Capella Savaria - J.S. Bach Orchestral Suites Nos. 1-3 (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

When one glances at the list of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), one realizes that his instrumental output, particularly that for orchestra or chamber ensemble, is very small. The thematic catalogue of his works lists some 1,080 entries. Of these, one-half comprises sacred vocal and/or choral music, and one-quarter comprises solo organ music.

Of the remaining 300 instrumental works, some 225 are for solo harpsichord, leaving a mere handful of works for solo violin, solo violoncello, small chamber ensemble and orchestra. Ironically, it is upon this small portion of his output that much of Bach's present renown rests. Ask an average music-lover to hum an aria from a Bach cantata and they may well have difficulty, but few would have to think twice before whistling the theme of the Fifth Brandenburg Concerto or the Air "on the G String" from the Third Orchestral Suite. The reason for this apparent imbalance is simple enough: the shift of public music making in Germany from a sacred to a secular stage post-dated Bach. His largest audiences were to be found in the congregations of the many churches in which Bach found employment, and a large portion of his time as both performer and composer was spent providing music for this public.


TRACKLIST

1. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: I. Ouverture
2. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: II. Courante
3. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: III. Gavotte I-II
4. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: IV. Forlane
5. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: V. Menuet I-II
6. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: VI. Bourrée I-II
7. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: VII. Passepied I-II
8. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: I. Ouverture
9. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: II. Rondeau
10. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: III. Sarabande
11. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: IV. Bourrée I-II
12. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: V. Polonaise
13. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet
14. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie
15. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: I. Ouverture
16. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
17. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: III. Gavotte I - IV. Gavotte II
18. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: V. Bourrée
19. Capella Savaria - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: VI. Gigue



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