Suites for Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007-1012

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Anner Bylsma

Suites for Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007-1012 is a set of six suites for unaccompanied violoncello by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed between 1717 and 1723. Rooted in Baroque idioms, the music comprises stylised dance movements that realise intricate polyphonic textures on a single instrument and represents a major example of Bach's work for solo strings and a cornerstone of the cello repertoire.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
    2:50
  2. 2.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
    4:47
  3. 3.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: III. Courante
    2:42
  4. 4.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
    2:27
  5. 5.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: V. Menuet I/II
    3:40
  6. 6.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue
    1:26
  7. 7.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude
    3:37
  8. 8.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande
    4:42
  9. 9.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante
    1:57
  10. 10.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande
    3:34
  11. 11.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: V. Menuett I/II
    3:21
  12. 12.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue
    2:25
  13. 13.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: I. Prélude
    2:50
  14. 14.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
    4:08
  15. 15.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: III. Courante
    2:28
  16. 16.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
    2:56
  17. 17.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I/II
    2:28
  18. 18.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue
    2:50

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: I. Prélude
    4:03
  2. 2.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande
    4:25
  3. 3.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: III. Courante
    3:18
  4. 4.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande
    3:13
  5. 5.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I/II
    4:02
  6. 6.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue
    2:39
  7. 7.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: I. Prélude
    5:14
  8. 8.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
    5:24
  9. 9.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante
    1:49
  10. 10.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
    3:13
  11. 11.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I/II
    4:13
  12. 12.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue
    1:47
  13. 13.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: I. Prélude
    4:38
  14. 14.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande
    8:27
  15. 15.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: III. Courante
    3:38
  16. 16.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande
    4:19
  17. 17.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I/II
    3:46
  18. 18.
    Suite for Violoncello Solo no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue
    3:46

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