J. S. Bach Partita in A Minor for Solo Flute, BWV 1013

J. S. Bach's Partita in A Minor for Solo Flute, BWV 1013, was probably composed around 1723. It has four movements:

1. Allemande

2. Corrente

3. Sarabande

4. Bourrée anglaise

The manuscript was discovered in 1917 by the German musician Karl Straube (1873 - 1950). The following excerpt is from page 96 of Richard D. P. Jones' book The Creative Development of Johann Sebastian Bach, Volume II: 1717-1750 (2013):

"The Solo in A minor for unaccompanied flute, BWV 1013, often called 'Partita', though without authority, is the sole evidence that Bach attempted for the transverse flute something similar to what he had achieved in the Violin Solos and Cello Suites. The only surviving source, entitled 'Solo pour la Flute traversiere par J. S. Bach' and partly in the hand of Bach's pupil B. C. Kayser. dates from 1725 -- considerably later than the likely date of the string solos."

The music of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) is one of humanity's greatest treasures. It is unsurpassed in its expression of profound reverence for life, and in its depth and diversity of ideas and feelings. It provides boundless joy to listeners and performers.