Bach: Cello Suites - In den Winden Im Nichts - DVD

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To the term "choreographer " Heinz <span data-scayt_word="Spoerli" data-scaytid="1">Spoerli</span> prefers "dance maker ". In the few short years since he took charge of the Zurich Ballet, the company has gained an international reputation, with the austere yet poetic In den <span data-scayt_word="Winden" data-scaytid="3">Winden</span> <span data-scayt_word="im" data-scaytid="4">im</span> <span data-scayt_word="Nichts" data-scaytid="5">Nichts</span> (Cello Suites) among its flagship works.<br /> Following on the success of his adaptation of the Goldberg Variations, <span data-scayt_word="Spoerli" data-scaytid="2">Spoerli</span> turned to that other Bach masterpiece, the Suites for Solo Cello, offering his abstract vision in three stunningly beautiful dance episodes.<br /> <br /> The choreography mixes solos, pas de <span data-scayt_word="deux" data-scaytid="6">deux</span>, trios and ensemble work. Beginning and ending with a near-identical solo, the cycle is dominated by circularity. The duets are virtuoso gems, athleticism made dance.<br /> <br /> Its subtle play on balance and the relationship between bodies and light, the symmetry and asymmetry of the ensemble parts, its purity of movement and its sheer energy make this a ballet of remarkable density, depth and theatrical beauty.<br /> <br /> The Bach Suites are played here by Claudius <span data-scayt_word="Herrmann" data-scaytid="7">Herrmann</span>, solo cellist with the Zurich Opera Orchestra, in a rendition that does full justice to their choreographic potential.