BWV 1007
Suite für Violoncello solo Nr. 1 G-Dur
Cello Suite No. 1 in G major
Chamber Work
Complete
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About this Work
The six Cello Suites, BWV 1007–1012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). 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).
Recordings
Yo-Yo Ma
(1997)
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Mischa Maisky
(2000)
Information
Key
G major
Year
1717-1723
Place
Köthen
Movements
6
Instrumentation
Cello