The French Suites
Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Christopher Hogwood
The French Suites are a set of six keyboard suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed circa 1722. Written for harpsichord (clavier), they draw on French dance forms combined with Italianate ornamentation and contrapuntal writing, and they represent a stage in Bach's development of his keyboard-suite repertoire and his synthesis of national styles.
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Disc 1
- 1.Suite in E-flat major, BWV 819: I. Allemande3:37
- 2.Suite in E-flat major, BWV 819: II. Courante2:10
- 3.Suite in E-flat major, BWV 819: III. Sarabande4:12
- 4.Suite in E-flat major, BWV 819: IV. Bourrée1:41
- 5.Suite in E-flat major, BWV 819: V. Menuet I1:06
- 6.Suite in E-flat major, BWV 819: VI. Menuet II2:35
- 7.Allemande, BWV 819a4:21
- 8.Suite in A minor BWV 818a: I. Fort gai1:52
- 9.Suite in A minor BWV 818a: II. Allemande3:37
- 10.Suite in A minor BWV 818a: III. Courante1:31
- 11.Suite in A minor BWV 818a: IV. Sarabande2:58
- 12.Suite in A minor BWV 818a: V. Menuet1:24
- 13.Suite in A minor BWV 818a: VI. Gigue2:32
- 14.French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: I. Allemande4:24
- 15.French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: II. Courante2:20
- 16.French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: III. Sarabande3:26
- 17.French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: IV. Menuet I1:18
- 18.French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: V. Menuet II2:52
- 19.French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: VI. Gigue2:50
- 20.French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: I. Allemande3:25
- 21.French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: II. Courante2:11
- 22.French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: III. Sarabande3:20
- 23.French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: IV. Air1:26
- 24.French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: V. Menuet I1:26
- 25.French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: VI. Menuet II2:04
- 26.French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: VII. Gigue2:27
Disc 2
- 2.French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: I. Allemande4:01
- 3.French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: II. Courante2:13
- 4.French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: III. Sarabande3:17
- 5.French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: IV. Anglaise1:35
- 6.French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: V. Menuet I1:23
- 7.French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: VI. Menuet II1:54
- 8.French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: VII. Gigue2:22
- 9.French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: I. Allemande3:18
- 10.French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: II. Courante1:52
- 11.French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: III. Sarabande2:49
- 12.French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: IV. Gavotte1:17
- 13.French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: V. Menuet1:49
- 14.French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: VI. Air0:59
- 15.French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: VII. Gigue2:35
- 16.French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: I. Allemande3:44
- 17.French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: II. Courante1:54
- 18.French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: III. Sarabande4:22
- 19.French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: IV. Gavotte1:13
- 20.French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: V. Bourrée1:25
- 21.French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: VI. Loure2:11
- 22.French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue3:50
- 23.French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: I. Allemande3:26
- 24.French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: II. Courante1:51
- 25.French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: III. Sarabande3:15
- 26.French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: IV. Gavotte1:13
- 27.French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: V. Polonaise1:23
- 28.French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: VI. Bourrée1:25
- 29.French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: VII. Menuet1:39
- 30.French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: VIII. Gigue2:27













