Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach – Suite 6: Six Gestures

Synopsis

Inspired by Bach presents cellist Yo-Yo Ma performing the six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by J.S. Bach in collaboration with artists from different disciplines, in a set of six films. When Yo-Yo Ma decided to re-record J.S. Bach’s Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, he approached world champion skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean to join him in interpreting the Sixth Suite. Combining beautiful images of Yo-Yo Ma’s performance with magnificent sequences of Torvill and Dean and J.S. Bach’s first person narrative, SIX GESTURES investigates J.S. Bach’s personal and professional history while linking his life and music to our modern world

Additional Info

• No: 9539
• Composer: J.S. Bach
• Artists: Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean
• Production year: 1997
• Run time: 00:52:00
• Director: A film by Patricia Rozema
• Producers: Rhombus Media
• Format: HDTV 16:9