Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Cello Suite No. 5 |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach, composer |
| Opus | BWV 1011 |
| Instrumentation | cello |
| Number of movements | 7 |
| Keys | C minor |
| Composed | 1717 |
| First published | 1824 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| Prélude | — | — | — |
| Allemande | — | — | — |
| Courante | — | — | — |
| Sarabande | — | — | — |
| Gavotte | — | — | — |
| Gavotte | — | — | — |
| Gigue | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Giovanni Pietro Orefice |
| View | Complete | cello and piano viola and piano |
Friedrich Wilhelm Stade Revised version |
| View | Complete | cello and piano | Carl Georg Peter Grädener |
| View | Complete | flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| View | Complete | lute | Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama |
| View | Complete | melodica | Arnold den Teuling |
| View | Complete | piano | Joachim Raff |
| View | Complete | piano | Leopold Godowsky |
| View | Complete | piano | Roberto Novegno |
| View | Complete | celesta toy piano |
Kazue Rockzaemon Isida |
| View | Prélude (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Elaine Fine |
| View | Prélude (No.1) | 4 cellos | Yuriy Leonovich |
| View | Prélude (No.1) | 3 violas | Juan Ayuso |
| View | Prélude (No.1) | celesta toy piano |
Kazue Rockzaemon Isida |
| View | Allemande (No.2) | string quartet | Elaine Fine |
| View | Sarabande (No.4) | 2 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
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Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | — | — | Complete Performance | ||
| View | — | Pierre Fournier, cello | — | Complete Recording | |
| View | — | For Harmonica | I. Prelude | ||
| View | Synthesized | Complete | For Piano (Novegno) | 1. Prelude 2. Allemande 3. Courante 4. Sarabande 5. Gavotte I/II 6. Gigue |
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| View | MIDI | Sarabande (No.4) | For 2 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized performance |
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