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J. S. Bach: The Cello Suites on Six Different Instruments

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Details

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Ronan Kernoa
Format
CD
Label
Ramee
Released
Nov 28, 2025
Catalog #
RAM2404
UPC
4250128524049

About

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 the six suites on six different instruments.

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Prélude 03:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  3. 2 II. Allemande 06:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  4. 3 III. Courante 02:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  5. 4 IV. Sarabande 03:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  6. 5 V. Menuet I - II 03:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Menuet I - II
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  7. 6 VI. Gigue 01:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  8. 7 I. Prélude 04:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  9. 8 II. Allemande 04:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  10. 9 III. Courante 02:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  11. 10 IV. Sarabande 04:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  12. 11 V. Menuet I - II 03:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Menuet I - II
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  13. 12 VI. Gigue 03:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  14. 13 I. Prélude 03:52
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  15. 14 II. Allemande 04:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  16. 15 III. Courante 02:54
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  17. 16 IV. Sarabande 04:38
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  18. 17 V. Bourrée I - II 03:32
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Bourrée I - II
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  19. 18 VI. Gigue 03:27
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  20. Disc 2
  21. 1 I. Prélude 04:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  22. 2 II. Allemande 05:46
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  23. 3 III. Courante 03:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  24. 4 IV. Sarabande 04:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  25. 5 V. Bourrée I - II 05:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Bourrée I - II
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  26. 6 VI. Gigue 03:53
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  27. 7 I. Prelude 07:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    07:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  28. 8 II. Allemande 05:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    05:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  29. 9 III. Courante 02:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  30. 10 IV. Sarabande 02:46
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  31. 11 V. Gavotte I - II 04:56
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Gavotte I - II
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  32. 12 VI. Gigue 02:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  33. 13 I. Prélude 05:28
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  34. 14 II. Allemande 08:04
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    08:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  35. 15 III. Courante 04:05
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  36. 16 IV. Sarabande 03:12
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  37. 17 V. Gavotte I - II 04:29
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Gavotte I - II
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa
  38. 18 VI. Gigue 04:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Ronan Kernoa