These two works date from theperiod of Bach’s life spent inCöthen, in the employ of the courtof Prince Leopold. The sonataranges from the stately solemnityof the opening Adagio through avigorous Fugue and a gracefulSiciliana to a moto-perpetuo-likefinale. In the freer form ofthe Partita, each of the mainmovements – Allemanda, Correnta,Sarabande, and Tempo di Borea (orBourrée) – is followed by a Double(or variation).

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