Weaves together three dramatic narratives: the first features Bach and the missing manuscript of the suites; the next, the legendary Spanish Catalan cellist Pablo Casals and his historic discovery of the music; and finally, author's own infatuation.[...]
One autumn evening, not long after ending a stint as a pop music critic, Eric Siblin attended a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's Cello Suites. There, he fell deeply in love with the music. Part biography, part music history, and part literary mystery, this title unravels three centuries of mystery[...]