
The suites have been performed and recorded by many renowned cellists such as Pablo Casals, Janos Starker, Pierre Fournier, Paul Tortelier, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yo-Yo Ma, Mischa Maisky and Daniel Shafran.

The suites have been transcribed for numerous instruments, including the violin, viola, double bass, viola da gamba, mandolin, piano, marimba, classical guitar, recorder, electric bass, horn, saxophone, bass clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, tuba, ukulele, and charango. Fugue in G Minor-BWV 578 by J.S.Bach Erbarme dich from Matthew Passion by J.S.Bach Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007 (complete) by J.S.Bach Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008 (Complete) by J.S.Bach JS Bach - Bouree from Suite No.3 by J.S.Bach A Mighty Fortress is Our God (Ein Feste Burg) (Harmonization: J.S. His music combines profound expression with clever musico-mathematical feats, like fugues and canons in which the same melody is played against itself in various ways.īach Cello Suites are some of the most frequently performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello. The first bars are dominated by the single G, D and A strings, resulting in great resonance. The cellist begins the well-known, comforting prelude in a gentle, radiant G major. 1 - 4 & Cello Suite 1, 3 & 5 Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra Robert Cohen Johann Sebastian.

He spent most of his life as a church organist and a choir director. Bach’s first cello suite became his most famous one. Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments.

One of the greatest composers of all time.
