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They are remarkable not only for the way Bach makes his solo line dance and move, but also for their human quality, with every movement feeling like an exploration and a deep emotional journey.Īll six suites are incredible, and can be enjoyed as a set – but it’s the flowing, story-telling broken chords of the Prelude to the first suite which hold a unique power over players and listeners alike.

Each suite is for solo cello and comprises a prelude followed by movements based on Baroque dance forms. These six extraordinary works tower over the entire cello repertoire and are both the starting point and the musical zenith, for any solo cellist.īaroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach wrote these works between 17, at a time of great artistic happiness while Kapellmeister in Köthen. What are the best works written for cello? Step this way for the most striking, stirring and inspiring works ever written for this beautiful instrument.

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