JS Bach - English Suites
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Label: Passacaille
Cat No: PAS1114
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 1st July 2022
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Lorenzo Ghielmi (harpsichord)About
Contrary to what one might assume, these works are more closely related to French suites than to English music. The title is taken from the inscription "Fait pour les Anglois", found on a manuscript owned by Bach's youngest son.
In addition to an extensive prelude and four traditional dances – Allemande, Courante, Sarabande and Gigue – each suite also contains "gallantries", lighter dances that were fashionable at the time. In these dance movements, grace and melody play together with a compositional artistry that elevates them far beyond incidental music for courtly dances.
After the Partitas published by Passacaille in 2021 (PAS1105), Lorenzo Ghielmi, one of the most renowned Bach interpreters of our day, now releases the English Suites, recorded on a harpsichord built by Detmar Hungelbert after an instrument by Michael Mietke (ca. 1710 in Berlin).
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