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jehangircama
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« on: April 21, 2006, 07:25:40 PM »
has anyone here played some of these pieces or heard good recordings of them. i'm planning to sight read a couple of them, which one's do you suggest? i liked the french suite 4 in e flat BWV 815(i think) how are the others?
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« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2006, 11:18:40 PM »
Murray Perahia's recordings of the English Suites are excellent.
If you are just planning on sight reading them, I recommend .... all of them!
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« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2008, 07:34:58 PM »
Try the French in Bminor.
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« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2008, 11:41:45 PM »
Quote from: bertrand on April 21, 2006, 11:18:40 PM
Murray Perahia's recordings of the English Suites are excellent.

I agree!  Cool

Also try out Angela Hewitt.
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« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2008, 10:40:23 PM »
The English Suites are more difficult than the French suites.
I suggest to study the English Suites in G minor and in A minor.

I had some difficulties in playing the English Suites many years ago instead I played the Well Tempered Clavier with less problems.
Perhaps I loved more the Preludes and Fugues.
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« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2008, 10:42:17 PM »
French No. 6 is my personal favorite.
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« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2008, 08:40:43 AM »
Quote from: bertrand on April 21, 2006, 11:18:40 PM
Murray Perahia's recordings of the English Suites are excellent.
If you are just planning on sight reading them, I recommend .... all of them!

Even if you're not going to perform them at all, pretty much every one of them are great to study and learn from.

As a guitarist/bassist, it's a lot of fun to arrange Bach's keyboard works into duet pieces.
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