Bach: Orchestral Suites - Freiburger Barockorchester

Bach: Orchestral Suites

Freiburger Barockorchester

  • Genre: Classical
  • Release Date: 2011-11-08
  • Explicitness: notExplicit
  • Country: USA
  • Track Count: 24

  • ℗ 2011 harmonia mundi France
USD 9.99 On itunes

Tracks

Title Artist Time
1
Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 11:26 USD Album Only
2
Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 2:50 USD 0.99
3
Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 1:55 USD 0.99
4
Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 4:14 USD 0.99
5
Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 2:34 USD 0.99
6
Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 10:41 USD Album Only
7
Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 1:28 USD 0.99
8
Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 2:36 USD 0.99
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Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 2:04 USD 0.99
10
Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 3:17 USD 0.99
11
Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 1:05 USD 0.99
12
Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 1:23 USD 0.99
13
Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 9:17 USD 0.99
14
Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 2:18 USD 0.99
15
Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 3:13 USD 0.99
16
Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 1:13 USD 0.99
17
Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 3:15 USD 0.99
18
Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 2:42 USD 0.99
19
Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 3:31 USD 0.99
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Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 9:49 USD 0.99
21
Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 4:37 USD 0.99
22
Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 4:00 USD 0.99
23
Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 1:10 USD 0.99
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Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 10 Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans 2:47 USD 0.99

Reviews

  • One of the best you can find here

    5
    By zRows
    The other reviewer I suspect is not familiar with historically informed performance ensembles like this group. These groups use older types of instruments (baroque trumpets, gut strings, baroque bows, wooden flutes) etc. And they play these instruments in the manner that is described in the writings left behind from the 18th centuries on performance practice. Thus, for instance, you will not hear heavy constant vibrato playing from the strings because that wasn't practice among good musicians until the late 19th century. So, when you use only the older sorts of instruments and play them correctly, you're going to get a much different sound than you do with a modern orchestra. Basically, a recording like this is much closer to the way it would have sounded in the 18th century given the evidence and instruments we have. Overall, this is a very good performance. What I liked most was that the dance movements were not played too slow. We have a lot of evidence from different sources about dance tempo in the late 18th century indicating they were often faster than what we're use to. Most historical groups in my experience play the dance tempos correctly with other composers such as Handel but when they get to Bach's suites they play them almost as slow as modernist classical musicians. I don't know why they do this but thankfully, this group didn't fall into that inconsistency. The only problem I have with it is they did not have the thoroughbass accompanist play during the Air in the 3rd suite. But I'm a thoroughbass accompanist myself so maybe I'm biased. If you want to hear another historical perspective on Bach's suites, try William Malloch's "Suites for Dancing" album. It has all the faster dance tempos like in this recording but he also tests out his theory that the overtures were intended to be played faster.

  • A disappointment

    2
    By Palestrina7
    I buy a great deal of classical music. I am an orchestra conductor, and I am reluctant to ever criticize the work of others, since I know how difficult it is to produce a stellar performance, but I must admit that I was disappointed in this album. In a word it is noisy.. not in terms of the recording but in internal balance and style, particularly in the brass section. Ironically, I always favor the brass, since I am a horn player, but this was an inelegant performance, to say the least. Every time the brass section appears in the selection, they overbalance everything else, with the help of a too-eager timpani player. Perhaps we have been spoiled by the current high playing levels of trumpets in the professional arena, marked by clarity, elegance and purity of tone, but this recording was a shock to my system, particularly in the opening work. I cannot say with certainty that the brass affected my overall response, but I found myself annoyed by the string sound throughout, as well. It was glassy and brittle to my ear, and it somehow kept pushing me away from listening to it. I had the same response the third or fourth time I listened to the entire album. The players seem to be competent, but I hope they can figure out a way to produce a better recording, perhaps in a warmer hall, or with a different mic array. Sorry, this is the first negative review I have ever given for a recording. Not a good investment, in my humble opinion.

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