Air on the G String (Suite No. 3, BWV 1068) J. S. Bach, original instruments

The second movement, Aria, from Bach’s orchestral suite in D Major, BWV 1068, performed on original instruments from the time of Bach by the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music. The musicians and their instruments: * Carla Moore, baroque violin by Johann Georg Thir, Vienna, Austria, 1754 * Maxine Nemerovski, baroque violin by Timothy Johnson, Indiana, 1999 (after Stradivarius) * Elizabeth Blumenstock, baroque violin by Andrea Guarneri, Cremona, 1660 * Kati Kyme, baroque violin by Johann Gottlob Pfretzschner, Mittenwald, 1791 * Lisa Grodin, baroque viola by Mathias Eberl, Salzburg, Austria, 1680 * William Skeen, five string baroque cello, Anonymous, Italy, c1680 * Farley Pearce, violone by George Steppani, Manchester, 1985, after Amati, 1560 * David Tayler, archlute by Andreas von Holst, Munich, 2012 after Magno Tieffenbrucker, Venice, c1610 * Hanneke van Proosdij, baroque organ by Winold van der Putten, Finsterwolde, Netherlands, 2004, after early 18th-century Northern German instruments #Bach #AirontheGString