Judging by the number of recordings I have of this music it is a huge favourite. Here's a partial list of artists I have playing one or more of these suites:
- Jaap Ter Linden
- Pieter Wispelwey
- Anner Bylsma
- Pablo Casals
- Janos Starker
- Yo-Yo Ma
When I studied cello (for about five years in the mid-1990's) I reached the point where I could play most of the first suite. I still have the score Karen, my teacher, and I marked up with fingerings. I don't think I will ever have the time or energy to pick up the cello again but I am happy that I was able play some of them.
My cello teacher played the first suite during my wedding reception at Hakone Gardens in Los Gatos in August of 1999. My wife and I had wanted her to play it while we were walking down the aisle but, well, I don't really remember why she wouldn't.
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