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“(regarding the prelude from suite two)... The key is minor, the three notes a tragic triad. The tones move closer and closer to a harrowing vision, weaving spiter-like, relentlessly gathering sound into thighter concentric circle that come to an abrupt stop. Nothing fills the empty space. A tiny prayer is uttered.”

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Book:The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece

Source: The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece

“Playing the cello did feel nicely neolithic, or at least a civilized way to process the primitive.”

Book:The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece

Source: The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece

“It [Bach's cello suites] is like a great diamond," said [Mischa] Maisky in a thick Russian accent, "with so many different cuts that reflect light in so many different ways.”

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Book:The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece

Source: The Cello Suites: J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece