Johann Sebastian Bach Glenn Gould The English Suites Bwv 806 811 (1977, Reissue 1994)

Alessandra Artifoni - Bach: The English Suites, BWV 806-811 (2017)

Alessandra Artifoni - Bach: The English Suites, BWV 806-811 (2017)
Classical | MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 01:14:31 | 318 MB
Label: Dynamic

The English Suites is the title traditionally given to J.S. Bach’s splendid collection of dances, assembled by tonality and preceded by a Prelude, probably dating from the second decade of the 18th century, perhaps before 1717. The German musicologist Johann Nikolaus Forkel states that the suites were composed for an English nobleman, but adds nothing more. Recently, scholars have made various suggestions, with some thinking that the word English would refer not so much to their style as to the notation technique used by the composer, which he had defined as Préludes avec les suites. The English Suites BWV 806-811 have always been considered a worthy counterpart to the French Suites BWV 812-817. Alessandra Artifoni, who recorded the latter for Dynamic two years ago (CDS 757) now presents these counterparts on an instrument built by Tony Chinnery after Mietke (Berlin, 1702), and using Neidhardt temperament.
Richard Egarr - J.S. Bach: The English Suites, BWV 806-811 (2012) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

Richard Egarr - J.S. Bach: The English Suites (2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 141:19 minutes | 2,87 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet

Whatever the elusive truth may be regarding the ‘Englishness' of these 'Six Suittes avec leurs Preludes', there is no denying the imagination of the keyboard writing. Each Suite is headed by a Prelude of substantial proportions, followed by wonderfully varied dance movements, all perfectly suited to showcase the joyful brilliance of Richard Egarr's harpsichord skill.
J.S. Bach - The English Suites - Carole Cerasi (2007) {2CD Set Metronome METCD 1078}

J.S. Bach - The English Suites - Carole Cerasi (2007) {2CD Set Metronome METCD 1078}
XLD rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 977 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 338 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 17 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2007 Metronome Recordings | MET CD 1078
Classical / Baroque / Period Instruments / Harpsichord

Recorded on a harpsichord by François-Etienne Blanchet II (Paris, 1757), restored and enlarged by Pascal Taskin (Paris, 1778), loaned by Kenneth Gilbert and recorded in the Musée des Beaux Arts, Chartres. From the rarified and somewhat recherché music of Blasco de Nebra, Carole Cerasi turns her focus on a masterpiece of the repertoire for keyboards with this new recording of the English Suites.

Glenn Gould - Johann Sebastian Bach: The Art of Fugue (2002)  Music

Posted by Designol at Feb. 13, 2024
Glenn Gould - Johann Sebastian Bach: The Art of Fugue (2002)

Glenn Gould - Johann Sebastian Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue) (2002)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 324 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 188 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # SMK87759 | Time: 01:09:36

What you will find on this disc is A) contrapunctus I-IX played on two different organs in 1962; B) contrapunctus I II & IV from a1981 TV broadcast; C) contrapunctus IX XI & XIII in mono from a radio broadcast in 1967; D) the unfinished contrapunctus XIV from what may or may not be the same TV broadcast as B); and as a final filler E) a prelude and fugue on the name BACH from a studio recording in 1980. Items B)-E) are given on the piano.

Glenn Gould - Bach: English Suites BWV 806-811 (1994)  Music

Posted by ArlegZ at March 17, 2019
Glenn Gould - Bach: English Suites BWV 806-811 (1994)

Glenn Gould - Bach: English Suites BWV 806-811 (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 430 Mb | Total time: 52:00+59:45 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony | # SM2K 52 606 | Recorded: 1975-76

There's nothing "English" about the English Suites, except for a story circulating after Bach's death that they were composed for an Englishman. These pieces are larger than Bach's French Suites, for in addition to the usual batch of dances that characterizes the suite form, they also contain a large introductory prelude, or "overture." Gould performs this music–as he does all of Bach–with the crisp style and utter digital clarity that for many people remains the way this music was meant to sound.
– David Hurwitz

Masaaki Suzuki - Bach: English Suites, BWV 806 - 811 (2019) [24-96]  Vinyl & HR

Posted by shamanicus at April 29, 2019
Masaaki Suzuki - Bach: English Suites, BWV 806 - 811 (2019) [24-96]

Masaaki Suzuki - Bach: English Suites, BWV 806 - 811 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Artwork: d.booklet, front cover | 2:32:43 | 3.32 Gb
Classical, Baroque | Label: BIS-2281 SACD

A busy schedule as music director of the Bach Collegium Japan and sought-after guest conductor doesn’t stop Masaaki Suzuki from returning to his first loves, the organ and the harpsichord. With the present release he adds yet another chapter to his series of Bach’s works for solo harpsichord. After acclaimed recordings of the Well-tempered Clavier, the Goldberg variations, the French Suites and other works the turn has come to the English Suites. Composed while Bach were in his thirties it precedes other sets such as the French Suites and the Toccatas, and in his liner notes, Bach scholar Yo Tomita draws attention to 'the stylistic traits of a youthful and ambitious composer wanting to make his mark through the use of counterpoint and virtuosity'.

Lorenzo Ghielmi - Bach: English Suites, BWV 806-811 (2022)  Music

Posted by delpotro at May 30, 2022
Lorenzo Ghielmi - Bach: English Suites, BWV 806-811 (2022)

Lorenzo Ghielmi - Bach: English Suites, BWV 806-811 (2022)
XLD Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 904 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 352 Mb | Covers inlcuded | 02:28:28
Classical | Label: Passacaille

Bach’s English Suites are entitled in a way that is as strange as it is hard to explain, at least at first glance. 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 (PAS 1105), 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).
Lorenzo Ghielmi - Bach: English Suites, BWV 806-811 (2022) [Official Digital Download]

Lorenzo Ghielmi - Bach: English Suites, BWV 806-811 (2022) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks), Lossless [24bit-96kHz] | 2:28:28 | 3 Gb
Genre: Classical / Label: Passacaille

Bach’s English Suites are entitled in a way that is as strange as it is hard to explain, at least at first glance. 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 (PAS 1105), 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).
Kenneth Gilbert - Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (1984) 2CDs, Reissue 2003[Re-Up]

Kenneth Gilbert - J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (1984) 2CDs, Reissue 2003
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 987 Mb | Scans included | Time: 02:24:50
Genre: Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | # 474 546-2

Kenneth Gilbert's vital rhythmic sense and love of refinement are qualities which can be strongly felt throughout this set.
Kristof Barati - Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV 1001-1006 (2009) 2 CDs, Reissue 2013 [Re-Up]

Kristóf Baráti - J.S. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV 1001-1006 (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 604 Mb | MP3 (CBR320) ~ 267 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Brilliant Classics | # 94667 | Time: 01:53:33

The star of the young Hungarian violinist Kristóf Baráti is quickly rising. Having won several important international competitions (the most recent first prize at the prestigious Paganini Competition in Moscow) he plays with important orchestras and conductors, like Charles Dutoit, Kurt Masur, Iván Fischer, Yuri Temirkanov and Marek Janowski. His recent recording of Beethoven’s complete violin sonatas with Klára Würtz received rave reviews: “5 stars…a great duo, comparable with Perlman/Ashkenazy, Grumiaux/Haskil, Ferras/Barbizet’ (Diapason), “A talent that comes along once in a decade, perhaps once in a generation, I don’t say it lightly, but once you’ve heard Baráti and Würtz you’ll never listen to anyone else again” (Fanfare). This recording of the great solo Bach was issued on Berlin Classics in 2009, and shows the sovereign command over the matter, and a deep understanding of the spirit of these masterworks.