Johann Sebastian Bach - English Suite No. 5 in E Minor, BWV 810 (ca. 1715 - 1720)
Bach’s ability to combine French, Italian, and German essences in one composition is beautifully demonstrated in his six English Suites. The title is misleading as these suites do not display any English qualities. Johann Nikolaus Forkel, Bach’s first biographer, claimed that they were known by the name of the English Suites simply because Bach composed them for an Englishman of rank… [390 more words]
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