French Suites, BWV 812-817

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Wolfgang Rübsam

French Suites, BWV 812–817 are a set of six keyboard suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled around 1722. They draw on French dance forms filtered through Bach's contrapuntal and harmonic language, featuring ornamented dance movements, clear tonal architecture and intimate keyboard textures, and they occupy a transitional place in Bach's keyboard output by synthesising French and Italian influences within the baroque suite tradition.
First released: 27th November 2020

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    French Suite no. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: I. Allemande
    4:43
  2. 2.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: I. Allemande
    3:31
  3. 3.
    French Suite no. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: II. Courante
    3:19
  4. 4.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: II. Courante
    2:27
  5. 5.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: III. Sarabande
    3:15
  6. 6.
    French Suite no. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: III. Sarabande
    2:54
  7. 7.
    French Suite no. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: IV. Menuet 1 & 2
    5:06
  8. 8.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: IV. Gavotte
    1:55
  9. 9.
    French Suite no. 1 in D minor, BWV 812: V. Gigue
    3:29
  10. 10.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: V. Air
    2:46
  11. 11.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 815: VI. Gigue
    2:29
  12. 12.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: I. Allemande
    4:15
  13. 13.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: II. Courante
    2:54
  14. 14.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: I. Allemande
    4:35
  15. 15.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: III. Sarabande
    3:17
  16. 16.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: II. Courante
    2:34
  17. 17.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: IV. Air
    2:21
  18. 18.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: III. Sarabande
    4:46
  19. 19.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: IV. Gavotte
    1:30
  20. 20.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: V. Menuet
    1:53
  21. 21.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: V. Bourrée
    2:01
  22. 22.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV 813: VI. Gigue
    3:15
  23. 23.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: VI. Loure
    2:46
  24. 24.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: I. Allemande
    4:53
  25. 25.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: II. Courante
    3:18
  26. 26.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue
    4:50
  27. 27.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: I. Allemande
    4:33
  28. 28.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: III. Sarabande
    3:11
  29. 29.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: II. Courante
    2:51
  30. 30.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: IV. Menuet-Trio-Menuet
    4:36
  31. 31.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: V. Anglaise
    2:05
  32. 32.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: III. Sarabande
    3:33
  33. 33.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV 814: VI. Gigue
    1:48
  34. 34.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: IV. Gavotte
    1:26
  35. 35.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: V. Polonaise
    1:43
  36. 36.
    Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat major, BWV 998: Prelude
    2:47
  37. 37.
    Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat major, BWV 998: Fugue
    6:54
  38. 38.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: VI. Bourrée
    1:42
  39. 39.
    Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat major, BWV 998: Allegro
    4:40
  40. 40.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: VII. Menuet
    1:40
  41. 41.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV 817: VIII. Gigue
    3:48
  42. 42.
    Suite in E minor, BWV 996: I. Passaggio
    1:22
  43. 43.
    Suite in E minor, BWV 996: II. Presto
    1:35
  44. 44.
    Suite in E minor, BWV 996: III. Allemande
    3:06
  45. 45.
    Suite in E minor, BWV 996: IV. Courante
    3:05
  46. 46.
    Suite in E minor, BWV 996: V. Sarabande
    3:18
  47. 47.
    Suite in E minor, BWV 996: VI. Bourrée
    1:27
  48. 48.
    Suite in E minor, BWV 996: VII. Gigue
    3:37

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