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Gramola Records

French Suites

$36.99

Details

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Wolfgang Brunner
Format
CD
Label
Gramola Records
Released
Sep 11, 2026
Catalog #
GRAM99376
UPC
9003643993761

About

The soundboard is painted with flowers, fruits, and animals and decorated with a typical light-blue ornamental border. Around the soundboard, the walls are adorned with block-printed wallpaper. The lid contains a landscape painting, which was added later, an idyllic stream landscape with four staffage figures: The observer watches a boy gazing intently into the water, a young woman carrying provisions or something similar home, and a couple, who are also only visible from behind. A bridge and a mill enliven the rural scene. If the corresponding technical terms "soundboard," "ornamental border," or "lid" were missing, the reader would hardly associate this vivid, florid description with a keyboard instrument. In such a manner, the renowned harpsichordist and expert in historical performance practice and basso continuo, Wolfgang Brunner, describes the instrument dated 1628 by Andreas Ruckers, from the Flemish harpsichord-making dynasty of the Ruckers family, which is heard on this recording featuring the six French Suites by J. S. Bach.

Tracklist 37 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Allemande 04:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  3. 2 II. Courante 02:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  4. 3 III. Sarabande 02:18
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  5. 4 IV. Menuet I-II 03:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Menuet I-II
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  6. 5 V. Gigue 02:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Gigue
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  7. 6 I. Allemande 04:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  8. 7 II. Courante 02:03
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  9. 8 III. Sarabande 03:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  10. 9 IV. Air 01:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Air
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  11. 10 V. Menuet I-II 01:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Menuet I-II
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  12. 11 VI. Gigue 03:03
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  13. 12 I. Allemande 04:13
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  14. 13 II. Courante 02:17
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  15. 14 III. Sarabande 03:36
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  16. 15 IV. Menuet I-II 03:58
    Track
    15
    Title
    IV. Menuet I-II
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  17. 16 V. Anglaise 01:39
    Track
    16
    Title
    V. Anglaise
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  18. 17 VI. Gigue 02:33
    Track
    17
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  19. Disc 2
  20. 1 I. Allemande 02:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  21. 2 II. Courante 02:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  22. 3 III. Sarabande 03:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  23. 4 IV. Gavotte 01:24
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Gavotte
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  24. 5 V. Air 02:24
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Air
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  25. 6 VI. Gigue 02:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  26. 7 I. Allemande 04:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  27. 8 II. Courante 02:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  28. 9 III. Sarabande 05:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  29. 10 IV. Gavotte 01:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Gavotte
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  30. 11 V. Bourrée 01:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Bourrée
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  31. 12 VI. Loure 02:11
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Loure
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  32. 13 VII. Gigue 04:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  33. 14 I. Allemande 03:44
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Allemande
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  34. 15 II. Courante 02:03
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  35. 16 III. Sarabande 03:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  36. 17 IV. Gavotte 01:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    IV. Gavotte
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  37. 18 V. Polonaise 03:51
    Track
    18
    Title
    V. Polonaise
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  38. 19 VI. Bourrée 01:52
    Track
    19
    Title
    VI. Bourrée
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner
  39. 20 VII. Gigue 02:53
    Track
    20
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Wolfgang Brunner