Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suites (Trevor Pinnock)

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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

• (01-07) Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
• (08-14) Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
• (15-19) Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
• (20-24) Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069

The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor

Date: 1978 (1-19), 1979 (20-24)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4630132

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Review

ARTISTIC QUALITY: 10 / SOUND QUALITY: 9

These recordings, from the late-1970s flowering of the period-performance movement, remain among the finest renditions of Bach's four Orchestral Suites. The crisp articulation, lively dance-rhythms, vibrant, richly-colored instrumental timbres, and overall unmannered style proved a refreshing take on works that tended to suffer a lot under the weighty batons of many modern-day symphony orchestra conductors. Trevor Pinnock was not one of those, indeed his expert and enlightened performances of Baroque music with the English Concert were among the more convincing and informed models of historically "authentic" interpretation at a time when it seemed almost everyone--qualified or not--was getting into the act. If you're looking for a solid, time-tested set of Bach Suites--and offered at an attractive mid-price--you won't go wrong here. The sound from the analog original is as clear and vibrant as today's better digital productions, showing no sign of its provenance except for some apparent and occasional balance-tinkering relative to solo instruments--typical for some production teams during that era. No big deal. 

-- David Vernier, ClassicsToday

More reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Brandenburg-Concertos-Orchestral-Suites/dp/B0000057D8

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Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. Bach enriched established German styles through his mastery of counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and his adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from Italy and France. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations, and vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach

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Trevor Pinnock (born 16 December 1946) is an English harpsichordist and conductor. He is best known for his association with the period-performance orchestra The English Concert which he helped found and directed from the keyboard for over 30 years in baroque and early classical music. Since his resignation from The English Concert in 2003, Pinnock has continued his career as a conductor, appearing with major orchestras and opera companies around the world.  He has also performed and recorded as a harpsichordist in solo and chamber music.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Pinnock

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