/tags/j-s-bach-0 J.S. Bach en-US Copyright Fri, 17 Aug 2018 20:45:00 GMT /2018-08-17/yo-yo-ma-a-life-led-with-bach If the celebrated cellist could soundtrack his life, the music would be J.S. Bach's six Cello Suites. Yo-Yo Ma explains why they mean the world to him while he played the music at the NPR offices. Fri, 17 Aug 2018 20:45:00 GMT /2018-08-17/yo-yo-ma-a-life-led-with-bach Mary Louise Kelly, Tom Huizenga /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-04-09/book-review-lauren-belfers-and-after-the-fire Think of your favorite page-turner. Think of the novel you get lost in, whether on the beach or on the bus — The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough comes… Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:51:56 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2018-04-09/book-review-lauren-belfers-and-after-the-fire Christopher Purdy /classical-101/2018-03-27/after-bach-offers-brad-mehldaus-well-tempered-jazz Inspired by J.S. Bach, jazz pianist Brad Mehldau alternates originals from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier with his own reinventions. Tue, 27 Mar 2018 20:06:00 GMT /classical-101/2018-03-27/after-bach-offers-brad-mehldaus-well-tempered-jazz Tom Moon /classical-101/2017-10-20/william-egglestons-secret-world-of-musik Watch a short film about the revered artist who liberated color photography in the 1970s. Now, at age 78, his lifelong passion for music is revealed in his very first album release. Fri, 20 Oct 2017 13:46:42 GMT /classical-101/2017-10-20/william-egglestons-secret-world-of-musik Tom Huizenga /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-07-10/sending-music-to-a-sick-friend I have a close friend living in another state who is dealing with a serious illness.It's not as if I can run over there to take care of his kids, as much… Mon, 10 Jul 2017 10:03:00 GMT /show/classical-101-by-request/2017-07-10/sending-music-to-a-sick-friend Christopher Purdy /classical-101/2016-07-16/gee-look-at-all-those-little-black-dots-j-s-bachs-black-dots-sell-for-3-5-million Most of us have seen art exhibits containing originals by the likes of Rembrandt, Picasso, and other acknowledged masters. Owning one is something most of… Sat, 16 Jul 2016 12:08:00 GMT /classical-101/2016-07-16/gee-look-at-all-those-little-black-dots-j-s-bachs-black-dots-sell-for-3-5-million /classical-101/2015-12-10/more-from-finlands-greatest-composer Anticipating the 150th birth anniversary of Finland's Jean Sibelius, last week on Symphony @ 7 I had his Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat. This week, just two… Thu, 10 Dec 2015 17:20:48 GMT /classical-101/2015-12-10/more-from-finlands-greatest-composer