Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major BWV 1068

It is an anachronism to call this festive Suite no. 3 in D major, performed here by the Netherlands Bach Society conducted by Lars Ulrik Mortensen for All of Bach, 'orchestral'. There are no trumpets, timpani or even oboes in this performance, as Bach only added these instruments around 1730. Mortensen reduces the line up to a minimum and does not regret the loss of the timbre of the wind instruments in the least: with just strings left, the music sounds sleek and transparent. Recorded for the project All of Bach on 15 October 2017 at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5. For the interview with conductor and harpsichordist Lars Ulrik Mortensen on Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major BWV 1068 go to https://youtu.be/67j2XdI6FCY For more information on BWV 1068 and this production go to http://allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-1068/ All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society / Nederlandse Bachvereniging, offering high-quality film recordings of the works by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society and its guest musicians. Visit our free online treasury for more videos and background material http://allofbach.com/en/. For concert dates and further information go to https://www.bachvereniging.nl/nederlandse-bachvereniging. Netherlands Bach Society Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord and direction 0:00 Ouverture 6:18 Air 10:48 Gavotte I & II 14:00 Bourrée 15:04 Gigue