Bach-Kempff
Piano Transcriptions of Bach’s Works by Wilhelm Kempff
Recordings

Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019

Complete Recordings - 1900-1949

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Wilhelm Kempff: Rare Recordings (1936-1945) [K-1]
Wilhelm Kempff: Radio Recordings (1945-1956) [K-1]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:48]

Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)

Music & Arts
Koch Schwann

Aug 18, 1945

2-CD / TT: 133:56
CD / TT: 56:21

Recorded live at North German Radio Studios, Hamburg, Germany [1-2].
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2

Dinu Lipatti Plays Bach, Mozart, Scarlatti & Schubert [K-1]
Dinu Lipatti Plays Bach [K-3]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:04]

Dinu Lipatti (Piano)

EMI Classics
IDIS

Jul 6-10, 1950

CD / TT: 59:27
CD / TT: 57:15

Recorded at Studio 2, Radio Genève, Switzerland.
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3

L.v. Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas [K-2]

1. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:20]
2. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [3:15]
3. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:11]

Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)

Deutsche Grammophon

Sep 1952 [1]; Nov 1954 [2-3]

8-CD

Recordeed at World Peach Church, Hiroshoma, Japan by Japanese Radio [2-3]; Stuttgart by Süddeutscher Rundfunk [1].
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4

Peter Katin plays… (Piano Recital) [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano []

Peter Katin (Piano)

Unicorn UNS-224

1970 [R]

LP / TT:

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5

Bach: Englische Suite No. 3; Capriccio BWV 992; Trankrptionen für Klavier [K-5]
Bach J.S: Favourite Piano Transcriptions [K-8]
Wilhelm Kempff plays Bach - Piano Transcriptions [Box Set] [B-1]

Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:35]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:22]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:41]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:31]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [4:49]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:33]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:11]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano [2:10]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:39]
Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [3:42]

Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)

Deutsche Grammophon

Apr 1975

CD / TT: 72:37
CD / TT:
2-CD / TT: 149:15

Recorded at Beethovensaal, Hannover, Germany..
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56

Yuji Plays Bach [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano []

Yuji Takahashi (Piano)

Deutsche Grammophon (Japan)

1976

CD / TT:

7

Bach for Christmas [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:50]

João Carlos Martins (Piano)

Concord Concerto / Labor Records / Tomato Music

1980 / 1986

CD / TT: 53:53

Recorded at Center For Performing Arts in the State University of New York.
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8

J.S. Bach: Toccata, Fugue, Preludes [K-5]
Tatiana Nikolayeva Plays J.S. Bach [Box Set] [B-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [5:24]

Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano)

Olympia / Mezhdunarodnaya Knig

Apr 1982

CD / TT: 56:19
3-CD / TT: 167:27

Recorded at Imaichi Public Hall, Japan.
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9

I bis di Nikita Magaloff [T-2]
The Magaloff Signature (Live Recording) [T-2]

Bach-Kempff (?): Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [2:33]

Nikita Magaloff (Piano)

Fono-Schallplattengesellschaft Fonè 87F06-18
Fono-Schallplattengesellschaft Fone 93F24

1988

CD / TT: 58:19
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10

Bach: Klavier [K-2]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano []

Detlef Kraus (Piano)

Teldec 66.21518 (Baedeker Record)

1980’s (?)

LP / TT:

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Fantasy [T-4]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:19]

Evgeny Kissin (Piano)

Deutsche Grammophon

Dec 1990

2-CD / TT: 148:50

Recorded at Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich, Germany.
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12

Bach Recital I [K-2]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano from sonata for flute & keyboard in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano []

Stanislav Bunin (Piano)

EMI Classics

1990

CD / TT: 57:01

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Bach Recital II [K-3]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano []

Stanislav Bunin (Piano)

EMI Classics

1990 ?

CD / TT:

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Wilhelm Kempff: Italian Suite op. 68 - Piano Sonata op. 47
Transcriptions of Bach - Gluck - Händel - Mozart [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:20]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:07]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:46]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [4:28]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:50]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:34]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:59]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano [1:43]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [2:49]
Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [3:42]

Idil Biret (Piano)

Marco Polo

Nov-Dec 1991

CD / TT: 77:46

Recorded at Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany.
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15

Chaconne: Bach Transcribed [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:42]

Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)

ASV

1991

CD / TT: 75:16

Recorded at St Dunstan's, Cheam, England.
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16

Kissin Plays Schubert Brahms Bach Liszt Gluck (1991) [T-5]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:32]

Evgeny Kissin (Piano)

RCA

1991

DVD / TT: 90:00

Recorded in Munich, Germany.
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17

Les Joies du Piano (The Joy of Piano) [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:45]

Valerie Tryon (Piano)

CBC

Jan 1992

CD / TT: 73:57

Recorded at Humbercrest United Church, Toronto, Canada.
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18

Schweitzeriana (Bach-Transkriptionen) [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:27]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:08]
Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [3:24]

Matthijs Verschoor (Piano)

Erasmus

Oct 1995

CD / TT: 51:58

Recorded at Remonstrants / Doopsgezinde Kerk, Deventer, Holland.
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19

J.S. Bach: Les Grandes Transcriptions - arrangements for piano [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano []

Jouni Somero (Piano)

Mils

1996

CD / TT:

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Evening Bells: Christmas Pieces By Great Composers [T-4]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:39]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano [1:57]

Roland Pöntinen (Piano) [Steinway D]

BIS

May 2000

CD / TT: 76:55

Recorded at Nybrokajen, Stockholm, Sweden.
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21

John Robilette Live at Wigmore Hall in London [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [5:39]

John Robilette (Piano)

Musicians Showcase Recording

Jun 12, 2000

CD / TT: 63:13

Recorded live at at Wigmore Hall, London, England.

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Bach Arrangements [A-1]

1. Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:01]
2. Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:54]
3. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, transcribed for piano [5:43]
4. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, transcribed for piano [4:18]
5. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, transcribed for piano [2:48]

Angela Hewitt (piano)

Hyperion

Apr 2001

CD / TT: 69:57

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England.
Review: Hewitt Bach arrangements
Review: New Album by Angela Hewitt
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J.S. Bach: Transcriptions & Variations [T-2]

Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:15]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:34]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:32]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [5:06]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [ 4:23]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:22]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:53]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:08]

Gerhard Oppitz (Piano)

Hänssler

2002

2-CD / TT: 129:41

Recorded at Reitstadel, Neumarkt, Germany.
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24

David Theodor Schmidt, Klavier Plays J.S. Bach [K-1]

Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:21]

David Theodor Schmidt (Piano)

Famiro 4 035766 500163

Apr 13-15, 2004

CD / TT: 61:11

Recorded at Heinrich Lades Halle, Erlangen, Germany.
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25

Piano Music By Johann Sebastian Bach [K-2]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:28]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:11]

William Corbett-Jones (Piano)

Cambria Records 1159

Jun 2004

2-CD / TT: 122:38

Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California, USA.
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26

Bach Recital Vol. 2: Transcriptions [T-3]

Bach-Bauer/Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano []*
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Wachet auf! ruft uns die Stimme (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 140, transcribed for piano []
* World premiere recording

Cyprien Katsaris (Piano)

Piano 21

2004

CD / TT: 62:00

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27

J.S. Bach / F.B. Busoni: Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:25]

Boris Krajný (Piano).

Rosa Classic

2004

CD / TT: 57:26

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28

Chaconne - Klavier Werken von J.S. Bach [T-2]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano []

Karl-Andreas Kolly (Piano)

Meister Music 1182

2005 ?

CD / TT:

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East West Encounter II - Works for Solo Piano [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale 'Jesu, joy of man’s desiring' (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:19]

Susan Chan (Piano)

MSR Classics 1280

Aug 2007

CD / TT: 67:03

Recorded at Lincoln Performance Hall of Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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J.S. Bach : Piano Transcriptions by Ferruccio Busoni, Sergei Rachmaninov, Myra Hess and Wilhelm Kempff [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:42]

Bernd Glemser (Piano)

Oehms Classics 706

2007 ?

CD / TT: 71:09

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Piano Recital: Bach & Scarlatti [K-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:35]

Hannes Sonntag (Piano)

Musicom 041217

Jul 1-2, 2008

CD / TT: 68:56

Recorded at Dülmen-Hiddingsel, Haus der Klaviere Gottschling, Germany.
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