The Six Cello Suites, BWV 1007-1012

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Morten Zeuthen

The Six Cello Suites, BWV 1007 to 1012 are a set of six suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed between about 1717 and 1723. They are Baroque solo works that use implied polyphony and a mix of dance-derived and lyrical movements to explore the cello's range and technical possibilities, and they were written during Bach's Köthen period when he concentrated on instrumental music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Prélude
  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: Menuetto 1 & 2
  6. 6.
    Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: Gigue
  7. 7.
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: Prélude
  8. 8.
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: Allemande
  9. 9.
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: Courante
  10. 10.
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: Sarabande
  11. 11.
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: Menuetto 1 & 2
  12. 12.
    Suite no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: Gigue
  13. 13.
    Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Prélude
  14. 14.
    Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Allemande
  15. 15.
    Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Courante
  16. 16.
    Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Sarabande
  17. 17.
    Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Bourrée 1 & 2
  18. 18.
    Suite no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Gigue
  19. 19.
    Partita in D minor, BWV 1013: Allemande
  20. 20.
    Partita in D minor, BWV 1013: Courante
  21. 21.
    Partita in D minor, BWV 1013: Sarabande
  22. 22.
    Partita in D minor, BWV 1013: Bourrée

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: Prélude
  2. 3.
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: Allemande
  3. 4.
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: Courante
  4. 5.
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: Sarabande
  5. 6.
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: Bourrée 1 & 2
  6. 7.
    Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: Gigue
  7. 8.
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Prélude
  8. 9.
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Allemande
  9. 10.
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Courante
  10. 11.
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Sarabande
  11. 12.
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Gavotte 1 & 2
  12. 13.
    Suite no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: Gigue
  13. 14.
    Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Prélude
  14. 15.
    Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Allemande
  15. 16.
    Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Courante
  16. 17.
    Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Sarabande
  17. 18.
    Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Gavotte 1 & 2
  18. 19.
    Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: Gigue

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