Bach: Orchestral Suites

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Can one ever tire of the dancing inspiration that animates these four portmanteau collections which have delighted both serious and casual listeners ever since Bach compiled them for use in social occasions as the 30-something Kapellmeister at the briefly enlightened court of Prince Leopold of Cöthen, exulting in the multifarious influences which he had absorbed and could place at the service of a compositional mind of unequalled intellectual brilliance yet always conscious of his music’s need to entertain, to give delight as well as accompany the sober thoughts of his congregations?

Not, at any rate, in these performances from a virtuoso German ensemble hailing from Bach’s own part of the world and masterminded by a superb trumpeter-turned-conductor who well understands the exuberant, public character of these suites, their occasional purposes, for all that in such moments as the famous Air from the G major Suite, No.3, they appear to take on a more confiding aspect, drawing the listener in before dispelling the tension with another jolly minuet or charming sarabande.

This generously filled CD presents the complete Orchestral Suites (Overtures) by J.S. Bach. Bach’s Suites count among his most popular and most frequently performed works, they are quintessential Bach: majestic, noble, tender and full of energy. They contain some of Bach’s evergreens: the Air from the 3rd Suite and the Badinerie from the 2nd Suite.

Played by the Virtuosi Saxoniae conducted by trumpeter-conductor Ludwig Güttler, modern instruments in Historically Informed Performance Practice, the best of both worlds. - Brilliant Classics


Product Description:


  • Catalog Number: BRI95018


  • UPC: 5028421950181


  • Label: Brilliant Classics


  • Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach


  • Conductor: Ludwig Güttler


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae


  • Performer: Andreas Lorenz, Eckart Haupt, Friedemann Jähnig, Guido Titze, Günter Klier, Heinz-Dieter Richter, Joachim Bischof, Ludwig Güttler, Manfred Krause, Mathias Schmutzler, Roland Rudolph, Roland Straumer, Thomas Käppler, Werner Zeibig



Works:


  1. Suite for Orchestra no 1 in C major, BWV 1066

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

    Performer: Günter Klier (Bassoon), Andreas Lorenz (Trumpet), Guido Titze (Oboe)

    Conductor: Ludwig Güttler


  2. Suite for Orchestra no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

    Performer: Joachim Bischof (Cello), Eckart Haupt (Flute), Friedemann Jähnig (Viola), Heinz-Dieter Richter (Violin), Roland Straumer (Violin), Werner Zeibig (Double Bass)

    Conductor: Ludwig Güttler


  3. Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

    Performer: Ludwig Güttler (Trumpet), Thomas Käppler (Timpani), Roland Rudolph (Trumpet), Mathias Schmutzler (Trumpet), Roland Straumer (Violin)

    Conductor: Ludwig Güttler


  4. Suite for Orchestra no 4 in D major, BWV 1069

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

    Performer: Ludwig Güttler (Trumpet), Thomas Käppler (Timpani), Günter Klier (Bassoon), Manfred Krause (Oboe), Andreas Lorenz (Oboe), Roland Rudolph (Trumpet), Mathias Schmutzler (Trumpet), Guido Titze (Oboe)

    Conductor: Ludwig Güttler