Mischa Maisky: Bach: The Cello Suites (2007)

Cello virtuoso Mischa Maisky plays Bach's six suites for violoncello solo. Palladio's Villa Caldogno is the setting for one of the world's top cellists as he plays the six pieces that are the cornerstone of any cellists' repertoire. So important and respected are these half dozen Bach pieces that Maisky himself has proclaimed 'if I were to describe music as my religion, these six suites would be the Bible'. The haunting setting and Maisky's priceless Montagnana instrument combine to paint a moving portrait of a solo artist passionately performing the very pinnacle of his oeuvre.