MA Recordings is proud to finally make available the 176.4 kHz version of Vol 2 of the last three unaccompanied cello suites by J. S. Bach, performed to baroque perfection by Swiss cellist Martin Zeller.
Volume two of J. S. Bach`s unaccompanied cello suites was recorded at 5.6 MHz DSD, utilizing our own MA Recordings' modified Korg MR2000s, along with MA Recordings` custom made, line level DC powered microphones on suites 4 and 6 and DPA 4006 microphones on suite 5. Microphone amplification on suite 5 was by Marcel Croese of Create Audio, located in Utrecht, Holland (www.creatoaudio.com)
Cables: Stereolab TOMBO For more about this cable, please go to here
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Of Swiss descent, MARTIN ZELLER studied the modern cello at the Musikhochschule in Zürich with Markus Stocker and Claude Starck and in London with William Pleeth. He then joined the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis to study baroque cello with Christophe Coin and viola da gamba with Paolo Pandolfo.
At present he is principal cello of the Kammerorchester Basel which is regularly directed by Giovanni Antonini, Paul McCreesh, David Stern and Christopher Hogwood. He has closely collaborated with many famous soloists and singers such as Carlo Chiarappa, Giuliano Carmignola and Cecilia Bartoli, He has played with various period instrument groups (I Barrocchisti Lugano, Sonatori della Gioiosa Marca, Orchestre Baroque de Limoges, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées) as well as the Ensemble für Neue Musik, Zürich. Among his chamber music partners are Guido Balestracci and Christophe Coin.
Martin Zeller is professor of baroque cello at the Musikhochschule Zürich and teaches at the Chamber Music Academy at the Hindemith Center in Blonay, Switzerland.
For MA Recordings, he has participated on ?Buenos Aires Madrigal? (M063A)
and ?Tonos y Tonadas? (M072A), both by Ensemble La Chimera, of which he is a standing member, as well as
?J. S. Bach/Orgelbüchlein? (M076A) by Ensemble Mare Nostrum.
The photography for the cover was shot by fashion photographer Peter Han, an avid MA fan! For more on Peter`s beautiful work, please check out: www.peterhanstudio.com
Todd Garfinkle: Producer
/ Engineer