Alard,Benjamin Kothen 1717-1723 - Bach: Complete Works For CD

Eagerly pursuing his exploration of Bach's corpus for solo keyboard, Benjamin Alard focuses here on works associated with the composer's first wife, Maria Barbara, and her untimely death in 1720. This instalment therefore includes both the Inventions and Sinfonias, a collection of teaching pieces brimming with freshness and invention, and the prodigious French Suites, one of the peaks of Bach's years in C?then.

1. Vol.1: Bach: Sonata in D Minor, BWV 964: I. Adagio 2. Bach: Sonata in D Minor, BWV 964: II. Fuga. Allegro 3. Bach: Sonata in D Minor, BWV 964: III. Andante 4. Bach: Sonata in D Minor, BWV 964: IV. Allegro 5. Bach: Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. for Keyboard) 6. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 539: Prelude 7. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 539: Fugue 8. Bach: Adagio in G Major, BWV 968 9. Bach: Pedal-Exercitium, BWV 598 10. Bach: Great Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542: Fantasia Vol.2: Bach: Invention in C Major, BWV 772 11. Bach: Sinfonia in C Major, BWV 787 12. Bach: Invention in F Major, BWV 779 13. Bach: Sinfonia in F Major, BWV 794 14. Bach: Invention in D Minor, BWV 775 15. Bach: Sinfonia in D Minor, BWV 790 16. Bach: Invention in G Major, BWV 781 17. Bach: Sinfonia in G Major, BWV 796 18. Bach: Invention in E Minor, BWV 778 19. Bach: Sinfonia in E Minor, BWV 793 20. Bach: Invention in A Major, BWV 783 21. Bach: Sinfonia in D Major, BWV 789 22. Bach: Invention in D Major, BWV 774 23. Bach: Invention in B Minor, BWV 786 24. Bach: Sinfonia in B Minor, BWV 801 25. Bach: L'Art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude in D Minor 26. Bach: French Suite No.1 in D Minor, BWV 812: I. Allemande 27. Bach: French Suite No.1 in D Minor, BWV 812: II. Courante 28. Bach: French Suite No.1 in D Minor, BWV 812: III. Sarabande 29. Bach: French Suite No.1 in D Minor, BWV 812: IV. Menuets I ; II 30. Bach: French Suite No.1 in D Minor, BWV 812: V. Gigue 31. Bach: L'Art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude in G Minor 32. Bach: French Suite No.5 In G Major, BWV 816: I. Allemande 33. Bach: French Suite No.5 In G Major, BWV 816: II. Courante 34. Bach: French Suite No.5 In G Major, BWV 816: III. Sarabande 35. Bach: French Suite No.5 In G Major, BWV 816: IV. Gavotte 36. Bach: French Suite No.5 in G Major, BWV 816: V. Bourr?e 37. Bach: French Suite No.5 In G Major, BWV 816: VI. Loure 38. Bach: French Suite No.5 In G Major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue 39. Bach: L'Art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude in B Minor 40. Bach: French Suite No.3 in B Minor, BWV 814: I. Allemande 41. Bach: French Suite No.3 in B Minor, BWV 814: II. Courante 42. Bach: French Suite No.3 in B Minor, BWV 814: III. Sarabande 43. Bach: French Suite No.3 in B Minor, BWV 814: IV. Anglaise 44. Bach: French Suite No.3 in B Minor, BWV 814: V. Menuet - Trio 45. Bach: French Suite No.3 in B Minor, BWV 814: VI. Gigue Vol.3: Bach: Sinfonia in E-Flat Major, BWV 791 46. Bach: Invention in E-Flat Major, BWV 776 47. Bach: Sinfonia in C Minor, BWV 788 48. Bach: Invention in C Minor, BWV 773 49. Bach: Sinfonia in F Minor, BWV 795 50. Bach: Invention in F Minor, BWV 780 51. Bach: Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, BWV 800 52. Bach: Invention in B-Flat Major, BWV 785 53. Bach: Sinfonia in G Minor, BWV 797 54. Bach: Invention in G Minor, BWV 782 55. Bach: Sinfonia in E Major, BWV 792 56. Bach: Invention in E Major, BWV 777 57. Bach: Sinfonia in A Minor, BWV 799 58. Bach: Invention in A Minor, BWV 784 59. Bach: Sinfonia in A Major, BWV 798 60. Bach: French Suite No.4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a (Alternate Version): I. Prelude 61. Bach: French Suite No.4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: I. Allemande 62. Bach: French Suite No.4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: II. Courante 63. Bach: French Suite No.4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: III. Sarabande 64. Bach: French Suite No.4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: IV. Gavotte 65. Bach: French Suite No.4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: V. Menuet 66. Bach: French Suite No.4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: VI. Air 67. Bach: French Suite No.4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815: VII. Gigue 68. Bach: Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 69. Bach: French Suite No.2 in C Minor, BWV 813: I. Allemande 70. Bach: French Suite No.2 in C Minor, BWV 813: II. Courante 71. Bach: French Suite No.2 in C Minor, BWV 813: III. Sarabande 72. Bach: French Suite No.2 in C Minor, BWV 813: IV. Air 73. Bach: French Suite No.2 in C Minor, BWV 813: V. Menuet 74. Bach: French Suite No.2 in C Minor, BWV 813: VI. Gigue 75. Bach: L'Art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude in E Minor 76. Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV 817: I. Allemande 77. Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV 817: II. Courante 78. Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV 817: III. Sarabande 79. Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV 817: IV. Gavotte 80. Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV 817: V. Polonaise 81. Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV 817: VI. Bourr?e 82. Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV 817: VII. Menuet 83. Bach: French Suite No.6 in E Major, BWV 817: VIII. Gigue