Six English Suites - Johann Sebastian Bach
Judith Lambden performs Bach's English Suites on piano.
The English Suites were probably written during Bach’s years as Kappellmeister in Cöthen, or even as early as 1715 while he was still in Weimar – certainly well before the six French Suites and the six Partitas. It was customary to write Suites in sets of six. The original manuscript had been lost, but a copy was in the possession of Bach’s youngest son, Johann Christian Bach, then living in England. The title page included the inscription 'Faites pour les Anglois'.
Aided by an ability to play a substantial number of Bach’s keyboard works and other repertoire from memory, Judith has given many recitals in England, where she lived for 23 years, and throughout Europe.
Judith Lambden studied under some of the great pianists and pedagogues of our times, including Kendall Taylor, Lamar Crowson, Nadia Boulanger and Paul Badura-Skoda. Later she was awarded a grant by the Dutch Government for one year of study with Gustav Leonhardt in Amsterdam.
Artist
Judith Lambden
Judith was born in Creswick, Victoria in Australia, She graduated from the Melbourne University Conservatorium with a B.Mus(Hons) degree. While still in Melbourne for a further seven years, her teachers were Gordon McKeown for piano and John Ingram for theory and composition. She won many prizes and made national broadcast performances for ABC radio.
Audio previews
Track Listing
- Prelude 2:34
- Allemande 4:43
- Courante I 2:19
- Courante II 2:28
- Double I 1:44
- Double II 1:47
- Sarabande 5:06
- Bourrée I 2:23
- Bourrée II 2:51
- Gigue 2:40
- Prelude 5:34
- Allamande 3:44
- Courante 2:28
- Sarabande 4:08
- Bourrée I 2:27
- Boureée II 2:39
- Gigue 3:38
- Prelude 3:36
- Allemande 3:41
- Courante 2:45
- Sarabande 4:29
- Gavotte I 1:48
- Gavotte II 1:50
- Gigue 2:46
English Suite, No. 1 in A major, BWV 806 Johann Sebastian Bach
English Suite, No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 Johann Sebastian Bach
English Suite, No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 Johann Sebastian Bach
Disc 2
- Prelude 5:56
- Allemande 3:50
- Courante 1:54
- Sarabande 3:48
- Menuet I 1:30
- Menuet II 2:12
- Gigue 3:23
- Prelude 5:42
- Allemande 4:15
- Courante 3:00
- Sarabande 3:09
- Passepied I 1:20
- Passepied II 2:13
- Gigue 2:54
- Prelude 8:51
- Allemande 4:01
- Courante 2:57
- Sarabande 3:30
- Gavotte I 2:35
- Gavotte II 4:12
- Gigue 3:12
English Suite, No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 Johann Sebastian Bach
English Suite, No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 Johann Sebastian Bach
English Suite, No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 Johann Sebastian Bach
Performers
- Judith Lambden · piano
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity.
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