Johann Sebastian Bach composed and adapted for the lute pieces
of an astounding variety, complexity and beauty. However, to
speak of the "lute works of Bach" as though they were conceived
and executed as a set (in the manner of the works for solo violin or
solo cello) would be inaccurate. A certain wishful thinking on the
part of 20th-century guitarists even led to one group of pieces
(BWV 996, 997, 995, and 1006a) being referred to as "the four lute
suites." A drier and more factual approach is taken by the Neue
Bach-Ausgabe: it lists seven "lute compositions," adding the shorter
pieces BWV 998, 999 and 1000 to the previous four. This is an accurate tally of the pieces that can reasonably be called works intended
for the lute by Bach. But just the extreme diversity of the sources,
forms and likely dates of composition all weigh heavily against any
notion of these pieces being a cohesive body of work. …
J.S. Bach
Suite en sol mineur BWV 995__________________________23:58
Suite in C minor |
1. Prelude 6:08
2. Allemande 6:07
3. Courante 2:27 |
4. Sarabande 1:58
5. Gavottes I & II 4:51
6. Gigue 2.27 |
Prélude, Fugue et Allegro en mi bémol majeur BWV 998 __ 14:30
Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E flat major |
7. Prelude 3:05
8. Fugue 7:06
9. Allegro 4:19 | |
Senate en sol mineur BWV 1001________________________17:26
Sonata in C minor |
10. Adagio 3:57
11. Fuga 5:50 |
12. Siciliano 2:35
13. Presto 5:10 |
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