Cello-Suiten

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Mstislav Rostropovich

Cello-Suiten is a set of six suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed between approximately 1717 and 1723. Written in the Baroque idiom, the works explore contrapuntal textures, dance-derived forms and the expressive range of the solo cello, and they occupy a central place in Bach's output and the solo string repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Suite Nr. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
    2:04
  2. 2.
    Suite Nr. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
    3:20
  3. 3.
    Suite Nr. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: III. Courante
    2:34
  4. 4.
    Suite Nr. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
    3:21
  5. 5.
    Suite Nr. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Va. Menuet I
    1:17
  6. 6.
    Suite Nr. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Vb. Menuet II – Menuet I
    2:03
  7. 7.
    Suite Nr. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue
    1:41
  8. 8.
    Suite Nr. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: I. Prélude
    4:25
  9. 9.
    Suite Nr. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande
    3:32
  10. 10.
    Suite Nr. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: III. Courante
    3:39
  11. 11.
    Suite Nr. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande
    5:09
  12. 12.
    Suite Nr. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: Va. Bourrée I
    3:24
  13. 13.
    Suite Nr. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: Vb. Bourrée II – Bourrée I
    2:45
  14. 14.
    Suite Nr. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue
    2:39
  15. 15.
    Suite Nr. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: I. Prélude
    7:23
  16. 16.
    Suite Nr. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
    5:11
  17. 17.
    Suite Nr. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante
    2:26
  18. 18.
    Suite Nr. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
    3:51
  19. 19.
    Suite Nr. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Va. Gavotte I
    2:46
  20. 20.
    Suite Nr. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Vb. Gavotte II – Gavotte I
    2:55
  21. 21.
    Suite Nr. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue
    2:25

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Suite Nr. 2 in d-moll, BWV 1008: I. Prélude
    4:08
  2. 3.
    Suite Nr. 2 in d-moll, BWV 1008: II. Allemande
    2:49
  3. 4.
    Suite Nr. 2 in d-moll, BWV 1008: III. Courante
    2:09
  4. 5.
    Suite Nr. 2 in d-moll, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande
    6:06
  5. 6.
    Suite Nr. 2 in d-moll, BWV 1008: Va. Menuet I
    1:20
  6. 7.
    Suite Nr. 2 in d-moll, BWV 1008: Vb. Menuet II – Menuet I
    1:58
  7. 8.
    Suite Nr. 2 in d-moll, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue
    2:53
  8. 9.
    Suite Nr. 3 in C-dur, BWV 1009: I. Prélude
    3:23
  9. 10.
    Suite Nr. 3 in C-dur, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
    3:47
  10. 11.
    Suite Nr. 3 in C-dur, BWV 1009: III. Courante
    3:47
  11. 12.
    Suite Nr. 3 in C-dur, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
    5:18
  12. 13.
    Suite Nr. 3 in C-dur, BWV 1009: Va. Bourrée I
    1:56
  13. 14.
    Suite Nr. 3 in C-dur, BWV 1009: Vb. Bourrée II – Bourrée I
    2:42
  14. 15.
    Suite Nr. 3 in C-dur, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue
    2:59
  15. 16.
    Suite Nr. 6 in D-dur, BWV 1012: I. Prélude
    5:16
  16. 17.
    Suite Nr. 6 in D-dur, BWV 1012: II. Allemande
    10:31
  17. 18.
    Suite Nr. 6 in D-dur, BWV 1012: III. Courante
    3:32
  18. 19.
    Suite Nr. 6 in D-dur, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande
    4:51
  19. 20.
    Suite Nr. 6 in D-dur, BWV 1012: Va. Gavotte I
    2:17
  20. 21.
    Suite Nr. 6 in D-dur, BWV 1012: Vb. Gavotte II – Gavotte I
    2:53
  21. 22.
    Suite Nr. 6 in D-dur, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue
    4:08

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