This book is part musical detective story, part biography of Bach and Casals, and part personal journey of a man captivated by the suites after hearing them in a chance encounter. The narrative, told through the form of the cello suites, in 6 sections, is engaging. For me, this was one of thos...
My son's cello teacher (and the orchestra director where I teach) urged me to read this book, and I'm not sorry I did. I purchased Rostropovitch's recording of the cello suites (not, interestingly enough, one of the recordings Siblin recommends) a year or two ago, and I often listened to one of t...