The 6 Unaccompanied Cello Suites

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Yo‐Yo Ma

The Six Unaccompanied Cello Suites are a set of six suites composed by Johann Sebastian Bach between 1717 and 1723. Written for solo cello, they employ Baroque dance forms and intricate idiomatic writing that implies polyphony and counterpoint on a single-line instrument, presenting varied technical and expressive demands and exemplifying Bach's approach to solo instrumental composition while influencing the subsequent cello repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
    2:31
  2. 2.
    Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
    3:47
  3. 3.
    Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: III. Courante
    2:26
  4. 4.
    Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
    2:56
  5. 5.
    Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: V. Menuetto I-II
    3:05
  6. 6.
    Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue
    1:49
  7. 7.
    Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: I. Prélude
    4:50
  8. 8.
    Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande
    3:49
  9. 9.
    Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: III. Courante
    3:43
  10. 10.
    Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande
    4:31
  11. 11.
    Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I-II
    5:04
  12. 12.
    Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue
    2:35
  13. 13.
    Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: I. Prélude
    6:18
  14. 14.
    Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
    5:22
  15. 15.
    Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante
    1:56
  16. 16.
    Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
    3:18
  17. 17.
    Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I-II
    4:15
  18. 18.
    Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue
    2:33

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude
    2:31
  2. 3.
    Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande
    3:47
  3. 4.
    Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante
    2:26
  4. 5.
    Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande
    2:56
  5. 6.
    Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuetto I-II
    3:06
  6. 7.
    Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue
    1:49
  7. 8.
    Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: I. Prélude
    4:51
  8. 9.
    Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
    3:49
  9. 10.
    Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: III. Courante
    3:43
  10. 11.
    Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
    4:32
  11. 12.
    Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I-II
    5:04
  12. 13.
    Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue
    2:36
  13. 14.
    Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: I. Prélude
    6:18
  14. 15.
    Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande
    5:22
  15. 16.
    Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: III. Courante
    1:56
  16. 17.
    Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande
    3:18
  17. 18.
    Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I-II
    4:15
  18. 19.
    Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue
    2:33

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