Lute Suites nos. 1 and 2

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Julian Bream

Lute Suites Nos. 1 and 2 are suites for lute by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1720. They showcase Baroque dance forms and contrapuntal textures adapted for the plucked instrument, reflecting Bach's practice of reworking keyboard and violin idioms for solo instrumental writing and forming part of his contribution to chamber and solo repertoire.
First released: 1966

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Lute Suite No. 1: Prelude
    3:12
  2. 2.
    Lute Suite No. 1: Allemande
    2:01
  3. 3.
    Lute Suite No. 1: Courante
    3:44
  4. 4.
    Lute Suite No. 1: Sarabande
    4:41
  5. 5.
    Lute Suite No. 1: Bourrée
    1:32
  6. 6.
    Lute Suite No. 1: Gigue
    3:29
  7. 7.
    Lute Suite No. 2: Prelude
    3:02
  8. 8.
    Lute Suite No. 2: Fugue
    7:04
  9. 9.
    Lute Suite No. 2: Sarabande
    6:26
  10. 10.
    Lute Suite No. 2: Gigue
    3:13

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