| Label: harmonia mundi Catalog: 902113/14 Format: CD Freiburger barockorchesterJohann Sebastian Bach Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069 / Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 / Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066 / Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 Gramophone Award Winner 2012 - Baroque Instrumental
Called "Ouvertüren" in Germany, because they began with a large-scale overture à la française, Bach's Suites for orchestra offer a unique synthesis of the French and the Italian styles. The Leipzig Cantor did not content himself with a mere set of amiable dances for his "Collegium Musicum": he revived the genre in his own manner, accenting the contrasts, refining the orchestration, and introducing a hitherto unknown contrapuntal element. Two centuries later these admirable orchestral works continue to represent an indispensable treasure of the Baroque. |