Orchestral Suites BWV 1066-1069

German Title:

Orchestersuiten

English Title:

Orchestral Suites

French Title:

Suites pour orchestre

Spanish Title

Suites para orquestta

Works:

Orchestral Suites (Ouvertures), BWV 1066–1069
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069

Scoring:

BWV 1066: Oboe I/II, bassoon, violin I/II, viola, basso continuo
BWV 1067: Transverse flute, violin I/II, viola, basso continuo
BWV 1068: Trumpet I/II/III, timpani, oboe I/II, violin I/II, viola, basso continuo (second movement: only strings and continuo)
BWV 1069: Trumpet I/II/III, timpani, oboe I/II/III, bassoon, violin I/II, viola, basso continuo

Score

References:

BWV 1066: Composed: before 1725, Leipzig | BGA: XXX/1 | NBA: VII/1 | BC: | First published: Leipzig, 1853
BWV 1047: Composed: 1738-1739, Leipzig | BGA: XXX/1 | NBA: VII/1 | BC: | First published: Leipzig, 1853
BWV 1048: Composed: c1730, Leipzig | BGA: XXX/1 | NBA: VII/1 | BC: | First published: Leipzig, 1853
BWV 1049: Composed: 1729-1741, Leipzig | BGA: XXX/1 | NBA: VII/1 | BC: | First published: Leipzig, 1853

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

June 2009; January 2020

Contents

Recordings | Reviews | Discussions | Articles | Links

Recordings

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Complete Recordings - 2020-2029

Reviews

Review: Bach Orchestral Suites DVD, Ton Koopman [Kirk McElhearn, Jul 31, 2002]
Menuhin’s Orchestral Suites, Yehudi Menuhin [Kirk McElhearn, Feb 19, 2002]
Review: Early Overtures, Siegbert Rampe [Kirk McElhearn, Oct 5, 2002]

Discussions

General Discussions: Part 1 (2002-2003) | Part 2 (2003-2006) | Part 3 (2020)

Articles

Links

Orchestral suites (Bach), History; The individual concertos; References; External links; Scores; Essays; Recordings (Wikipedia)

Orchestral Suite No.1 in C major, BWV 1066, Various scores (IMSLP)

Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067, Various scores (IMSLP)

Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068, Various scores (IMSLP)

Orchestral Suite No.4 in D major, BWV 1069, Various scores (IMSLP)

Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066, Composition Description (AMG / John Keillor)

Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067, Composition Description (AMG / John Keillor)

Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068, Composition Description (AMG / John Keillor)

Orchestral Suite No.4 in D major, BWV 1069, Composition Description (AMG / John Keillor)

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (January 2020)