Suite from 'Capriccio on the departure of his most beloved brother'

This early work of Bach from which this suite is drawn, may be the only piece of programmatic keyboard music that Bach ever composed. Written to commemorate the bittersweet departure of a brother or close friend, this suite consists of three movements adapted from the original Capriccio. The opening Arioso is a lament on the departure, followed by an aria depicting the cheerful arrival of the postal carriage via the postilion's horn call, and concludes with a rousing fugue based on that call. This clever arrangement makes a most interesting addition to the scant brass trio repertoire. Duration 5:12