[As a 10-year old violin student, Antoine Tamestit 's initial encounter with Bach's suites for solo cello was "my first and most important musical emotion" and made him want to switch instrument.

(6) Suites (Sonatas) for Cello, Movements: No. 1 in G, BWV1007 Antoine Tamestit, Viola (6) Suites (Sonatas) for Cello, Movements: No. 3 in C, BWV1009 Antoine Tamestit, Viola (6) Suites (Sonatas) for ...

In the hands of the master violist, this famous stretch of Bach’s music become body music, rooted in breath and wood and muscle. Save this story Save this story There are as many ways to play Bach ...

A great cellist, Bach’s beautiful prelude and an allegory to give us all hope. It's a difficult time. Countless people around the world are being impacted by uncertainty, disruption and loss caused by ...

<!-- missing image http://blogs.kcrw.com/rhythmplanet/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/blog-spacer.jpg -->This is kind of an experimental show. Bach wrote six beautiful ...

Violinist Podger makes Bach’s suites sound as if they were written for her instrument, such is her buoyancy and agility Isn’t Rachel Podger a violinist? What’s she doing recording Bach’s Cello Suites?

You might expect a baroque German theorbo to be a more faithful vehicle for Bach’s solo cello music than a modern viola. But Hopkinson Smith’s approach to the first three suites goes much further than ...

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 ...