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 ...

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 ...

World-renowned classical guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk joins us in the studio, playing Bach’s cello suites on classical guitar. The classical guitarist Eliot Fisk in performance. (Courtesy the Artist/ ...

The myths of classical music are layered with historical facts and romantic imagination. Spanish cellist Pablo Casals, 1876–1973, was no exception. It is often described that in 1889, 13-year-old ...

J. S. Bach composed his Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello between 1717–23, based on six dance movements It's likely Bach wrote his Cello Suites between 1717-23 when he was serving as Kapellmeister in ...

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 ...

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 ...

My first exposure to Bach's Cello Suites, after working as a pop music critic for a daily newspaper, rewired my audio circuitry. It took place in a small concert hall where a cellist with a shock of ...

When internationally acclaimed cellist Jan Vogler saw Amanda Gorman recite a poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021, he instantly became a fan. "What I admire about Amanda is her optimism ...