“This suite was perhaps a wedding present from Bach for his second wife.” Harpsichordist Francesco Corti talks about the ‘French’ Suite in D minor, which he performed for All of Bach.
Recorded for the project All of Bach on January 18th 2017 at the Bartolotti House, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating
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Francesco Corti, harpsichordist
Harpsichord: Bruce Kennedy after Michael Mietke, 1989