Suites á Violoncello Solo senza Basso, BWV 1007–1012

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Øyvind Gimse

Suites á Violoncello Solo senza Basso, BWV 1007–1012 is a set of six suites for unaccompanied violoncello by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed circa 1717–1723. They exemplify Baroque solo instrumental music, combining dance-derived movements, clear contrapuntal writing and a strong sense of implied harmony within a single melodic line, and they occupy a key position in Bach's output for solo string instruments and in the development of chamber music repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Prelude
    2:12
  2. 2.
    Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Allemande
    3:59
  3. 3.
    Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Courante
    2:38
  4. 4.
    Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Sarabande
    2:28
  5. 5.
    Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Minuet 1 & 2
    2:57
  6. 6.
    Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Gigue
    1:39
  7. 7.
    Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008, Prelude
    3:36
  8. 8.
    Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008, Allemande
    3:19
  9. 9.
    Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008, Courante
    2:14
  10. 10.
    Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008, Sarabande
    4:01
  11. 11.
    Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008, Menuet 1 & 2
    3:26
  12. 12.
    Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008, Gigue
    2:46
  13. 13.
    Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Prelude
    3:19
  14. 14.
    Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Allemande
    3:26
  15. 15.
    Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Courante
    3:25
  16. 16.
    Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Sarabande
    3:27
  17. 17.
    Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Bourrée 1 & 2
    3:35
  18. 18.
    Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009, Gigue
    3:16

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    Suite No. 4 in E‐Flat Major, BWV 1010, Prelude
    3:54
  2. 2.
    Suite No. 4 in E‐Flat Major, BWV 1010, Allemande
    3:54
  3. 3.
    Suite No. 4 in E‐Flat Major, BWV 1010, Courante
    3:28
  4. 4.
    Suite No. 4 in E‐Flat Major, BWV 1010, Sarabande
    4:34
  5. 5.
    Suite No. 4 in E‐Flat Major, BWV 1010, Bourrée 1 & 2
    4:36
  6. 6.
    Suite No. 4 in E‐Flat Major, BWV 1010, Gigue
    2:49
  7. 7.
    Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011, Prelude
    5:55
  8. 8.
    Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011, Allemande
    4:50
  9. 9.
    Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011, Courante
    2:07
  10. 10.
    Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011, Sarabande
    2:48
  11. 11.
    Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011, Gavotte 1 & 2
    4:35
  12. 12.
    Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011, Gigue
    2:04
  13. 13.
    Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012, Prelude
    4:29
  14. 14.
    Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012, Allemande
    6:59
  15. 15.
    Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012, Courante
    3:48
  16. 16.
    Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012, Sarabande
    4:23
  17. 17.
    Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012, Gavotte 1 & 2
    4:29
  18. 18.
    Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012, Gigue
    4:22

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