacob
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The aim of this research is to examine, how the historical interpretation practice of the second Suite for unaccompanied cello by Bach could inspire the performance of Reger’s second Suite for cello solo. Max Reger, a German composer from the late 19th – early 20th century, competed during his lifetime with his colleagues Mahler, Strauß and Schönberg but never got the same recognition. A recurring criticism of Reger was his "obsession" with the music of Bach, which was quite different in degree from his contemporaries. Although opinions differ to what extend the Reger Suites are connected to Bach’s Suites, there is a consensus that they can be seen as an inspiration for Reger and are therefore relevant when it comes to performance approaches. In the first part of the research, the background of the two Suites as well as the relationship of Max Reger towards J.S. Bach is presented. In the second part, the historical performance practice of the Bach Suites is applied to the Reger Suite by means of practical experiments. This led to the conclusion that historical performance practice can influence the performance of the Reger Suite in various ways: by enrichening romantic melodies and giving them an inner structure, initiating a discussion of possible interpretations which one might not otherwise consider, as a practice tool and by shaping interpretative approaches. To present both the background research and the video journal of the practical experiments in an appealing way, the chosen format of this work is a research exposition.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsArt of Interpretation, Cello solo, Cello Suites, Max Reger, historically informed performance, Johann Sebastian Bach
date26/10/2021
published21/04/2022
last modified21/04/2022
statuslimited publication
share statusprivate
copyrightKatharina Jacob
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/1401532/1401533
published inKC Research Portal
portal issue3. Internal publication


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