Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943

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Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943
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Recordings: Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001 | Unknown Year

Complete Recordings - Until 1950

1	Landowska Plays Bach [K-2]
Prelude in C major, BWV 939 [0:36]
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord, Piano)
Pearl		1936	CD / TT: 78:17
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Complete Recordings - 1951-1960

2	J.S. Bach: Complete Works for Harpsichord Vols. 2 & 3 [A-2/3]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943 []
Isolde Ahlgrimm (Harpsichord) [Ammer harpsichord & pedal harpsichord built in 1941]
Philips A00155-6 L		Feb 10-21, 1952	2-LP / TT:
Recorded at Linke Wienzeile 42, Vienna. Issued 1953. Re-issued in 1976 in two boxes of 10 LPs: 6747053/4.

3	Alte und neue Klaviermusik für die Jugend [K-1]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-940 []
Dieter Zechlin (Piano)
LP Eterna 820 307		c1960	LP / TT:

Complete Recordings - 1961-1970

4	Luciano Sgrizzi interprète J.S. Bach [K-1]
Prelude in C major, BWV 939 []
Luciano Sgrizzi (Harpsichord)
Alpha		Early 1960's ?	LP / TT:

5	Bach: Italian Concerto; English Suite No. 2; 12 Little Preludes [K-2]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-942 [0:33, 0:50, 0:38, 0:44]
Igor Kipnis (Clavichord, Harpsicord)
Sony Classical		May 1965	CD / TT: 64:36
Recorded at 30^th Street Studio, New York City, NY, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	J. S. Bach: Das Italienische Konzert, Chromatische Fantasie und Fuge [K-1] J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Recital Johann Sebastian Bach - Andreas Angelo, Cembalo
Prelude in C major, BWV 939 []
Andreas Angelo (Harpsichord)
Sommerset CL-582 Alshire ASC-804 Europa 114 048.5		c1970	LP / TT:

7	Sixteen Piano Pieaces From The "Notenbuchlein fur Anna Magdalena Bach /No.2/"; Eighteen little preludes for piano [K-1]
18 Little preludes for Piano (Edited and remarks by Lajos Hernádi) [26:14]: Five Little Preludes BWV 939-942
Kornél Zempléni (Piano)
Hungaroton SLPX 11657		c1970	LP / TT:

8	Galling Plays Bach: The Solo Keyboard Works, Vol. 1 [K-1]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943 []
Martin Galling (Harpsichord)
Vox Unique		Late 1960's ?	2-CD / TT: 155:23

Complete Recordings - 1971-1980

9	J.S. Bach: Preludes (6)/Inventions 2/3 - Werke für Cembalo [K-1]
Twelve Little Preludes: BWV 924, BWV 939, BWV 999 [4:03] BWV 925-926, BWV 940 [3:55] BWV 941 [0:57] BWV 942 [0:49]
Jörg Ewald Dähler (Harpsichord)
Claves		1971	CD / TT: 62:04
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10	Bach: Preludes & Fugues (Bach-2000 Vol. 110) [A-9] Bach 2000 Vol. 10: Keyboard Works 2 [Box Set] [B-2]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-940 [0:35, 1:11]
Zuzana Ruzickova (Harpsichord)
Teldec (from Erato)		1975	CD / TT: 12-CD / TT:
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11	Bach: Little Preludes & Fugues (Bach-2000 Vol. 111) [A-10] Bach 2000 Vol. 10: Keyboard Works 2 [Box Set] [B-2]
Five Little Preludes BWV 941-943 [0:35, 0:48, 2:08]
Zuzana Ruzickova (Harpsichord)
Teldec (from Erato)		1975	CD / TT: 12-CD / TT:
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12	Bach: Chromatische Fantasie und Fuge, etc. [K-2]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-941 []
Hellmut Schoell (Piano)
Schoell Eslingen (Marhel) 30037		Late 1970's ?	LP / TT:

Complete Recordings - 1981-1990

13	J.S. Bach: Preludes, Fantasies & Fugues [K-7]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943 [0:34, 0:51, 0:38, 0:45, 1:28]
Kenneth Gilbert (Harpsichord)
Archiv Produktion		Apr 1984	CD / TT: 60:38
Recorded at Musee Du Cloitre Notre Dame, Chartres, France. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

14	The Complete Keyboard Works of J.S. Bach Vol. 6: Twenty pieces from the Notebook of The Anna Magdalena Notebook; Twelve Little Preludes; Six Little Preludes; Italian Concerto in F major [K-6]
Little Preludes BWV 924-930, Five Little Preludes BWV 939-942, Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 [11:42]
João Carlos Martins (Piano)
Concord Concerto / Labor Records / Tomato Music		1984	CD / TT:
Recorded at Pomona College, Claremont, California, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [C]

15	J.S. Bach: Capricci, BWV 992, 993; Toccata, BWV 914; Little Preludes, BWV 924-930, 933-942, 999 [K-1]
Little Preludes BWV 924-930, Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943, Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 [11:35]
Alexei Lubimov (Harpsichord) ["Tschudi" harpsichord - London 1766]
Melodiya C10-23877		1985	LP / TT:

16	J.S. Bach: Kleine Präludien und Fughetten [K-1]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-942 [0:30, 0:50, 0:40, 0:35]
Ulrich Urban (Piano)
Eterna 729 184 Ars Vivendi		Jun 1986	LP / TT: CD / TT: 54:27
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17	J.S. Bach: Preludes & Fugues � Italian Concerto [K-3] J.S. Bach: Variations Goldberg � Partitas � Concerto italien � Préludes & fugues � Transcriptions Busoni [Box Set] [B-1]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943, Prelude BWV 999 [6:04]
Maria Tipo (Piano)
EMI Classics		Jul 1990	CD / TT: 75:44 5-CD / TT:
Recorded at Salle Wagram, Paris, France. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com [Box Set] \| Amazon.com [Box Set]

18/1	Bach: Complete Works For Harpsichord, Vol. 12: Inventions Nos. 6-15; Sinfonias Nos. 1-15; Preludes [DC-12]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-941 []
Canciones de Complete Works for Harpsicord Works, Volume 12
Christiane Jaccottet (Harpsichord)
Digital Concerto 712		1990	CD / TT: 69:46
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18/2	J.S. Bach: Sinfonias Nos. 1-15; Prelude in C [PL-4]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943 []
Christiane Jaccottet (Harpsichord)
Pilz 134		1990	CD / TT:

19	J. S. Bach: Kleine Praeludien und zweistimmige Inventionen [K-1]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-942 []
Eleonore Bühler-Kestler (Harpsichord)
Concerto Bayreuth		Late 1980's ?	LP / TT:

Complete Recordings - 1991-2000

20	J.S. Bach: Piano Works [K-12]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-942 [0:33, 0:50, 0:37, 0:45]
János Sebestyén (Piano)
Naxos		Jun 21-22, 1991	CD / TT: 63:16
Recorded at the House of Arts in Szekszárd, Hungary. Buy this albuat: Amazon.com

21	J.S. Bach 12 & 6 Little Preludes [K-17]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-942 [0:45, 1:09, 0:54, 1:16]
Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano)
Victor VICC-115		Nov 7-9, 1991	CD / TT:
Recorded at Imaichi-shi Public Hall, Japan.

22	J.S. Bach: Eighteen Little Preludes [K-3]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943 []
Diane Hidy (Piano)
Academy Records		1993	CD / TT: 35:00
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23	J.S. Bach: Complete Organ Works, Vol. 11 [R-11]
Prelude in C major, BWV 943 [2:27]
Kevin Bowyer (Organ) [Marcussen & Son - 1962/87]
Nimbus		May 1994	2-CD / TT: 113:03
Recorded at Sct. Hans Kirke, Odense, Denmark. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

24	J.S. Bach: From the W.F. Bach Notebook [K-7]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943 [5:40]
Wolfgang Rübsam (Piano)
Naxos		Oct 1994	CD / TT: 67:03
Recorded at Orum Hall, Valparaiso, Indiana, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

25	J.S. Bach: French Suites [K-1]
Prelude in D minor, BWV 940 [0:48] Prelude in A minor, BWV 942 [0:46]
Ilton Wjuniski (Harpsichord)
GM Recordings		Jan 1995	2-CD / TT: 148:18
Recorded at Regis College, Weston, MA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

26	Bach: French Suites � Little Preludes [K-3]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943, Prelude BWV 999 [5:56]
Angela Hewitt (Piano)
Hyperion		Jun, Aug 1995	2-CD / TT: 150:04
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27	J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Works [K-1]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943 [0:40, 0:35, 0:42, 0:46, 1:45]
Richard Egarr (Harpsichord)
EMI Classics		Sep 1995	CD / TT: 77:37
Recorded at Church of Maria Minor, Utrecht, Holland. Review: Harpsichord Works by Richard Egarr Buy this album at: Amazon.com

28	J.S. Bach: Guitar Transcriptions [T-1]
Prelude in C major, BWV 939, transcribed for guitar by Enno Voorhorst [2:23]
Enno Voorhorst (Guitar) [José Ramirez 1963 (Felix Manzanero)]
Naxos		Jun 1996	CD / TT: 53:59
Recorded at Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

29	Lessons with Bach: Complete Inventions � Complete Sinfonias � Little Preludes [K-8]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-940 [0:38, 0:53]
Bob van Asperen (Harpsichord)
Aeolus		Sep 1999	CD / TT: 77:49
Recorded at Doopsgezindekerk, Haarlem, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

30	Bach: Bach as Teacher - Keyboard Works from the Cöthen Period (Edition Bachakademie Vol. 107) [K-7] Bach: Keyboard Works 1, Box 8 [Box Set] [B-4]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943 [0:38, 0:58, 0:39, 0:52, 1:37]
Robert Hill (Clavichord)
Hänssler		Oct-Nov 1999	2-CD / TT 122:53 8-CD / TT:
Recorded at Kath. Pfarrkirche Oberried/Breisgau, Germany. Review: �Bach as Teacher� from Robert Hill Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com [Box Set]

31	Bach: Suites, Fantasias, Preludes & Fugues [K-9] Bach Edition Vol. 13 - Keyboard Works Vol. 2 [Box Set] [B-2]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943 [0:36, 1:00, 0:41, 0:57, 1:36]
Pieter-Jan Belder (Harpsichord)
Brillant Classics		Nov 1999	CD / TT: 76:45 12-CD / TT:
Recorded at Maria Minor, Utrecht, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Box Set] \| Amazon.com [Box Set]

32	J.S. Bach: Inventions, Preludes, Symphonies (Bach Complete Vol. 4) [K-4]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943 []
Ivo Janssen (Piano)
Void (CODAEX)		2000	CD / TT: 70:43
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33	J.S. Bach: Inventions, Sinfonias, Little Preludes (Bach on Clavichord Vol. 3) [K-3]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-942 [0:36, 0:54, 0:36, 0:46]
Richard Troeger (Clavichord)
Lyrichord		2000	CD / TT: 67:48
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Complete Recordings - From 2001

34	J.S. Bach: French Overture; Little Preludes; Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue; Praeludium; Italian Concerto [K-3]
Prelude in E minor, BWV 942 [1:02]
Andrew Rangell (Piano)
Bridge		Aug 2003	CD / TT: 61:06
Recorded at Gardner Museum, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

35	J.S. Bach: Französische Suiten Vol. 2 [K-4]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943 []
Monica Leone (Piano)
ProClassica		2004 ?	CD / TT: 77:54

36	J.S. Bach for Mandolin & Guitar [T-1]
Prelude in E minor, BWV 941, transcribed for mandolin & guitar [1:22]
Dorina Frati (Mandolin); Piera Dadomo (Guitar)
Dynamic		Jun 2005	CD / TT: 63:58
Recorded at Church of S. Maria Assunta, Navazzo, Brescia, Italy. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

37	Music of Tribute Vol. 5: J.S. Bach [K-1]
Prelude in C major, BWV 939 [0:33] Prelude in E minor, BWV 941 [0:53]
Beatrice Berthold (Piano)
Labor Records		Aug 2005	CD / TT: 76:30
Recorded at Großer Sendsaal, Saarländischer Rundfunk, Saarbrücken, Germany.

38	J.S. Bach: Petits Préludes, Fantaisies & Fugues [K-2]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943 []
Elisabeth Joyé (Harpsichord) [Ruckers II, 1624]
Alpha		2006	CD / TT:
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39	J.S. Bach - R. Schumann: Kleine Stücke [K-3]
Prelude in C major, BWV 939 [0:36]
Martin Stadtfeld (Piano)
Sony Classical		Feb 2006 ?	CD / TT:
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Complete Recordings - Unknown Recording Year

40	Classical Favorites Advertiser's Guide (Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4) [K-1] Classical Moods: 100 Top Classical Favorites of All Time
Prelude in C major, BWV 939 [0:43]
Gina Arvey (Piano)
Cleopatra / Big Eye Music		?	4-CD / TT: 309:33
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (February 2007 - February 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (March 2007, April 2007), Teddy Kaufman (March 2007, May 2007), Hiroyuki Tanaka (February 2008), Teri Noel Towe (May 2007)

Little Preludes for W.F. Bach BWV 924-932: Details | Recordings
Six Little Preludes BWV 933-938: Details | Recordings
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-943: Details | Recordings
Reviews: Review: Harpsichord Works by Richard Egarr | �Bach as Teacher� from Robert Hill | Bach�s Inventions/Sinfonias from Christiane Jaccottet
Discussions: General Discussions

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