Anna Magdalena's Cello Suites

[french frank]

I obviously didn't read the article properly, it was indeed 2006 that Prof Jarvis first proposed this

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...-academic.html

It's all right - Ivan Hewett is on the case http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/m...en-genius.html

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

The main thing that sticks in my mind about Anna Magdalena Bach is the way the children of J.S.Bach neglected her after JSB's death. She died in penury.

[gurnemanz]

They did have 13 kids and no money - as depicted by the turned inside out empty pocket on his statue outside the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.

[jean]

Here's Steven Isserlis on the subject.

[Lento]

Rather surprised at Ivan Hewett, I have to say.