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Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in g minor, BWV 995 – Allemande. John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz.
The Suite in g minor, BWV 995 is Bach's own transcription for lute of his 5th cello suite in c minor, BWV 1011. While technically not a harpsichord composition, both the lute and the harpsichord are plucked instruments, the predominantly low range highlights the wonderful resonance of the harpsichord's bass register, and, perhaps most importantly, this is too beautiful of a suite to resist performing it :)
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in g minor, BWV 995 – Allemande. John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz.
The Suite in g minor, BWV 995 is Bach's own transcription for lute of his 5th cello suite in c minor, BWV 1011. While technically not a harpsichord composition, both the lute and the harpsichord are plucked instruments, the predominantly low range highlights the wonderful resonance of the harpsichord's bass register, and, perhaps most importantly, this is too beautiful of a suite to resist performing it :)



![Valentin Strobel (?): Suite in c minor. John Moraitis, harpsichord.
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Valentin Strobel (?): Suite in c minor:
I. Allemande [fragment]
II. Gigue
III. Courante [fragment]
John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz. Valentin Strobel (?): Suite in c minor. John Moraitis, harpsichord.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m1n2IkVqe_I/mqdefault.jpg)
![Clérambault: Suite in c minor (complete). John Moraitis, harpsichord.
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A complete recording of Clérambaults Suite in c minor. Three of the movements (the Prélude, the Allemande, and the Courante) have been posted in previous videos. For this video, I recorded the Gigue for the first time, made a new recording of the Sarabande Grave to match the sound quality of the other movements, realigned the score that accompanies the recordings, and included a short introduction that examines the publication of Clérambaults 1er Livre de Pièces de Clavecin. I am extremely grateful to Jon Baxendale, who provided me with the preface of his forthcoming edition of Clérambaults Pièces de Clavecin. His preface addresses the background to Clérambaults original publication, and the information I present in my introduction is based on Jons findings.
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: Suite in c minor (from 1er Livre de Pièces de Clavecin [1704]):
I. Prélude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande Grave
V. Gigue
John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: Rameau. A=415 Hz. Clérambault: Suite in c minor (complete). John Moraitis, harpsichord.](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mGEwUM5dORE/mqdefault.jpg)





