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Siblin is right that the 'Cello Suites' provide a perfect entree into the sound world of Bach. He provides a delightful and illuminating journey into that world. -- Pamela Margles

<br> The Cello Suites is a work of ever-percolating interest. Mr. Siblin winds up mixing high and low musical forms, art and political histories, Bach's and Casals's individual stories and matters of arcane musicology into a single inquisitive volume. --Janet Maslin, The New York Times <br> Vividly chronicles [Siblin's] international search for the original, and unfound, Bach score...Mr. Siblin's book is well researched, and filled with enough anecdotes to engage even the classical-music aficionado...but the book is best distinguished by its writing. To vivify music in words is not easy. But Mr. Siblin...rises to the task...Read The Cello Suites --preferably with their melodious hum in the background--and you will never look at a cello in quite the same way again. -- The Economist <br> This is rich terrain, and Siblin's book is an engrossing combination of musical and political history spiced with generally vivid descriptions of the cello suites themselves...[Siblin] has given us a compelling portrait of a passionate, prickly Bach, of Casals, a musician who was also politically engaged, and an engrossing cast of secondary characters. Best of all, The Cello Suites makes us want to pop in a CD and really listen to those cello suites. Awesome. --Wynne Delacoma, Chicago Sun-Times <br> Engaging and imaginative...a charming narrative. --Melinda Bargreen, The Seattle Times <br> The author has done a wealth of research in pursuit of his new passion, and he writes engagingly...this intrepid writer has worked hard to interest readers in his musical obsession, and there is a great deal to chew on here. --Priscilla S. Taylor, The Washington Times <br> Siblin firmly believes 'Bach is what you make of him'--and his book represents just that...No matter what the great composer means to readers, they will surely enjoy Siblin's fun, fast-paced journey from pop-music scribbler to Bach aficionado. -- Christian Science Monitor <br> The ironies of a

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Eric Siblin is a Montreal-based journalist and documentary filmmaker. He worked as a reporter/editor at the Montreal bureau of The Canadian Press (CP) from 1989 to 1996 when he joined The Montreal Gazette as a staff reporter, including a stint as the newspaper's pop music critic. He made the transition to television in 2002 with the documentary Word Slingers, which explores the curious subculture of competitive Scrabble tournaments. The film was broadcast in Canada and the U.S., and won a Jury Award at the Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival. He also co-directed the documentary In Search of Sleep, and has written for a wide variety of magazines. The Cello Suites is his first book.

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