
Wydawnictwo: Passacaille
Nr katalogowy: PAS 1114
Nośnik: 2 CD
Data wydania: maj 2022
EAN: 5425004841148
Nr katalogowy: PAS 1114
Nośnik: 2 CD
Data wydania: maj 2022
EAN: 5425004841148
Bach: English Suites BWV 806-811
Passacaille - PAS 1114
Kompozytor
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Wykonawcy
Lorenzo Ghielmi, harpsichord
Lorenzo Ghielmi, harpsichord
Utwory na płycie:
Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806 - Prélude
Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806 - Allemande
Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806 - Allemande
Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806 - Courante II avec 2 Doubles – Double I – Double II
Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806 - Sarabande
Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806 - Bourrée I – Bourrée II
Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806 - Gigue
Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807 - Prélude
Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807 - Allemande
Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807 - Courante
Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807 - Sarabande – Les agréments de la même Sarabande
Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807 - Bourrée I – Bourrée II
Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807 - Gigue
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808 - Prélude
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808 - Allemande
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808 - Courante
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808 - Sarabande – Les agréments de la même Sarabande
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808 - Gavotte I – Gavotte II ou la Musette
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808 - Gigue
Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809 - Prélude (vitement)
Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809 - Allemande
Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809 - Courante
Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809 - Sarabande
Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809 - Menuet I - Menuet II
Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809 - Gigue
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810 - Prélude
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810 - Allemande
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810 - Courante
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810 - Sarabande
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810 - Passepied I en Rondeau – Passepied II
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810 - Gigue
Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811 - Prélude
Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811 - Allemande
Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811 - Courante
Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811 - Sarabande
Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811 - Double
Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811 - Gavotte I - Gavotte II
Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811 - Gigue
CD 1:
Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806
Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808
CD 2:
Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810
Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811
Suite No. 1 in A Major, BWV 806
Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807
Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808
CD 2:
Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809
Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810
Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811
Bach’s English Suites are entitled in a way that is as strange as it is hard to explain, at least at first glance. Contrary to what one might assume, these works are more closely related to French suites than to English music. The title is taken from the inscription “Fait pour les Anglois”, found on a manuscript owned by Bach's youngest son. In addition to an extensive prelude and four traditional dances – Allemande, Courante, Sarabande and Gigue – each suite also contains “gallantries”, lighter dances that were fashionable at the time. In these dance movements, grace and melody play together with a compositional artistry that elevates them far beyond incidental music for courtly dances. After the Partitas published by Passacaille in 2021 (PAS 1105), Lorenzo Ghielmi, one of the most renowned Bach interpreters of our day, now releases the English Suites, recorded on a harpsichord built by Detmar Hungelbert after an instrument by Michael Mietke (ca. 1710 in Berlin).
Recorded in Chesa di San Michele, Cavona di Cuveglio (IT), June 2021.
Recorded in Chesa di San Michele, Cavona di Cuveglio (IT), June 2021.