J. S. Bach Cello Suites

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/J._S._Bach_Cello_Suites
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:BWV_number gptkb:BWV_1007–1012
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Johann_Sebastian_Bach
circa 1717–1723
gptkbp:dedicatedTo unknown
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Master_and_Commander:_The_Far_Side_of_the_World
gptkb:The_Pianist
gptkbp:firstPublished 1824
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Baroque_suite
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. S. Bach Cello Suites
gptkbp:influenced modern cello technique
cornerstone of cello repertoire
gptkbp:instrumentation solo cello
gptkbp:notablePerformer gptkb:Yo-Yo_Ma
gptkb:Mstislav_Rostropovich
gptkb:Pablo_Casals
gptkbp:notableRecording Pablo Casals 1936–39 recordings
Yo-Yo Ma 1983, 1997, 2018 recordings
gptkbp:numberOfRooms 6
gptkbp:original_manuscript lost
gptkbp:performedBy cellists worldwide
gptkbp:structure each suite has a prelude, allemande, courante, sarabande, minuet/bourrée/gavotte, and gigue
gptkbp:Suite_No._1_key G major
gptkbp:Suite_No._2_key D minor
gptkbp:Suite_No._3_key C major
gptkbp:Suite_No._4_key E-flat major
gptkbp:Suite_No._5_key C minor
gptkbp:Suite_No._5_scordatura A string tuned down to G
gptkbp:Suite_No._6_key D major
gptkbp:surviving_sources gptkb:Anna_Magdalena_Bach_manuscript_copy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Britten_Cello_Suites
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7