CDII. BACH, J.S.: Orchestral Suite #4 in D Major, BWV 1069

CDII. BACH, J.S. (1685-1750)

Orchestral Suite #4 in D Major, BWV 1069 (c. 1730)
1. Ouverture
2. Bourrée I/II
3. Gavotte
4. Menuet I/II
5. Réjouissance
Netherlands Bach Society
Lars Ulrik Mortensen, cond.
(16:56)

The NBS omits the 3 trumpets and timpani. A perfectly acceptable stylistic choice ...

1. Ouverture

00:00: In the typical style of the French overture.

02:26: Abruptly, Bach introduces a fugue in 9/8:

03:00: He hands it off to the winds (3 oboes, bassoon):

05:53: And returning to the opening stately section:

2. Bourrée I 06:59:

Bourrée II 08:00: 

3. Gavotte 09:39:

4. Minuet I/II 11:26:

Minuet II 12:41:

Strings only ...

5. Réjouissance 14:14:

Réjouissance = Rejoicing ... I don't know that this dance appears elsewhere in Bach's oeuvre ...