Introduction to Curved Bow for String Instruments

 

in 8 videos by and with

Michael Bach, Violoncello with BACH.Bogen

 

Video: Renate Hoffleit

Translation: Dr. Marshall Tuttle


 

(1)

J. S. Bach, Suite in G-major, Menuett I and II

Development of the BACH.Bogen, prototypes,

drawings, plans. Fundamentals of playing technique with the new frog

1

https://youtu.be/HCCGNsJfqA8

 

(2)

Niccoló Paganini, Caprice (1828)

John Cage, ONE8 (1991)

John Cage and Michael Bach Bachtischa, ONE13 (1992)

Dieter Schnebel, With These Hands (1992)

The highly curved BACH.Bogen

2

https://youtu.be/3wED0K1cKgg

 

(3)

J. S. Bach, Chaconne in d minor

J. S. Bach, Suite in d minor, Sarabande

Handling chords with the gently curved BACH.Bogen

3

https://youtu.be/Uz3qQun-37w

 

(4)

J. S. Bach, Suite in G major, Prélude, Allemande, Sarabande

Differentiated chord treatments

4

https://youtu.be/F-yFVXYzlUE

 

(5)

J. S. Bach, Suite in G major, Courante, Gigue

Monophonic playing and short note values

5

https://youtu.be/h3-VTN7NQKk

 

(6)

J. S. Bach, Suite in G major, Prélude, Allemande

Changing Strings

6

https://youtu.be/zx0XTc2mw30

 

(7)

Michael Bach Bachtischa, locus amoenus (2014)

Various curved bow techniques with the highly curved BACH.Bogen

7

https://youtu.be/DjGdB9KAuto

 

(8)

The Curved Bow

historical context and new compositional challenges

8

https://youtu.be/KLa30-FMdps