Bach - Cello Suites - CD Recording Naxos
Bach Cello Suites - 2CD Recording
Performed by Maria Kliegel
Bach's six unaccompanied Cello suites, written around 1720 while he was in the service of the young prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cothen, are the first truly virtuosic works written for the instrument. Each of the Suites consists of a series of dance forms, although this simple description belies the astonishing variety and complexity of the music. Nearly three centuries after their composition, the Suites remain the supreme test of a cellist's technical and musical capability.
CD1 Tracks:
Suite #1 in GMajor BWV1007
1. Prelude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Menuet I & II
6. Gigue
Suite #2 in Dminor BWV1008
7. Prelude
8. Allemande
9. Courante
10. Sarabande
11. Menuet I & II
12. Gigue
Suite #6 in DMajor BWV1012
13. Prelude
14. Allemande
15. Courante
16. Sarabande
17. Gavotte I & II
18. Gigue
CD2 Tracks:
Suite #3 in CMajor BWV1009
1. Prelude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Bourree I & II
6. Gigue
Suite #4 in EbMajor BWV1010
7. Prelude
8. Allemande
9. Courante
10. Sarabande
11. Bourree I & II
12. Gigue
Suite #5 in Cminor BWV1011
13. Prelude
14. Allemande
15. Courante
16. Sarabande
17. Gavotte I & II
18. Gigue