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Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, Orchestral Suites / Suzuki
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Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, Orchestral Suites / Suzuki

$39.99

Details

Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Masaaki, Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Aug 01, 2009
Catalog #
BIS-SACD-1721-22
UPC
7318591721222

About

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).

Tracklist 43 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. [Allegro] 04:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. [Allegro]
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  3. 2 II. Adagio 03:45
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  4. 3 III. Allegro 04:07
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  5. 4 IV. Menuetto - Trio I - Polacca - Trio II 08:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Menuetto - Trio I - Polacca - Trio II
    Duration
    08:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  6. 5 I. [Allegro] 05:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. [Allegro]
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  7. 6 II. Andante 03:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  8. 7 III. Allegro assai 02:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  9. 8 I. [Allegro] 05:42
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. [Allegro]
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  10. 9 II. Adagio 04:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  11. 10 III. Allegro 04:19
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  12. 11 I. Allegro 06:58
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  13. 12 II. Andante 03:38
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  14. 13 III. Presto 04:31
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Presto
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  15. Disc 2
  16. 1 I. Allegro 09:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    09:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  17. 2 II. Affettuoso 05:19
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Affettuoso
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  18. 3 III. Allegro 05:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  19. 4 I. — 06:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  20. 5 II. Adagio ma non tanto 05:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio ma non tanto
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  21. 6 III. Allegro 05:31
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  22. 7 I. Overture 12:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Overture
    Duration
    12:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  23. 8 II. Bourree I-II-I 02:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Bourree I-II-I
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  24. 9 III. Gavotte 01:57
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Gavotte
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  25. 10 IV. Menuet I-II-I 04:11
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Menuet I-II-I
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  26. 11 V. Rejouissance 02:31
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Rejouissance
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  27. Disc 3
  28. 1 I. Overture 10:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Overture
    Duration
    10:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  29. 2 II. Air 04:41
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Air
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  30. 3 III. Gavotte I-II-I 04:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Gavotte I-II-I
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  31. 4 IV. Bourree 01:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Bourree
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  32. 5 V. Gigue 02:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Gigue
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  33. 6 I. Overture 10:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Overture
    Duration
    10:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  34. 7 II. Courante 02:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Courante
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  35. 8 III. Gavotte I-II-I 03:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Gavotte I-II-I
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  36. 9 IV. Forlane 01:19
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Forlane
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  37. 10 V. Menuet I-II-I 03:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Menuet I-II-I
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  38. 11 VI. Bourree I-II-I 02:32
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. Bourree I-II-I
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  39. 12 VII. Passepied I-II-I 03:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    VII. Passepied I-II-I
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  40. 13 I. Overture 10:41
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Overture
    Duration
    10:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Liliko Maeda
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  41. 14 II. Rondeau 01:52
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Rondeau
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Liliko Maeda
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  42. 15 III. Sarabande 02:53
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Sarabande
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Liliko Maeda
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  43. 16 IV. Bourree I-II-I 02:05
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Bourree I-II-I
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Liliko Maeda
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  44. 17 V. Polonaise - Double - Polonaise 03:52
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Polonaise - Double - Polonaise
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Liliko Maeda
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  45. 18 VI. Menuet 01:17
    Track
    18
    Title
    VI. Menuet
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Liliko Maeda
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki
  46. 19 VII. Badinerie 01:23
    Track
    19
    Title
    VII. Badinerie
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Liliko Maeda
    Ensemble
    Bach Collegium Japan
    Conductor
    Masaaki Suzuki