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 ...
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 ...
This is kind of an experimental show. Bach wrote six beautiful suites for solo cello, and I want to showcase two of them through interpretations by eight different cellists. The cello is probably the ...
They’re one of the greatest glories of classical music but the Cello Suites took many decades to be appreciated and understood. Steven Isserlis tells the story of ‘one of the pillars of western ...
Musician Yeesun Kim wakes up every morning the way Pablo Casals did — by playing one of Bach’s six, demanding cello suites from memory. With her eyes closed, Kim’s fingers dart along her cello’s neck ...
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 ...
More: $25-$45. For more information, call (509) 326-4942 or go to nwbachfest.com. Northwest BachFest will celebrate its 44th year with an online concert series featuring selections from J.S. Bach’s ...
Matt Haimovitz is a gifted cellist, whose restless searching for different modes of communication and expression on the instrument has led him in many interesting directions. In his second time ...
A unique interpretation of Bach's Cello Suites led by Grammy-winning violinist with original choreography is happening May ...
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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 ...
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