FLAC tracks +Booklet | Classical | 02:10:15 | 735 MbFor several decades, as solo harpsichordist and director of his ensemble Concerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini has been exploring not just the Italian repertoire that he is so passionate about but also the works of Bach – as in his benchmark recording of the Brandenburg Concertos in 2005.

In this new recording, Alessandrini has mounted a challenge to all currently available recordings of those four Orchestral Suites that Bach called ‘Overtures’, after their imposing opening movements.

It’s uncertain when these dance suites were composed or where they were first performed but they were certainly played in Leipzig at the time Bach was directing its celebrated Collegium Musicum.

Tracklist:CD101. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: I. Ouverture02. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air03. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: III. Gavottes04. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: V. Bourrée05. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: VI. Gigue06. Ouverture-Suite in E Minor: I. Ouverture. Allegro07. Ouverture-Suite in E Minor: II. Air I08. Ouverture-Suite in E Minor: III. Les plaisirs. vitement09. Ouverture-Suite in E Minor: IV. Menuets10. Ouverture-Suite in E Minor: V. Air II11. Ouverture-Suite in E Minor: VI. Rigaudons12. Ouverture-Suite in E Minor: VII. Courante13. Ouverture-Suite in E Minor: VIII. Gavotte en rondeaux14. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: I. Ouverture15. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: II. Courante16. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: III. Gavottes17. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: IV. Forlane18. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: V. Menuets19. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: VI. Bourrées20. Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: VII. PassepiedsCD201. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: I. Ouverture02. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: II. Bourréess03. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: IV. Gavottes04. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: V. Menuets05. Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069: VII. Réjouissance06. Ouverture in G Major: I. Ouverture07. Ouverture in G Major: II. Air I08. Ouverture in G Major: III. Menuet09. Ouverture in G Major: IV. Gavotte10. Ouverture in G Major: V. Air II11. Ouverture in G Major: VI. Bourrée12. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: I. Ouverture13. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: II. Rondeau14. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: III. Sarabande15. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: IV. Bourrées16. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: V. Polonaise-Double17. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet18. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie