The Six Partitas BWV 825-830

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Trevor Pinnock

The Six Partitas, BWV 825–830, are a set of six keyboard partitas by Johann Sebastian Bach, published in 1731 as the first instalment of his Clavier-Übung. They form a cycle of Baroque keyboard suites that blend dance movements and contrapuntal textures, showcasing technical demands and stylistic elements drawn from French and Italian traditions, and they consolidate Bach's approach to the keyboard suite within his broader output.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: I. Praeludium
    2:00
  2. 2.
    Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: II. Allemande
    4:13
  3. 3.
    Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: III. Corrente
    2:53
  4. 4.
    Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: IV. Sarabande
    4:11
  5. 5.
    Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: V. Menuet I - II
    2:36
  6. 6.
    Partita No. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: VI. Gigue
    2:33
  7. 7.
    Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: I. Sinfonia. Grave adagio
    4:36
  8. 8.
    Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: II. Allemande
    5:33
  9. 9.
    Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: III. Courante
    2:02
  10. 10.
    Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: IV. Sarabande
    2:50
  11. 11.
    Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: V. Rondeaux
    1:27
  12. 12.
    Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: VI. Capriccio
    3:39
  13. 13.
    Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828: I. Ouverture
    6:39
  14. 14.
    Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828: II. Allemande
    5:39
  15. 15.
    Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828: III. Courante
    2:29
  16. 16.
    Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828: IV. Aria
    1:33
  17. 17.
    Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828: V. Sarabande
    4:32
  18. 18.
    Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828: VI. Menuet
    1:27
  19. 19.
    Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828: VII. Gigue
    4:04

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: I. Praeambulum
    2:51
  2. 3.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: II. Allemande
    4:06
  3. 4.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: III. Corrente
    1:55
  4. 5.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: IV. Sarabande
    3:49
  5. 6.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: V. Tempo di Minuetto
    1:16
  6. 7.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: VI. Passepied
    1:43
  7. 8.
    Partita No. 5 in G major, BWV 829: VII. Gigue
    4:25
  8. 9.
    Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827: I. Fantasia
    2:17
  9. 10.
    Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827: II. Allemande
    3:23
  10. 11.
    Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827: III. Corrente
    1:56
  11. 12.
    Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827: IV. Sarabande
    3:49
  12. 13.
    Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827: V. Burlesca
    1:55
  13. 14.
    Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827: VI. Scherzo
    1:14
  14. 15.
    Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827: VII. Gigue
    3:40
  15. 16.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: I. Toccata
    7:46
  16. 17.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: II. Allemande
    3:05
  17. 18.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: III. Corrente
    3:12
  18. 19.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: IV. Air
    1:43
  19. 20.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: V. Sarabande
    4:19
  20. 21.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: VI. Tempo di Gavotta
    1:24
  21. 22.
    Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830: VII. Gigue
    5:06

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