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

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Release Date
November 28, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Sebastian Bach
    • PERFORMER
      Ronan Kernoa
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 28, 2025
    • UPC
      4250128524049
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      RAM2404
    • LABEL
      Ramee
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Prélude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    2. II. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    3. III. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    4. IV. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    5. V. Menuet I - II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    6. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    7. I. Prélude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    8. II. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    9. III. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    10. IV. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    11. V. Menuet I - II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    12. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    13. I. Prélude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    14. II. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    15. III. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    16. IV. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    17. V. Bourrée I - II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    18. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    19. I. Prélude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    20. II. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    21. III. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    22. IV. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    23. V. Bourrée I - II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    24. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    25. I. Prelude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    26. II. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    27. III. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    28. IV. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    29. V. Gavotte I - II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    30. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    31. I. Prélude

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    32. II. Allemande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    33. III. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    34. IV. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    35. V. Gavotte I - II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa

    36. VI. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Ronan Kernoa


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 � 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.