Bach - Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor BWV 1067 - Sato | Netherlands Bach Society
From the pompous opening bars all the way through to the frivolous finale, Bachβs Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society for All of Bach, is a mouth-watering piece of music. And that applies literally to the flautist, who has to keep proving his worth with no respite whatsoever.
Recorded for the project All of Bach on November 30th 2014 at TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB or consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5.
For the interview with violinist Shunske Sato on Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor go to https://youtu.be/KqcHfGtB5fk
For the interview with flute player Marten Root on BWV 1067 go to https://youtu.be/Sz_9dQycOno
For more information on BWV 1067 and this production go to http://allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-1067/
All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society / Nederlandse Bachvereniging, offering high-quality film recordings of the works by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society and her guest musicians. Visit our free online treasury for more videos and background material http://allofbach.com/en/. For concert dates and further information go to https://www.bachvereniging.nl/nederlandse-bachvereniging.
Netherlands Bach Society,
Shunske Sato, violin and direction
Marten Root, traverso
0:00 Ouverture
6:45 Rondeau
8:55 Sarabande
11:46 BourrΓ©e I & II
13:44 Polonaise
17:13 Menuet
18:35 Badinerie (Battinerie)
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