French Suite No.4 in E-flat major, BWV 815 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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First Version (BWV 815)

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Luiskaludin (2022/8/12)

Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
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Misc. Notes Same as Version B.
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Revised Version (BWV 815)

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Greymagic27 (2023/7/15)

Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (piano)
Publisher Info. Felipe Sarro
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Misc. Notes Version B
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Carolus (2011/2/1)

6 more: 2. Courante (Version B) • 3. Sarabande (Version B) • 4. Gavotte (Version B) • 5. Menuet (Version B) • 6. Air (Version B) • 7. Gigue (Version B)

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Carolus (2011/2/1)

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Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (piano)
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Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
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Misc. Notes 7. Gigue is same as Version A.
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Alternate Version (BWV 815a)

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Luiskaludin (2022/8/12)

6 more: 2. Allemande • 3. Courante • 4. Sarabande • 5. Gavotte I • 6. Gavotte II • 7. Aria (5/6. Air)

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Luiskaludin (2022/8/12)

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Luiskaludin (2022/8/12)

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Luiskaludin (2022/8/12)

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Luiskaludin (2022/8/12)

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Luiskaludin (2022/8/12)

Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
Publisher Info. Luis Kolodin, 2022.
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Misc. Notes No.7 is the same as the 5. Air in the First and Revised Versions
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Jehandulac (2022/10/22)

Publisher Info. Giovanni Pietro Orefice, 2022.
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Misc. Notes exemple of the Hidden Canons of J.S.Bach Suites unveiled by Giovanni Pietro Orefice
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First Version (BWV 815)

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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918-2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 8 (pp.30-39)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1980. Plate BA 5166/DVfM 8074.
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Revised Version (BWV 815)

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Editor Ernst Naumann (1832-1910)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 45.2 (pp.106-11)
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Misc. Notes Corrected edition of the score in Band 13.2
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Publisher. Info. Klassiker der Tonkunst, Bd.1
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918-2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 8 (pp.92-101)
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Alternate Version (BWV 815a)

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Misc. Notes Urtext keyboard score.
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Misc. Notes Transposed to D major to serve as a prelude to Toccata in D major, BWV 912
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Amalgamation (BWV 815/815a)

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Misc. Notes This edition has the Præludium and Gavotte II of BWV 815a and the Menuet and Gigue of BWV 815.
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General Information

Work Title French Suite No.4 in E-flat major
Alternative. Title
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 815, 815a ; BC L 22
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 173
Key E-flat major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 or 7 movements:
  • Early Version (BWV 815)
1. Allemande
2. Courante
3. Sarabande
4. Gavotte
5. Air
6. Gigue
  • Later Version (BWV 815)
1. Allemande
2. Courante
3. Sarabande
4. Gavotte
5. Menuet
6. Air
7. Gigue
  • Alternate Version (BWV 815a)
1. Præludium
2. Allemande
3. Courante
4. Sarabande
5. Gavotte I
6. Gavotte II
7. Aria (5/6. Air see above)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1722-25 from the Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach (No.4)
First Publication. 1802-03 in 6 French Suites (No.4)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Manuscript Sources First Version, Revised Version, BWV 815a
External Links Wikipedia article (French Suites)
Extra Information A second version, BWV 815a, is found in a few manuscripts (see above). The Aria in BWV 815a is the same as the Air in the First and Revised Versions in BWV 815.

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See Also
List of Intermediate Piano Repertoire
Keyboard Works by Johann Sebastian Bach
French Overture, BWV 831
Italian Concerto, BWV 971