"Compared with [J. S. Bach’s] six sonatas for violin without accompaniment, these violoncello solos are light and unpretending. Nevertheless, they are interesting, because they are Bach’s. The first ...

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CAMBRIDGE — Bach’s Six Cello Suites are the beating, deep-souled heart of the cello repertoire. Cellists do not just perform the Suites and move on. They study them, internalize them, and map their ...

The myths of classical music are layered with historical facts and romantic imagination. Pablo Casals, 1876–1973, a Spanish cello virtuoso, was no exception. It is often described how the 13-year-old ...

Bach’s instrumental output encompasses a wide spectrum, but none so intimate as his suites for solo cello. Watch and listen to six great cellists playing highlights of these amazing pieces. When you ...

Johann Sebastian Bach is famous for his innovative, beautiful, and technically difficult pieces for orchestral ensembles and keyboard instruments. He also played the violin and wrote all sorts of solo ...

Bach’s cello suites are among the best known works of classical music, now risking popularization to the point of fatigue as they provide background music for cat food commercials. But one hundred and ...

University of Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Johann Sebastian Bach’s Six Solo Cello Suites are some of the most iconic classical music works. They have inspired not only ...