The cello suites by Benjamin Britten (Opp. 72, 80, and 87) are a series of three compositions for solo cello, dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich. The suites were the first original solo instrumental music that Britten wrote for and dedicated to Rostropovich, but Britten had earlier composed a cadenza for Joseph Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major, for Rostropovich, in 1964. Rostropovich gave the first performances of each work, and recorded Suites Nos 1 and 2 commercially.
| Date of composition | 1967 (17 August 1967) |
| Premiered | 1968, June 17th (Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh Festival) in Aldeburgh, United Kingdom |
| First published | 1969 |
| Dedicated to | Mstislav Rostropovich |
| Type | Suite |
| Catalogue | BTC 1140 |
| Approx. duration | 22 minutes |
| Instruments | Cello |
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