Suites Nos. 4, 5, 6

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Hopkinson Smith

Suites Nos. 4, 5, 6 are the fourth, fifth and sixth of the Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed circa 1717–1723. These Baroque solo cello works consist of sequences of dance-derived movements that exploit the instrument's range and implied polyphony, presenting technical and expressive challenges and forming the latter half of a foundational set that helped shape the cello repertoire.
First released: 1st June 1993

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Suite no. 4 in B-flat major, BWV 1010: Prelude
    4:15
  2. 2.
    Suite no. 4 in B-flat major BWV 1010: Allemande
    4:48
  3. 3.
    Suite no. 4 in B-flat major BWV 1010: Courante
    3:56
  4. 4.
    Suite no. 4 in B-flat major BWV 1010: Sarabande
    3:27
  5. 5.
    Suite no. 4 in B-flat major BWV 1010: Bourrees I & II
    5:30
  6. 6.
    Suite no. 4 in B-flat major BWV 1010: Gigue
    3:28
  7. 7.
    Suite no. 6 in D-flat major BWV 1012: Prelude
    5:21
  8. 8.
    Suite no. 6 in D-flat major BWV 1012: Allemande
    7:46
  9. 9.
    Suite no. 6 in D-flat major BWV 1012: Courante
    4:20
  10. 10.
    Suite no. 6 in D-flat major BWV 1012: Sarabande
    4:18
  11. 11.
    Suite no. 6 in D-flat major BWV 1012: Bourrees I & II
    3:58
  12. 12.
    Suite no. 6 in D-flat major BWV 1012: Gigue
    4:45
  13. 13.
    Suite in G minor, BWV 995 (no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011): Prelude
    5:32
  14. 14.
    Suite in G minor, BWV 995 (no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011): Allemande
    5:22
  15. 15.
    Suite in G minor, BWV 995 (no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011): Courante
    2:41
  16. 16.
    Suite in G minor, BWV 995 (no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011): Sarabande
    2:49
  17. 17.
    Suite in G minor, BWV 995 (no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011): Bourrees I & II
    4:45
  18. 18.
    Suite in G minor, BWV 995 (no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011): Gigue
    2:39

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