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Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir

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This is a pandemic-born project; cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir is mostly known for playing contemporary music, but she turned to Bach's suites for solo cello during the months of enforced isolation. Her contemporary music background shows in the hard edge of her playing. Another factor shaping her interpretation is that she began to perceive an individual character for each suite: "... an arch started to emerge, a true hero's journey: starting with the innocent 1st Suite in G major, the first taste of bitter disappointment in the D minor 2nd Suite, a renewed optimism in the 3rd Suite in C major, the bold and brash 4th Suite in E flat major, the dark tragedy of the 5th Suite in C minor, and finally, the glorious redemption of the 6th Suite in D major." She omits all of the repeats to bring out this trajectory. It is unlikely that this concept would have made a lot of sense to Bach, but it does produce an unusual set of suites, emotive without being Romantic in the old-style sense. Sample some of the Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012, which does achieve a kind of transcendent quality in Thorsteinsdóttir's hands. Another strong point is the sound from the Sono Luminus studios in Virginia; it gives great immediacy to the cellist and fits well with her overall conception of the music. The title "Marrow" comes from an Icelandic expression meaning "the marrow of the matter," which, for Thorsteinsdóttir, characterizes these suites. She makes a good case for her deep involvement with them and her belief in her unorthodox readings.
© James Manheim /TiVo

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1
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
00:02:43

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

2
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
00:02:36

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

3
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante
00:01:28

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

4
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
00:01:46

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

5
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Menuett I - VI. Menuett II
00:02:10

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

6
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VII. Gigue
00:01:06

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

7
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude
00:03:44

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

8
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande
00:01:43

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

9
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante
00:01:07

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

10
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande
00:02:35

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

11
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuett I - VI. Menuett II
00:01:50

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

12
Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: VII. Gigue
00:01:29

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

13
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: I. Prélude
00:03:54

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

14
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
00:02:10

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

15
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: III. Courante
00:01:44

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

16
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
00:02:24

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

17
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I - VI. Bourrée II
00:02:36

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

18
Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: VII. Gigue
00:01:55

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

19
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I. Prélude
00:03:56

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

20
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande
00:02:17

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

21
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: III. Courante
00:02:03

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

22
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande
00:02:28

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

23
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I - VI. Bourrée II
00:03:21

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

24
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VII. Gigue
00:01:31

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

25
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prélude
00:06:40

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

26
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
00:03:06

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

27
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante
00:00:59

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

28
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
00:02:09

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

29
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I - VI. Gavotte II
00:02:55

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

30
Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: VII. Gigue
00:01:22

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

31
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prélude
00:04:39

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

32
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande
00:03:41

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

33
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: III. Courante
00:02:05

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

34
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande
00:02:40

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

35
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I - VI. Gavotte II
00:02:44

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

36
Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: VII. Gigue
00:02:26

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Saeunn Thorsteinsdóttir, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Merceruio, Producer, Editor - Daniel Shores, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer

2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved. 2023 Sono Luminus, LLC. All rights reserved.

Albumbeschreibung

This is a pandemic-born project; cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir is mostly known for playing contemporary music, but she turned to Bach's suites for solo cello during the months of enforced isolation. Her contemporary music background shows in the hard edge of her playing. Another factor shaping her interpretation is that she began to perceive an individual character for each suite: "... an arch started to emerge, a true hero's journey: starting with the innocent 1st Suite in G major, the first taste of bitter disappointment in the D minor 2nd Suite, a renewed optimism in the 3rd Suite in C major, the bold and brash 4th Suite in E flat major, the dark tragedy of the 5th Suite in C minor, and finally, the glorious redemption of the 6th Suite in D major." She omits all of the repeats to bring out this trajectory. It is unlikely that this concept would have made a lot of sense to Bach, but it does produce an unusual set of suites, emotive without being Romantic in the old-style sense. Sample some of the Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012, which does achieve a kind of transcendent quality in Thorsteinsdóttir's hands. Another strong point is the sound from the Sono Luminus studios in Virginia; it gives great immediacy to the cellist and fits well with her overall conception of the music. The title "Marrow" comes from an Icelandic expression meaning "the marrow of the matter," which, for Thorsteinsdóttir, characterizes these suites. She makes a good case for her deep involvement with them and her belief in her unorthodox readings.
© James Manheim /TiVo

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