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Bach: Suites for Cello Nos. 1-6 / Skeen
Reference Recordings

Bach: Suites for Cello Nos. 1-6 / Skeen

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$24.99

Details

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
William Skeen
Format
CD
Label
Reference Recordings
Released
Mar 07, 2025
Catalog #
FR-758
UPC
030911175825

About

The six suites for solo cello are frequently considered to be Bach’s greatest masterpieces and are a pinnacle of the Baroque cello repertory. This new album of Bach’s complete Cello Suites has the unique feature of being performed using two different historic cellos, one of them being a rare five-string instrument from the 17th century, which is used on Suite 6.

Cellist William Skeen is one of the world’s premiere Baroque cellists. He serves as Principal Cellist with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Voices of Music, and was Principal Cellist of the American Bach Soloists for nearly two decades. Mr. Skeen taught Baroque cello and viola da gamba at the University of Southern California for two decades. Mr. Skeen has received two GRAMMY® nominations for previous albums. He continues to perform regularly with major orchestras and Baroque groups around the world.

This new release of the Six Cello Suites was beautifully recorded by famed multi-GRAMMY®-winning engineer Leslie Ann Jones at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California. It was mastered by RR's own multi-GRAMMY®-nominated engineer, Sean Royce Martin. The album was produced by the outstanding San Francisco-based Lolly Lewis, who in recent years has been particularly focused on period instrument performance and has produced six albums with the New Esterházy Quartet.

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Prelude 03:15
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  3. 2 II. Allemande 04:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  4. 3 III. Courante 03:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  5. 4 IV. Sarabande 02:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  6. 5 V. Menuet I-II 03:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Menuet I-II
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  7. 6 VI. Gigue 01:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  8. 7 I. Prelude 06:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  9. 8 II. Allemande 05:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  10. 9 III. Courante 02:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  11. 10 IV. Sarabande 03:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  12. 11 V. Gavotte I-II 05:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Gavotte I-II
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  13. 12 VI. Gigue 02:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  14. 13 I. Prelude 05:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  15. 14 II. Allemande 05:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  16. 15 III. Courante 04:06
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  17. 16 IV. Sarabande 04:14
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  18. 17 V. Bourrée I-II 05:38
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Bourrée I-II
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  19. 18 VI. Gigue 03:30
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  20. Disc 2
  21. 1 I. Prélude 05:12
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  22. 2 II. Allemande 04:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  23. 3 III. Courante 03:34
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  24. 4 IV. Sarabande 03:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  25. 5 V. Bourree I-II 04:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Bourree I-II
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  26. 6 VI. Gigue 03:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  27. 7 I. Prélude 04:39
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    04:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  28. 8 II. Allemande 03:49
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  29. 9 III. Courante 02:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  30. 10 IV. Sarabande 04:18
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  31. 11 V. Menuet I-II 03:13
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Menuet I-II
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  32. 12 VI. Gigue 03:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  33. 13 I. Prélude 05:19
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Prélude
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  34. 14 II. Allemande 08:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    08:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  35. 15 III. Courante 04:02
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  36. 16 IV. Sarabande 04:35
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  37. 17 V. Gavotte I-II 04:13
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Gavotte I-II
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen
  38. 18 VI. Gigue 05:05
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    William Skeen