The term violoncello was particularly fluid in the early 18th century: it referred to a wide range of bowed stringed instruments of different sizes and shapes, generally with four or five strings; some of these instruments were held between the knees and others were supported by the arm. So when Bach’s wife, Anna Magdalena, wrote Suites à Violoncello Solo senza Basso (Suites for Solo Cello without Bass) on the title page of her manuscript copy, we cannot be entirely sure what type of instrument she was referring to.

It is said that Bach himself played both the violin and the viola exceptionally well, and it is quite possible that he originally composed the suites for his own use and played them on a violoncello piccolo held on the arm, using viola fingerings. It is, however, also possible that he composed these works for other virtuosi known to him, these including Gregor Christoph Eylenstein, concertmaster of the Weimar court orchestra, and the Leipzig violinist Carl Gotthelf Gerlach. While being excellent violinists, they were also known as experts on the cello and viola d’amore.

These considerations—and the observation that certain suites seem particularly well suited to specific instruments—inspired Ronan Kernoa to record Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites on Six Different Instruments.

CD 01
01. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007_ I. Prélude
02. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007_ II. Allemande
03. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007_ III. Courante
04. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007_ IV. Sarabande
05. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007_ V. Menuet I – Menuet II
06. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007_ VI. Gigue
07. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008_ I. Prélude
08. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008_ II. Allemande
09. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008_ III. Courante
10. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008_ IV. Sarabande
11. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008_ V. Menuet I – Menuet II
12. Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008_ VI. Gigue
13. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009_ I. Prélude
14. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009_ II. Allemande
15. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009_ III. Courante
16. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009_ IV. Sarabande
17. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009_ V. Bourrée I – Bourrée II
18. Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009_ VI. Gigue

CD 02
01. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1011_ I. Prélude
02. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1011_ II. Allemande
03. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1011_ III. Courante
04. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1011_ IV. Sarabande
05. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1011_ V. Bourrée I – Bourrée II
06. Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1011_ VI. Gigue
07. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011_ I. Prélude
08. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011_ II. Allemande
09. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011_ III. Courante
10. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011_ IV. Sarabande
11. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011_ V. Gavotte I – Gavotte II
12. Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011_ VI. Gigue
13. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012_ I. Prélude
14. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012_ II. Allemande
15. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012_ III. Courante
16. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012_ IV. Sarabande
17. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012_ V. Gavotte I – Gavotte II
18. Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012_ VI. Gigue
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