Regular readers of Gramophone will surely know that there are numerous exceptional recordings of Bach’s six Cello Suites ... It’s interesting how in 1983 Yo Yo Ma’s performances of the Suites (his ...
Today’s Video of the Day is a performance of the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No.1 by Yo-Yo Ma. The performance was a part of the concert marking the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
By tuning down the A to the baroque pitch, the prelude from Bach sounds like F# major, while still playing it in the original G major; this helps achieve a more vibrant, “full” sound that is closer to ...
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. I hope you're enjoying your Thanksgiving. For the holiday, we're going to feature one of our favorite interviews of the year with Yo-Yo Ma. He brought his cello ...
Watch Yo-Yo Ma: World-famous cellist's impromptu ... his career Yo-Yo has been performing Johann Sebastian Bach’s six Cello Suites for audiences for more than 40 years, his 1985 recording ...