J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWVV 1007-1012 Gaetano Simone

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007:
• 1 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude 02:59
• 2 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande 04:34
• 3 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante 02:44
• 4 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande 02:52
• 5 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: Va. Menuett I 01:27
• 6 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: Vb. Menuett II 01:18
• 7 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: Vc. Menuett I 00:46
• 8 Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue 02:04
• Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009:
• 9 Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: I. Prélude 04:07
• 10 Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande 04:28
• 11 Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: III. Courante 03:15
• 12 Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande 04:17
• 13 Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: Va. Bourrée I 01:45
• 14 Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: Vb. Bourrée II 01:46
• 15 Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: Vc. Bourrée I 00:55
• 16 Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue 03:32
• Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012:
• 17 Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prélude 05:11
• 18 Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande 07:56
• 19 Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: III. Courante 03:54
• 20 Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande 04:52
• 21 Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: Va. Gavotte I 02:16
• 22 Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: Vb. Gavotte II 01:31
• 23 Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: Vc. Gavotte I 01:12
• 24 Bach: Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue 04:28
• Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008:
• 25 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prélude 04:13
• 26 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande 03:32
• 27 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante 02:10
• 28 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande 04:28
• 29 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: Va. Menuett I 01:16
• 30 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: Vb. Menuett II 01:17
• 31 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: Vc. Menuett I 00:40
• 32 Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue 02:53
• Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010:
• 33 Bach: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I. Prélude 03:39
• 34 Bach: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande 05:02
• 35 Bach: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: III. Courante 03:53
• 36 Bach: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande 04:39
• 37 Bach: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: Va. Bourrée I 03:14
• 38 Bach: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: Vb. Bourrée II 00:55
• 39 Bach: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: Vc. Bourrée I 01:36
• 40 Bach: Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue 03:12
• Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011:
• 41 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prélude 07:01
• 42 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande 05:10
• 43 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante 02:20
• 44 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande 03:10
• 45 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: Va. Gavotte I 02:52
• 46 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: Vb. Gavotte II 01:31
• 47 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: Vc. Gavotte I 01:29
• 48 Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue 02:22
• Total Runtime 02:26:43

Info for J.S. Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1-6, BWVV 1007-1012

The six Cello Suites, BWV 1007–1012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach. They are some of the most frequently performed solo compositions ever written for cello. Bach most likely composed them during the period 1717–1723, when he served as Kapellmeister in Köthen. The title given on the cover of the Anna Magdalena Bach manuscript was Suites à Violoncello Solo senza Basso (Suites for cello solo without bass).

As usual in a Baroque musical suite, after the prelude which begins each suite, all the other movements are based around baroque dance types; the cello suites are structured in six movements each: prelude, allemande, courante, sarabande, two minuets or two bourrées or two gavottes, and a final gigue.

Due to the works' technical demands, étude-like nature, and difficulty in interpretation because of the non-annotated nature of the surviving copies, the cello suites were little known and rarely publicly performed until they were recorded by Pablo Casals in the early 20th century. They have since been performed and recorded by many renowned cellists and have been transcribed for numerous other instruments; they are considered some of Bach's greatest musical achievements.

The Italian cellist and gamba violist Gaetano Simone tackles this important work with an original touch and a remarkable poetic vein. Gaetano plays an historical cello attributed to the factory of Tecchler (around 1700) playing at 432 Hz as a diapason.

The recording was made using 3 pairs of microphones inside the 'Eric James' Acoustic Room.

Gaetano Simone, Viola da Gamba

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