Brandenburg Concertos and Orchestral Suites Nos. 2 & 3 Main Performer or Conductor: Herbert vonKarajan Accompaniment/Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Soloists: Alan Civil Chirley Hopkins Karl Steins Mechel Schwalbe Karlheinz Zoeller Mathias Rutters Adolf Scherbaum Lothar Koch Edith Picht-Axenfield Instrumentation: Bassoon Cello Flute Harpsichord Horn Oboe Orchestra Recorder Trumpet Violin Individual Works: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051 Orchestral Suite no. 2, BWV 1067 Orchestral Suite no. 3, BWV 1068 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog Number: 437 461-2 Year Released/Recorded: 1965 Total Playing Time: 2 CDs, 78' 45", 78' 10" Comments: Hieu Tran said: Herbert von Karajan has at his disposal a group of students playing his Classical interpretation of the Brandenburg Concertos and Orchestral Suites 2 and 3. Some of the performances are very good, up to par with probably many other recordings of the same pieces. The first movement of Brandenburg no. 3, for instance, is one of the better renderings of it. The first movement of no. 6 is gorgeous. The harpsichord cadenza for the first movement of no. 5 is as solid as the rest of the ritornello. The trumpet for the first movement of the joyful no. 2 is unfortunately not as brilliant as it could be. Its color is drowned by the rest of the orchestration. And the third movement of no. 3 is noticeably slower than most other interpretations--making it less energetic than it could be. The Orchestral Suites are decent. The Badinerie for Suite 2, however, is strangely performed by the flutist with too much additional floweriness. This is not a straightforward recording by any means. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Hieu Tran Date First Submitted: 01/02/1999 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.