Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach
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Play S1 E1Cellist Yo-Yo Ma stars in a series of six short films based on Johann Sebastian Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello.
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Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach
6 episodes
- 1. Suite #1 - The Music Garden"The Music Garden," a documentary about designing a waterfront garden in Toronto. With landscape artist Julie Moir Messervy and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Directed by Kevin McMahon.TV-GCCApr 1, 1998
- 2. Suite #2 - The Sound of the Carceri"The Sound of the Carceri," a film melding Bach's cello music, played by Yo-Yo Ma, with computer-generated images of Renaissance architect Giovanni Piranesi's etchings. Directed by Francois Girard.TV-GCC
- 3. Suite #3- Falling Down StairsYo-Yo Ma collaborates with choreographer Mark Morris on a new dance, entitled "Falling Down Stairs," performed by the Mark Morris Dance Group. Directed by Barbara Willis Sweete.TV-GCC
- 4. Suite #4- SarabandeFilmmaker Atom Egoyan collaborates with cellist Yo-Yo Ma on a film titled “Sarabande,” about the effects of music on the lives of five characters. Ma plays himself. With Lori Singer, Don McKellar, Jan Rubes and Arsinee Khanjian.TV-GCC
- 5. Suite #5- Struggle for HopeCellist Yo-Yo Ma and artist Tamasaburo Bando create a Kabuki dance entitled "Struggle for Hope." Performed by Bando and directed by Niv Fichman.TV-GCC
- 6. Suite #6- Six GesturesJayne Torvill and Christopher Dean skate "Six Gestures," recalling Bach's life during 1717-23, when he wrote the suites for unaccompanied cello. With Tom McCamus as Bach. Directed by Patricia Rozema.TV-GCC
Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach
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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma stars in a series of six short films based on Johann Sebastian Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello.
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