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Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007

Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007 by Johann Sebastian Bach, Suite, composed 1720. 828 recordings in this catalogue, from 1936 to 2025. Scored for Cello.

Most recorded performers

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Yo-Yo Ma

Soloist · 26 recordings

Pierre Fournier

Soloist · 24 recordings

Mstislav Rostropovich

Conductor · 23 recordings

János Starker

Soloist · 21 recordings

Paul Tortelier

Soloist · 21 recordings

Pieter Wispelwey

Soloist · 21 recordings

Pau Casals

Conductor · 20 recordings

Jean-Guihen Queyras

Soloist · 18 recordings

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Yo-Yo Ma

Unaccompanied Cello Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

2017 · Sony Classical

Movement or excerpt

Yo-Yo Ma opens Bach's First Cello Suite with the Prélude from Six Evolutions.

Source: Yo-Yo Ma: Six Evolutions, Bach Cello Suites · Checked 2026-10-22

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Most reissued catalogue entries

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Pau Casals
catalogue year 1938 · on 18 albums
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Pau Casals
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1938 · on 18 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
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Yo-Yo Ma
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1982 · on 10 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 6 catalogue recordings
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Mstislav Rostropovich
catalogue year 1991 · on 9 albums
Browse 1 recording and 9 linked albums
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- Recording 1
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Mstislav Rostropovich
catalogue year 1991 · on 9 albums
Browse 1 recording and 9 linked albums
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- Recording 1
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Recordings (828 of 828)

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

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Recording / performers	Year	Label
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. PréludeNathaniel Rosen Year: 1994	1994	John Marks Records	2:42
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: V. Menuet I, IINathaniel Rosen Year: 1994	1994	John Marks Records	4:01
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: V. Menuett I/IIYo-Yo Ma Year: 1994	1994	Sony Classical	3:35
Prélude from Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007Yo-Yo Ma Year: 1994	1994	Sony Classical	2:21
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: IV. SarabandeYo-Yo Ma Year: 1994	1994	Sony Classical	3:23
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: VI. GigueYo-Yo Ma Year: 1994	1994	Sony Classical	1:48
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: II. AllemandeYo-Yo Ma Year: 1994	1994	Sony Classical	4:36
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: III. CouranteYo-Yo Ma Year: 1994	1994	Sony Classical	2:33
Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: IV. SarabandeRalph Kirshbaum Year: 1993	1993	EMI Classics	3:22
Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: V. Menuet 1 & IIRalph Kirshbaum Year: 1993	1993	Virgin Classics	3:11
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. PréludeRalph Kirshbaum Year: 1993	1993	EMI Classics	2:34
Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: VI. GigueRalph Kirshbaum Year: 1993	1993	Virgin Classics	2:06
Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: III. CouranteRalph Kirshbaum Year: 1993	1993	Virgin Classics	2:37
Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: II. AllemandeRalph Kirshbaum Year: 1993	1993	Virgin Classics	4:18
Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. PreludeTsuyoshi Tsutsumi Year: 1993	1993	Summy-Birchard Inc.	2:23
Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: II. AllemandeTsuyoshi Tsutsumi Year: 1993	1993	Summy-Birchard Inc.	4:14
Suites pour violoncelles N°1 en Sol majeur BWV 1007Anner Bylsma Year: 1992	1992	Sony Classical	2:50
Suite for Violoncello Solo, BWV 1007: PreludePieter Wispelwey Year: 1992	1992	Crystal Cable	2:24
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: IV. SarabandeJános Starker Year: 1992	1992	RCA Victor Red Seal	3:17
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: VI. GigueJános Starker Year: 1992	1992	RCA Victor Red Seal	1:52

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