Brandenburg Concertos & Orchestra Suites

Brandenburg Concertos & Orchestra Suites

Brandenburg Concertos & Orchestra Suites
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Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD, Import
CD Release Date: 2009-09-29
Music Label: Bis
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: 1. (No tempo indication)
  2. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: 2. Adagio
  3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: 3. Allegro
  4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046: 4. Menuet - Trio - Menuet - Polonaise - Menuet - Trio - Menuet
  5. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: 1. (No tempo indication)
  6. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: 2. Andante
  7. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: 3. Allegro
  8. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: 1. (No tempo indication)
  9. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: 2. Adagio
  10. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: 3. Allegro
  11. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: 1. Allegro
  12. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: 2. Andante
  13. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: 3. Presto
Music CD 2
  1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: 1. Allegro
  2. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: 2. Affettuoso
  3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: 3. Allegro
  4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051: 1. (No tempo indication)
  5. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051: 2. Adagio ma non tanto
  6. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051: 3. Allegro
  7. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069: 1. Ouverture
  8. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069: 2. Bourrée 1/2
  9. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069: 3. Gavotte
  10. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069: 4. Menuet 1/2
  11. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069: 5. Réjouissance
Music CD 3
  1. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: 1. Ouverture
  2. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: 2. Air
  3. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: 3. Gavott 1/2
  4. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: 4. Bourrée
  5. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: 5. Gigue
  6. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: 1. Ouverture
  7. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: 2. Courante
  8. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: 3. Gavotte 1/2
  9. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: 4. Forlane
  10. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: 5. Menuet 1/2
  11. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: 6. Bourrée 1/2
  12. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066: 7. Passepied 1/2
  13. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: 1. Ouverture
  14. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: 2. Rondeau
  15. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: 3. Sarabande
  16. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: 4. Bourrée 1/2
  17. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: 5. Polonaise - Double
  18. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: 6. Menuet
  19. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: 7. Badinerie

Music reviews of Brandenburg Concertos & Orchestra Suites

Music Review: Number One Choice
Rating: 5 Stars

This recording of the Bach suites was originally released a few years ago to great acclaim. Now it is packaged with Suzuki's new traversal of the Brandenburg Concerti.

The suites are written in the style of the French ouverture. The precise dates and circumstances of their composition are unknown. The first movement (overture) of each suite comprises a majestic opening section, a quick central section, and a repeat of the opening. In modern performances, the repeat is often omitted--partly so that all four suites can fit on a single CD. Suzuki takes the repeats, but BIS provides three SACDs for the price of two. The other movements are generally in the form of French dances.

The Brandenburg Concerti are among the most familiar works in the repertoire, but these performances are fresh without being idiosyncratic. As David Hurwitz writes for Classics Today, "Their principal distinguishing quality is a lightness and clarity of texture that, combined with Masaaki Suzuki's ideally chosen tempos (not too fast, but always lively), gives Bach's counterpoint an expressive joy very different from the full-speed-ahead mechanical relentlessness typical of so many period-instrument performances of this music."

Masaaki Suzuki and his Bach Collegium Japan have moved to the highest rank among Bach specialists. (See, for example, my review of Suzuki's B-Minor Mass Mass in B Minor (Hybr).) This recording of the suites and concerti also goes straight to the top of the list. Suzuki and his band deliver performances that are stylish and elegant yet energetic and joyful. They offer all the clarity of period instruments with none of their sometime limitations. The recorded sound is absolutely natural and lifelike.

This recording is now without doubt the number one choice for these works.

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