Suites 1, 3, 5

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Antoine Tamestit

Suites Nos 1, 3 and 5 are part of Johann Sebastian Bach's Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello, composed around 1717–1723. Written in the Baroque idiom for solo cello, they employ dance-derived movements, contrapuntal textures and harmonic invention, and they occupy a central place in Bach's instrumental output and the solo cello repertoire.
First released: 2012

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Prelude
  2. 2.
    Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Allemande
  3. 3.
    Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Courante
  4. 4.
    Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Sarabande
  5. 5.
    Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Menuets 1 & 2
  6. 6.
    Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Gigue
  7. 7.
    Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Prélude
  8. 8.
    Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Allemande
  9. 9.
    Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Courante
  10. 10.
    Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Sarabande
  11. 11.
    Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Bourées 1 & 2
  12. 12.
    Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Gigue
  13. 13.
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Prélude
  14. 14.
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Allemande
  15. 15.
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Courante
  16. 16.
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Sarabande
  17. 17.
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Gavottes 1 & 2
  18. 18.
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Gigue

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