Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites Performed on Double Bass is a contemporary classical

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 virtuoso Edgar Meyer

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. Throughout the album, Meyer plays 3 of JS Bach's

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 famous Cello Suites

Cello Suites (Bach)

The Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach are some of the most performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello...

. A unique aspect to this album is the fact that Edgar Meyer is performing these cello

Cello

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suites on a double bass, rather than a cello, which make the suites uniquely difficult to play. The suites featured are transposed to different keys in order to better facilitate their playing.

Discography

1. Suite for Solo Cello No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008
   1. Prelude - 4:05
   2. Allemande - 3:47
   3. Courante - 2:09
   4. Sarabande - 4:24
   5. Menuette 1 & 2 - 3:15
   6. Gigue - 2:43
2. Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
   1. Prelude - 2:28
   2. Allemande - 4:28
   3. Courante - 2:12
   4. Sarabande - 2:30
   5. Menuette 1 & 2 - 4:01
   6. Gigue - 1:39
3. Suite for Solo Cello No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011
   1. Prelude - 5:49
   2. Allemande - 5:01
   3. Courante - 2:10
   4. Sarabande - 3:55
   5. Gavotte 1 & 2 - 4:17
   6. Gigue - 2:10

Cello Suite No. 1 is transposed to the key of A Major. Cello Suite No. 2 is transposed to the key of E Minor. Cello Suite No. 5 is transposed to the key of B Minor.