Six Suites for Solo Violoncello BWV 1007-1012

By Johann Sebastian Bach

Ridiculous to label these "Intermediate" Try the Suite #6 in D major!

I have been looking for the perfect solo to play at a music competition and this is it. Truly beautiful in the cello.

I love Barenreiter and this is a great edition of Bach. I like that they’ve put together ideas from all of the original, or close to original, sources. But I have to laugh at the 6 Suites being listed for intermediate players. You can start on a few as...

an intermediate, but until you are advanced intermediate and up, you’re going to be struggling. And we all wrestle with these, technically and musically, forever. So if you enjoy the journey, that’s the main thing.

My teacher recommended the Barenreiter 320 edition of the Bach Suites. Having started studying the suites with another, more romantically-styled edition, I was most pleased with the common sense phrasing and bowing patterns of the Barereiter. I belive this version taps into Bach's spiritual side with greater fluency...

than other editions of the suites.

I've had this edition for almost 2 decades now... it's the first edition I started learning the pieces from (though not the only version) and perhaps that's why I like it best, but I like that there are minimal editorial marks. The printing quality is very clear...

and the paper is of a good heavy quality that stands up to the eraser very nicely. The only thing I think they could improve is the cover and binding. After 2 decades my book is in sorry shape, cover falling off, a few pages hanging on for dear life. But nevertheless I recommend it to all my students.