Climbing Mount Fuji with a cello in hand

“In 2007 Italian cellist Mario Brunello climbed to the summit of Mount Fuji and played selections from Bach’s cello suites, declaring that “Bach’s music comes closest to the absolute and to perfection.”

Source: Siblin, Eric (2009) The Cello Suites. Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. p.6.

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