German Title

Französische Ouvertüre / Ouvertüre nach Französischeer Art h-Moll

English Title

Overture in the French Style / Overture in French Style / Overture (Partita) in French Style / Overture in the French Manner, partita for keyboard in B minor (Clavier-Übung II/2) / Partita No. 7 / French Overture (= FO)

French Title

Ouverture á la française en si mineur

Spanish Title

Obertura a la francesa en si menor

Works

Overture in the French Style in B minor, BWV 831 (in Clavier-Übung II)
Overture in the French Style in C minor, BWV 831a (original version)

Scoring

Harpsichord

Score

References

Composed

BGA

NBA

BC

First Published

BWV 831a

Before 1733/1734

BWV 831

1735

III

V/2

Leipzig, 1735

Music

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Reviews

Review: Piotr Anderszewski’s Bach
Review: Angela Hewitt Bach’s Recital Disc on Hyperion (2 Parts)
Review: Bach Keyboard Works From Koroliov (4 Parts)
Review: Scott Ross performs Bach Keyboard Works
Review: Five Hours of Bach
Review: Bach Keyboard Works from Jean Louis Steuerman

Discussions

General Discussions

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Links

Title

Description

Author/Webmaster

French Suites (BWV 812–817)

Description

Wikipedia

Overture in the French Manner, partita for keyboard in B minor (Clavier-Übung II/2), BWV 831

Commentary

John Keillor / AMG

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

French Overture BWV 831: Details
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