Home / Music / Yo-Yo Ma's Bach Cello Suites earned him his first GrammyMusic linernotes album music yo-yo-maYo-Yo Ma's Bach Cello Suites earned him his first GrammyThe 1983 recording won Best Instrumental Soloist Performance — the first of what would become 19 Grammys for Yo-Yo Ma. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesYo-Yo Ma recorded Bach's Cello Suites three times; Six Evolutions was his final wordSix Evolutions is Yo-Yo Ma's most personal Bach recording yetBach left The Art of Fugue without specifying an instrumentBach's The Art of Fugue is a systematic exploration of counterpointYo-Yo Ma's Inspired by Bach explores the cello suites through film and danceExploreMusic for 18 Musicians uses eight distinct instrument groupsAndrew Gold played guitar, piano, drums, and bass himselfBrian Eno played keyboards, synths, and guitar — guided by Oblique StrategiesDavid Jackson played two saxophones at once on Pawn HeartsDorothy Ashby put the harp at the center of Afro-HarpingPrevious Yo-Yo Ma's Bach Cello Suites got a 2009 remaster from Sony ClassicalNext Yo-Yo Ma first recorded the Bach Cello Suites in 1983