Musikalisches Opfer / Orchestral Suite no. 2
Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger
Musikalisches Opfer / Orchestral Suite No. 2 is a pairing of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in 1747 and circa 1738–1741 respectively. Both pieces exemplify Baroque contrapuntal and orchestral practice: the Musical Offering centres on intricate canons and ricercar-style imitative writing, while the orchestral suite consists of dance movements with prominent wind textures, reflecting Bach's mature approach to ensemble writing and contrapuntal technique.
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- 1.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 37:27
- 2.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus a 21:34
- 3.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 violini in unisono0:48
- 4.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 per motum contrarium0:52
- 5.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 per augmentationem, contrario motu2:20
- 6.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 20:45
- 7.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 21:57
- 8.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 per tonos2:24
- 9.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus contrario motu1:21
- 10.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 45:11
- 11.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Fuga canonica2:01
- 12.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: I. Largo4:56
- 13.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: II. Allegro6:17
- 14.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: III. Andante2:56
- 15.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: IV. Allegro3:16
- 16.Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 69:22
- 17.Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Ouverture6:39
- 18.Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Rondeau1:56
- 19.Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Sarabande3:07
- 20.Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Bourée 1 & 21:59
- 21.Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Polonaise and Double3:31
- 22.Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Menuet1:22
- 23.Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie1:25











