Composition: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Cello Suite No. 2 |
| Alternative title | Sonate für Violoncello |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 1008 |
| Instrumentation | cello |
| Number of movements | 7 |
| Keys | D minor |
| Composed | 1717 |
| First published | 1824 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prélude | — | — | — |
| Allemande | — | — | — |
| Courante | — | — | — |
| Sarabande | — | — | — |
| Menuett | — | — | — |
| Menuett | — | — | — |
| Gigue | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 3 cellos | Giovanni Pietro Orefice |
| view | Complete | violin, viola and cello | Giovanni Pietro Orefice |
| view | Complete | cello and piano viola and piano |
Friedrich Wilhelm Stade and Revised version |
| view | Complete | cello and piano viola and piano |
Friedrich Wilhelm Stade |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Carl Georg Peter Grädener |
| view | Complete | flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| view | Complete | oboe saxophone |
Robert Würz |
| view | Complete | clarinet | Robert Würz |
| view | Complete | baritone saxophone | Robert Würz |
| view | Complete | trumpet | Jay Lichtmann |
| view | Complete | viola | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Leopold Godowsky |
| view | Complete | piano | Roberto Novegno |
| view | Complete | piano | Joachim Raff |
| view | Complete | celesta toy piano |
Kazue Rockzaemon Isida |
| view | Prélude (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Elaine Fine |
| view | Prélude (No.1) | violin | — |
| view | Prélude (No.1) | organ | Pierre Gouin |
| view | Prélude (No.1) | harpsichord | Thomas Dent |
| view | Prélude (No.1) | celesta toy piano |
Kazue Rockzaemon Isida |
| view | Allemande (No.2) | string quartet | Elaine Fine |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | 3 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (Text I) · view Complete Score (Text II) · view |
| view | Complete | — | YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library | — | Complete Score (without slurs) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Cellofun.eu | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | 2. Allemande (Anhang II), auftaktige Artikulation · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 cellos |
Giovanni Pietro Orefice | 2019 | Complete Score and Notes · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, viola and cello |
Giovanni Pietro Orefice | 2021 | Complete Score and Notes · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano viola and piano |
Gustav Heinze | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano viola and piano |
Gustav Heinze | — | Viola Part (alternate) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
H. Pohle | 1871 | Piano and Cello Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for oboe saxophone |
Robert Würz | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet |
Robert Würz | 2022 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for baritone saxophone |
Robert Würz | 2022 | Complete Score (low A) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for trumpet |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for viola | YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library | — | Complete Score (without slurs) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Carl Fischer | 1924 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
J. Rieter-Biedermann | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for celesta toy piano |
Rockza Music Edition | 2017 | I. Prelude · view II. Allemande · view III. Courante · view IV. Sarabande · view V. Menuet I · view VI. Menuet II · view VII. Gigue · view |
| view | Prélude (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Elaine Fine | 2018 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Prélude (No.1) | Arrangement for violin | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prélude (No.1) | Arrangement for organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2007 | Complete Score (Pedal study) · view |
| view | Prélude (No.1) | Arrangement for harpsichord |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prélude (No.1) | Arrangement for celesta toy piano |
Rockza Music Edition | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Allemande (No.2) | Arrangement for string quartet |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Sarabande (No.4) | Arrangement for 3 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Pierre Fournier (cello) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Pablo Casals (cello) | — | 1. Praeludium · file 2. Allemande · file 3. Courante · file 4. Sarabande · file 5. Menuetto I; 6. Menuetto II · file 7. Gigue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Sir Starckwest Clakos (chromatic harmonica) | — | Prelude · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | For Piano (Novegno) | 1. Prélude · file 2. Allemande · file 3. Courante · file 4. Sarabande · file 5. Menuet I/II · file 6. Gigue · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Sarabande (No.4) | For 3 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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