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French Overture BWV 831


Ref.

BWV 831

German Title

Französische Ouvertüre / Ouvertüre nach Französischeer Art h-Moll

English Title

Overture in the French Style / Overture in French Style / Overture (Partita) in French Style / Overture in the French Manner, partita for keyboard in B minor (Clavier-Übung II/2) | Partita No. 7 / French Overture (= FO)

French Title

Ouverture á la française en si mineur

Spanish Title

Obertura a la francesa en si menor

Works

Overture in the French Style in B minor, BWV 831 (in Clavier-Übung II)
Overture in the French Style in C minor, BWV 831a (original version)

Scoring

Harpsichord

Score

References

Composed

BGA

NBA

BC

First Published

BWV 831a

Before 1733/1734

       

BWV 831

1735

III

V/2

 

Leipzig, 1735

Music

Music Examples


Contents

Recordings | Reviews | Discussions | Articles | Links

Recordings

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (1)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (8)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (6)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (20)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (13)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (30)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (33)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019 (26)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 (7) = 144

Reviews

Review: Piotr Anderszewski’s Bach
Review: Angela Hewitt Bach’s Recital Disc on Hyperion (2 Parts)
Review: Bach Keyboard Works From Koroliov (4 Parts)
Review: Scott Ross performs Bach Keyboard Works
Review: Five Hours of Bach
Review: Bach Keyboard Works from Jean Louis Steuerman

Discussions

General Discussions

Articles

 

Links

French Suites (BWV 812–817)
Description (Wikipedia)

Overture in the French Manner, partita for keyboard in B minor (Clavier-Übung II/2), BWV 831
Commentary (John Keillor / AMG

 

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (January 2007 - December 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Thomas Braatz (February 2007)

French Overture BWV 831: Details
Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029
Recording Reviews: Piotr Anderszewski’s Bach | Angela Hewitt Bach’s Recital Disc on Hyperion | Bach Keyboard Works From Koroliov | Scott Ross performs Bach Keyboard Works | Five Hours of Bach | Bach Keyboard Works from Jean Louis Steuerman
Discussions: General Discussions


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