The complete Suites for Solo Cello by Bach, in the hands of lutenist/theorbo player Hopkinson Smith. This double CD does restorative justice to a complete edition thatup to now was split into two albums, appearing separately between 1981 and 2013. It provides an opportunity to fully appreciate the art of Hopkinson Smith, this master ofRenaissance and Baroque plucked string instruments, a performer and pedagogue who is honoured and respected by generations of early music practitioners. It alsooffers the chance of surveying in full Bach’s six Suites for solo violoncello BWV 1007 to 1012 in the new, colourful light of their arrangement for lute and theorbo.

• CD 1
• Suite No. 1 In C Major BWV 1007 [Cello Version In G Major]
• Suite No. 2 In G Minor BWV 1008 [Cello Version In D Minor]
• Suite No. 3 In F Major BWV 1009 [Cello Version In C Major]
• CD 2
• Suite No. 4 In B Flat Major BWV 1010 [Cello Version In E Flat Major]
• Suite No. 6 In D Major BWV 1012
• Suite No. 5 In A Minor BWV 995 / 1011 (Transposed To A Minor) [Cello Version In C Minor]