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. 1.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 3
    7:27
  2. 2.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus a 2
    1:34
  3. 3.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 violini in unisono
    0:48
  4. 4.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 per motum contrarium
    0:52
  5. 5.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 per augmentationem, contrario motu
    2:20
  6. 6.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2
    0:45
  7. 7.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2
    1:57
  8. 8.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 2 per tonos
    2:24
  9. 9.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon perpetuus contrario motu
    1:21
  10. 10.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Canon a 4
    5:11
  11. 11.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Fuga canonica
    2:01
  12. 12.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: I. Largo
    4:56
  13. 13.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: II. Allegro
    6:17
  14. 14.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: III. Andante
    2:56
  15. 15.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata a 3: IV. Allegro
    3:16
  16. 16.
    Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercar a 6
    9:22
  17. 17.
    Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Ouverture
    6:39
  18. 18.
    Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Rondeau
    1:56
  19. 19.
    Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Sarabande
    3:07
  20. 20.
    Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Bourée 1 & 2
    1:59
  21. 21.
    Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Polonaise and Double
    3:31
  22. 22.
    Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Menuet
    1:22
  23. 23.
    Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
    1:25

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