The names 'French' and 'English' for Bach's suites were given after his death and relate more to French style lute and keyboard music than English baroque style.
Composition History
The solo pieces on this album, Bach's Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro and Suite in E minor, were originally composed for the lute.
Performer Biography
The Katona Twins have won over ten international prizes at major competitions in New York, London, Germany, France, and Hungary.
Performer Biography
The Katona Twins have performed for half a million people in arenas across Europe as soloists for 'Night of the Proms' in 2009.
Instruments
Bach owned at least two 'Lautenwerck' or lute-harpsichords, an instrument many believe his complex lute works were written for.
Performer Biography
The Katona Twins, Peter and Zoltán Katona, are critically acclaimed as 'the classical world's best known guitar duo' by the Daily Telegraph.
Composition History
The duets on this album, Bach's French Suite No. 5 and English Suite No. 3, were originally composed for the harpsichord.
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