'The happy years': an expression that is particularly apt for J. S. Bach's period in Cöthen. Freed from the obligations that held him back in Weimar and not yet caught up in the Leipzig treadmill, Prince Leopold's protégé produced masterpieces of such flamboyance that Benjamin Alard could not resist the pleasure of inviting some of his dear musician friends to join him around the splendid three-manual harpsichord by Hass.
1 Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903: I. Fantasia
2 Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903: II. Fugue
3 Bach: English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811: I. Prelude
4 Bach: English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811: II. Allemande
5 Bach: English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811: III. Courante
6 Bach: English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811: IV. Sarabande - Double
7 Bach: English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811: V. Gavottes I & II
8 Bach: English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811: VI. Gigue
9 Bach: Concerto in C Major, BWV 984: I. [No Tempo Indication]
10 Bach: Concerto in C Major, BWV 984: II. Adagio E Affettuoso
11 Bach: Concerto in C Major, BWV 984: III. Allegro Assai
12 Bach: Amore Traditore, BWV 203: I. Aria "Amore Traditore"
13 Bach: Amore Traditore, BWV 203: II. Recitative "Voglio Provar"
14 Bach: Amore Traditore, BWV 203: III. Aria "Chi in Amore Ha Nemica la Sorte"
15 Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
16 Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso
17 Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro
18 Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: I. Prélude
19 Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: II. Allemande
20 Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: III. Courante
21 Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: IV. Sarabande
22 Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: V. Gavotte I (Alternativamente) - Gavotte II (Ou la Musette)
23 Bach: English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808: VI. Gigue
24 Bach: English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810: I. Prélude
25 Bach: English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810: II. Allemande
26 Bach: English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810: III. Courante
27 Bach: English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810: IV. Sarabande
28 Bach: English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810: V. Passepied I (En Rondeau) - Passepied II
29 Bach: English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810: VI. Gigue
'The happy years': an expression that is particularly apt for J. S. Bach's period in Cöthen. Freed from the obligations that held him back in Weimar and not yet caught up in the Leipzig treadmill, Prince Leopold's protégé produced masterpieces of such flamboyance that Benjamin Alard could not resist the pleasure of inviting some of his dear musician friends to join him around the splendid three-manual harpsichord by Hass.
