Miranda Wilson

It was exciting to wake up to the news that Strings had reviewed The Well-Tempered Cello.

Something the reviewer said reminds me that I’d like to have more of my own recordings of Bach up on YouTube, since right now I only have a live performance of the First Suite (in a COVID mask…) and a handful of audio recordings of movements from other suites in SoundCloud. A few readers have asked about it too. Short answer: there was a professional videographer at my Bach Marathon, but sadly his computer was stolen the day after the concert and the recordings were irretrievably lost. I haven’t (yet) secured grant funding to make a studio recording of the Suites…an expensive project, to be sure. Hopefully now the book is gaining a bit of traction, grant funders may be persuaded. Crossing my fingers…

To my astonishment and joy, I saw that The Well-Tempered Cello: Life with Bach’s Cello Suites* is now #1 in New Releases for String Instruments at Amazon.

It is now available on Kindle for those who prefer an e-book.

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I’m humbled and grateful for this reader review of The Well-Tempered Cello: Life with Bach’s Cello Suites.* Hopefully it will inspire others to read my book! Thank you 🎻💗

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Thanks so much to all the people who have already bought my book, The Well-Tempered Cello: Life with Bach’s Cello Suites*. I deeply appreciate it and look forward to hearing your thoughts. If you liked my book, would you consider writing a review at the site where you purchased it?

Great news: it’s now possible to read The Well-Tempered Cello as both a print book and an e-book. Meanwhile, readers who prefer reading books from a screen have a variety of options on the other platforms. The Well-Tempered Cello will soon be available everywhere you buy books, hooray!

I’ll keep updating this post as The Well-Tempered Cello: Life with Bach’s Cello Suites appears on more and more platforms.

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My second book, The Well-Tempered Cello: Life with Bach’s Cello Suites,* is now published. It’s currently available on Amazon, and will soon be available on other platforms. This book, a memoir about my lifelong search for meaning and belonging in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, was a long time in the making. I would be ecstatic if you’d consider reading it.

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I was delighted to read the following review from Stringendo. It’s not often that your book gets a review almost two years after publication, so I was pretty happy.

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I am delighted to announce that my first book, Cello Practice, Cello Performance, was published today by Rowman & Littlefield. I give my heartfelt thanks to the editorial team, the designers who made the beautiful cover, and everyone who inspired and encouraged me to write down ideas from my teaching career. To my teachers, my students, my colleagues, my family: this one’s for you.

I am delighted to announce that my third CD has just been released by Albany Records. Wondrous Love: Works for Solo Cello features the three suites for unaccompanied cello by Ernest Bloch, and two pieces by Daniel Bukvich, Variations on “What Wondrous Love Is This?” and Phantasy on a Theme of Purcell.

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