Trevor Pinnock / The English Concert – Bach: Overtures BWV 1066, 1068 [Stereo] (The Original Source Series Edition)

(AAA) — Lacquers cut from the original analog master tapes by Sidney Meyer at Emil Berliner Studios.

Bach's overtures, also known as orchestral suites, are a sequence of dance movements of often cheerful and effusive character. The two recorded here, No. 1 in C major & No. 3 in D major, are rousing works of baroque splendor, but also contain the famous „Air“, a peaceful piece full of calm serenity.

Hardly any other ensemble has influenced our listening habits when it comes to "early music" as much as "The English Concert". The founder and long-time conductor, Trevor Pinnock, led the musicians from the harpsichord with lively articulation, shaping the sound from the center of the ensemble.

The audiophile vinyl series The Original Source showcases outstanding recordings from the 1970's in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios remastered and edited the original four - and eight-track tapes using technologies developed specifically for the production of the series in 100% analog quality (AAA). The tonal differences from the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, as well as less background noise, distortion and compression enable an audiophile listening experience like never before.

On 180g vinyl and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, copies of this series are released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photographs and facsimiles of the recording logs and tape boxes.

Tracklisting:

Side A

JS. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BMV 1066

1. I. Overture
2. II Courante
3. III. Gavotte I-II
4. IV. Forlane
5. V. Menuet I-II
6. VI Bourree I-II
7. VII. Passepied I-II

Side B

JS. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068

1. I. Overture
2. II. Air
3. III. Gavotte I-II
4. IV Bourree
5. V. Gigue

(Above description from DeutscheGrammophon.com)