By tuning down the A to the baroque pitch, the prelude from Bach sounds like F# major, while still playing it in the original G major; this helps achieve a more vibrant, “full” sound that is closer to ...

Watch Yo-Yo Ma ... Johann Sebastian Bach’s six Cello Suites for audiences for more than 40 years, his 1985 recording won a Grammy and his recent YouTube video of the Prelude from the first ...