Description
With J. S. Bach: French Lute Suites, Paul Beier has presented a recorded document of how beautiful these pieces can sound, when well played on the lute. These, so-called, “French Suites” pieces, BVW 812 – 817, were composed between the years of 1722 and 1725, a period when Bach was mostly employed as the Cantor at St. Thomas in Leipzig. Four of the six suites are featured on this recording, numbers twelve through fifteen, presenting twenty-four individual pieces ranging in form from Prelude to Anglaise.
The recording package contains a booklet with the historical information about the pieces and a compelling explanation of how he adapted the parts to the lute from original keyboard music. This unique recording of a beautiful repertoire played on a 13-course lute made by Stephen Gotlieb with all-gut strings from the Gamut workshop.
Suite n.1, BWV 812
1 Allemande
2 Courante
3 Sarabande
4 Menuet I & II
5 Gigue
Suite n.2, BWV 813
6 Allemande
7 Courante
8 Sarabande
9 Air
10 Menuet
11 Gugue
Suite n.3, BWV 814
12 Allemande
13 Courante
14 Sarabande
15 Menuet I & II
16 Anglaise
17 Gigue
Suite n.4, BWV 815
18 Prelude
19 Allemande
20 Courante
21 Sarabande
22 Gavotte I & II
23 Air
24 Gigue
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