Show Notes

• Score, BWV 997, written
• Score, BWV 997, typeset
• Information about Bach’s Lute Works
• What is a lute?
• The Lautenwerk

This suite is organized into four movements:

• Prelude,
• Fugue,
• Sarabande,
• Gigue with Double

The writing, especially in the Prelude and in the Gigue, suggest an instrument different from the harpsichord. Yet, in the three recordings I highlight in this episode, it’s the keyboard (as an instrument, as the player’s tool) that wins out for me as the most affective performance.

Recordings

• Konrad Junghänel, lute
• Robert Barto, Weiss lute sonata no. 7
• Rolf Lislevand, lute
• Jean Rondeau, harpsichord