Steven Isserlis - Bach: The Cello Suites [3LP]

Format: 3 x LP
Catalogue No.: LPA67541
Barcode: 34571995724
Release Date: 13 Feb 2026
Genre: Classical

Steven Isserlis’s award-winning discography spans his diverse interests in repertoire and his musicological enthusiasm, as well as demonstrating his supreme artistry and uniquely beautiful sound, and his first recording of the complete Bach cello suites is an indelibly important addition to the set.

Steven writes that ‘the Bach suites are works of such total perfection, such sublimity, that it is well-nigh impossible to feel ready for them’. He has proved more than adequate to the task and this release is a triumphant conclusion to an artistic pilgrimage.

Steven’s eloquent booklet notes reveal his personal thoughts about the suites, as well as extensive academic research. His is an interpretation that has come from his passionate involvement in the music rather than from following the various theories that abound in Bach scholarship, and he discusses it fully in an article which is a perfect complement to this wonderful release.

Cello Suite No 1 In G Major, BWV 1007: I Prelude
Cello Suite No 1 In G Major, BWV 1007: II Allemande
Cello Suite No 1 In G Major, BWV 1007: III Courante
Cello Suite No 1 In G Major, BWV 1007: IV Sarabande
Cello Suite No 1 In G Major, BWV 1007: V Menuet I Menuet II
Cello Suite No 1 In G Major, BWV 1007: VI Gigue
The Song Of The Birds (Arr Beamish)
Cello Suite No 1 In G Major, BWV 1007: I Prelude (Anna Magdalena Manuscript)
Cello Suite No 1 In G Major, BWV 1007: I Prelude (Johann Peter Kellner Manuscript)
Cello Suite No 1 In G Major, BWV 1007: I Prelude (Johann Christoph Westphal Collection)
Cello Suite No 2 In D Minor, BWV 1008: I Prelude
Cello Suite No 2 In D Minor, BWV 1008: II Allemande
Cello Suite No 2 In D Minor, BWV 1008: III Courante
Cello Suite No 2 In D Minor, BWV 1008: IV Sarabande
Cello Suite No 2 In D Minor, BWV 1008: V Menuet I Menuet II
Cello Suite No 2 In D Minor, BWV 1008: VI Gigue
Cello Suite No 3 In C Major, BWV 1009: I Prelude
Cello Suite No 3 In C Major, BWV 1009: II Allemande
Cello Suite No 3 In C Major, BWV 1009: III Courante
Cello Suite No 3 In C Major, BWV 1009: IV Sarabande
Cello Suite No 3 In C Major, BWV 1009: V Bourree I Bourree II
Cello Suite No 3 In C Major, BWV 1009: VI Gigue
Cello Suite No 4 In E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I Prelude
Cello Suite No 4 In E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: II Allemande
Cello Suite No 4 In E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: III Courante
Cello Suite No 4 In E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: IV Sarabande
Cello Suite No 4 In E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bourree I Bourree II
Cello Suite No 4 In E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VI Gigue
Cello Suite No 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: I Prelude
Cello Suite No 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: II Allemande
Cello Suite No 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: III Courante
Cello Suite No 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: IV Sarabande
Cello Suite No 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: V Gavotte I Gavotte II
Cello Suite No 5 In C Minor, BWV 1011: VI Gigue
Cello Suite No 6 In D Major, BWV 1012: I Prelude
Cello Suite No 6 In D Major, BWV 1012: II Allemande
Cello Suite No 6 In D Major, BWV 1012: III Courante
Cello Suite No 6 In D Major, BWV 1012: IV Sarabande
Cello Suite No 6 In D Major, BWV 1012: V Gavotte I Gavotte II
Cello Suite No 6 In D Major, BWV 1012: VI Gigue