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Benjamin Alard|Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol. 8: Köthen, 1717-1723 - For Maria Barbara

Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol. 8: Köthen, 1717-1723 - For Maria Barbara

Benjamin Alard

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The new delivery of the complete works for keyboard of Johann Sebastian Bach (Volume 8), brought to us by harmonia mundi, and featuring Benjamin Alard on the harpsichord, clavichord, and organ, is centred around the composer’s work while he was with his first wife, Maria Barbara. Featuring 3 CDs, or 85 tracks in this digital version, it brings together a series of compositions for educational purposes. On the one hand the Inventions and Sinfonias, on which all apprentice pianists and harpsichordists have tried their hand, and, on the other hand, the six French Suites probably composed to perfect the musical skills of their eldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann.


They are “French” only in virtue of the apocryphal title which was given to them after Bach’s death. We find no trace of this mentioned on the original manuscripts. Bach's music also escapes strict classification, even if the influence of Couperin can be quite clearly perceived in this vast corpus, demonstrated by Benjamin Alard’s clever introduction of some Preludes by the French composer as an epigraph to the French Suites of Bach. Above all, these pieces are reminiscent of his own genius, with various influences intended to create a world belonging to the Cantor.


Faithful to his organological research, here Benjamin Alard uses a pedal clavichord like that built by the French organ maker, Emile Jobin. The colour of this discreet instrument is simply bewitching. A sort of fruitiness is exuded, the full depth and subtlety of which can be savoured, notably in the Pedal-Exercitium, BWV 598 and in the transcription for keyboard of the famous Chaconne - Second Partita, initially composed for the violin. We also like the golden tones of the Couchet harpsichord from 1645, "restored" (modified later) by Blanchet in around 1720. We find the entirety of Benjamin Alard’s skill in this new recording; his science which illuminates complicated polyphony, his clean energy, and his curiosity for fascinating worlds of sound. © François Hudry/Qobuz

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Benjamin Alard

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Sonata in D minor, BWV 964 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

1
I. Adagio
00:04:05

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II. Fuga. Allegro
00:07:58

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3
III. Andante
00:05:13

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4
IV. Allegro
00:05:59

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5
Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. for Keyboard)
00:13:17

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Alard, MainArtist

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Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

6
Prelude
00:01:15

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Fugue
00:05:27

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8
Adagio in G Major, BWV 968
00:03:16

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Alard, MainArtist

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9
Pedal-Exercitium, BWV 598
00:02:13

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Alard, MainArtist

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10
Great Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542: Fantasia
00:05:00

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Alard, MainArtist

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DISC 2

1
Invention in C Major, BWV 772
00:01:23

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Alard, MainArtist

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2
Sinfonia in C Major, BWV 787
00:01:22

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3
Invention in F Major, BWV 779
00:00:55

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4
Sinfonia in F Major, BWV 794
00:01:20

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5
Invention in D Minor, BWV 775
00:01:15

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6
Sinfonia in D Minor, BWV 790
00:01:48

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Alard, MainArtist

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7
Invention in G Major, BWV 781
00:00:56

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Alard, MainArtist

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8
Sinfonia in G Major, BWV 796
00:01:19

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9
Invention in E Minor, BWV 778
00:01:36

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10
Sinfonia in E Minor, BWV 793
00:02:19

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11
Invention in A Major, BWV 783
00:01:35

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12
Sinfonia in D Major, BWV 789
00:01:31

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13
Invention in D Major, BWV 774
00:01:25

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14
Invention in B Minor, BWV 786
00:01:38

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15
Sinfonia in B Minor, BWV 801
00:01:35

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16
L'Art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude in D Minor
00:01:20

François Couperin, Composer - Benjamin Alard, Harpsichord, MainArtist

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French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

17
I. Allemande
00:03:35

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II. Courante
00:02:10

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III. Sarabande
00:02:21

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20
IV. Menuets I & II
00:02:57

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21
V. Gigue
00:02:06

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22
L'Art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude in G Minor
00:00:54

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French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (François Couperin)

23
I. Allemande
00:03:09

François Couperin, Composer - Benjamin Alard, Harpsichord, MainArtist

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24
II. Courante
00:01:56

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25
III. Sarabande
00:03:56

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IV. Gavotte
00:01:16

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V. Bourrée
00:01:18

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VI. Loure
00:01:59

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29
VII. Gigue
00:03:24

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30
L'Art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude in B Minor
00:01:42

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Alard, Harpsichord, MainArtist

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French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (François Couperin)

31
I. Allemande
00:03:16

François Couperin, Composer - Benjamin Alard, Harpsichord, MainArtist

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32
II. Courante
00:02:20

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33
III. Sarabande
00:02:52

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34
IV. Anglaise
00:01:36

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35
V. Menuet - Trio
00:03:02

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VI. Gigue
00:02:32

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DISC 3

1
Sinfonia in E-Flat Major, BWV 791
00:01:50

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2
Invention in E-Flat Major, BWV 776
00:01:45

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Alard, MainArtist

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3
Sinfonia in C Minor, BWV 788
00:01:51

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Benjamin Alard, MainArtist

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4
Invention in C Minor, BWV 773
00:01:58

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Album review

The new delivery of the complete works for keyboard of Johann Sebastian Bach (Volume 8), brought to us by harmonia mundi, and featuring Benjamin Alard on the harpsichord, clavichord, and organ, is centred around the composer’s work while he was with his first wife, Maria Barbara. Featuring 3 CDs, or 85 tracks in this digital version, it brings together a series of compositions for educational purposes. On the one hand the Inventions and Sinfonias, on which all apprentice pianists and harpsichordists have tried their hand, and, on the other hand, the six French Suites probably composed to perfect the musical skills of their eldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann.


They are “French” only in virtue of the apocryphal title which was given to them after Bach’s death. We find no trace of this mentioned on the original manuscripts. Bach's music also escapes strict classification, even if the influence of Couperin can be quite clearly perceived in this vast corpus, demonstrated by Benjamin Alard’s clever introduction of some Preludes by the French composer as an epigraph to the French Suites of Bach. Above all, these pieces are reminiscent of his own genius, with various influences intended to create a world belonging to the Cantor.


Faithful to his organological research, here Benjamin Alard uses a pedal clavichord like that built by the French organ maker, Emile Jobin. The colour of this discreet instrument is simply bewitching. A sort of fruitiness is exuded, the full depth and subtlety of which can be savoured, notably in the Pedal-Exercitium, BWV 598 and in the transcription for keyboard of the famous Chaconne - Second Partita, initially composed for the violin. We also like the golden tones of the Couchet harpsichord from 1645, "restored" (modified later) by Blanchet in around 1720. We find the entirety of Benjamin Alard’s skill in this new recording; his science which illuminates complicated polyphony, his clean energy, and his curiosity for fascinating worlds of sound. © François Hudry/Qobuz

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