Unaccompanied Cello Suites No. 1, 3 & 5

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Yo‐Yo Ma

Unaccompanied Cello Suites Nos. 1, 3 & 5 are suites for solo cello by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed circa 1717–1723. They consist of sequences of Baroque dance movements that explore implied polyphony, technical virtuosity and expressive range on a single instrument, and they occupy a central place in the solo cello repertoire and in Bach's instrumental output.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007: I. Prelude
    2:31
  2. 2.
    Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
    3:47
  3. 3.
    Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007: III. Courante
    2:26
  4. 4.
    Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
    2:56
  5. 5.
    Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007: V. Menuet I & II
    3:05
  6. 6.
    Cello Suite No. 1, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue
    1:51
  7. 7.
    Cello Suite No. 3, BWV 1009: I. Prelude
    3:14
  8. 8.
    Cello Suite No. 3, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
    3:35
  9. 9.
    Cello Suite No. 3, BWV 1009: III. Courante
    2:27
  10. 10.
    Cello Suite No. 3, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
    3:43
  11. 11.
    Cello Suite No. 3, BWV 1009: V. Bouree I & II
    3:23
  12. 12.
    Cello Suite No. 3, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue
    3:09
  13. 13.
    Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011: I. Prelude
    6:18
  14. 14.
    Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
    5:22
  15. 15.
    Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011: III. Courante
    1:56
  16. 16.
    Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
    3:18
  17. 17.
    Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I & II
    4:15
  18. 18.
    Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue
    2:31

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