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Saturday, September 30, 2017

Johannes Brahms - Symphonies (Kurt Sanderling, Eurodisc)


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Composer: Johannes Brahms

CD1:
  • (01-04) Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
  • (05)      Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
CD2:
  • (01-04) Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
  • (05-06) Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (a)
CD3:
  • (01-02) Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 (b)
  • (03-06) Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
  • (07)      Tragic Overture in D minor, Op. 81

Staatskapelle Dresden
Kurt Sanderling, conductor

Date: 1971, 1972
Label: Eurodisc

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Johannes Brahms - Symphonies; Overtures (Otto Klemperer)


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Composer: Johannes Brahms

CD1:
  • (01-10) Variations on a theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
  • (11-14) Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
CD2:
  • (01-04) Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
  • (05-08) Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
CD3:
  • (01)      Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
  • (02)      Tragic Overture, Op. 81
  • (03)      Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
  • (04-07) Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano (Op. 53)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor

Date: 1954 (Op. 56a), 1957, 1962 (Op. 53)
Compilation: 2004
Label: EMI


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Friday, September 29, 2017

Johannes Brahms - Serenades (Charles Mackerras)


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Composer: Johannes Brahms
  • (01-06) Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
  • (07-11) Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor

Date: 1999
Label: Telarc


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Johannes Brahms - Symphonies; etc. (Charles Mackerras)


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Composer: Johannes Brahms

CD1:
  • (01-04) Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
  • (05)      Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68: alternate movement II
  • (06)      Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
CD2:
  • (01-04) Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
  • (05-14) Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56a
CD3:
  • (01-04) Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
  • (05-08) Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Charles Mackerras, conductor

Date: 1997
Label: Telarc


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Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 4 (Carlos Kleiber)


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Composer: Johannes Brahms
  1. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: 1. Allegro non troppo
  2. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: 2. Andante moderato
  3. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: 3. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - Tempo I
  4. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: 4. Allegro energico e passionato - Più allegro

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Carlos Kleiber, conductor

Date: 1980
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4577062


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Johannes Brahms - Symphony No. 4; Tragic Overture; Schicksalslied (Bruno Walter)


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Composer: Johannes Brahms
  1. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
  2. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: II. Andante moderato
  3. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - Tempo I
  4. Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato - Più Allegro
  5. Tragic Overture, Op. 81: Allegro ma non troppo
  6. Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), Op. 54

Occidental College Consort (6)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor

Date: 1959 (1-4), 1960 (5), 1961 (6)
Compilation: 1995
Label: Sony Classical


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Thursday, September 28, 2017

Johann Sebastian Bach - Conductors' Transcriptions (Leonard Slatkin)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. Stanislaw Skrowaczewski): Toccata
  2. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. Stanislaw Skrowaczewski): Fugue
  3. Jesus bleibet meine Freude (from "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", cantata, BWV 147) (arr. Eugene Ormandy)
  4. Herzlich tut mich verlangen, chorale prelude, BWV 727 (arr. Erich Leinsdorf)
  5. Suite No. 6 for Full Orchestra (arr. Henry Wood): 1. Prelude (Prelude in C sharp major, BWV 848)
  6. Suite No. 6 for Full Orchestra (arr. Henry Wood): 2. Lament (Adagio from Capriccio on the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother, BWV 992)
  7. Suite No. 6 for Full Orchestra (arr. Henry Wood): 3. Scherzo (Scherzo from Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827)
  8. Suite No. 6 for Full Orchestra (arr. Henry Wood): 4. Gavotte and Musette (Gavottes I-II from English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811)
  9. Suite No. 6 for Full Orchestra (arr. Henry Wood): 5. Andante mistico (Prelude in B flat minor, BWV 867)
  10. Suite No. 6 for Full Orchestra (arr. Henry Wood): 6. Finale (Prelude from Partita No. 3 in D major, BWV 1006)
  11. Air on the G String (Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068) (arr. Malcolm Sargent)
  12. Schafe können sicher Weiden (from "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!", cantata, BWV 208) (arr.  John Barbirolli)
  13. Fantasia and Fuge in G Minor, BWV 542 (arr. Dimitri Mitropoulos): Fantasia
  14. Fantasia and Fuge in G Minor, BWV 542 (arr. Dimitri Mitropoulos): Fugue
  15. Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, cantata, BWV 177 (arr. Vittorio Gui)
  16. Bist du bei mir?, aria, BWV 508 (arr. Otto Klemperer)
  17. Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott, chorale prelude, BWV 720 (arr. Walter Damrosch)

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Date: 2004
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%205030

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Composers' Transcriptions (Leonard Slatkin)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (orch. Ottorino Respighi): 1. Passacaglia
  2. Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (orch. Ottorino Respighi): 2. Fugue
  3. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (orch. Granville Bantock)
  4. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545 (orch. Arthur Honegger): 1. Prelude
  5. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545 (orch. Arthur Honegger): 2. Fugue
  6. O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß, BWV 622 (orch. Max Reger)
  7. Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 (orch. Edward Elgar): 1. Fantasia
  8. Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 (orch. Edward Elgar): 2. Fugue
  9. Wir glauben all' an einen Gott "Die Große Fuge", BWV 680 (orch. Ralph Vaughan Williams)
  10. Bach - Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (orch. Joachim Raff)
  11. Fugue in G major "Fugue à la gigue", BWV 577 (orch. Gustav Holst)
  12. Prelude and Fugue in E flat major "St Anne", BWV 552 (orch. Arnold Schoenberg): 1. Prelude
  13. Prelude and Fugue in E flat major "St Anne", BWV 552 (orch. Arnold Schoenberg): 2. Fugue

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Date: 2000
Label: Chandos
https://www.chandos.net/products/catalogue/CHAN%209835

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Johann Sebastian Bach; George Frideric Handel - Stokowski's Transcriptions; Music for the Royal Fireworks (Leopold Stokowski)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; George Frideric Handel
  1. Bach - Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (arr. Stokowski)
  2. Bach - Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio (arr. Stokowski)
  3. Bach - Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 80 (arr. Stokowski)
  4. Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air (arr. Stokowski)
  5. Bach - Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 (arr. Stokowski)
  6. Bach - Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe, cantata, BWV 156: I. Sinfonia (arr. Stokowski)
  7. Bach - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (arr. Stokowski)
  8. Bach - Komm, süsser Tod, BWV 478 (arr. Stokowski)
  9. Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: I. Ouverture. Adagio - Allegro - Lentement - Allegro
  10. Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: II. Bourrée
  11. Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La Paix. Largo alla siciliana
  12. Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance. Allegro
  13. Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: V. Menuets I & II

London Symphony Orchestra (1-8)
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (9-13)
Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Date: 1961 (9-13), 1974 (1-8)
Compilation: 1997
Label: RCA


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Johann Sebastian Bach - Stokowski's Transcriptions (Leopold Stokowski, Decca)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach; William Byrd; Jeremiah Clarke; Franz Schubert; Frédéric Chopin; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Henri Duparc; Sergei Rachmaninov
  1. Bach - Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. Stokowski)
  2. Bach - Prelude in E-flat minor, BWV 853 (arr. Stokowski)
  3. Bach - Mein Jesu! was für Seelenweh, BWV 487 (arr. Stokowski)
  4. Bach - Wir glauben all' an einen Gott, BWV 437 (arr. Stokowski)
  5. Bach - Christ lag in Todes Banden, "Easter" cantata, BWV 4 (arr. Stokowski)
  6. Bach - Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (arr. Stokowski)
  7. Byrd - Pavan and Two Galliards, The Earl of Salisbury (arr. Stokowski)
  8. Clarke - Trumpet voluntary (arr. Stokowski)
  9. Schubert - 6 Moment musicaux, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor (arr. Stokowski)
  10. Chopin - Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 (arr. Stokowski)
  11. Tchaikovsky - Chant sans paroles, Op. 40 No. 6 (arr. Stokowski)
  12. Duparc - Extase (arr. Stokowski)
  13. Rachmaninov - Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2 (arr. Stokowski)

Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (1-6, 13)
London Symphony Orchestra (7-12)
Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Date: 1972
Label: Decca
out of print, still available as CD38 of this collection
http://www.deccaclassics.com/us/cat/4786769
or CD1 of this
http://www.deccaclassics.com/us/cat/4751452


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Johann Sebastian Bach - Stokowski's Transcriptions (Leopold Stokowski, EMI)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (arr. Stokowski): Passacaglia
  2. Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (arr. Stokowski): Fugue
  3. Komm, süßer Tod, BWV 478 (arr. Stokowski)
  4. Bourrée (English Sutie No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807) (arr. Stokowski)
  5. Sarabande (Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002) (arr. Stokowski)
  6. Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720 (arr. Stokowski)
  7. Sinfonia (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248) (arr. Stokowski)
  8. 'Little' Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 (arr. Stokowski)
  9. Air on the G String (Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068) (arr. Stokowski)
  10. Mein Jesu, was vor Seelenweh, BWV 487 (arr. Stokowski)
  11. Preludio (Violin Partita No. 3 in E, BWV 1006) (arr. Stokowski)
  12. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. Stokowski): Toccata
  13. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. Stokowski): Fugue

Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Date: 1957 (10-13), 1958 (1-9)
Compilation: 2004
Label: EMI


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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Johann Sebastian Bach - Piano Transcriptions Vol. 10 - Saint-Saëns & Philipp (Nadejda Vlaeva)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Ouverture (Movement 1 of Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29) (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  2. Adagio (No. 1, Coro (Choral) from Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid, BWV 3) (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  3. Andantino (No. 1, Coro of Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?, BWV 8) (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  4. Bourrée (Movement 7 of Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002) (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  5. Andante (Movement 3 of Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003) (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  6. Presto (Part 2 No. 5 of Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35) (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  7. Concerto in A minor, RV 522, BWV 593 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & Isidore Philipp): Allegro maestoso
  8. Concerto in A minor, RV 522, BWV 593 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & Isidore Philipp): Adagio
  9. Concerto in A minor, RV 522, BWV 593 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & Isidore Philipp): Allegro
  10. Introduction et Air (Movement 1 of Denn du wirst meine Seele nicht in der Hölle lassen, BWV 15) (Johann Ludwig Bach, arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  11. Fugue (Movement 2 of Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005) (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  12. Largo (Movement 3 of Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005) (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  13. Récitatif et Air (Part 1 Nos. 4 & 5, Recitativo - Aria of Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30) (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  14. Gavotte (Movement 3 of Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006) (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  15. Air (Part 2 No. 7, Aria from Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36) (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  16. Chœur (Part 2 No. 12, Coro of Freue dich, erlöste Schar, BWV 30) (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  17. Concerto in D minor, RV 565, BWV 596 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & Isidore Philipp): Molto tranquillo - Fuga: Moderato
  18. Concerto in D minor, RV 565, BWV 596 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & Isidore Philipp): Largo e spiccato
  19. Concerto in D minor, RV 565, BWV 596 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & Isidore Philipp): Allegro non troppo

Nadejda Vlaeva, piano
Date: 2011
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67873

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Piano Transcriptions Vol. 9 - A Bach Book for Harriet Cohen (Jonathan Plowright)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Little Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 (arr. Leonard Borwick)
  2. Be contented, O my soul (Nos. 1 & 4, Recitativo - Aria from Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange?, BWV 155) (arr. Harriet Cohen)
  3. Adagio (Movement 2 of Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564) (arr. Myra Hess)
  4. Jesu, joy of man's desiring (Part 2 No. 10, Choral from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147) (arr. Myra Hess)
  5. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (arr. Granville Bantock)
  6. Gravement (Part 2 of Fantasia in G major 'Pièce d'orgue', BWV 572) (arr. Arnold Bax)
  7. In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (arr. Sir Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, Lord Berners)
  8. Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 (arr. Arthur Bliss)
  9. Komm, süsser Tod, BWV 478 (arr. Frank Bridge)
  10. Andante (Movement 2 of Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047) (arr. Eugene Goossens)
  11. O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross, BWV 622 (arr. Herbert Howells)
  12. Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn, BWV 648 (arr. John Ireland)
  13. Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 605 (arr. Constant Lambert)
  14. Ach bleib' bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649 (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams)
  15. Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 (arr. William Walton)
  16. Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 740 (arr. William Gillies Whittaker)
  17. O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV 656 (arr. Leonard Borwick)
  18. See what his love can do (Movement 5 of Ich bin ein guter Hirt, BWV 85) (arr. Hubert Foss)
  19. Sarabande (Movement 4 of Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012) (arr. Herbert Fryer)
  20. Komm, süsser Tod, BWV 478 (arr. Ronald Stevenson)

Jonathan Plowright, piano
Date: 2010
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67767

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Piano Transcriptions Vol. 8 - Eugen d'Albert (Piers Lane)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 (arr. Eugen d'Albert)
  2. Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Fantasia
  3. Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Fugue
  4. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Prelude
  5. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Fugue
  6. Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Toccata
  7. Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Fugue
  8. Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 536 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Prelude
  9. Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 536 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Fugue
  10. Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 534 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Prelude
  11. Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 534 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Fugue
  12. Toccata and Fugue in D minor 'Dorian', BWV 538 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Toccata
  13. Toccata and Fugue in D minor 'Dorian', BWV 538 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Fugue
  14. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Prelude
  15. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 (arr. Eugen d'Albert): Fugue

Piers Lane, piano
Date: 2010
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67709

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Piano Transcriptions Vol. 7 - Max Reger (Markus Becker)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

CD1:
  1. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 (arr. Max Reger): Prelude
  2. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 (arr. Max Reger): Fugue
  3. O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross, BWV 622 (arr. Max Reger)
  4. Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BWV 637 (arr. Max Reger)
  5. Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644 (arr. Max Reger)
  6. Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657 (arr. Max Reger)
  7. Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727 (arr. Max Reger)
  8. Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein 'Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit', BWV 668 (arr. Max Reger)
  9. Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 736 (arr. Max Reger)
  10. Es ist das Heil uns kommen her, BWV 638 (arr. Max Reger)
  11. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 730 (arr. Max Reger)
  12. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 606 (arr. Max Reger)
  13. Prelude and Fugue in E flat major 'St Anne', BWV 552 (arr. Max Reger): Prelude
  14. Prelude and Fugue in E flat major 'St Anne', BWV 552 (arr. Max Reger): Fugue
CD2:
  1. Prelude and Fugue in E minor 'The Wedge', BWV 548 (arr. Max Reger): Prelude
  2. Prelude and Fugue in E minor 'The Wedge', BWV 548 (arr. Max Reger): Fugue
  3. Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV Anh. 171 (Johann Pachelbel, arr. Max Reger)
  4. Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (arr. Max Reger)
  5. An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653b (arr. Max Reger)
  6. Komm, heiliger Geist, BWV 651 (arr. Max Reger)
  7. Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654 (arr. Max Reger)
  8. Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 (arr. Max Reger)
  9. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. Max Reger)
Markus Becker, piano
Date: 2009
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67683

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Piano Transcriptions Vol. 6 - Walter Rummel (Jonathan Plowright)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

CD1:
  1. Ertöt uns durch dein Güte (No. 5, Choral from Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  2. Overture (No. 1, Coro from Ach wie flüchtig, ach wie nichtig, BWV 26) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  3. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731 (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  4. Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 760 (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  5. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan (No. 6, Choral from Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 99) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  6. Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  7. Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn (Versus 3 of Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  8. Wir eilen mit schwachen  (No. 2, Aria (Duetto) from Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  9. Sinfonia (No. 1 of Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  10. Mein gläubiges Herze (No. 2, Aria from Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  11. O Menschen, die ihr täglich sündigt (No. 2, Aria from Das neugeborne Kindelein, BWV 122) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  12. Das Brausen von den rauen Winden (No. 6, Aria of Ich hab in Gottes Herz und Sinn, BWV 92) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  13. Die Welt ist wie ein Rauch und Schatten (Movement 2 of Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  14. Zu Tanze, zu Sprunge 'Pan's dancing song' (Movement 7 of Der Streit zwischen Phoebus und Pan 'Geschwinde, ihr wirbeln den Winde', BWV 201) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
CD2:
  1. Sinfonia (No. 1 of Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal, BWV 146) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  2. Dein Name gleich der Sonnen geh (Movement 7 of Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173a) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  3. Lass dich nimmer von der Liebe berücken 'Chi in amore ha nemica la sorte' (Movement 3 of Amore traditore, BWV 203) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  4. Stürze zu Boden, schwülstige Stolze! (No. 4, Aria from Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, BWV 126) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  5. Dich hab ich je und je geliebet (No. 6, Aria con Choral from Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen, BWV 49) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  6. O Gott, du frommer Gott! (Movement 1 of Was frag ich nach der Welt, BWV 94) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  7. Esurientes implevit bonis (Movement 9 of Magnificat, BWV 243) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  8. Gelobet sei mein Gott (No. 5, Choral from Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott, BWV 129) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  9. Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen  (No. 3, Aria from Herr Jesu Christ, wahr' Mensch und Gott, BWV 127) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  10. Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir (No. 1, Coro (Choral) from Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, BWV 130) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)
  11. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her (Part 1 No. 9 of Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248) (arr. Walter Morse Rummel)

Jonathan Plowright, piano
Date: 2006
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67481/2

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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Johann Sebastian Bach - Piano Transcriptions Vol. 5 - Goedicke, Kabalevsky, Catoire & Siloti (Hamish Milne)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541 (arr. Alexander Goedicke): Prelude
  2. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 541 (arr. Alexander Goedicke): Fugue
  3. Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a (arr. Alexander Siloti)
  4. Prelude (Part 1 No 1 of Geist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35) (arr. )
  5. Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539 (arr. Alexander Goedicke): Prelude
  6. Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 539 (arr. Alexander Goedicke): Fugue
  7. Air 'on the G string' (Movement 2 of Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068) (arr. Alexander Siloti)
  8. Adagio (Movement 3 of Sonata for violin and harpsichord No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018) (arr. Alexander Siloti)
  9. Fugue in C minor, BWV 575 (arr. Alexander Goedicke)
  10. Andante (Movement 3 of Sonata No 2 in A minor, BWV 1003) (arr. Alexander Siloti)
  11. Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 (arr. Georgy Catoire)
  12. Siciliano (Movement 2 of Sonata in E flat major, BWV 1031) (arr. Alexander Siloti)
  13. Toccata and Fugue in D minor 'Dorian', BWV 538 (arr. Dmitri Kabalevsky): Toccata
  14. Toccata and Fugue in D minor 'Dorian', BWV 538 (arr. Dmitri Kabalevsky): Fugue

Hamish Milne, piano
Date: 2005
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67506

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Piano Transcriptions Vol. 4 - Samuil Feinberg (Martin Roscoe)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

CD1:
  1. Prelude and Fugue in E minor 'The wedge', BWV 548 (arr. Samuil Feinberg): Prelude
  2. Prelude and Fugue in E minor 'The wedge', BWV 548 (arr. Samuil Feinberg): Fugue
  3. Largo (Movement 2 of Trio Sonata in C major, BWV 529) (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  4. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 663 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  5. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 711 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  6. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 662 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  7. An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  8. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 720 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  9. Von Gott will ich nicht lassen, BWV 658 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  10. Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 647 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  11. Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  12. Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend, BWV 655 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  13. Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 665 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  14. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  15. Ach bleib' bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
  16. Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 735 (arr. Samuil Feinberg)
CD2:
  1. Concerto in A minor, RV 522, BWV 593 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & Samuil Feinberg): Allegro
  2. Concerto in A minor, RV 522, BWV 593 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & Samuil Feinberg): Adagio
  3. Concerto in A minor, RV 522, BWV 593 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & Samuil Feinberg): Allegro

Martin Roscoe, piano
Date: 2004
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67468

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Piano Transcriptions Vol. 3 - Friedman, Grainger & Murdoch (Piers Lane)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. Percy Grainger)
  2. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BVW 659 (arr. Ignacy Friedman)
  3. Concerto in D minor, RV 565, BWV 596 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & William Murdoch): Largo
  4. Concerto in D minor, RV 565, BWV 596 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & William Murdoch): Fuga
  5. Concerto in D minor, RV 565, BWV 596 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & William Murdoch): Largo
  6. Concerto in D minor, RV 565, BWV 596 (Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach & William Murdoch): Allegro non troppo
  7. My heart ever faithful (No. 2, Aria from Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68) (arr. Ignacy Friedman)
  8. [Allegro] (Movement 1 of Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048) (arr. Ignacy Friedman)
  9. Morning Song (Arrangement of Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645) (arr. Ignacy Friedman)
  10. Bourrée (Movement 7 of Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002) (arr. Ignacy Friedman)
  11. Sheep may safely graze (Movement 10 from Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208) (arr. Ignacy Friedman)
  12. Rondeau (Movement 3 of Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006) (arr. Ignacy Friedman)
  13. Fugue (No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865. Movement 2 from The well-tempered Clavier Book 1, BWV 846-869) (arr. Percy Grainger)
  14. Fugue (No. 9 in E major, BWV 878. Movement 2 from The well-tempered Clavier Book 2, BWV 870-893) (arr. Percy Grainger)
  15. Siciliano (Movement 2 of Sonata in E flat major, BWV 1031) (arr. Ignacy Friedman)
  16. Blithe Bells (Movement 10 from Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208) (arr. Percy Grainger)
  17. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. Ignacy Friedman)

Piers Lane, piano
Date: 2003
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67344

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Piano Transcriptions Vol. 2 - Ferruccio Busoni (Nikolai Demidenko)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Fantasia (Movement 1 of Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906) (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  2. Adagio in G major, BWV 968 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  3. Fugue (Movement 2 of Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906) (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  4. Komm, Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist, BWV 667 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  5. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  6. Little Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 533 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Prelude
  7. Little Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 533 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Fugue
  8. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Prelude
  9. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Fugue
  10. Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf, BWV 617 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  11. Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt, BWV 637/705 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  12. In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  13. Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 665 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  14. Ciaccona (Movement 5 of Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004) (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)

Nikolai Demidenko, piano
Date: 2002
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67324

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Piano Transcriptions Vol. 1 - Ferruccio Busoni (Nikolai Demidenko)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Toccata
  2. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Fugue
  3. Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  4. Capriccio in B flat major 'on the Departure of his Beloved Brother', BWV 992 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Arioso
  5. Capriccio in B flat major 'on the Departure of his Beloved Brother', BWV 992 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Fugato
  6. Capriccio in B flat major 'on the Departure of his Beloved Brother', BWV 992 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Adagissimo
  7. Capriccio in B flat major 'on the Departure of his Beloved Brother', BWV 992 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Marschmässig
  8. Capriccio in B flat major 'on the Departure of his Beloved Brother', BWV 992 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Aria di Postiglione
  9. Capriccio in B flat major 'on the Departure of his Beloved Brother', BWV 992 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Fuga
  10. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  11. Prelude and Fugue in E flat major 'St Anne', BWV 552 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Prelude
  12. Prelude and Fugue in E flat major 'St Anne', BWV 552 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Fugue
  13. Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein, BWV 734a (arr. Ferruccio Busoni)
  14. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Toccata
  15. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Adagio
  16. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564 (arr. Ferruccio Busoni): Fugue

Nikolai Demidenko, piano
Date: 1992
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA66566

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https://www.amazon.com/Bach-Busoni-Transcriptions-Johann-Sebastian/dp/B000002ZQO

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Monday, September 25, 2017

Johann Sebastian Bach - Keyboard Works & Transcriptions (Hélène Grimaud)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847
  2. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847
  3. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 4 in C sharp minor, BWV 849
  4. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 4 in C sharp minor, BWV 849
  5. Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: I. Allegro
  6. Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio
  7. Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: III. Allegro
  8. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875
  9. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875
  10. Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (transcr. Busoni)
  11. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889
  12. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889
  13. Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 (transcr. Liszt)
  14. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude No. 9 in E major, BWV 878
  15. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 878
  16. Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio (transcr. Rachmaninov)

Hélène Grimaud, piano
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Florian Donderer, conductor (5-7)

Date: 2008
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4777978


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Johann Sebastian Bach - Piano Transcriptions (Risto Lauriala)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Overture (arr. Camille Saint-Saëns)
  2. Sonata No. 5 for violin & harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1018: III. Adagio (arr. Alexander Siloti)
  3. Partita No. 2 for solo violin in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne (arr. Alexander Siloti)
  4. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (arr. Max Reger)
  5. Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 (arr. Eugen d'Albert)
  6. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 "Dorian" (arr. Dmitri Kabalevsky)

Risto Lauriala, piano
Date: 1997
Label: Naxos
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.553761

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Johann Sebastian Bach - Guitar Transcriptions (Andrés Segovia)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996 (arr. Segovia): 2. Allemande
  2. Lute Partita in C minor, BWV 997 (arr. Segovia): 3. Sarabande
  3. Lute Partita in C minor, BWV 997 (arr. Segovia): 4. Gigue
  4. Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 (arr. Segovia): Sarabande
  5. Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 (arr. Segovia): Bourrée
  6. Violin Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 (arr. Segovia): Double
  7. Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 (arr. John Duarte): 1. Prélude
  8. Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 (arr. John Duarte): 2. Allemande
  9. Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 (arr. John Duarte): 3. Courante
  10. Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 (arr. John Duarte): 4. Sarabande
  11. Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 (arr. John Duarte): 5. Bourrées 1 & 2
  12. Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 (arr. John Duarte): 6. Gigue
  13. Prelude for lute in C minor, BWV 999 (arr. Segovia)
  14. Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 (arr. Segovia): 3. Siciliana
  15. Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (arr. Segovia): 3. Gavotte en Rondeau
  16. Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Segovia): 5. Chaconne

Andrés Segovia, guitar
Date: 1952-1968
Label: MCA


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Johann Sebastian Bach - Organ Works (Karl Richter)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

CD1:
  • (01-02) Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
  • (03-05) Trio Sonata No. 2 in C minor, BWV 526
  • (06-07) Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532
  • (08-09) Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543
  • (10-11) Fantasy and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
  • (12-13) Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552
  • (14-15) Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548
CD2:
  • (01-03) Trio Sonata No. 1 in E flat major, BWV 525
  • (04-06) Trio Sonata No. 5 in C major, BWV 529
  • (07)      Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
  • (08)      Kommst du nun, Jesus, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650
  • (09)      Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654
  • (10-11) Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544
  • (12-13) Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 546
  • (14)      Canzona in D minor, BWV 588
CD3:
  • (01-02) Toccata and Fugue in F major, BWV 540
  • (03)      Choral Partita 'O Gott, du frommer Gott', BWV 767
  • (04-05) Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 'Dorian'
  • (06)      Choral Partita 'Sei gegrüßet, Jesu gütig', BWV 768
  • (07-08) Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582

Karl Richter, organ
Date: 1964-1978
Compilation: 2005
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4775337


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Sunday, September 24, 2017

Johann Sebastian Bach - St. John Passion (Masaaki Suzuki)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

CD1:
  • (01-14) Johannespassion, BWV 245: Part I
  • (15-24) Johannespassion, BWV 245: Part II (opening)
CD2:
  • (01-16) Johannespassion, BWV 245: Part II (conclusion)
  • (17-19) Anhang (Fassung II, 1925)

Ingrid Schmithüsen; Yoshikazu Mera
Gerd Türk; Makoto Sakurada; Yoshie Hida; Chiyuki Urano; Peter Kooij

Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor

Date: 1998
Label: BIS
http://bis.se/label/bis/st-john-passion


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Johann Sebastian Bach - St. Matthew Passion (Nikolaus Harnoncourt)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

CD1:
  • (01-29) Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Prima Parte
CD2:
  • (01-28) Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Seconda Parte (a)
CD3:
  • (01-11) Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Seconda Parte (b)

Christoph Prégardien; Matthias Goerne
Christine Schäfer; Bernarda Fink; Michael Schade; Dietrich Henschel
Dorothea Röschmann; Elisabeth von Magnus; Markus Schäfer; Oliver Widmer

Arnold Schoenberg Chor; Vienna Boys' Choir
Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

Date: 2001
Label: Teldec


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Johann Sebastian Bach - Mass in B minor (Philippe Herreweghe)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

CD1:
  • (01-12) Missa in h-moll, BWV 232: MISSA
CD2:
  • (01-09) Missa in h-moll, BWV 232: SYMBOLUM NICENUM
  • (10) Missa in h-moll, BWV 232: SANCTUS
  • (11-15) Missa in h-moll, BWV 232: OSANNA

Dorothee Mields, soprano
Hana Blažíková, soprano
Damien Guillon, countertenor
Thomas Hobbs, tenor
Peter Kooij, bass

Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe, conductor

Date: 2011
Label: PHI
https://www.outhere-music.com/en/albums/mass-in-b-minor-bwv-232-lph-004


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Saturday, September 23, 2017

Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin and Voice (Hilary Hahn; Christine Schäfer; Matthias Goerne)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. "Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder" (St Matthew Passion)
  2. "Wann kommst du, mein Heil?" (Cantata BWV 140)
  3. "Ich bin vergnügt" (Cantata BWV 204)
  4. "Hier, in meines Vaters Stätte" (Cantata BWV 32)
  5. "Angenehmer Zephyrus" (Cantata BWV 205)
  6. Laudamus te (Mass in B minor)
  7. "Ja, ja, ich halte Jesum fest" (Cantata BWV 157)
  8. "Die Welt mit allen Königreichen" (Cantata BWV 59)
  9. "Ich bin vergnügt in meinem Leiden" (Cantata BWV 58)
  10. "Wenn Trost und Hülf' ermangeln muß" (Cantata BWV 117)
  11. "Welt, ade, ich bin dein müde" (Cantata BWV 158)
  12. Erbarme dich (St Matthew Passion)

Hilary Hahn, violin
Christine Schäfer, soprano
Matthias Goerne, baritone

Munich Chamber Orchestra
Alexander Liebreich, conductor

Date: 2010
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4778092

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Johann Sebastian Bach - St. Matthew Passion (Otto Klemperer)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

CD1:
  • (01-31) Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Part I (a)
CD2:
  • (01-04) Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Part I (b)
  • (05-27) Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Part II (a)
CD3:
  • (01-20) Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Part II (b)

Peter Pears; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf; Christa Ludwig; Nikolai Gedda; Walter Berry
Wilfred Brown; John Carol Case; Geraint Evans; Otakar Kraus; Helen Watts

Boys of Hampstead Parish Church Choir
Philharmonia Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor

Date: 1962
Label: EMI


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Johann Sebastian Bach - Mass in B minor (Otto Klemperer)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

CD1:
  • (01-03) Mass in B minor, BWV 232: I. Kyrie
  • (04-11) Mass in B minor, BWV 232: II. Gloria
CD2:
  • (01-09) Mass in B minor, BWV 232: III. Credo
  • (10-15) Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IV. Sanctus

Agnes Giebel, soprano
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Nikolai Gedda, tenor
Hermann Prey, baritone
Franz Crass, bass

BBC Chorus
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor

Date: 1967
Label: EMI


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Friday, September 22, 2017

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Art of Fugue (Angela Hewitt)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  • (01-20) The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080
  • (21) Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein "Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit", BWV 668a

Angela Hewitt, piano
Date: 2014
Label: Hyperion
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67980

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Johann Sebastian Bach - The Art of Fugue (Reinhard Goebel)


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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  • (01-22) Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080

Musica Antiqua Köln
Reinhard Goebel, conductor

Date: 1984
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/cat/4630272


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