Bach: Orchestral Suites

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Label
Brilliant Classics
Release Date
May 26, 2015
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN
    • PERFORMER
      Viruosi Saxoniae, Guttler
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 26, 2015
    • UPC
      5028421950181
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI95018
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Overture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    2. II. Courante

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    3. III. Gavotte I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    4. IV. Forlane

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    5. V. Menuet I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    6. VI. Bourree I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    7. VII. Passepied I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    8. I. Overture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    9. II. Rondeau

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    10. III. Sarabande

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    11. IV. Bourree I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    12. V. Polonaise I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    13. VI. Menuet

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    14. VII. Badinerie

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    15. I. Overture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    16. II. Air, "Air on the G String"

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    17. III. Gavotte I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    18. IV. Bourree

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    19. V. Gigue

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    20. I. Overture

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    21. II. Bourree I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    22. III. Gavotte

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    23. IV. Menuet I-II

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler

    24. V. Rejouissance

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae

      Conductor: Ludwig Güttler


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