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Bach: Suites for Solo Stringed Instruments [Box Set]

Bach: Suites for Solo Stringed Instruments [Box Set]
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Disc 1:

  1. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: 1. Adagio
  2. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: 2. Fuga. Allegro
  3. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: 3. Siciliana
  4. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: 4. Presto
  5. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 1. Allemanda
  6. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 2. Double
  7. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 3. Corrente
  8. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 4. Double. Presto
  9. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 5. Sarabande
  10. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 6. Double
  11. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 7. Tempo di Borea
  12. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002: 8. Double
  13. Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: 1. Grave
  14. Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: 2. Fuga
  15. Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: 3. Andante
  16. Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003: 4. Allegro

Disc 2:

  1. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: 1. Allemanda
  2. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: 2. Corrente
  3. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: 3. Sarabanda
  4. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: 4. Giga
  5. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: 5. Ciaccona
  6. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: 1. Adagio
  7. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: 2. Fuga. Allabreve
  8. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: 3. Largo
  9. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: 4. Allegro assai
  10. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 1. Preludio
  11. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 2. Loure
  12. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 3. Gavotte en Rondeau
  13. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 4. Menuet I
  14. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 5. Menuet II
  15. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 6. Bourr�e
  16. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: 7. Gigue

Disc 3:

  1. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 1. Pr�lude
  2. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 2. Allemande
  3. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 3. Courante
  4. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 4. Sarabande
  5. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 5. Menuet I/II
  6. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 6. Gigue
  7. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: 1. Pr�lude
  8. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: 2. Allemande
  9. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: 3. Courante
  10. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: 4. Sarabande
  11. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: 5. Bourr�e I/II
  12. Suite for solo cello No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: 6. Gigue
  13. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: 1. Pr�lude
  14. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: 2. Allemande
  15. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: 3. Courante
  16. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: 4. Sarabande
  17. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: 5. Gavotte I/II
  18. Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: 6. Gigue

Disc 4:

  1. Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: 1. Pr�lude
  2. Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: 2. Allemande
  3. Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: 3. Courante
  4. Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: 4. Sarabande
  5. Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: 5. Bourr�e I/II
  6. Suite for solo cello No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: 6. Gigue
  7. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: 1. Pr�lude
  8. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: 2. Allemande
  9. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: 3. Courante
  10. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: 4. Sarabande
  11. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: 5. Menuet I/II
  12. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: 6. Gigue
  13. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: 1. Pr�lude
  14. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: 2. Allemande
  15. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: 3. Courante
  16. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: 4. Sarabande
  17. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: 5. Gavotte I/II
  18. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: 6. Gigue

Disc 5:

  1. Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995: 1. Pr�lude
  2. Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995: 2. Allemande
  3. Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995: 3. Courante
  4. Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995: 4. Sarabande
  5. Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995: 5. Gavotte I/II en Rondeau
  6. Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995: 6. Gigue
  7. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): 1. Praeludio. Passagio - Presto
  8. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): 2. Allemande
  9. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): 3. Courante
  10. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): 4. Sarabande
  11. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): 5. Bourr�e
  12. Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 (BC L166): 6. Gigue
  13. Partita for lute in C minor, BWV 997 (BC L170): 1. Preludio
  14. Partita for lute in C minor, BWV 997 (BC L170): 2. Fuga
  15. Partita for lute in C minor, BWV 997 (BC L170): 3. Sarabande
  16. Partita for lute in C minor, BWV 997 (BC L170): 4. Gigue - Double
  17. Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, for lute in E flat major, BWV 998 (BC L132): 1. Pr�lude
  18. Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, for lute in E flat major, BWV 998 (BC L132): 2. Fuga
  19. Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, for lute in E flat major, BWV 998 (BC L132): 3. Allegro
  20. Prelude for lute in C minor, BWV 999 (BC L171)
  21. Fugue for lute in G minor, BWV 1000

Disc 6:

  1. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: 1. Adagio
  2. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: 2. Fuga I-IV
  3. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: 3. Largo
  4. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: 4. Allegro assai
  5. Partita for lute in E major, BWV 1006a (BC L171): 1. Pr�lude
  6. Partita for lute in E major, BWV 1006a (BC L171): 2. Loure
  7. Partita for lute in E major, BWV 1006a (BC L171): 3. Gavotte en Rondeau
  8. Partita for lute in E major, BWV 1006a (BC L171): 4. Menuet I/II
  9. Partita for lute in E major, BWV 1006a (BC L171): 5. Bourr�e
  10. Partita for lute in E major, BWV 1006a (BC L171): 6. Gigue
  11. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 1. Pr�lude
  12. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 2. Allemande
  13. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 3. Courante
  14. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 4. Sarabande
  15. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 5. Menuet I/II
  16. Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: 6. Gigue
  17. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: 1. Pr�lude
  18. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: 2. Allemande
  19. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: 3. Courante
  20. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: 4. Sarabande
  21. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: 5. Menuet I/II
  22. Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: 6. Gigue
  23. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: 4. Sarabande
  24. Suite for solo cello No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012: 5. Gavotte I/II

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #106911 in Music
  • Released on: 2004-03-09
  • Number of discs: 6
  • Formats: Box set, Collector's Edition
  • Dimensions: .45 pounds

Customer Reviews

Not "the Best" -- but Excellent!4
Personal like or dislike aside, no one would argue that Maisky's First recording of the Cello Suites is the natural top contender among the myriad of choices in this repertoire. Maisky himself thought they were a joke and went on to record them again. (Watching the DVDs of this performance, I actually found them very pleasing... and they are less wilfull than MM's remake.) Few customers would buy this set specifically for these recordings, but I don't see many being disappointed with having them.

Mintz, too, isn't a front-runner... but the technical excellence of his playing combined with his extraordinarily mellifluous approach makes this the most lyrical performance of the Bach P&S that I know. It's highly recommended as an alternate version to whatever your favorite may be. (Mine are Milstein, Podger, and perhaps Julia Fischer.) Apart from getting Soelscher's Lute works, specifically Mintz was the reason for me to get this set... which remains a bargain and covers the Bach solo-work bases very nicely. Recommended to neophytes and veterans alike.

Better solo violin and cello exist3
I do not know why DG put Maisky and Mintz on this album. I don't like how they interpret Bach. They insert too much of their own personality into their performances and not enough Bach. For the solo cello, I suggest Maurice Gendron on the Philips label, and for the solo violin, I suggest Arthur Grumiaux also on the Philips label. For the violin:Bach: Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin and the following for the cello: Bach: The 6 Cello Suites