The six Cello Suites, BWV 1007 to 1012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach. They are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello. Bach most likely composed them during the period 1717–23, when he served as a Kapellmeister in Köthen. The title of the Anna Magdalena Bach manuscript was Suites Violoncello Solo senza Basso (Suites for cello solo without bass).
| Date of composition | 1720 (1717-1720, unsure) in Köthen (Anhalt), Germany |
| First published | 1825 in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Suite |
| Tonality | D Minor |
| Catalogue | BWV 1008 |
| Approx. duration | 20 minutes |
| Instruments | Cello |
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Jean-Sébastien Bach: Suite pour violoncelle n°2 en ré mineur, BWV 1008 Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite per violoncello n. 2 in re minore, BWV 1008 Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite Nr. 2 für Violoncello d-moll, BWV 1008 |
Yo-Yo Ma plays the entire Six Unaccompanied Suites by Johann Sebastian Bach at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall on the 5th of September, 2015. He played for nearly three hours. A truly remarkable performance. Hope you all enjoy it! 0:00 Introduction 3:49 Suite I in G Major 22:25 Suite II in D Minor 42:51 Suite III in C Major - with interview and short break 1:13:09 Suite IV in E-Flat Major 1:40:50 Suite V in C Minor 2:08:46 Suite VI in D Major