Bach | Complete French Suites

Step into the elegant world of Johann Sebastian Bach with his six French Suites, small musical gems written around 1722 to 1725 for harpsichord or clavichord. Bach turns the Baroque dance suite into short, graceful, and endlessly varied miniatures, each with a character of its own.
Every suite is built around four classic dances: the flowing allemande, the lively courante, the deeply expressive sarabande, and the sparkling gigue. In between come lighter movements such as menuets, gavottes, bourrées, and airs, adding wit and a touch of dance floor charm.
Listen to how the mood slowly changes, from the serious tones of D minor, C minor, and B minor to the radiant brilliance of E flat major, G major, and E major. A beautiful emotional journey from quiet reflection to pure light.

Johann Sebastian Bach
0:00:00 French Suite I, in D Minor, BWV 812: I. Allemande
0:05:09 French Suite I, in D Minor, BWV 812: II. Courante
0:07:21 French Suite I, in D Minor, BWV 812: III. Sarabande
0:11:10 French Suite I, in D Minor, BWV 812: IV. Menuet I & II
0:14:56 French Suite I, in D Minor, BWV 812: V. Gigue
0:18:07 French Suite II, in C Minor, BWV 813: I. Allemande
0:22:22 French Suite II, in C Minor, BWV 813: II. Courante
0:24:38 French Suite II, in C Minor, BWV 813: III. Sarabande
0:28:35 French Suite II, in C Minor, BWV 813: IV. Air
0:30:01 French Suite II, in C Minor, BWV 813: V. Menuet I & II
0:33:24 French Suite II, in C Minor, BWV 813: VI. Gigue
0:35:33 French Suite III, in B Minor, BWV 814: I. Allemande
0:40:40 French Suite III, in B Minor, BWV 814: II. Courante
0:42:52 French Suite III, in B Minor, BWV 814: III. Sarabande
0:46:20 French Suite III, in B Minor, BWV 814: IV. Anglaise
0:47:57 French Suite III, in B Minor, BWV 814: V. Menuet & Trio
0:51:20 French Suite III, in B Minor, BWV 814: VI. Gigue
0:53:40 French Suite IV, in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: I. Allemande
0:57:51 French Suite IV, in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: II. Courante
1:00:05 French Suite IV, in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: III. Sarabande
1:03:25 French Suite IV, in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: IV. Gavotte
1:04:51 French Suite IV, in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: V. Menuet
1:05:42 French Suite IV, in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: VI. Air
1:07:22 French Suite IV, in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: VII. Gigue
1:10:09 French Suite V, in G Major, BWV 816: I. Allemande
1:14:55 French Suite V, in G Major, BWV 816: II. Courante
1:16:55 French Suite V, in G Major, BWV 816: III. Sarabande
1:22:02 French Suite V, in G Major, BWV 816: IV. Gavotte
1:23:15 French Suite V, in G Major, BWV 816: V. Bourrée
1:24:39 French Suite V, in G Major, BWV 816: VI. Loure
1:26:52 French Suite V, in G Major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue
1:30:31 French Suite VI, in E Major, BWV 817: I. Allemande
1:33:47 French Suite VI, in E Major, BWV 817: II. Courante
1:35:40 French Suite VI, in E Major, BWV 817: III. Sarabande
1:38:50 French Suite VI, in E Major, BWV 817: IV. Gavotte
1:40:03 French Suite VI, in E Major, BWV 817: V. Polonaise
1:41:32 French Suite VI, in E Major, BWV 817: VI. Menuet
1:42:42 French Suite VI, in E Major, BWV 817: VII. Bourrée
1:44:24 French Suite VI, in E Major, BWV 817: VIII. Gigue
All tracks performed by Francesco Cera

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