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Perspective
From The Cello Suites by Eric Siblin, subtitled J.S. Bach, Pablo Casals, and the Search for a Baroque Masterpiece. The great Mstislav Rostropovich, late in his career, with reluctance finally recorded...
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The Cello Suites
The Cello Suites by Eric Siblin is a beautifully written book about J.S.Bach, Pablo Casals, and the mystery behind Bach’s Cello Suites. It is written by a former pop music critic who had his fill of...
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Dona nobis pacem. Give us peace.
“This will be our reply to violence – to make music more intensely, more beautifully, and more devotedly than ever before.” ~Leonard Bernstein Yo Yo Ma, cello Filed under: General, Inspirational,...
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Art makes us human
Art makes us human. Art is the connection between one person and another, something that hasn’t been done before, something that might not work. ~Seth Godin...
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The loneliness of the artist
In the Abbey de Cuxa in Prades, I spent several glorious hours with the master of the cello. Our rapport was instantaneous – he trusted me to carry his cherished instrument. I was so moved on listening...
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Play until your fingers bleed
Talent renders the whole idea of rehearsal meaningless; when you find something at which you are talented, you do it (whatever it is) until your fingers bleed or your eyes are ready to fall out of your...
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It is cruel that music should be so beautiful
“It is cruel, you know, that music, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness and of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The...
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A balance for soul. A balance for beauty.
“People are craving this great progress in electronics, going after computers, the Internet, etc. It’s a great progress technologically. But they must have a balance for soul, a balance for human...
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A Song of Our Warming Planet
A haunting musical depiction, on that most haunting of instruments – the cello, of the rise in global temperatures over the last 130 years. Unless something is done – like now – this may have to be...
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