French Suites BWV 812-817 / Overture in French Style BWV 831

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Glenn Gould

This album is a collection of Baroque keyboard and orchestral works by Johann Sebastian Bach, originally composed in the early 18th century. It showcases Bach's use of dance-derived forms, ornate ornamentation and contrapuntal writing within the French-influenced suite and overture traditions, occupying a central place in his keyboard output and the broader Baroque repertoire.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    French Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812
    11:16
  2. 2.
    French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813
    9:29
  3. 3.
    French Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814
    8:55
  4. 4.
    French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815
    9:10

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816
    10:55
  2. 2.
    French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817
    10:31
  3. 3.
    Overture in the French Style, BWV 831
    25:06

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