English Suites BWV 806-811

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English Suites BWV 806-811

German Title	Englische Suiten
English Title	English Suites
French Title	Suites anglaises
Spanish Title	Suites inglesi
Works	English Suites (6), for keyboard, BWV 806-811 English Suite, for keyboard No. 1 in A major, BWV 806 English Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 English Suite, for keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 English Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 English Suite, for keyboard No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 English Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 English Suite, for keyboard in A major (early, alternative version), BWV 806a
Scoring	Harpsichord
Scoring	Score
References	Composed	BGA	NBA	BC	First Published
BWV 806	At the latest during the Köthen period	XLV/I	V/7	L13	1841
BWV 807	By 1725 at the latest (Dürr)	XLV/I	V/7	L14	Berlin, 1828
BWV 808	By 1725 at the latest (Dürr)	XLV/I	V/7	L15	BWV 808/6 in a collection containing other composers, this single mvt. appears as "Musette" Berlin, 1760 [This is the earliest record of any part of the English Suites appearing in print.). Complete Suite: 1841
BWV 809	By 1725 at the latest (Dürr)	XLV/I	V/7	L16	Berlin, 1828
BWV 810	By 1725 at the latest (Dürr)	XLV/I	V/7	L17	Berlin, 1830
BWV 811	By 1725 at the latest (Dürr)	XLV/I	V/7	L18	Leipzig, 1812/1813
BWV 806a	Probably Weimar period
BWV 806-811	First Published: (Czerny, French edition without place of printing), 1841 [The first complete printed edition containing all the suites in the proper sequence.]
Music	Music Examples

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Recordings
Complete Recordings - Until 1950 Complete Recordings - 1951-1960 Complete Recordings - 1961-1970 Complete Recordings - 1971-1980 Complete Recordings - 1981-1990 Complete Recordings - 1991-2000 Complete Recordings - From 2001
Reviews
Comparative Review: Bach’s English Suites: Part 1 \| Part 2 \| Part 3 \| Part 4 \| Part 5 \| Part 6 Review: Hewitt’s English Suites Review: Perahia’s Bach Review: Bach Keyboard Recordings from Wolfgang Rübsam, Part 4 Review: New Bach English Suites from Titanic
Discussions
General Discussions: Part 1
Articles

Links
Title	Description	Author/Webmaster
English Suites (BWV 806–811)	History \| The Six English Suites \| Links	Wikipedia
English Suites (7), for keyboard, BWV 806-811	Commentary	AMG / James Reel
English Suite, for keyboard No. 1 in A major, BWV 806	Commentary	AMG / John Keillor
English Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807	Commentary	AMG / James Reel
English Suite, for keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808	Commentary	AMG / James Reel
English Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in F major, BWV 809	Commentary	AMG / David Kent
English Suite, for keyboard No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810	Commentary	AMG / James Reel
English Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811	Commentary	AMG / James Reel

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Prepared by Aryeh Oron (January 2004 - January 2007) Thanks to contributors: Thomas Braatz (January 2007)

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