French Suite No.2 in C minor, BWV 813 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Recordings

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Greymagic27 (2023/7/15)

4 more: 1. Allemande • 2. Courante • 3. Sarabande • 4. Air

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Performer Pages Marco Alejandro Gil Esteva (piano)
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Air (No.4)

For Organ (Gouin)

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Publisher Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2015
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Sheet Music

Scores

First Version (BWV 813)

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Editor Georg von Dadelsen (1918-2007)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 4 (pp.10-15, 42, 116-20)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1957. Plate BA 5008.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.
#866276: This file, according to the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, the Menuet (No.5, #866315) was not included since it was not quite finished originally as part of this French Suite but was included separately on a different page as No.9 of the Notebook under #866315 above.
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Revised Version (BWV 813/813a)

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Editor Ernst Naumann (1832-1910)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 45.2 (pp.94-99)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1895. Plate B.W. XLV (2).
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Misc. Notes Corrected versions of the scores in Band 13.2
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918-2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 8 (pp.10-19, 72-81)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1980. Plate BA 5053.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918-2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 8 (pp.10-19, 72-81)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1980. Plate BA 5166/DVfM 8074.
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Editor Ernst Naumann (1832-1910)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 36 (pp.236)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1890. Plate B.W. XXXVI.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete (BWV 813)

For 2 Guitars (Grayson)

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Misc. Notes Transposed from C-minor to A-minor. Though handwritten it is clear, has fingering and all turnovers are possible.
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Courante (No.2)

For Guitar (Lopes)

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Air (No.4)

For Organ (Gouin)

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Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2009
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Menuet (No.5)

For Guitar (Zamani)

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General Information

Work Title French Suite No.2 in C minor
Alternative. Title
Name Translations French Suite No. 2; Suite française n° 2
Name Aliases French Suite No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 813; BWV 813
Authorities WorldCat; LCCN: no2003097489; BNF: 139099254
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 813, 813a ; BC L 20
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 171
Key C minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 (BWV 813a), 6 (BWV 813) movements:
1. Allemande
2. Courante
3. Sarabande
4. Air
5. Menuet (I)
6. Menuet II (BWV 813a)
7. Gigue
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1722 ca. from the Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach (Nos.2, 9, 31)
First Publication. 1802-03 in 6 French Suites (No.2)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Manuscript Sources First Version, Revised Version, BWV 813a, Menuet II
External Links Wikipedia article (6 French Suites)
Extra Information The Menuet II is included as BWV 813a.

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See Also
List of Intermediate Piano Repertoire
Keyboard Works by Johann Sebastian Bach
French Overture, BWV 831
Italian Concerto, BWV 971