Movements:
1. Prélude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Menuet I — Menuet II
6. Gigue

The first of six suites for unaccompanied cello, generally assigned to the Köthen years,... Read more

Movements:
1. Prélude
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Menuet I — Menuet II
6. Gigue

The first of six suites for unaccompanied cello, generally assigned to the Köthen years, 1717–1723; the exact year is unknown. No autograph survives; Anna Magdalena Bach's copy is a principal source.
A prelude introduces a sequence of dances. The second minuet turns to G minor before the first returns.

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