Description
Bach's Partita No.4 in D major, written in 1728, is generally regarded as the largest in scale among the six partitas. It opens with a grand prelude in the style of a French overture, and the dance movements that follow are correspondingly expansive. With 3,002 seconds and 21,134 notes, by far the greatest duration and note count in the set, performing it in full requires exceptional stamina and a strong sense of large-scale musical architecture.
Suite-form works from the Baroque era; Bach's Partitas, a sequence of varied dances, are ranked among the greatest keyboard works.
About the Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach was the towering figure of German Baroque music, serving for decades as Cantor of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Renowned for his mastery of counterpoint, he laid the foundations of keyboard music with works such as The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Inventions. This site includes 229 of his pieces, including numerous chorale settings and arias.
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