French Suites Main Performer or Conductor: Christopher Hogwood Instrumentation: Harpsichord Individual Works: Suite in E flat major, BWV819 Allemande, BWV819a Suite in A minor, BWV818 French Suite no. 1 in D minor, BWV812 French Suite no. 2 in C minor, BWV813 French Suite no. 3 in B minor, BWV814 French Suite no. 4 in E flat major, BWV815 French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV816 French Suite no. 6 in E major, BWV817 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: L'oiseau-Lyre Catalog Number: 411 811-2 Year Released/Recorded: 1984 Total Playing Time: 67:24, 66:52 Related Web Site: http://www.aam.co.uk/ Comments: A splendid and historically well-informed rendition of the French Suites. As an added "bonus," Hogwood includes two other works (BWV 818a and 819, with an alternative allemande [BWV 819a] to the latter) that seem to have not quite made it into the final grouping of these six suites. The 2 disk set includes Hogwood's own fascinating notes on variations in the manuscript sources (including a second minuet in Suite 2 missing from other editions), tuning, and Bach's notation. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Thomas Hubeart Date First Submitted: 02/28/1997 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.

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