Six Suites for Solo Cello

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Torleif Thedéen

Six Suites for Solo Cello is a set of six unaccompanied cello suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed circa 1717–1723. Written in Baroque idiom for solo cello, they explore dance-derived forms, counterpoint and advanced cello technique, representing Bach's mature work in unaccompanied instrumental writing and forming a cornerstone of the solo string repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude
    2:12
  2. 2.
    Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
    3:17
  3. 3.
    Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: III. Courante
    2:24
  4. 4.
    Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
    3:23
  5. 5.
    Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: V. Menuet I - Menuet II
    3:31
  6. 6.
    Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue
    1:51
  7. 7.
    Cello Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: I. Prelude
    4:04
  8. 8.
    Cello Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande
    3:15
  9. 9.
    Cello Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante
    2:11
  10. 10.
    Cello Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande
    5:49
  11. 11.
    Cello Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuet I - Menuet II
    3:25
  12. 12.
    Cello Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: VI Gigue
    2:48
  13. 13.
    Cello Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: I. Prelude
    3:42
  14. 14.
    Cello Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
    3:45
  15. 15.
    Cello Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: III. Courante
    3:20
  16. 16.
    Cello Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: IV Sarabande
    5:14
  17. 17.
    Cello Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: V Bouree I - Bouree II
    4:18
  18. 18.
    Cello Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: VI Gigue
    3:41

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Cello Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: I. Prelude
    3:33
  2. 3.
    Cello Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande
    3:51
  3. 4.
    Cello Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: III. Courante
    3:02
  4. 5.
    Cello Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande
    5:05
  5. 6.
    Cello Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: V. Bouree I - Bouree II
    5:39
  6. 7.
    Cello Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue
    3:12
  7. 8.
    Cello Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: I. Prelude
    6:30
  8. 9.
    Cello Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
    5:48
  9. 10.
    Cello Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante
    2:07
  10. 11.
    Cello Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
    3:54
  11. 12.
    Cello Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I - Gavotte II
    4:38
  12. 13.
    Cello Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: VI Gigue
    2:20
  13. 14.
    Cello Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude
    4:44
  14. 15.
    Cello Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande
    7:33
  15. 16.
    Cello Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: III. Courante
    3:35
  16. 17.
    Cello Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande
    5:05
  17. 18.
    Cello Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I - Gavotte II
    4:23
  18. 19.
    Cello Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Gigue
    4:26

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