The French Suites were composed between 1722 and 1725. They consist of the traditional dances like Allemande, Courante, Menuet, Gavotte, Gigue, Sarabande as well as some less-frequently encountered dances like the Anglaise, Polonaise, Air, Bourree and Loure. These suites, not particularly 'French' in idiom, lack preludes, and are shorter and less elaborate than the Partitas and English Suites. Nevertheless, they contain some of Bach's most popular and accessible keyboard writing.

As usual with Bach, parts of the suites were recycled from earlier works or sketchbooks, and they underwent several revisions after publication, like the addition of extra ornamentation.

Six French Suites, BWV 812-817 (1722-1725) Complete recording by Gregorio Szames
BWV 812 - French Suite No.1 in D minor
1	Allemande	1:48
2	Courante	1:16
3	Sarabande	2:32
4/5	Menuet I / II	4:19
6	Gigue	2:10
BWV 813 - French Suite No.2 in C minor
1	Allemande	2:40
2	Courante	1:21
3	Sarabande	2:42
4	Air	0:57
5	Menuet	1:02
6	Gigue	1:42
BWV 814 - French Suite No.3 in B minor
1	Allemande	2:13
2	Courante	1:25
3	Sarabande	2:19
4	Anglaise	1:00
5	Menuet - Trio	2:39
6	Gigue	1:47
BWV 815 - French Suite No.4 in E flat major
1	Allemande	1:25
2	Courante	1:19
3	Sarabande	2:39
4	Gavotte	0:55
5	Menuet	1:07
6	Air	1:15
7	Gigue	1:54
BWV 816 - French Suite No.5 in G major
1	Allemande	2:01
2	Courante	1:28
3	Sarabande	3:44
4	Gavotte	0:48
5	Bourrée	1:00
6	Loure	1:29
7	Gigue	2:40
BWV 817 - French Suite No.6 in E major
1	Allemande	1:58
2	Courante	1:15
3	Sarabande	3:26
4	Gavotte	0:53
5	Polonaise	1:05
6	Menuet	1:01
7	Bourrée	1:04
8	Gigue	1:56

Six French Suites, BWV 812-817 (1722-1725) Complete recording by Breemer, C.
BWV 812 - French Suite No.1 in D minor
1	Allemande	3:12
2	Courante	2:21
3	Sarabande	2:44
4	Menuet I	1:04
5	Menuet II	2:33
6	Gigue	2:27
BWV 813 - French Suite No.2 in C minor
1	Allemande	2:55
2	Courante	1:59
3	Sarabande	3:09
4	Air	1:54
5	Menuet	1:42
6	Gigue	2:07
BWV 814 - French Suite No.3 in B minor
1	Allemande	2:37
2	Courante	2:08
3	Sarabande	3:24
4	Anglaise	1:41
5	Menuet - Trio	3:27
6	Gigue	2:01
BWV 815 - French Suite No.4 in E flat major
1	Allemande	2:19
2	Courante	1:54
3	Sarabande	3:15
4	Gavotte	1:13
5	Menuet	1:07
6	Air	1:58
7	Gigue	2:26
BWV 816 - French Suite No.5 in G major
1	Allemande	2:46
2	Courante	1:50
3	Sarabande	4:52
4	Gavotte	1:16
5	Bourrée	1:30
6	Loure	2:34
7	Gigue	3:12
BWV 817 - French Suite No.6 in E major
1	Allemande	2:30
2	Courante	1:44
3	Sarabande	3:22
4	Gavotte	1:23
5	Polonaise	1:23
6	Menuet	1:25
7	Bourrée	1:25
8	Gigue	2:20

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French Suite no.2 in B minor, BWV813

5

BWV 813

Menuet

1:40

Chetty, S.

French Suite no.3 in B minor, BWV814

Complete recording by Charlotte Hawkins

1	BWV 814	Allemande	2:37
2	BWV 814	Courante	2:10
3	BWV 814	Sarabande	2:38
4	BWV 814	Anglaise	1:29
5	BWV 814	Menuet - Trio	3:03
6	BWV 814	Gigue	2:08

French Suite no.3 in B minor, BWV814

3	BWV 814	Sarabande	3:12	Welch, L.
5	BWV 814	Menuet	1:39	Chetty, S.
5	BWV 814	Menuet - Trio	3:18	Welch, L.

French Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major, BWV 815

Complete recording by Joseph Renouf

1	Allemande	2:10
2	Courante	1:48
3	Sarabande	2:43
4	Gavotte	1:22
5	Minuet	0:52
6	Aria	2:06
7	Gigue	2:23

French Suite no.5 in G major, BWV816

Complete recording by Joachim Parrow

1	BWV 816	Allemande	3:50
2	BWV 816	Courante	1:35
3	BWV 816	Sarabande	3:43
4	BWV 816	Gavotte	1:15
5	BWV 816	Bourrée	1:09
6	BWV 816	Loure	3:39
7	BWV 816	Gigue	3:07

French Suite no.5 in G major, BWV816

Complete recording by Tobias Sing

1	BWV 816	Allemande	3:16
2	BWV 816	Courante	1:32
3	BWV 816	Sarabande	3:49
4	BWV 816	Gavotte	1:33
5	BWV 816	Bourrée	1:21
6	BWV 816	Loure	3:16
7	BWV 816	Gigue	3:49

1	BWV 816	Allemande	2:31	Kaidja, L.
4	BWV 816	Gavotte	1:15	Chetty, S.
7	BWV 816	Gigue	1:54	Chetty, S.

French Suite no.6 in E major, BWV817

Complete recording by Gan, W.M.

1	BWV 817	Allemande	1:55
2	BWV 817	Courante	1:11
3	BWV 817	Sarabande	2:26
4	BWV 817	Gavotte	1:10
5	BWV 817	Polonaise	1:20
6	BWV 817	Menuet	0:52
7	BWV 817	Bourrée	0:57
8	BWV 817	Gigue	1:55

1

BWV 817

Allemande

2:03

Bisotti, S.