Six Suites

Performed by David Starkweather, professor of cello at the University of Georgia School of Music, this 3 DVD set of the Six Suites features video from a variety of camera angles, with uncompressed stereo PCI audio recorded in Hodgson Concert Hall at the University of Georgia. The discs offer a choice of four views: performance; performance with score; manuscripts with score; and scenery. One can choose to watch the scrolling score from Starkweather's edition, along with manuscripts of Anna Magdalena Bach, Johann Kellner, and in Suite No. 5, the lute manuscript of J. S. Bach. The angle button flips the view seamlessly between the performance with score and the manuscripts with score. Extras include scholarly examination of the manuscripts titled Disagreement of Sources for the Bach Cello Suites and Comparison of Copyists Accuracy, a backstage tour of the recording sessions, and pdf documents of Starkweather performing and manuscript editions.