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 |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
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| 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 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
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | — | Pierre Fournier, cello | — | Complete Recording | |
| View | — | Pablo Casals, cello | — | 1. Praeludium 2. Allemande 3. Courante 4. Sarabande 5. Menuetto I; 6. Menuetto II 7. Gigue |
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| View | — | Sir Starckwest Clakos, chromatic harmonica | — | Prelude | |
| View | Synthesized | Complete | For Piano (Novegno) | 1. Prélude 2. Allemande 3. Courante 4. Sarabande 5. Menuet I/II 6. Gigue |
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| View | MIDI | Sarabande (No.4) | For 3 Recorders (Tennent) | Synthesized Performance |
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