MATT HAIMOVITZ

“Haimovitz’s ingenuity, inventiveness and the sheer range of sounds he is able to produce from his instrument is jaw-dropping”
– All Music Guide

“Hearing a cello played with such fervor
and commitment—not to mention high
artistry—is a priceless experience”
– Los Angeles Times

“It was some of the most moving and soulful playing heard by this listener”
– The New York Times

“…a musician who positively thrives
on challenge…”
– The New York Times

“…in his hands, Bach’s music turns into quotidian sound, a music fully part of the now.”
– The New York Times

“..calls forth a dazzling spectrum of sounds from the depths of his instrument.”
– The New Yorker

“Haimovitz’s unstoppably committed, enthusiastic playing, superbly controlled in tone, attack, vibrato and more.”
– The Strad

MATT HAIMOVITZ – Bach Listening-Room

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Crypt Session, Philip Glass – Overture
Suite I in G Major, BMV 1007 – Prelude
In the Studio with Vijay Iyer – Overtures to Bach

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Matt Haimovitz, Solo

Prelude, Suite I in G Major, BWV 1007 – Bach

Allemande, Suite I in G Major, BWV 1007 – Bach

Courante, Suite I in G Major, BWV 1007 – Bach

Sarabande, Suite I in G Major, BWV 1007 – Bach

Menuet I & II, Suite I in G Major, BWV 1007 – Bach

Gigue, Suite I in G Major, BWV 1007 – Bach

 

Overture – Philip Glass

La memoria – Roberto Sierra

BACH LISTENING-ROOM

Eighteen years after his first, path-breaking recording and tour of Bach’s six solo cello suites, cellist Matt Haimovitz renews his lifelong exploration of these beloved works with a new recording, J.S. Bach The Cello Suites According to Anna Magdalena on the acclaimed PENTATONE Oxingale Series.

Inspired by the architecture of the suites, a breathtaking summation of the vernaculars Bach absorbed from France, Italy, Spain and beyond, Haimovitz commissioned new overtures to each of the suites from composers influenced by folk music from around the globe, including Philip Glass, Vijay Iyer, David Sanford, Du Yun, Roberto Sierra and Luna Pearl Woolf

Along Haimovitz’s Bach Listening-Room tour, audiences may enjoy the transcendent journey of Bach’s six suites in one marathon performance, or experience Haimovitz’s complete vision: each suite introduced by its new overture performed over two or three consecutive performances.

In 2000, with the recording that launched the artist’s own Oxingale Records, Haimovitz embarked on an extensive tour of North America, taking J.S. Bach’s Six Suites for Solo Cello out of the concert hall and into music clubs and coffeehouses.  Matt Haimovitz is considered a pioneer in bringing classical chamber music back to intimate, alternative spaces.

Haimovitz’s personal interpretations of the suites were received with great acclaim, culminating in a historic performance at New York’s infamous punk palace, CBGB, filmed by ABC News for Nightline.  The upcoming tour will embrace intimate venues of all sorts: churches, theaters, as well as alternative spaces.