Two Bach chaconnes newly discovered in 2025, already available on streaming!
New pieces by Bach! French keyboard virtuoso Benjamin Alard has recorded two chaconnes recently identified by the musicologist Peter Wollny, adding these hitherto unknown works to his complete edition of the keyboard work of J.S. Bach as a tantalizing extra.
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)· Chaconne and Fugue in D minor / Ré mineur / d-Moll BWV 1178 (7'16)
· Chaconne in G minor / Sol mineur / g-Moll BWV 1179 (4'42)BWV 1178 : Two-manual harpsichord by Émile Jobin (Boissy-l'Aillerie, 2017) after Antoine Vater (Paris, 1732), kindly provided by the Fondation RoyaumontBWV 1179 : Assembled clavichords by Émile Jobin (Boissy-l'Aillerie, 2018) after Christian Gottfried Friederici (Gera, 1773) and Jean Tournay (Noville-les-Bois, 1996) after David Tannenberg (Lititz, late 18th century), with a pedal board by Quentin Blumenroeder (Haguenau, 2021)
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