JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Six Suites BWV 1007-1012 for Violoncello Solo

Egon Voss (Editor)

Reiner Ginzel (Fingering and bowing for Violoncello)

Urtext Edition, paperbound

with marked and unmarked string parts

Pages 136 (XIII+63+V+55), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm

Weight 557 g

HN 666 · ISMN 979-0-2018-0666-2

The most important source for Bach’s Cello Suites is a copy made by his wife Anna Magdalena because the autograph is no longer extant. As further copies show, the actual musical text is scarcely problematic. However, the slurs, which are particularly important for string instruments, are very inexact and compel the editor to make difficult decisions. Our practical edition, HN 666, is in two parts. It not only offers the Urtext edition – with preface and critical commentary – but also a part for playing. The additional study score (HN 9666) contains the Urtext part, but in addition offers a reproduction of Anna Magdalena’s copy. This means that both cellists and music lovers alike are able to form their own opinion about the much discussed problems.