Partitas 1, 5 & 6

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Murray Perahia

Partitas Nos. 1, 5 and 6 are part of Johann Sebastian Bach's keyboard partitas, published as a set in 1731. They exemplify Baroque keyboard writing through dance-based movements, intricate counterpoint and ornate keyboard figurations intended for harpsichord or clavichord, and they form a significant component of Bach's mature keyboard output and the wider Baroque repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825: I Praeludium
    1:59
  2. 2.
    Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825: II Allemande
    3:07
  3. 3.
    Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825: III Corrente
    2:52
  4. 4.
    Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825: IV Sarabande
    5:02
  5. 5.
    Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825: V Menuet I & II
    3:17
  6. 6.
    Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825: VI Gigue
    2:15
  7. 7.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: I Praeambulum
    2:15
  8. 8.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: II Allemande
    4:30
  9. 9.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: III Corrente
    1:43
  10. 10.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: IV Sarabande
    4:20
  11. 11.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: V Tempo di Minuetto
    2:01
  12. 12.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: VI Passepied
    1:44
  13. 13.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: VII Gigue
    4:03
  14. 14.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: I Toccata
    8:07
  15. 15.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: II Allemande
    3:10
  16. 16.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: III Corrente
    4:24
  17. 17.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: IV Air
    1:32
  18. 18.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: V Sarabande
    5:33
  19. 19.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: VI Tempo di Gavotta
    1:56
  20. 20.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: VII Gigue
    5:51

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