Bach, J S - Orchestral Suites Nos. 1-4 (2CD) - Freiburger Barockorchester
4 AV 5 MÖJLIGA I BETYG I DAGENS NYHETER"En tolkning som får denna sprudlande musik, baserad på franska dansformer, att framstå som ren och skär musikalisk charm - utan att för den skull låta särskilt fransk. Med sin "jazziga" Badinerie-sats, sin smäktande Air-sats och sin erotiskt virvlande Forlane-sats är detta ett av Bachs mest underhållande verk. Och nu ännu lättare att älska."
(Dagens Nyheter)
Freiburger Barockorchester
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 joyous orchestral works represent an indispensable treasure of the Baroque.
- Supporting Andreas Staier on his shortlisted CPE Bach
- Their Complete Tafelmusik by Telemann was also shortlisted
"a winner from all perspectives...I was reminded time and again that Telemann's music is extraordinarily good, and amazed at the quality of the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra's performances. This is an unmitigated joy." David Vickers, Editor's Choice, Gramophone, January 2011