Tonar Music

Manuel Barrueco joins Bobby McFerrin, Edgar Meyer, Philip Glass, Béla Fleck, Hilary Hahn, Chris Thile, Simone Dinnerstein, The Swingle Singers, John Bayless, Matt Haimovitz, Peter Schickele, Richard Stoltzman and the Emerson String Quartet in a new two-hour documentary on Johann Sebastian Bach - the most influential composer in history.

A wide array of terrific Bach players share their innermost thoughts and personal reflections on the power and genius of Bach’s music and perform his greatest masterpieces.

Please note that Manuel Barrueco appears for approximately 10 minutes in this film.

Disc 1: Two hour documentary. Subtitles: English, Spanish, German, Italian and Japanese
Color/116 min. Stereo - NTSC - All Regions - Not Rated

Disk 2: Bonus DVD including complete performances.
Color/90 min. Stereo - NTSC - All Regions - Not Rated

Manuel Barrueco's 2004 solo recital at the Peabody Conservatory of Music is featured throughout the film. Also excerpts of a performance of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez before an audience of twenty thousand in Antwerp, Belgium, and the premiere of Roberto Sierra's Folías with Víctor Pablo Pérez conducting the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia.

An hour documentary celebrating the life and work of Aaron Shearer
Featuring Mr. Shearer's former student Manuel Barrueco.