Apr 9, 2009

Essential Bach

















Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
CD 01
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
(transcr. Leopold Stokowski)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 'Air'
Thurston Dart, harpsichord continuo
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Mariner, conductor
Prelude in C major, BWV 846
Marisa Robles, harp
Brandenburg concerto in G major, BWV 1049 - I. Allegro
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Goldberg Variations, BWV988 - Aria
András Schiff, piano
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
(arr. Granville Bantock)
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Raymond Agoult, conductor
Violin concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
Salvatore Accardo, violin
Christopher Middleton, harpsichord
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
'Jesus bleibet meine Freude' Cantata, BWV 147
(arr. Munchinger)
Stuttgarter Kammerorchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
Keyboard concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055
András Schiff, piano
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Cello suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 -
Bourrées I and II
(arr. Celedonio Romero)
Pepe Romero, guitar
Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor - II. Adagio
Tess Miller, oboe
Carmel Kaine, violin
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Mariner, conductor
Mass in h-Moll, BWV 232 - Crucifixus
Academy and Chorus of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Mariner, conductor
Cello suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 - Praeludium
János Starker, cello
French suite No. 5 in B major, BWV 816 - Gigue
András Schiff, piano
Prelude in D minor
(transposed from Prelude in C minor, BWV 999)
Eduardo Férnandez, guitar
Brandenburg concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Richard Adeney, flute
José-Luis Garcia, violin
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 - Wir setzen uns mit Tranen nieder
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Sir Georg Solti, conductor
CD 02
Brandenburg concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 - I. Allegro
Guy Touvron, trumpet
Michael Copley, recorder
Heinz Holliger, oboe
Pina Camirelli; Antonio Perez; Italo Colandrea, violins
I Musici
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 - II. Largo, ma non tanto
Henryk Szeryng; Maurice Hasson, violins
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Lute Suite in E major, BWV 1006a - Prelude
Eduardor Fernández, guitar
'Sheep may safely graze' Cantata, BWV 208
(arr. Munchinger)
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Karl Munchinger, conductor
Cello Sonata in G major, BWV 1029 - II. Adagio (excerpt)
János Starker, cello
Gyorgy Sebok, piano
Italian concerto in F major, BWV 971 - I. Allegro
András Schiff, piano
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Pastoral Sinfonia
Stuttgart Kammerorchester
Karl Munchinger, conductor
Violin concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 - II. Andante
Salvator Accardo, violin
Christopher Middleton, harpsichord
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Gigue in D major
(tranposed from Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825)
Eduardor Férnandez, guitar
Orchestra Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - Menuette - Badinerie
William Bennett, flute
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Mariner, conductor
Oboe concerto in F major, BWV 1053 - Siciliano
Heinz Holliger, oboe
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Mariner, conductor
Brandenburg concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 - I. Allegro
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 - Allemande - Gigue
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
Keyboard concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053 - I. Allegro (excerpt)
András Schiff, piano
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
'Sanctify us by thy goodness' Cantata, BWV 22
(arr. Harriet Cohen)
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Keyboard conerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 - II. Largo
Raymond Leppard, harpsichord
English Chamber Orchestra
Concerto No. 2 in A minor, BWV 593 (after Vivaldi) - I. Allegro
Wolfgang Rubsam, organ

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