Andrew Arthur - Bach: French Suites, BWV 812-817 (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: I. Allemande
02. Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: II. Courante
03. Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: III. Sarabande
04. Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: IV. Menuet I & II
05. Suite No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 812: V. Gigue
06. Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: I. Allemande
07. Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: II. Courante
08. Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: III. Sarabande
09. Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: IV. Angloise
10. Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: V. Menuet & Trio
11. Suite No. 3 in B Minor, BWV 814: VI. Gigue
12. Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: I. Allemande
13. Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: II. Courante
14. Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 812: III. Sarabande
15. Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: IV. Gavotte
16. Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: V. Polonaise
17. Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: VI. Menuet
18. Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: VII. Bourrée
19. Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: VIII. Gigue

CD2
01. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: I. Allemande
02. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: II. Courante
03. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: III. Sarabande
04. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: IV. Gavotte
05. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: V. Air
06. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: VI. Menuet
07. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: VII. Gigue
08. Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: I. Allemande
09. Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: II. Courante
10. Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: III. Sarabande
11. Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: IV. Air
12. Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: V. Menuet I & II
13. Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813: VI. Gigue
14. Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: I. Allemande
15. Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: II. Courante
16. Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: III. Sarabande
17. Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: IV. Gavotte
18. Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: V. Bourrée
19. Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VI. Loure
20. Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue

“These are the most outstanding clavier works of Johann Sebastian Bach” – so declared Bach’s first biographer, Johann Nikolaus Forkel, in 1802. Possibly conceived as a wedding gift for the composer’s second wife, Anna Magdalena Bach, the six so-called ‘French Suites’ exemplify the Style Galante and are prized for their elegance and exquisite melodic refinement. In this new recording, the acclaimed early keyboard specialist, Andrew Arthur, takes us on a captivating journey through these cornerstone suites of the Baroque keyboard repertoire. Drawing upon an extensive re-examination of the intriguing array of primary sources, he performs on two exceptional harpsichords by Andrew Garlick and Keith Hill, built after distinguished eighteenth-century models by the celebrated Parisian makers, Jean-Claude Goujon (1749) and Pascal Taskin (1769).