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I'd been meaning to do this for a while, and finally found the time for it: I performed Bach's second cello suite, in full and from memory, as a mini-recital in front of a few friends and on Facebook Live last weekend. Here's the recorded video of the piece.
I ended up playing in the UC Davis Arboretum, under a live oak with a low stone wall around it that people could sit on. In the video you can see people passing by on the trail behind me. This is the first time I've ever performed a multi-movement solo piece in its entirety.
(Is it the best I can play this piece? Definitely not -- there are a few obvious errors, and also some less obvious issues, such as bow distribution on chords, that I worked on in lessons but forgot when performing live. But for my first time playing a solo "recital" and my first time performing something this long from memory, I'm pretty happy with it.)
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Inspirational.
I use to play that first movement on guitar, but it wasn't much fun, as it wasn't guitaristic. I'll check it out on violin - I've got the Baerenreiter cello suites, as they are cheap and there's no reason to avoid them.
I wish I had a memory. (It's too late to get a formal diagnosis of inattentive ADHD)
Andrew
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Very impressive @AndrewH! It seemed to me you had an audience maybe around the 2nd piece?
"I'm pretty happy with it"
you should be! especially the one aroumd 20:00 till end. liked it!
again great job and very impressive to play all the way through that.. nice setting being outside also.
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@AndrewH -
WOW!
I'm completely blown away!
Beautifully played, Andrew!
What a great milestone!
All 6 movements is quite a feat, especially live!
Thank you for Sharing this!
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Very well played, 👏
That's a lot to put into memory, enjoyed listening to your playing.
Mark
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@AndrewH - Wow, very impressive. Not only the memory facet but your playing ability is incredible. Thank you for sharing this.
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@AndrewH Bravo! Excellent & impressive playing! The Arboretum seems like the perfect setting for your playing, too. 
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Thanks, everyone!
There was a small audience throughout (a few friends) but they're not heard at all in the video because I asked them to hold their applause until I was done. There was a trail behind me (and you can see people walking by), and a bike path on higher ground behind the camera, and I definitely saw people stopping to listen both on the trail and on the bike path. Which was part of the general idea: I wanted to bring the music somewhere that wasn't a concert hall.
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