Auriacombe: Bach 4 Orchestral Suites - Vega C 30 S 321/322 (2 indiv. LPs), lovely

Jackets EX / LPs EX With these two beautiful – and quite rare – heavy gatefold LPs from Vega (C 30 S 321/322, French pressing, white labels, mono) one can collect complete conductor Louis Auriacombe and l’Orchestre de Chambre de Toulouse’s magnificent survey of Bach’s 4 Orchestral Suites BWV 1066-1069, recorded circa 1961 and still a notable landmark in the Bach discography. Included then are the following works of J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major BWV 1066 Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor BWV 1067 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major BWV 1068 Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major BWV 1069 This remarkable cycle was set down in the rich acoustics of the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse (producer: Pierre Rosenwald / engineer: Martine Duchemin These heavy gatefold albums, with glossy front panels, from Vega are really lovely – works of art in themselves – easily the finest possible pressings of these recordings. The interior panels of both jackets carry insightful notes by Marcel Marn