English Suites, BWVV 806-811

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Andrew Rangell

English Suites, BWV 806-811 are a set of six keyboard suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed c. 1715-1720. They are Baroque dance suites that combine French and Italian styles with elaborate counterpoint, and they come from Bach's early keyboard period and show his development in keyboard technique and contrapuntal writing.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: I. Prelude
    2:22
  2. 2.
    English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: II. Allemande
    4:44
  3. 3.
    English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: III. Courante I
    1:35
  4. 4.
    English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: IV. Courante II
    2:00
  5. 5.
    English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: V. Doubles I & II
    2:11
  6. 6.
    English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: VI. Sarabande
    4:39
  7. 7.
    English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: VII. Bourrée I
    1:56
  8. 8.
    English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: VIII. Bourrée II
    2:29
  9. 9.
    English Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806: IX. Gigue
    2:46
  10. 10.
    English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: I. Prelude
    4:48
  11. 11.
    English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: II. Allemande
    3:35
  12. 12.
    English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: III. Courante
    1:49
  13. 13.
    English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: IV. Sarabande
    3:42
  14. 14.
    English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: V. Bourrée I
    2:18
  15. 15.
    English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: VI. Bourrée II
    2:19
  16. 16.
    English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807: VII. Gigue
    3:25
  17. 17.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: I. Prelude
    3:15
  18. 18.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: II. Allemande
    3:34
  19. 19.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: III. Courante
    2:26
  20. 20.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: IV. Sarabande
    3:42
  21. 21.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: V. Gavotte I
    1:39
  22. 22.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: VI. Gavotte II
    1:51
  23. 23.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: VII. Gigue
    2:03

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: I. Prelude
    4:30
  2. 3.
    English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: II. Allemande
    3:12
  3. 4.
    English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: III. Courante
    1:35
  4. 5.
    English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: IV. Sarabande
    3:10
  5. 6.
    English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: V. Menuet I
    1:23
  6. 7.
    English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: VI. Menuet II
    2:20
  7. 8.
    English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: VII. Gigue
    3:24
  8. 9.
    English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: I. Prelude
    4:52
  9. 10.
    English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: II. Allemande
    3:54
  10. 11.
    English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: III. Courante
    2:10
  11. 12.
    English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: IV. Sarabande
    3:15
  12. 13.
    English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: V. Passepied I
    1:13
  13. 14.
    English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: VI. Passepied II
    2:10
  14. 15.
    English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: VII. Gigue
    3:05
  15. 16.
    English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: I. Prelude
    8:49
  16. 17.
    English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: II. Allemande
    4:19
  17. 18.
    English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: III. Courante
    2:26
  18. 19.
    English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: IV. Sarabande - V. Double
    5:47
  19. 20.
    English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: VI. Gavotte I
    2:06
  20. 21.
    English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: VII. Gavotte II
    2:45
  21. 22.
    English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: VIII. Gigue
    2:27

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