Bach - Cello Suite no. 3 in C major BWV 1009 - Wink | Netherlands Bach Society

Cellist Colin Carr sees the six suites as “Bach’s children at various stages of life”. Could no. 3 symbolise an overconfident student? Cellist Reinier Wink, the student of Bach Society cellist Lucia Swarts, who recorded the Cello Suite in C major for All of Bach, thinks that in any case the key of C major suits his own stage of life, saying “young people are simply more often cheerful”.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on October 8th 2017 at The Loft, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB or consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5.

This recording was made possible by ARANIDI and Ammodo, Institute of Arts and Sciences: https://www.ammodo.org

Reinier Wink, cello Instrument: unknown, made in Austria 

0:00 Prelude 

3:29 Allemande 

6:50 Courante 

10:04 Sarabande 

14:18 Bourrée I 

15:47 Bourrée II 

17:55 Gigue

Bach - Cello Suite no. 2 in D minor BWV 1008 - Pincombe | Netherlands Bach Society

The second Cello Suite in D minor, performed by Steuart Pincombe for All of Bach, has a dark and introspective tone. It is one of the favourite pieces of Pincombe. As such, he was delighted when we asked him to record this suite in the Main Hall of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. The searching character of the piece suits Pincombe’s outlook. In his playing, he always tries to create something new, rather than recreating past experiences.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on February 12th 2018 at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB or consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5. 

Steuart Pincombe, cello Instrument: unknown 

0:00 Prelude 

4:56 Allemande 

8:53 Courante 

10:45 Sarabande 

16:14 Menuet I & II 

19:04 Gigue

Bach - Cello Suite no. 1 in G major BWV 1007 - Swarts | Netherlands Bach Society

*Rectification: the key in the title of this video is accidentally misspelled as 'C major' instead of 'G major'.

The six cello suites, of which Lucia Swarts plays the first here for All of Bach, have been handed down in a beautiful manuscript by Bach's wife Anna Magdalena, which raises many questions. Bach’s first cello suite became his most famous one. The cellist begins the well-known, comforting prelude in a gentle, radiant G major. The first bars are dominated by the single G, D and A strings, resulting in great resonance.

This recording was made in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. It is the most famous Dutch national museum dedicated to arts and history. The room in which this recording was made, was chosen according to paintings that fitted with the Cello Suite in G major.

Recorded on June 30th 2014 at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB or consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5.

This recording was made possible by Ammodo, Institute of Arts and Sciences: https://www.ammodo.org

Lucia Swarts, cello Instrument: Pieter Rombouts, 1705 

0:00 Prelude 

2:39 Allemande 

6:24 Courante 

9:17 Sarabande 

12:06 Menuet I & II 

15:39 Gigue