The cello suites

By Eric Siblin

Subjects: Bach, johann christian, 1735-1782, Appreciation, Mottagande, Suites (Bach, Johann Sebastian), Music appreciation, Art appreciation, Cello music, Casals, pablo, 1876-1973, New York Times reviewed, Musicians, Suites, Violoncell, Bach, johann sebastian, 1685-1750

Description: Siblin weaves together three dramatic narratives: Bach's composition of the Cello Suites and the manuscript's subsequent disappearance in the eighteenth century; Pablo Casals' historic discovery and popularization of the music in Spain in the late-nineteenth century; and Siblin's own infatuation with the suites at the dawn of the twenty-first century.