Benjamin Alard – Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol. 9 “Köthen, 1717-1723 – The Happy Years” (2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Benjamin Alard - Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol. 9

Benjamin Alard – Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol. 9 “Köthen, 1717-1723 – The Happy Years” (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:00:27 minutes | 2,42 GB | Genre: Classical
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‘The happy years’: an expression that is particularly apt for J. S. Bach’s period in Cöthen. Freed from the obligations that held him back in Weimar and not yet caught up in the Leipzig treadmill, Prince Leopold’s protégé produced masterpieces of such flamboyance that Benjamin Alard could not resist the pleasure of inviting some of his dear musician friends to join him around the splendid three-manual harpsichord by Hass.

Tracklist:

1-01. Benjamin Alard – Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia (06:08)
1-02. Benjamin Alard – Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903: II. Fugue (05:03)
1-03. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: I. Prelude (08:43)
1-04. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: II. Allemande (04:03)
1-05. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: III. Courante (02:42)
1-06. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: IV. Sarabande – Double (02:42)
1-07. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: V. Gavottes I & II (03:44)
1-08. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: VI. Gigue (03:28)
1-09. Benjamin Alard – Concerto in C Major, BWV 984: I. [no tempo indication] (02:58)
1-10. Benjamin Alard – Concerto in C Major, BWV 984: II. Adagio e affettuoso (02:13)
1-11. Benjamin Alard – Concerto in C Major, BWV 984: III. Allegro assai (02:33)
1-12. Marc Mauillon – Amore traditore, BWV 203: I. Aria “Amore traditore” (06:01)
1-13. Marc Mauillon – Amore traditore, BWV 203: II. Recitative “Voglio provar” (00:44)
1-14. Marc Mauillon – Amore traditore, BWV 203: III. Aria “Chi in amore ha nemica la sorte” (05:41)
2-01. Benjamin Alard – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro (10:04)
2-02. Benjamin Alard – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso (05:36)
2-03. Benjamin Alard – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro (05:21)
2-04. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: I. Prélude (03:39)
2-05. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: II. Allemande (03:24)
2-06. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: III. Courante (02:48)
2-07. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: IV. Sarabande (03:22)
2-08. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: V. Gavotte I (alternativamente) – Gavotte II (ou la Musette) (04:26)
2-09. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: VI. Gigue (02:58)
2-10. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: I. Prélude (05:30)
2-11. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: II. Allemande (03:58)
2-12. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: III. Courante (02:31)
2-13. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: IV. Sarabande (02:52)
2-14. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: V. Passepied I (en Rondeau) – Passepied II (04:12)
2-15. Benjamin Alard – English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810: VI. Gigue (03:03)