French Suites BWV 812-817 - Recordings

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French Suites BWV 812-817
Recordings - Part 2

Recordings: Until 1951 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001

Complete Recordings - 1951-1960

10	J.S. Bach: Complete Piano Works - Album VI: 6 French Suites [K-6]
French Suites BWV 812-817 []
Gunnar Johansen (Double Keyboard Piano)
Artist Direct		Early 1950's	2-LP / TT:
Recorded at Gunnar Johansen's house, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, USA.

11	Sylvia Marlowe Plays Bach [K-1] J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations & French Suite No. 5 [K-6]
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 []
Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)
Decca 710012 Baroque Music Club		Early 1950's ?	LP / TT: CD / TT: 63:34
Buy this album at: Baroque Music Club

12	Bach: French Suites [K-4]
French Suites BWV 812-817 []
Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)
Westminster 310		Early 1950’s	3-LP / TT:

13	Bach: Italian Concerto, Partita No 2, Etc. [K-1] Bach: Concerto in D Minor for three pianos and strings; French Suite No. 6 in E major [O-1]
French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 []
Robert Casadesus (Piano); Zino Francescatti (Violin) [5]
Columbia Sony Classical		Mar 1951	LP / TT: CD / TT:
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14	J.S. Bach: Complete Works for Harpsichord Vols. 2 & 3 [A-2/3]
French Suites BWV 812-817 []
Isolde Ahlgrimm (Harpsichord) [Ammer harpsichord and pedal harpsichord built in 1941.]
Philips A00155-6 L		Feb 10-21, 1952	2-LP / TT:
1^st recording of French Suites BWV 812-817 by I. Ahlgrimm. Recorded at Linke Wienzeile 42, Vienna. Issued 1953. Re-issued in 1976 in two boxes of 10 LPs: 6747053/4. French Suites BWV 812-817 were reissued on Baroque Music Club BACH-756 [56:42].

15	Bach: French Suite for Piano No. 5 [K-1]
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 []
Jörg Demus (Piano)
Remington 199-25 Concerteum 241		Mid 1950's ?	LP / TT:

16	J.S. Bach: Six French Suites [K-2]
French Suites BWV 812-817 []
Reine Gianoli (Piano)
Westminster WAL-307		1953	3-LP / TT:

17	J. S. Bach: Masterpieces for Solo Piano [K-1]
French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814 [11:39] French Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 815 [10:07] French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 [14:42] French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 [12:08]
James Friskin (Piano)
The Bach Guild / Vanguard Classics / Artemis Classics		1954	2-CD / TT: 139:34
Recorded at Vanguard's New York City Studios, NY , USA. Review: Bach Keyboard Music from James Friskin Buy this album at: Amazon.com

18	Liselotte Selbiger Plays J.S. Bach on Harpsichord [K-2]
French Suite No 6 in E major, BWV 817 [12:53]
Liselotte Selbiger (Harpsichord) [Hanns Neupert, Bamberg 1935]
Danacord		1954	CD / TT: 77:00
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19	Wagner-Régeny spricht und spielt - Musik aus fünf Jahrhunderten auf dem Clavichord/Ausschnitte aus Gesprächen [K-1]
Prelude from French Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 815a []
Rudolf Wagner-Régeny (Clavichord)
Nova 880 147		c1955	LP / TT:

20	Bach Recital / Piano Music of Bach [K-5]
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 []
Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano)
Decca		Oct 1956	LP, CD / TT:
Recorded at Victoria Hall, Genève, Switzerland. 2^nd recording of French Suite No. 5 BWV 816 by W. Backhaus.

21	J.S. Bach: French Suites [K-3]
French Suites BWV 812-817 [13:52, 13:52, 13:37, 13:23, 16:42, 14:54]
Ralph Kirkpatrick (Harpsichord)
Archiv Produktion		May 1957	2-LP / TT:
Recorded at Studio Blankenese, Hamburg, Germamy. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Box Set]

22	Carl Seemann spielt Bach [K-1]
French Suite No. 3 in B minor, BWV 814 [] French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 []
Carl Seemann (Piano)
Christophorus		Mar 1959; Oct 1960	CD / TT: 67:55
Recorded by Radio Leipzig, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

23	Emil Gilels [K-2]
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 [20:01]
Emil Gilels (Piano)
Philips (also RCA, Melodiya)		Feb 25, 1960	2-CD / TT: 158:01
Recorded at Town Hall, New York, NY, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

24	J.S. Bach: Master of Baroque [K-2]
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 []
Ingrid Heiler von der Marburg (Harpsichord) [Double-Manual Harpsichord of Newpert in Bamberg, Model Christofari]
Odeon O 80626 / Mace 9011		Mar 29-31, 1960	LP / TT:
Recorded in Berlin, Germany.

25	Recital Debut [K-1]
French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 [16:19]
Irma Rogell (Harpsichord)
Afka		Apr 7, 1960	CD / TT: 66:35
Recorded live at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

26	Bach: Harpsichord Recital [K-2]
French Suite No. 5 in D major, BWV 816 []
George Malcolm (Harpsichord)
Decca Ace of Diamonds		1960	LP, CD / TT:

27	Bach: Six Suites Francaises [K-5]
French Suites BWV 812-817 []
Alexander Borowsky (Piano)
Pathe Vox PL-8192		Late 1950's ?	2-LP / TT:

28	Bach: Concerto in the Italian Style in F major, etc. [K-1]
French Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 815: Sarabande []
Gerard Hengeveld (Piano)
Philips		1950's	10" LP / TT:

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2007 - September 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (September 2007), Teddy Kaufman (February 2007, June-July 2007), Bradley Lehman (February 2007), Teri Noel Towe (April-May 2007)

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