Benjamin Alard - J. S. Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol.8: Köthen, 1717-1723 - For Maria Barbara (2023) (Hi-Res)

Eagerly pursuing his exploration of Bach’s corpus for solo keyboard, Benjamin Alard focuses here on works associated with the composer’s first wife, Maria Barbara, and her untimely death in 1720. This instalment therefore includes both the Inventions and Sinfonias, a collection of teaching pieces brimming with freshness and invention, and the prodigious French Suites, one of the peaks of Bach’s years in Cöthen.

Tracklist

CD 01
1. Benjamin Alard - I. Adagio
2. Benjamin Alard - II. Fuga. Allegro
3. Benjamin Alard - III. Andante
4. Benjamin Alard - IV. Allegro
5. Benjamin Alard - Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (Arr. for Keyboard)
6. Benjamin Alard - Prelude
7. Benjamin Alard - Fugue
8. Benjamin Alard - Adagio in G Major, BWV 968
9. Benjamin Alard - Pedal-Exercitium, BWV 598
10. Benjamin Alard - Great Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542: Fantasia

CD 02
1. Benjamin Alard - Invention in C Major, BWV 772
2. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in C Major, BWV 787
3. Benjamin Alard - Invention in F Major, BWV 779
4. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in F Major, BWV 794
5. Benjamin Alard - Invention in D Minor, BWV 775
6. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in D Minor, BWV 790
7. Benjamin Alard - Invention in G Major, BWV 781
8. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in G Major, BWV 796
9. Benjamin Alard - Invention in E Minor, BWV 778
10. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in E Minor, BWV 793
11. Benjamin Alard - Invention in A Major, BWV 783
12. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in D Major, BWV 789
13. Benjamin Alard - Invention in D Major, BWV 774
14. Benjamin Alard - Invention in B Minor, BWV 786
15. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in B Minor, BWV 801
16. Benjamin Alard - L'Art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude in D Minor
17. Benjamin Alard - I. Allemande
18. Benjamin Alard - II. Courante
19. Benjamin Alard - III. Sarabande
20. Benjamin Alard - IV. Menuets I & II
21. Benjamin Alard - V. Gigue
22. Benjamin Alard - L'Art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude in G Minor
23. Benjamin Alard - I. Allemande
24. Benjamin Alard - II. Courante
25. Benjamin Alard - III. Sarabande
26. Benjamin Alard - IV. Gavotte
27. Benjamin Alard - V. Bourrée
28. Benjamin Alard - VI. Loure
29. Benjamin Alard - VII. Gigue
30. Benjamin Alard - L'Art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude in B Minor
31. Benjamin Alard - I. Allemande
32. Benjamin Alard - II. Courante
33. Benjamin Alard - III. Sarabande
34. Benjamin Alard - IV. Anglaise
35. Benjamin Alard - V. Menuet - Trio
36. Benjamin Alard - VI. Gigue

CD 03
1. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in E-Flat Major, BWV 791
2. Benjamin Alard - Invention in E-Flat Major, BWV 776
3. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in C Minor, BWV 788
4. Benjamin Alard - Invention in C Minor, BWV 773
5. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in F Minor, BWV 795
6. Benjamin Alard - Invention in F Minor, BWV 780
7. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, BWV 800
8. Benjamin Alard - Invention in B-Flat Major, BWV 785
9. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in G Minor, BWV 797
10. Benjamin Alard - Invention in G Minor, BWV 782
11. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in E Major, BWV 792
12. Benjamin Alard - Invention in E Major, BWV 777
13. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in A Minor, BWV 799
14. Benjamin Alard - Invention in A Minor, BWV 784
15. Benjamin Alard - Sinfonia in A Major, BWV 798
16. Benjamin Alard - French Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 815a (Alternate Version): I. Prelude
17. Benjamin Alard - I. Allemande
18. Benjamin Alard - II. Courante
19. Benjamin Alard - III. Sarabande
20. Benjamin Alard - IV. Gavotte
21. Benjamin Alard - V. Menuet
22. Benjamin Alard - VI. Air
23. Benjamin Alard - VII. Gigue
24. Benjamin Alard - Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999
25. Benjamin Alard - I. Allemande
26. Benjamin Alard - II. Courante
27. Benjamin Alard - III. Sarabande
28. Benjamin Alard - IV. Air
29. Benjamin Alard - V. Menuet
30. Benjamin Alard - VI. Gigue
31. Benjamin Alard - L'Art de toucher le clavecin: Prelude in E Minor
32. Benjamin Alard - I. Allemande
33. Benjamin Alard - II. Courante
34. Benjamin Alard - III. Sarabande
35. Benjamin Alard - IV. Gavotte
36. Benjamin Alard - V. Polonaise
37. Benjamin Alard - VI. Bourrée
38. Benjamin Alard - VII. Menuet
39. Benjamin Alard - VIII. Gigue