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R-3 |
Edward Kilenyi - Recital (1) |
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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [] |
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Edward Kilenyi (Piano) |
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Concert Artist/Fidelio |
1930's -1940's ? |
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R-5 |
J.S. Bach: Complete Piano Works - Album III [K-3] |
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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [], Ricercare à 6 [] |
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Gunnar Johansen (Double Keyboard Piano) |
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Artist Direct |
Early 1950's |
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Recorded at Gunnar Johansensen's house, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, USA. |
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R-9 |
J.S. Bach: The Last Keyboard Works [B-1] |
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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [], Ricercare à 6 [] |
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Charles Rosen (Piano) |
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Sony |
1967 |
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The 2 Ricercars have not issed in CD form so far (May 2006). |
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R-10 |
Monsieur Bach [K-1] |
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Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [], Ricercare à 6 [] |
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Scott Ross (Harpsichord) |
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Discothèque / Audio Numérique |
May 1973 |
LP / CD / TT: 44:44 |
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Recorded in Boulogne, France. |
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R-11 |
Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Vol. 2 [T-5] |
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Bach-Neel: Ricercare from Musical Offering BWV 1079, arranged for chamber orchestra [6:35] |
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Boyd Neel |
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Toronto Chamber Orchestra |
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Steven Staryk (Violin) |
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Umbrella UM DD-9 |
1977 |
LP / TT: 33:03 |
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R-12 |
Musica Master in Dialogue - Carlo Levi Minzi Plays Bach, Mozart & Beehoven [A-1] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [] |
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Carlo Levi Minzi (Piano) |
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Humanist Academy Records 2 |
1980 |
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R-13 |
Bach: The Organ Works [Box Set] [B-1] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [9:21] |
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Peter Hurford (Organ) [designed by Peter le Hurray, in consultation w/ Messers Johnson; built by Johnson of Cambridge, 1978-1979] |
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Decca |
1974-1986 |
17-CD |
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Recorded at St Catharine's College Chapel, Cambridge, England.
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R-14 |
The Artistry Of Heinz Holliger |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6, adapted by Heinz Holliger [6:48] |
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Aurele Nicolet (Flute); Eduard Brunner (Clarinet); Radovan Vlatkovic (Horn); Elmar Schmid (Bassoon); Klaus Thunemann (Bassoon) |
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Denon |
Jan 1986 |
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Recorded at Bayerischer Rundfunk Studio No. 1, München, Germany.
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R-15 |
Organ Works of J.S. Bach [RO-1]
J.S. Bach: Organ Works Complete [Box Set] [B-1] |
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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [7:57] |
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George Ritchie (Organ) |
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Titanic 158 |
Jan 1986 |
CD / TT: 72:13 |
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Recorded at Cornerstone, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
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R-16 |
J.S. Bach: Italianiches Konzert - Chromatische Fantasie und Fugue [K-3] |
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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [6:14] |
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Ton Koopman (Harpsichord) |
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Erato |
Aug 1986 |
CD / TT: 56:26 |
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Recorded at Oud-Katholieke Kerk Maria Minor, Utrecht, Holland.
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R-17 |
J.S. Bac: 3 Toccatas / Ricercare a 3 [K-21] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [6:37] |
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Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano) |
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Victor VDC-1288 (J( |
1986 |
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Recorded in Moscow, Russia.
1st recording of Ricercar
No. 1 from Musical Offering BWV 1079 by T. Nikolayeva. |
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R-18 |
Bach: Ricercare; Schostakowitsch: 4 Präludien und Fuguen; Beethoven: Sonate c-Moll [K-10] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [7:04] |
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Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano) |
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Orfeo C-612031 |
Aug 18, 1987 |
CD / TT: 71:08 |
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Recorded at Kleines Festspielhaus, Salzburg Festival, Salzburg, Austria.
2nd recording of Ricercar No. 1 from Musical Offering BWV 1079 by T.
Nikolayeva.
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R-19 |
J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations [K-1] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3, Ricercare à 6 [14:00] |
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Andrew Rangell (Piano) |
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Dorian Recordings |
Oct 1989 |
CD / TT: 72:58 |
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Recorded at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, NY, USA.
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R-20 |
Computer Music |
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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [4:20] |
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Pietro Grossi (Computers) |
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Edipan Records |
1990 |
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R-21 |
Masterpieces for Brass, Vol. II |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare, arranged for brass ensemble by Mogens Andresen [7:38] |
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Danish Royal Brass |
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Rondo Grammofon |
Jun 1991 |
CD / TT: 68:20 |
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Recorded at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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R-22 |
J.S. Bach: Organ Works [R-1] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [7:23] |
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Thierry Mechler (Organ) |
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ED 1030 |
1991 |
CD / TT: 55:33 |
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Recorded at Maria Himmelfahrt Church, Roggenburg, Ulm, Germany.
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R-23 |
Bach: Die Kunst der Fugue (The Art of Fugue) [K-13] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3, Ricercare à 6 [16:40] |
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Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano) |
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Hyperion |
Jan 22-28, 1992 |
2-CD / TT: 122:15 |
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3rd recording of Ricercar No. 1 from Musical Offering BWV 1079 by T. Nikolayeva.
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R-25 |
T.O.P.: Trompete, Orgel, Posaune |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6, arranged by Bernhard Krol [9:32] |
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Reinhold Friedrich (Trumpet); Martin Lucker (Organ); Hartmut Friedrich (Trombone) |
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Capriccio |
Jun 1993 |
CD / TT: 66:15 |
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Recorded at St. Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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R-26 |
J.S. Bach: Complete Works for Organ [Box Set] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [10:19] |
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Marie-Claire Alain (Organ) |
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Erato |
Oct 1993 |
14-CD |
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Recorded at Stiftskirche Grauhof, Goslar, Germany.
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R-257 |
Bläserkammermusik aus vier Jahrhunderten |
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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [6:46] |
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Camas Quintett |
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Carla Goldberg (Horn); Stephan Hufner (Bassoon); Andreas Noack (Flute); Andreas Vogel (Oboe); Rudolf Konig (Clarinet Bass); Matthias Ritter (Clarinet) |
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Eigen Art |
1994 |
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Recoreded in Stuttgart, Germany.
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R-28 |
A Day in the Life of a Clarinet |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6, arranged by Peter Jenkin [5:54] |
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Peter Jenkin (Clarinet, Clarinet Bass) |
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Tall Poppies |
1994-1995 |
CD / TT: 64:30 |
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Recorded at ABC Studio 227.
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R-29 |
Bach: Clavierwerke [K-1] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [5:57] |
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Wolfgang Glüxam (Harpsichord) [Frankoflämisch - Willem Kroesbergen, Utrect 1986] |
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ORF Alte Musik |
Jan 1995 |
CD / TT: 71:20 |
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Recorded at Großer Sendesaal, Funkhaus, Vienna, Austria.
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R-30 |
Bach: Complete Organ and Other Keyboard Works, Vol. 21
Bach: Art of the Fugue / Musical Offering [R-21] |
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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [7:07], Canon a: crab [1:17], Canon b: by contrary motion, with its inverted form [3:50], Ricercare à 6 [10:11] |
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Bernard Lagacé (Organ) [1961 Beckerath] |
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Analekta/Fleurs de Lys |
Apr 1995 |
2-CD / TT: 137:49 |
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Recorded at Immaculate Conception Church, Montréal, Canada.
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R-31 |
Counterpoints-Les Joueurs De Flûte |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6, transcribed for flutes by Dominique Hunziker [6:53] |
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Joseph Kost |
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Christian Kuster, Dominique Hunziker, Beatrice Kunz, Jurg Zurmuhle, Anne Utagawa, Matthias Ebner, Daniel Pfister, Anna-Katharina Graf (Flutes) |
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Jecklin |
May 1996 |
CD / TT: 59:29 |
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Recorded at Ernest Ansermet Studio de la Radio Suisse Romande, Espace 2, Radio Studio Geneva, Switzerland.
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R-32 |
Bach: Organ Miniatures [R-4]
The Complete Organ Music of J.S. Bach [Box Set] [R-4] |
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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [6:22]
Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [7:13] |
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Christopher Herrick (Organ) [Metzler Op 571, 1992] |
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Hyperio |
Nov 19-21, 1996 |
2-CD / TT: 156:01 |
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Recorded at Stadkirche St Martin, Rheinfelden, Switzerland.
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R-33 |
Rondo Violoncello |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6, arranged for cellos by Gustav Lenzewski [6:06] |
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Peter Buck |
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Rondo Violoncello |
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Harmonia Mundi |
Nov 1996 |
CD / TT: 64:27 |
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Recorded at Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Stuttgart, Germany.
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R-34 |
L’Europe du XVIIème au XVIIIème siècles [A-3] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare a 6 [] |
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Pascal Vigneron |
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Ensemble de Cuivres Pascal Vigneron |
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Quantum QM-6976 |
1996 |
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R-37 |
Bach Edition Leipzig: Workshop Discussions; Rehearsal Recordings; Music Examples [A-3] |
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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [5:20] |
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Walter Heinz Bernstein (Fortepiano) |
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Capriccio |
1999 ? |
CD / TT: 61:54 |
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R-38 |
Bach Meets Asia: A Play on Johann Sebastian Bach |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [7:05] |
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Liu Xiao Ming (Piano) |
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Signum |
Feb 2000 |
CD / TT: 72:17 |
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Recorded at Curt-Sachs-Saal, Berlin, Germany.
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R-39 |
Entwurff einer wohlbestallten Music |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [7:46] |
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Ensemble Leipziger Concert |
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Susanne Scholz (Violin, Violin Poiccolo); Irene Klein (Viola da gamba); Renate Pank (Viola da gamba);Thomas Grosche (Viola da gamba);Jane Achtmann (Viola da gamba); SiefriedPank (Viola da gamba, Violoncello, Violoncello Piccolo);Stefan Maass (Therbo) |
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Raum Klang |
Feb 2000 |
CD / TT: 72:46 |
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Recorded at Bethanienkirche zu Leipzig, Germany.
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R-40 |
Master of the Baroque: Bach |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare in C minor [9:06] |
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The Northstar Chamber Orchestra |
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Direct Source Label |
2000 |
CD / TT: 63:24 |
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R-41 |
Bach: The Works for Organ, Vol. 17 |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [7:48]
Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [5:37]
Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [7:42] |
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Kevin Bowyer (Organ) |
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Nimbus Records |
Sep 2001 |
3-CD / TT: 167:05 |
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Recorded at Sct. Hans Kirke, Odense, Denmark.
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R-42 |
Bach in Naumburg |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 [10:27] |
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Jean-Claude Zehnder (Organ) |
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Motette |
2002 |
CD / TT: 76:52 |
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R-43 |
A Harpsichord Recital [K-1] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [] |
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Takae Ohnishi (Harpsichord) [French double-manual harpsichord after Taskin by Hubbard & Broekman (1993)] |
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Opal Records 1311 |
2002 ? |
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R-45 |
Lorenzo Ghielmi Preforms the Music of Bach, Böhm, Marchand, Vivaldi |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [6:02] |
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Lorenzo Ghielmi (Clavichord, Harpsichord, Fortepiano) |
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Winter & Winter |
Nov 2003 |
CD / TT: 62:48 |
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Recorded at Studio Tibor Varga, Grimisuat, Sion, Switzerland.
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R-46 |
Bach: Alio Modo (Passacaglia & other keyboard works transcribed for viols) [T-2] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6, arranged for viol consort by Richard Boothby [6:52] |
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Fretwork (Viol Consort) |
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Richard Boothby, Richard Campbell, Wendy Gillespie, Julia Hodgson, William Hunt, Susanna Pell (Viols) |
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Harmonia Mundi 907395 |
Jun 1-4, 2004 |
CD / TT: 77:12 |
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Recorded at Forde Abbey, Chard, Somerset, England.
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R-47 |
The Composers |
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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare in C minor [9:06] |
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St Cecelia Symphony Orchestra |
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Direct Source |
2004 ? |
3-CD / TT: |
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M-49 |
Jeanne Bovet: Parcours d'une vie dédiée à la musique [K-3] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [] |
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Jeanne Bovet (Piano) |
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VDE-Gallo 1288 |
Jul 2007 |
DVD / TT: 60 min |
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Filmed at Chapelle du Vieux Rompon, Ardèche, France. Production: Marie
Sirot, Olivier Faller, Pierre Goy Filmed under the auspieces of the l'Association de l'Offrande Musicale to celebrate Jeanne Bovet’s 90th birthday. |
R-50 |
J.S. Bach: Christmas Organ Music & Inventions, Sinfonias, Fantasias & Fugues for Harpsichord [K-1] |

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Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [] |
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Nicholas Jackson (Harpsichord) [harpsichord made in 1977 by David Rubio which is a copy of a 1770 Taskin instrument] |
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SOMM |
? |
2-CD / TT: |
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