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This masterclass explores Bach’s Cello Suites BWV 1007–1009 from a bassoonist’s perspective, based on a new
edition prepared by bassoonist Wouter Verschuren. Using a historically informed approach, the session focuses on
style, dance character, rhetoric, and the adaptation of Bach’s single-line writing to a wind instrument. Particular
attention is given to articulation, the use of slurs, breathing and phrasing, the shaping of long lines, and practical
solutions for suggesting harmony and double stops, enabling these works to speak convincingly and idiomatically
on the bassoon.
edition prepared by bassoonist Wouter Verschuren. Using a historically informed approach, the session focuses on
style, dance character, rhetoric, and the adaptation of Bach’s single-line writing to a wind instrument. Particular
attention is given to articulation, the use of slurs, breathing and phrasing, the shaping of long lines, and practical
solutions for suggesting harmony and double stops, enabling these works to speak convincingly and idiomatically
on the bassoon.