Bach English Suite No 2 in A minor BWV 807, Prelude - Joy Yin (12y) - on harpsichord

Описание: Played by Jiuchun (Joy) Yin at 12 years old
Harpsichord teacher: Mrs Joanna Butler

J.S. Bach English Suites:
The English Suites, BWV 806–811, are a set of six suites written by the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach for harpsichord (or clavichord) and generally thought to be the earliest of his 19 suites for keyboard (discounting several less well-known suites), the others being the six French Suites (BWV 812–817), the six Partitas (BWV 825-830) and the Overture in the French style (BWV 831). They probably date from around 1713 or 1714. These six suites for keyboard are thought to be the earliest set that Bach composed aside from several miscellaneous suites written when he was much younger. Bach's English Suites display less affinity with Baroque English keyboard style than do the French Suites to French Baroque keyboard style. It has also been suggested that the name is a tribute to Charles Dieupart, whose fame was greatest in England, and on whose Six Suittes de clavessin Bach's English Suites were in part based. (quoted from Wikipedia)

Bach English Suite No 2 in A minor BWV 807), Prelude
Like the other ‘English’ suites, this one also begins with an extensive prelude. Cuiller calls it a real hit, written in the light and accessible style of an Italian concerto. Orchestral passages alternate with solo interventions, although they are all played on the harpsichord. The character of the Prelude is simple, and in this piece Bach shows us the most cheerful and easygoing side of the key of A minor. According to Cuiller, the whole suite can be regarded as a homage to A minor. (quoted from Netherlands Bach Society website)