The Cello Suites

Discover a true-life journey of passion, imagination, and discovery, fuelled by the transcendent power of a musical masterpiece. Eric Siblin’s The Cello Suites weaves together three dramatic stories: Johann Sebastian Bach’s missing manuscript, Pablo Casals’ incredible discovery of the manuscript, and Siblin’s own infatuation with Bach’s cello suites. Follow Siblin’s pursuit for answers to the mysteries that continue to haunt this piece of music more than 250 years after its composer’s death, taking him to the back streets of Barcelona, a Belgian mansion, a bombed out German palace, interviews with cellists Mischa Maisky, Anner Bylsma, and Pieter Wispelwey, archives, festivals, conferences, and even cello lessons. This book is a part biography, part music history, and part literary mystery, all beautifully written to deliver an incomparable journey.