J.S Bach : Sarabande and Rondeaux (4th and 5th movts from Partita No.2 in C minor, BWV826)

Among Bach's (1685-1750) most important compositions for the keyboard, which he published himself in one volume, were the six Partitas (BWV 825 - 830) composed between 1725 and 1731 when he was appointed as cantor to St Thomas' Church and School in Leipzig.
The name 'Partita', a word that was became current in Germany to identify a collection of dance movement, although originally it was used in Italian to signify a set of variations. Dance was one of the most popular form of instrumental music in Baroque period. Bach's Partitas typically featured binary dances form of the Allemande, Courante, Sarabande and Gigue, with the addition of a Prelude at the beginning and with one or more optional dances (galanteries) placed before the Gigue.
This Partita No. 2 in C minor (BWV826), is among the most eccentric in this regard. The 4th movement - Sarabande, while simpler in texture, it's normal emphasis on the second best of the bar being effectively masked by a continuous, soothing flow of 16th notes.
The Rondeaux is structured in a succession of couplets, like the verses of a strophic poem. The first of these, with its characteristic bold leaping intervals, is used as a recurring refrain.
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