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"To call it an album would sell it short as a video tour. To call it a narrated musical documentary would discount it as an odyssey through painting and sculpture. To call it a history book would be to deny the romance of its narrative."

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"Guitarist Steven Hancoff has lavished a lot of love and attention on this project...His thoughts are always interesting, and his playing of the music itself is glorious. Four stars ****"

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"What Hancoff has ultimately produced is an incredibly rich multimedia exploration of the Cello Suites, Bach’s universe, and his influence through the centuries..."

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"To me, this is far and away the most serendipitous saga in the history of the arts, or even of western culture itself."

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"A masterful guitarist who had previously recorded ragtime, Tin Pan Alley songs, New Orleans jazz and Duke Ellington pieces, Steven Hancoff has documented what he considers the most important work of his career so far."

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"The Hancoff soul, where the intelligent, poignant, and transcendent grace of these pieces has been internalized and artfully expressed, makes this the triumph of one man who reached through three centuries to telegraph to us Bach’s soul. "

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"Steven Hancoff’s arrangements and performances stand out as being uniquely personal. I have nothing but admiration... and yes indeed, the world could use more people like Steven Hancoff."

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"To have the desire to transcribe Bach’s Six Suites for ‘Cello is something more than just having a love and passion of the music contained within the Suites, it is a love affair coupled with a burning desire to share the magnificence of a Suite of music almost lost to mankind."

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"these performances are deeply analytical and thoughtful, with especial awareness of the circumstances of composition."

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"Hancoff brings these classic Bach works home for the 21st century and probably beyond. Occupying a spot in the lineage from Segovia to Bream to Parkening to Isbin, Hancoff plays second to none and the music plays like a book you can't put down until you're done."

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"Hancoff has done a remarkable job, vividly bringing to life Bach’s complex music written for cello and has even transcribed it for steel string acoustic guitar, something unheard of in the more traditional classical music world."

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"The visuals, guitar and storytelling all work together to create a poignant, unique performance."

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"The historic McFarland House hosted a renowned guitarist Friday night, bringing a uniquely informative and engaging performance dedicated to one of the most famous musicians to ever live."

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"Eighteen gems. By combining talent, a sensitive ear and an eagerness to enjoy the moment, The Single Petal Of A Rose stands out as a major achievement that should not go unnoticed."