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Bach: English Suites / Masaaki Suzuki
BIS

Bach: English Suites / Masaaki Suzuki

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Details

Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Masaaki Suzuki
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
May 03, 2019
Catalog #
BIS-2281
UPC
7318599922812

About

A busy schedule as music director of the Bach Collegium Japan and sought-after guest conductor doesn’t stop Masaaki Suzuki from returning to his first loves, the organ and the harpsichord. With the present release he adds yet another chapter to his series of Bach’s works for solo harpsichord. After acclaimed recordings of the Well-tempered Clavier, the Goldberg variations, the French Suites and other works the turn has come to the English Suites. Composed while Bach was in his thirties it precedes other sets such as the French Suites and the Toccatas, and in his liner notes, Bach scholar Yo Tomita draws attention to 'the stylistic traits of a youthful and ambitious composer wanting to make his mark through the use of counterpoint and virtuosity'. Despite its title, the collection has very little to do with England, at least musically: the six suites are instead rooted in the French tradition, and show certain striking similarities to the composer Charles Dieupart’s Six Suites pour le Clavessin from 1701. (Bach made a copy of Dieupart's set sometime between 1709 and 1716.) It was only in the 19th century that the suites became known as the 'English', based on a never substantiated claim that the set was commissioned by an English nobleman.

Tracklist 37 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Prelude 02:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  3. 2 II. Allemande 06:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  4. 3 III. Courante I 01:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante I
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  5. 4 IV. Courante II 06:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Courante II
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  6. 5 V. Sarabande 04:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  7. 6 VI. Bourree I-II 04:22
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Bourree I-II
    Duration
    04:22
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  8. 7 VII. Gigue 02:58
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Gigue
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  9. 8 I. Prelude 05:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    05:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  10. 9 II. Allemande 04:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  11. 10 III. Courante 01:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  12. 11 IV. Sarabande 03:59
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  13. 12 V. Bourree I-II 04:24
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Bourree I-II
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  14. 13 VI. Gigue 03:43
    Track
    13
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  15. 14 I. Prelude 03:32
    Track
    14
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  16. 15 II. Allemande 04:33
    Track
    15
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  17. 16 III. Courante 03:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  18. 17 IV. Sarabande 03:58
    Track
    17
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  19. 18 V. Gavotte I-II 03:23
    Track
    18
    Title
    V. Gavotte I-II
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  20. 19 VI. Gigue 03:02
    Track
    19
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  21. Disc 2
  22. 1 I. Prelude 04:53
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  23. 2 II. Allemande 04:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  24. 3 III. Courante 01:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  25. 4 IV. Sarabande 04:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  26. 5 V. Menuet I-II 03:29
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Menuet I-II
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  27. 6 VI. Gigue 03:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  28. 7 I. Prelude 05:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    05:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  29. 8 II. Allemande 04:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  30. 9 III. Courante 02:38
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  31. 10 IV. Sarabande 03:12
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Sarabande
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  32. 11 V. Passepied I-II 03:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Passepied I-II
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  33. 12 VI. Gigue 03:14
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  34. 13 I. Prelude 08:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  35. 14 II. Allemande 04:50
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allemande
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  36. 15 III. Courante 02:48
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Courante
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  37. 16 IV. Sarabande and Double 06:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Sarabande and Double
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  38. 17 V. Gavotte I-II 04:11
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Gavotte I-II
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki
  39. 18 VI. Gigue 04:28
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Masaaki Suzuki