RE-UP. ARTS. J.S Bach - Suites Nos. 1-4: Diego Fasolis - I Barocchisti. SACD-ISO + CD

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....Fasolis and his vituose ensemble manage perfectly to emphasise the spirit of the music with performances that are fresh but not excessive , accentuated but not aggressive, replete with colorful phrases. FonoForum (20.10.2006)

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Tracklisting:

01. Ouverture n. 3 BWV 1068 - Ouverture 06:05

02. Ouverture n. 3 BWV 1068 - Air 03:36

03. Ouverture n. 3 BWV 1068 - Gavotte I e II 03:37

04. Ouverture n. 3 BWV 1068 - Bourree 01:08

05. Ouverture n. 3 BWV 1068 - Gigue 02:32

06. Ouverture n. 2 BWV 1067 - Ouverture 05:45

07. Ouverture n. 2 BWV 1067 - Rondeau 01:57

08. Ouverture n. 2 BWV 1067 - Sarabande 02:37

09. Ouverture n. 2 BWV 1067 - Bourree I e II 01:36

10. Ouverture n. 2 BWV 1067 - Polonaise - Double 03:01

11. Ouverture n. 2 BWV 1067 - Menuet 01:11

12. Ouverture n. 2 BWV 1067 - Badinerie 01:26

13. Ouverture n. 1 BWV 1066 - Ouverture 05:21

14. Ouverture n. 1 BWV 1066 - Courante 02:03

15. Ouverture n. 1 BWV 1066 - Gavotte I e II 02:42

16. Ouverture n. 1 BWV 1066 - Forlane 01:07

17. Ouverture n. 1 BWV 1066 - Menuet I e II 02:34

18. Ouverture n. 1 BWV 1066 - Bourree I e II 02:10

19. Ouverture n. 1 BWV 1066 - Passepied I e II 02:37

20. Ouverture n.4 BWV 1069 - Ouverture 07:08

21. Ouverture n.4 BWV 1069 - Bourree I e II 02:43

22. Ouverture n.4 BWV 1069 - Gavotte 01:51

23. Ouverture n.4 BWV 1069 - Menuet I e II 03:35

24. Ouverture n.4 BWV 1069 - Rejouissance 02:31

Together with the Brandenburg Concertos, these four Orchestral Suites or Overtures are all that have survived from what is certain to have been a much more prodigious orchestral output from JS Bach. They are some of his most genial pieces, ideally approachable for newcomers to classical music.

The order of the suites here does not follow their BWV numbering, which was thought to represent their chronology, but arranges them with the two celebratory trumpet and drum works as bookends, the quieter suites sandwiched between. Pearlman's version, also on period instruments (Bach: Orchestral Suites - Pearlman), puts them in a different order, using what is now thought to be their most likely chronology.

If you have already heard the splendid Fasolis/I Barochisti set of the Brandenburgs, then the same virtues apply: a taut ensemble with period instruments, brisk tempi, foot-tappingly infectious dance rhythms and sheer spontaneity of  laying. There is a zest and wit about these performances which I found irresistible...

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