It is intriguing to consider what might have turned Bach’s interest towards an instrument he was not known to have played. In Peter Weir’s Master and Commander (2003), Jack Aubrey’s (Russell Crowe) first sighting of the Galapagos Islands is accompanied by the Prelude from Suite I. They have inspired not only cellists and audiences but other artforms as well, and they have been featured in ballet and theatre productions, even in films.
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Six Solo Cello Suites are some of the most iconic classical music works.
