The Partitas, BWV 825–830, are a set of six
harpsichord suites written by Johann Sebastian Bach,
published from 1726 to 1730 as Clavier-Übung I, and
the first of his works to be published under his
direction. They were, however, among the last of his
keyboard suites to be composed, the others being the 6
English Suites, BWV 806-811 and the 6 French Suites,
BWV 812-817.
These six suites for harpsichord are the last set that
Bach composed and the most technically demanding of the
thre...(+)
The Partitas, BWV 825–830, are a set of six
harpsichord suites written by Johann Sebastian Bach,
published from 1726 to 1730 as Clavier-Übung I, and
the first of his works to be published under his
direction. They were, however, among the last of his
keyboard suites to be composed, the others being the 6
English Suites, BWV 806-811 and the 6 French Suites,
BWV 812-817.
These six suites for harpsichord are the last set that
Bach composed and the most technically demanding of the
three. They were composed between 1725 and 1730 or
1731. As with the French and English Suites, the
autograph manuscript of the Partitas is no longer
extant.
This transcription for Harp is from the 6th (last)
movement of Partita No.2 in C minor (BWV 826) and
although originally written for Harpsichord, I
transcribed this piece for the Concert (Pedal) Harp.
PARTITION