English Suites Nos. 1 - 3 BWV 806 - 808

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Wolfgang Rübsam

English Suites Nos. 1-3, BWV 806-808, are keyboard suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed circa 1715-1720. They exemplify Baroque keyboard writing with dance-derived movements, intricate counterpoint and virtuosic figuration, and represent an early contribution to Bach's keyboard oeuvre that influenced later Baroque keyboard literature.
First released: December 1995

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: Prélude
    2:19
  2. 2.
    Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: Allemande
    5:45
  3. 3.
    Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: Courante I
    2:13
  4. 4.
    Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: Courante II
    2:47
  5. 5.
    Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: Double I
    2:47
  6. 6.
    Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: Double II
    1:27
  7. 7.
    Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: Sarabande
    5:04
  8. 8.
    Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: Bourrée I & II
    5:45
  9. 9.
    Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: Gigue
    3:23
  10. 10.
    Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: Prélude
    6:07
  11. 11.
    Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: Allemande
    4:57
  12. 12.
    Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: Courante
    2:20
  13. 13.
    Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: Sarabande
    3:53
  14. 14.
    Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: Bourrée I & II
    5:02
  15. 15.
    Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: Gigue
    2:37
  16. 16.
    Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: Prélude
    4:18
  17. 17.
    Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: Allemande
    4:43
  18. 18.
    Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: Courante
    2:49
  19. 19.
    Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: Sarabande
    3:39
  20. 20.
    Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: Gavotte I & II
    3:49
  21. 21.
    Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: Gigue
    3:14

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