SUITE in B minor BWV1067 (Overture)

it is widely believed that BWV 1067 was the last of Bach's four 'Ouvertures' (Orchestral Suites) to be composed, around 1738/39 or a little before. It is the only one of the four to be scored for a single wind instrument - the flute, and the only one to have extensive solo flute passages. In effect, it is Bach's only composition for solo flute and string orchestra which partly accounts for its popularity with flautists. In common with the other three suites, BWV 1067 is written in the French style which was popular with European courts of the time.

The present arrangement by Gerhard Kirchner for flute and keyboard is for the benefit of flautists who don't have access to a string ensemble. In the Preface he writes "The aim here has been to do nothing that Bach himself would not have done, yet to refrain from doing everything of which he was capable."

• Rondeau
• Sarabande
• Bour�e I alternativement
• Polonaise
• Menuet
• Badinerie

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