Bach Cello Suite No 1 Menuets - Georg Mertens performing on a beautiful ancient instrument

To the cello used in this performance: Originally this instrument was made as a larger 3 stringed bass violin (before the name cello existed!) originally made c 1500-1600 in Austria or Bohemia, cut back between 1700-1750 to the size of our normal 4 string cello. I bought it in 1969. All my teacher didn't like it, because of its unusual dimensions, it "would wreck my technique"! Today it is set up with wound gut strings. I play it with a Baroque bow, Baroque tuning - a bit more than a semitone lower than our standard A. ---- You may notice the Eb in the bass, first part of Menuet 2. For a Talk on the disputable note see:   / 98359664   For an insight into the complex history of the Bach Cello Suites including the more than 80 editions see: http://www.georgcello.com/bachcellosu... Georg's recordings of the 6 Bach Cello Suites & the 7 Ricercar's by Gabrielli -    • J.S. Bach - The 6 Suites for cello solo & ...   ---- The Menuets ( & Prelude) from Suite No 1 are included in Volume 4 of My CELLO METHOD "Gems from the vast cello repertoire within positions 1 - 4". For My Cello Method visit:   / georgcello   - then go to "Shop". or also https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/search... (lesson 1-10 are offered as a free trial / sheet music attached) This video has first been published on my patreon series "The Bach Cello Suites" - Lessons, Talks and Recordings:   / georgcello   & go to "collections". ---- To Vibrato in Baroque Music: The Baroque composer Geminiani wrote (1752): "Use vibrato wherever you can, it sweetens the sound". Mozart's father Leopold distinguished already between slow and fast vibrato, increasing and decreasing the speed of vibrato (1750). ---- Georg is a performer / composer / teacher living in the Blue Mountains / Australia For my step by step online cello course in 6 Volumes or the Bach Cello Suites Project go to:   / georgcello   - then go to "collections" / for sheet music go to "shop" website: http://www.georgcello.com youtube playlists:    / @georgcello