Bach, Inventions BWV 772-801

Bach, Inventions BWV 772-801

The Inventions and Sinfonias, BWV 772–801, also known as the Two- and Three-Part Inventions, are a collection of thirty short keyboard compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): 15 inventions, which are two-part contrapuntal pieces, and 15 sinfonias, which are three-part contrapuntal pieces. They were originally written as musical exercises for his students. 01. Inventio 1 In C Major (00:00) 02. Sinfonia 1 In C Major (01:30) 03. Inventio 2 In C Minor (02:16) 04. Sinfonia 2 In C Minor (05:10) 05. Inventio 5 In E-Flat Major (08:11) 06. Sinfonia 5 In E-Flat Major (09:33) 07. Inventio 14 In B-Flat Major (12:39) 08. Sinfonia 14 In B-Flat Major (14:16) 09. Inventio 11 In G Minor (15:25) 10. Sinfonia 11 In G Minor (16:19) 11. Inventio 10 In G Major (20:03) 12. Sinfonia 10 In G Major (20:43) 13. Inventio 15 In B Minor (21:40) 14. Sinfonia 15 In B Minor (22:32) 15. Inventio 7 In E Minor (23:35) 16. Sinfonia 7 In E Minor (24:30) 17. Inventio 6 In E Major (26:01) 18. Sinfonia 6 In E Major (28:43) 19. Inventio 13 In A Minor (29:32) 20. Sinfonia 13 In A Minor (30:17) 21. Inventio 12 In A Major (32:32) 22. Sinfonia 12 In A Major (33:28) 23. Inventio 3 In D Major (34:43) 24. Sinfonia 3 In D Major (35:42) 25. Inventio 4 In D Minor (36:49) 26. Sinfonia 4 In D Minor (37:34) 27. Inventio 8 In F Major (40:48) 28. Sinfonia 8 In F Major (41:51) 29. Inventio 9 In F Minor (42:50) 30. Sinfonia 9 In F Minor (45:38) Glenn Gould, Piano