Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, Orchestral Suites / Suzuki

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Label
BIS
Release Date
August 1, 2009
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH, J.S.
    • PERFORMER
      Masaaki, Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 01, 2009
    • UPC
      7318591721222
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-SACD-1721-22
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. [Allegro]

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    2. II. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    3. III. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    4. IV. Menuetto - Trio I - Polacca - Trio II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    5. I. [Allegro]

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    6. II. Andante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    7. III. Allegro assai

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    8. I. [Allegro]

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    9. II. Adagio

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    10. III. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    11. I. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    12. II. Andante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    13. III. Presto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    14. I. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    15. II. Affettuoso

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    16. III. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    17. I. —

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    18. II. Adagio ma non tanto

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    19. III. Allegro

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    20. I. Overture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    21. II. Bourree I-II-I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    22. III. Gavotte

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    23. IV. Menuet I-II-I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    24. V. Rejouissance

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    25. I. Overture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    26. II. Air

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    27. III. Gavotte I-II-I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    28. IV. Bourree

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    29. V. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    30. I. Overture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    31. II. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    32. III. Gavotte I-II-I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    33. IV. Forlane

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    34. V. Menuet I-II-I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    35. VI. Bourree I-II-I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    36. VII. Passepied I-II-I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    37. I. Overture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Liliko Maeda

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    38. II. Rondeau

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Liliko Maeda

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    39. III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Liliko Maeda

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    40. IV. Bourree I-II-I

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Liliko Maeda

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    41. V. Polonaise - Double - Polonaise

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Liliko Maeda

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    42. VI. Menuet

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Liliko Maeda

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki

    43. VII. Badinerie

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan

      Performer: Liliko Maeda

      Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki


Bach Collegium Japan was first noticed internationally for undertaking the huge project of recording the complete church cantatas of J. S. Bach. Although the ensemble's discography consists of predominately vocal works, the participating instrumentalists have attracted acclaim ever since the outset. On the present offering, it is Bach's two great sets of orchestral works that form the programme and the choir of the BCJ is silent. Bach Collegium Japan and Masaaki Suzuki first recorded the Brandenburg Concertos in 2000, but now return to these great works. The new recording took place in the recently completed MUZA Kawasaki Hall, a venue that is highly suitable to an approach focussing on the chamber music qualities of this music.

In four of the concertos Masaaki Suzuki has chosen to replace the traditional cello with the violoncello da spalla - a smaller instrument played horizontally on the shoulder or held against the breast. The instrument has already featured in the BCJ Cantata series, and opens for new possibilities in timbre, for instance in Concerto No. 6, where the violoncello da spalla blends particularly well with the two solo violas and the viola da gambas. Making a new recording also provided the opportunity to record these in many ways multidimensional works in 5.0 Surround Sound, releasing them as hybrid SACDs. This is also the format of the included recordings of the Orchestral Suites, originally released in 2005 to great and universal acclaim.

The German website klassik.com called the 2-CD set 'incredibly perfect Bach!' and named it one of the reference recordings of these oft-recorded works, while the Financial Times (UK) listed it as one of the outstanding classical discs of 2005, remarking that 'Suzuki's traversal of the Bach orchestral suites combine scholarship and style without compromising the music's expressiveness.' In the Brandenburg Concertos and the Suites, Bach explored an Italian and a French genre respectively, and in his inimitable way transcended the boundaries of both. This attractive box at a very advantageous price combines both sets performed by one of the leading Baroque ensembles in high fidelity recordings - not to be missed! Please note: The music on this Hybrid Super Audio CD can be played back in Stereo (CD and SACD) as well as in 5.0 Surround sound (SACD).