The song that plays in the video, the prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1, sounds like F# major. The prelude, however, was composed in G major. Why tuning down the prelude? It comes down to an ...

Yo-Yo Ma has released a video of his sublime rendition of Bach’s Cello Prelude, which he performed live at the reopening of Paris’ Notre Dame cathedral. Yo-Yo Ma stunned audiences in Paris last ...

Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude in C Minor packs a speedy punch with its rich, complex, repetitive layers. That piece is not unlike the work of the Bay Area’s John Adams, one of the most influential ...

Today’s Video of the Day is a performance of the Prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No.1 by Yo-Yo Ma. The performance was a part of the concert marking the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral. Yo-Yo Ma ...

A composition workshop about creating a classical piece inspired by Bach's 'Prelude in C Major'. This workshop helps students understand how to develop instruments and how to understand tone colour.

Bach and his fellow German organists produced hundreds of "chorale preludes" like this one – small pieces based on a traditional hymn tune. You must enable ...