Bach's Cello Suites

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:BWV_1007–1012
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
gptkbp:compositionPeriod 1717–1723
gptkbp:dedicatedTo unknown
gptkbp:difficulty advanced
gptkbp:firstPublished 1824
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Baroque_suite
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bach's Cello Suites
gptkbp:influenced classical cello repertoire
modern cello technique
gptkbp:influencedBy French dance forms
gptkbp:instrumentation solo cello
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:locationOfComposition gptkb:Köthen
gptkbp:manuscript lost
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Prelude
gptkb:Gigue
gptkb:Allemande
gptkb:Courante
gptkb:Sarabande
Minuets or Bourrées or Gavottes
gptkbp:notableFeature expressive range
absence of continuo
polyphonic writing for solo instrument
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Anna_Magdalena_Bach_manuscript_copy
gptkbp:notableInterpreter gptkb:Yo-Yo_Ma
gptkb:Mstislav_Rostropovich
gptkb:Pablo_Casals
gptkbp:notableMovement gptkb:Prelude_from_Suite_No._1
gptkbp:notableRecording Mstislav Rostropovich 1991
Pablo Casals 1936–39
Yo-Yo Ma 1983, 1997, 2018
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 6
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:structure each suite has 6 movements
gptkbp:studiedBy cellists worldwide
gptkbp:suiteNo1Key G major
gptkbp:suiteNo2Key D minor
gptkbp:suiteNo3Key C major
gptkbp:suiteNo4Key E-flat major
gptkbp:suiteNo5Key C minor
gptkbp:suiteNo6Key D major
gptkbp:title gptkb:Sechs_Suiten_für_Violoncello_solo
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:ballet
popular culture
film soundtracks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yo-Yo_Ma:_Inspired_by_Bach_(film_series)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5