STRINGS MAGAZINE: Video Premiere: Cellist Ashley Bathgate Reimagines a Cello Suite Inspired by Bach
STRINGS MAGAZINE: Video Premiere: Cellist Ashley Bathgate Reimagines a Cello Suite Inspired by Bach
BY STEPHANIE POWELL
“Ashley Bathgate, cellist and former member of contemporary music ensemble Bang on a Can, like many other musicians finds a world of inspiration from Bach and his Cello Suites. Her latest solo album, ASH, out today, is comprised of a solo suite, made up of six movements, all composed by members of the composer collective Sleeping Giant.
Strings caught up with Bathgate about bridging Bach and contemporary styles, the composing process, her favorite suites, and more. Here is the video premiere of the “Orison” movement composed by Robert Honstein, who found inspiration from watching Rostropovich tackle Bach’s complete Cello Suites with a slow tempi in a reverberant cathedral.”