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French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version)

before c. 1733

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Total duration: 33'

Bach wrote the overture for a harpsichord with two manuals. The overture exists in a later version in B minor (BWV2,2a 831; BWV3 831.2).

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1. Ouverture

Duration: 12'

Difficulty: 3.5

French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version); 1. Ouverture French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version); 1. Ouverture

2. Courante

Duration: 2'

Difficulty: 2.5

French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version); 2. Courante

3. Gavotte I – Gavotte II – Gavotte I

Duration: 3' 30"

Difficulty: 2

French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version); 3. Gavotte I – Gavotte II – Gavotte I French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version); 3. Gavotte I – Gavotte II – Gavotte I

4. Passepied I – Passepied II – Passepied I

Duration: 3'

Difficulty: 3

French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version); 4. Passepied I – Passepied II – Passepied I French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version); 4. Passepied I – Passepied II – Passepied I

5. Sarabande

Duration: 4'

Difficulty: 2.5

French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version); 5. Sarabande

6. Bourrée I – Bourrée II – Bourrée I

Duration: 3'

Difficulty: 2

French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version); 6. Bourrée I – Bourrée II – Bourrée I French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version); 6. Bourrée I – Bourrée II – Bourrée I

7. Gigue

Duration: 2' 30"

Difficulty: 2.5

French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version); 7. Gigue

8. Echo

Duration: 3'

Difficulty: 3.5

French Overture in C minor, BWV 831 (first version); 8. Echo

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