Pachelbel: Suite in f sharp minor. John Moraitis, harpsichord. @johnmoraitis

Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction and background
2:29 General interpretive approach
3:41 The Allemande: first section
11:32 The Allemande: second section
15:23 The Gavotte
16:54 The Sarabande
20:25 Choosing a temperament
24:40 The tonality of f sharp minor
28:08 Modified sixth-comma meantone
30:09 Order of movements
30:23 Allemand
33:29 Courant
34:51 Gavott
35:26 Saraband
36:27 Gyque
37:39 Patreon information

Johann Pachelbel, Suite in f sharp minor:
I. Allemand
II. Courant
III. Gavott
IV. Saraband
V. Gyque

John Moraitis, harpsichord.
Harpsichord by Martine Argellies (Montpellier, 2012), after Dulcken.
Temperament: modified sixth-comma meantone. A=415 Hz.

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