Very few conductors have recorded as much Bach as Karl Richter and none can lay a stronger claim to a legacy based on championing the master. Richter's reverence for Bach is evinced by the simplicity, splendor, and grandeur with which he consistently imbued his performances exemplified here by these landmark recordings of the Brandenburg Concertos and Orchestral Suites. In Archiv's original-image bit-processing remastered transfers as well, the sound is better than ever. This is cornerstone Bach that should not be missed.

CD 1:

1. 1. Allegro (Nr. 1 F-dur BWV 1046)

2. 2. Adagio (Nr. 1 F-dur BWV 1046)

3. 3. Allegro (Nr. 1 F-dur BWV 1046)

4. 4. Menuet - Trio - Polonaise (Nr. 1 F-dur BWV 1046)

5. 1. Allegro (Brandenburg Concerto No.2 In F Bwv 1047)

6. 2. Andante (Brandenburg Concerto No.2 In F Bwv 1047)

7. 3. Allegro assai (Brandenburg Concerto No.2 In F Bwv 1047)

8. 1. Allegro (Nr. 3 G-dur BWV 1048)

9. 2. Adagio BWV 1019a (Nr. 3 G-dur BWV 1048)

10. 3. Allegro (Nr. 3 G-dur BWV 1048)

11. 1. Allegro (Brandenburg Concerto No.4 In G Bwv 1049)

12. 2. Andante (Brandenburg Concerto No.4 In G Bwv 1049)

13. 3. Presto (Brandenburg Concerto No.4 In G Bwv 1049)

14. 1. Allegro (Nr. 5 in D-dur BWV 1050)

15. 2. Affetuoso (Nr. 5 in D-dur BWV 1050)

16. 3. Allegro (Nr. 5 in D-dur BWV 1050)

CD 2:

1. 1. Allegro moderato (Original Version)

2. 2. Adagio ma non tanto (Brandenburg Concerto No.6 In B Flat Bwv 1051)

3. 3. Allegro (Brandenburg Concerto No.6 In B Flat Bwv 1051)

4. 1. Ouverture (Original Version)

5. 2. Courante (Original Version)

6. 3. Gavotte I-II (Original Version)

7. 4. Forlane (Original Version)

8. 5. Menuet I-II (Original Version)

9. 6. Bourrée I-II (Original Version)

10. 7. Passepied I-II (Original Version)

11. 1. Ouverture

12. 2. Rondeau (Original Version)

13. 3. Sarabande (Original Version)

14. 4. Bourrée I-II (Original Version)

15. 5. Polonaise (Original Version)

16. 6. Menuet (Original Version)

17. 7. Badinerie

CD 3:

1. 1. Ouverture (Original Version)

2. 2. Air (Original Version)

3. 3. Gavotte I-II (Original Version)

4. 4. Bourrée (Original Version)

5. 5. Gigue (Original Version)

6. 1. Ouverture (Original Version)

7. 2. Bourrée I-II (Original Version)

8. 3. Gavotte (Original Version)

9. 4. Menuet I-II (Original Version)

10. 5. Réjouissance (Original Version)

11. 1. Allegro (Original Version)

12. 2. Adagio ma non tanto e dolce (Original Version)

13. 3. Tempo di Allabreve (Original Version)