English Suites: Nr. 4 BWV 809 / Nr. 5 BWV 810 / Nr. 6 BWV 811

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Christiane Jaccottet

English Suites Nos. 4–6, BWV 809–811, are a set of keyboard suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed c. 1715–1720. They follow the Baroque suite format, interweaving dance movements with intricate counterpoint and elaborate ornamentation that highlight both expressive breadth and technical demands, and they occupy a place in Bach's early keyboard oeuvre as works that synthesise French and Italian stylistic elements within German contrapuntal practice.

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  1. 1.
    English Suite no. 4 in F major: Prélude
    5:02
  2. 2.
    English Suite no. 4 in F major: Allemande
    3:34
  3. 3.
    English Suite no. 4 in F major: Corante
    1:40
  4. 4.
    English Suite no. 4 in F major: Sarabande
    3:23
  5. 5.
    English Suite no. 4 in F major: Menuet I & II
    3:24
  6. 6.
    English Suite no. 4 in F major: Gigue
    3:30
  7. 7.
    English Suite no. 5 in E minor: Prélude
    5:34
  8. 8.
    English Suite no. 5 in E minor: Allemande
    3:52
  9. 9.
    English Suite no. 5 in E minor: Courante
    2:30
  10. 10.
    English Suite no. 5 in E minor: Sarabande
    2:59
  11. 11.
    English Suite no. 5 in E minor: Passepied I & II
    3:39
  12. 12.
    English Suite no. 5 in E minor: Gigue
    3:25
  13. 13.
    English Suite no. 6 in D minor: Prélude
    8:55
  14. 14.
    English Suite no. 6 in D minor: Allemande
    3:52
  15. 15.
    English Suite no. 6 in D minor: Courante
    2:32
  16. 16.
    English Suite no. 6 in D minor: Sarabande
    2:36
  17. 17.
    English Suite no. 6 in D minor: Double
    2:42
  18. 18.
    English Suite no. 6 in D minor: Gavotte I & II
    3:26
  19. 19.
    English Suite no. 6 in D minor: Gigue
    3:39

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