J. S. Bach French Lute Suites Disc
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J. S. Bach French Lute Suites Disc

J. S. Bach French Lute Suites Disc

Gamut Music, Inc.
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$15.00 USD

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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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