The six Cello Suites, BWV 1007–1012, are suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach. They are some of the most frequently performed solo compositions ever written for cello. Bach most lik
Violoncello da spalla
The arpeggiated motion in the prelude to Cello Suite No. 1
Page from a facsimile of A. M. Bach's manuscript
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the orchestral Brandenburg
Cello Suites (Bach)
…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…
1748 portrait of Bach holding a copy of the canon BWV 1076
Johann Ambrosius Bach, 1685, Bach's father. Painting attributed to Johann David Herlicius [de]
Current version of the Wender organ in the Bach Church, Arnstadt.
Organ of the St Paul's Church in Leipzig, tested by Bach in 1717