Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major BWV 1010
The fourth suite marks a shift in technical demands, with the key of E-flat major requiring less resonant string crossings and more careful intonation. The Prélude is a grand, French overture-like movement. The Sarabande is one of Bach's most harmonically rich slow movements, and the Bourrées provide spirited contrast.
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I. Prélude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Bourrée I & II
VI. Gigue
Bärenreiter
Critical edition with facsimile and comprehensive source comparison.
Henle Verlag
Urtext based on all surviving sources with minimal editorial additions.
Peters
Older pedagogical edition with Romantic-era bowings and fingerings. Historically interesting but editorially heavy.