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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH | |
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Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 |
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Unquestionably the most famous of the five
works on this evening's program, Bach's BWV 1067 is one of four surviving
"orchestral suites"—although Bach would have called them ouvertures,
that is, dance suites in the French style. Each of these pieces included a
long opening movement (featuring a slow introduction, a fast fugal
allegro, and a quasi-repeat of the introduction), followed by a set of
stylized dance movements.
Bach probably composed this work when he was employed at the court of Anhalt-Cöthen, although it was likely performed again and refined at the Collegium Musicum concerts at Zimmerman's Coffee House in Leipzig. Whereas the Orchestral Suite No. 1 is a hybrid of a concerto grosso and an ouverture-style suite, BWV 1067 mixes elements of a solo concerto with the French suite. |
Last
performance:  8/21/2002 |
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