The Overture in the French style, BWV 831, also known as the French Overture and published as the second half of Clavier-Übung II in 1735 (along with the Italian Concerto), is a suite in B minor for two-manual harpsichord but it today mainly performed on the piano. The term 'Overture' refers to the fact that this suite starts with an Ouverture movement, and was a common generic name for French suites (his orchestral suites were similarly named).
BWV 831 consists of the following movements:
1. Ouverture
2. Courante
3. Gavotte I/II
4. Passepied I/II
5. Sarabande
6. Bourrée I/II
7. Gique
8. Echo
The style of this work refers to composers like François Couperin who had published compositions in this suite format.
Complete Video recording by Peter Schuttevaar.
| BWV 831 | Overture, Gavotte I, Gavotte II, Passepied I, Passepied II, Sarabande, Bourrée I, Bourrée II, Gigue, Echo (VIDEO) | 18:09 |
This Video is a part of a release planned in February 2008 named "A Craving for peace" in DVD format.
| 1 | BWV 831 | French Overture | 9:51 | Weigl, P. |
| 2 | BWV 831 | French Ouverture | 17:39 | Schuttevaar, P. |
