The Six Partitas, BWV 825-830

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Ketil Haugsand

The Six Partitas, BWV 825-830, is a collection of six keyboard partitas by Johann Sebastian Bach, published collectively as Clavier-Übung I in 1731. These Baroque keyboard suites combine intricate counterpoint, dance-derived movements and virtuosic passagework, reflecting Bach's mature keyboard style and occupying a significant place in his published output as a demonstration of both compositional and pedagogical aims.
First released: 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Partita No. 1, B flat Major, BWV 825: I. Praeludium
    2:08
  2. 2.
    Partita No. 3, A Major, BWV 827: I. Fantasia
    3:10
  3. 3.
    Partita No. 3, A Major, BWV 827: II. Allemande
    3:41
  4. 4.
    Partita No. 1, B flat Major, BWV 825: II. Allemande
    5:19
  5. 5.
    Partita No. 3, A Major, BWV 827: III. Courante
    3:34
  6. 6.
    Partita No. 1, B flat Major, BWV 825: III. Courante
    3:04
  7. 7.
    Partita No. 3, A Major, BWV 827: IV. Sarabande
    4:15
  8. 8.
    Partita No. 1, B flat Major, BWV 825: IV. Sarabande
    5:00
  9. 9.
    Partita No. 1, B flat Major, BWV 825: V. & VI. Menuett I & II
    3:05
  10. 10.
    Partita No. 3, A Major, BWV 827: V. Burlesca
    1:39
  11. 11.
    Partita No. 3, A Major, BWV 827: VI. Scherzo
    1:12
  12. 12.
    Partita No. 1, B flat Major, BWV 825: VII. Gigue
    2:42
  13. 13.
    Partita No. 3, A Major, BWV 827: VII. Gigue
    4:02
  14. 14.
    Partita No. 2, C Minor, BWV 826: I. Sinfonia: Grave adagio - Andante
    4:27
  15. 15.
    Partita No. 5, G Major, BWV 829: I. Präambulum
    2:41
  16. 16.
    Partita No. 2, C Minor, BWV 826: II. Allemande
    6:19
  17. 17.
    Partita No. 2, C Minor, BWV 826: III. Courante
    2:32
  18. 18.
    Partita No. 5, G Major, BWV 829: II. Allemande
    5:32
  19. 19.
    Partita No. 5, G Major, BWV 829: III. Courante
    1:58
  20. 20.
    Partita No. 2, C Minor, BWV 826: IV. Sarabande
    3:40
  21. 21.
    Partita No. 5, G Major, BWV 829: IV. Sarabande
    4:17
  22. 22.
    Partita No. 2, C Minor, BWV 826: V. Rondeau
    1:48
  23. 23.
    Partita No. 2, C Minor, BWV 826: VI. Capriccio
    4:19
  24. 24.
    Partita No. 5, G Major, BWV 829: V. Tempo di Minuetto
    1:21
  25. 25.
    Partita No. 4, D Major, BWV 828: I. Ouverture
    5:54
  26. 26.
    Partita No. 5, G Major, BWV 829: VI. Passepied
    1:48
  27. 27.
    Partita No. 4, D Major, BWV 828: II. Allemande
    8:04
  28. 28.
    Partita No. 5, G Major, BWV 829: VII. Gigue
    4:35
  29. 29.
    Partita No. 4, D Major, BWV 828: III. Courante
    3:48
  30. 30.
    Partita No. 6, E Minor, BWV 830: I. Toccata (Prélude)
    7:46
  31. 31.
    Partita No. 6, E Minor, BWV 830: II. Allemande
    4:41
  32. 32.
    Partita No. 4, D Major, BWV 828: IV. Aria
    2:26
  33. 33.
    Partita No. 4, D Major, BWV 828: V. Sarabande
    4:37
  34. 34.
    Partita No. 6, E Minor, BWV 830: III. Courante
    3:49
  35. 35.
    Partita No. 4, D Major, BWV 828: VI. Menuet
    1:20
  36. 36.
    Partita No. 6, E Minor, BWV 830: IV. Air
    1:57
  37. 37.
    Partita No. 4, D Major, BWV 828: VII. Gigue
    4:22
  38. 38.
    Partita No. 6, E Minor, BWV 830: V. Sarabande
    3:45
  39. 39.
    Partita No. 6, E Minor, BWV 830: VI. Tempo di Gavotta
    2:13
  40. 40.
    Partita No. 6, E Minor, BWV 830: VII. Gigue
    5:00
  41. 41.
    Partita No. 6, E Minor, BWV 830: VII. Gigue (in Ternary Subdivision)
    5:08

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