The French Suites

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Mahan Esfahani

The French Suites are a set of six keyboard suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed around 1722. They are Baroque keyboard pieces for harpsichord or clavichord, with dance-based movements, contrapuntal textures and ornamentation, and they belong to Bach's early keyboard output that emphasises compact suites for domestic performance.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: Allemande
    3:56
  2. 2.
    French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: Courante
    1:57
  3. 3.
    French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: Sarabande
    3:28
  4. 4.
    French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: Menuet I
    0:57
  5. 5.
    French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: Menuet II
    1:11
  6. 6.
    French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: Menuet I da capo
    0:32
  7. 7.
    French Suite no. 1 in D minor BWV 812: Gigue
    3:43
  8. 8.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: Allemande
    3:18
  9. 9.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: Courante
    1:54
  10. 10.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: Sarabande
    3:22
  11. 11.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: Air
    1:36
  12. 12.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: Menuet I
    1:09
  13. 13.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: Menuet II
    0:53
  14. 14.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: Menuet I da capo
    0:34
  15. 15.
    French Suite no. 2 in C minor BWV 813: Gigue
    2:55
  16. 16.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor BWV 814: Allemande
    3:04
  17. 17.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor BWV 814: Courante
    2:16
  18. 18.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor BWV 814: Sarabande
    3:21
  19. 19.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor BWV 814: Anglaise
    1:34
  20. 20.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor BWV 814: Menuet
    1:04
  21. 21.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor BWV 814: Trio
    1:20
  22. 22.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor BWV 814: Menuet da capo
    0:33
  23. 23.
    French Suite no. 3 in B minor BWV 814: Gigue
    2:11
  24. 24.
    Suite in E-flat major BWV 819: Allemande
    3:28
  25. 25.
    Suite in E-flat major BWV 819: Courante
    2:14
  26. 26.
    Suite in E-flat major BWV 819: Sarabande
    4:53
  27. 27.
    Suite in E-flat major BWV 819: Bourrée
    1:46
  28. 28.
    Suite in E-flat major BWV 819: Menuet I
    0:55
  29. 29.
    Suite in E-flat major BWV 819: Menuet II
    0:48
  30. 30.
    Suite in E-flat major BWV 819: Menuet I da capo
    0:42
  31. 31.
    Suite in G minor BWV 822: Ouverture
    3:52
  32. 32.
    Suite in G minor BWV 822: Aria
    4:03
  33. 33.
    Suite in G minor BWV 822: Gavotte en rondeau
    1:16
  34. 34.
    Suite in G minor BWV 822: Bourrée
    0:50
  35. 35.
    Suite in G minor BWV 822: Menuet I
    0:55
  36. 36.
    Suite in G minor BWV 822: Menuet II
    1:02
  37. 37.
    Suite in G minor BWV 822: Menuet I da capo
    0:36
  38. 38.
    Suite in G minor BWV 822: Gigue
    2:00

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major BWV 815: Praeludium
    2:04
  2. 3.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major BWV 815: Allemande
    3:20
  3. 4.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major BWV 815: Courante
    1:52
  4. 5.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major BWV 815: Sarabande
    3:19
  5. 6.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major BWV 815: Gavotte I
    1:15
  6. 7.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major BWV 815: Gavotte II
    2:17
  7. 8.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major BWV 815: Air
    1:54
  8. 9.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major BWV 815: Menuet
    0:55
  9. 10.
    French Suite no. 4 in E-flat major BWV 815: Gigue
    2:41
  10. 11.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major BWV 816: Allemande
    3:25
  11. 12.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major BWV 816: Courante
    1:48
  12. 13.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major BWV 816: Sarabande
    4:48
  13. 14.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major BWV 816: Gavotte
    1:09
  14. 15.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major BWV 816: Bourrée
    1:24
  15. 16.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major BWV 816: Loure
    2:20
  16. 17.
    French Suite no. 5 in G major BWV 816: Gigue
    3:43
  17. 18.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major BWV 817: Prélude
    1:40
  18. 19.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major BWV 817: Allemande
    2:44
  19. 20.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major BWV 817: Courante
    1:37
  20. 21.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major BWV 817: Sarabande
    2:44
  21. 22.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major BWV 817: Gavotte
    1:12
  22. 23.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major BWV 817: Polonaise
    1:32
  23. 24.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major BWV 817: Bourrée
    1:44
  24. 25.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major BWV 817: Gigue
    2:31
  25. 26.
    French Suite no. 6 in E major BWV 817: Menuet
    1:20
  26. 27.
    Suite in A minor BWV 818: Fort gai
    2:03
  27. 28.
    Suite in A minor BWV 818: Allemande
    3:14
  28. 29.
    Suite in A minor BWV 818: Courante
    1:23
  29. 30.
    Suite in A minor BWV 818: Sarabande
    3:19
  30. 31.
    Suite in A minor BWV 818: Sarabande simple – Sarabande double
    3:46
  31. 32.
    Suite in A minor BWV 818: Passepied
    1:06
  32. 33.
    Suite in A minor BWV 818: Gigue
    2:41

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