English Suites: Nr .1 BWV 806, Nr .2 BWV 807, Nr .3 BWV 808

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Christiane Jaccottet

English Suites is a collection of keyboard suites by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed c. 1715–1720. Rooted in the Baroque dance-suite tradition, the pieces combine intricate counterpoint and virtuosic keyboard writing across several movements and represent a significant strand of Bach's early keyboard output that helped shape the solo keyboard repertoire.

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  1. 1.
    English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: I. Prélude
    2:20
  2. 2.
    English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: II. Allemande
    4:53
  3. 3.
    English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: III. Courante I
    1:54
  4. 4.
    English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: IV. Courante II avec deux Doubles
    5:03
  5. 5.
    English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: V. Sarabande
    3:59
  6. 6.
    English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: VI. Bourree I & II
    4:17
  7. 7.
    English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806: VII. Gigue
    2:49
  8. 8.
    English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: I. Prélude
    5:31
  9. 9.
    English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: II. Allemande
    3:38
  10. 10.
    English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: III. Courante
    1:52
  11. 11.
    English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: IV. Sarabande
    3:25
  12. 12.
    English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: V. Bourree I & II
    5:02
  13. 13.
    English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807: VI. Gigue
    3:41
  14. 14.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: I. Prélude
    3:44
  15. 15.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: II. Allemande
    3:49
  16. 16.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: III. Courante
    2:34
  17. 17.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: IV. Sarabande
    3:17
  18. 18.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: V. Gavotte I & II (ou la Musette)
    3:31
  19. 19.
    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: VI. Gigue
    2:52

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