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David Finckel
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions
Recordings of Vocal Works, see: Short Biography

David Finckel - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music


Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

A Recital by David Finckel and Wu Han (Archive Recordings: Season of 2015)

 

Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027 [12:11]

David Finckel (Cello); Wu Han (Piano).

Aspen Music Festival

Jul 2, 2015

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at Harris Concert Hall, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado.
Source: WorldCat Libraties (OCLC Number: 933762540)


H-2

Bach: Sonata in G; Mendelssohn: Sonata in D; Debussy: Sonata; Britten: Sonata
The Art of the Cello: Workd by Mendelssohn, Britten, Bach & Debussy

Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027 [11:58]

David Finckel (Cello); Wu Han (Piano)

ArtistLed
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BBC Music BBCMM-422

May & Sep 2017

CD / TT: 67:41
MP3 / TT:67:34
CD / TT: 67:43

Recorded at Ardsley, New York City, New York, USA.
Also accompanies BBC Music Magazine, V. 26, No. 8, May 2018.
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CD (2018): ArtistLed
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Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

Evening with David Finckel and Wu Han (Archive Recordings: Season of 1994)

 

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 [11:14]

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Instrumental ensemble

David Finckel (Cello); Wu Han (Piano); with accompanying instrumentalists

Aspen Music Festival

Jul 14, 1994

CD / TT:

Recorded at the Bayer-Benedict Music Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 1048391618)


O-2

Music@Menlo Live '03: Innovation / Evolution: The Unfolding of Music 1720 - 2002, Vol. 1 (The Age of Grandeur)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 [21:06]
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 [12:36]

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Instrumental Ensemble

BWV 1050: Charles Chandler (Double-bass); Kenneth Cooper (Harpsichord); David Finckel (Cello); Geoff Nuttall (Violin); Lesley Robertson (Viola); Philip Setzer (Violin); Barry Shiffman (Violin); Carol Wincenc (Flute)
BWV 1047: Charles Chandler (Double-bass); Kenneth Cooper (Harpsichord); Geoff Nuttall (Violin); Alberto Parrini (Cello); Lesley Robertson (Viola); Philip Setzer (Violin); Barry Shiffman (Violin); Allan Vogel (Oboe); David Washburn (Trumpet); Carol Wincenc (Flute)

Music@Menlo Live CD-2
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Aug 2003

CD / TT: 79:42
MP3 / TT: 79:32

Recorded at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto, California, USA.
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O-3

From Bach: Disc 1 (2013)

 

Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo No. 2 in C major, BWV 1061 [17:23]

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Instrumental ensemble

Sunmi Chang (Viola); Gloria Chien (Piano); David Finckel (Cello); Derek Han (Piano); Mark Holloway (Viola); Soovin Kim (Violin); Kristin Lee (Violin); Sean Lee (Violin); Laurence Lesser (Cello); Scott Pingel (Double-bass); Arnaud Sussmann (Violin)

Music@Menlo Live CD-73

Jul 19, 2013

CD / TT: 75:59

Recorded live at The Center for Performing Arts at Menlo-Atherton, from the 11th season of the Music@Menlo Summer Festival.
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CD (2013): Music@Menlo


Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue


A-1

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue (BWV 1080) [A-1]

 

1-21. Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 [76:20]
22. Chorale Prelude Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit (II), BWV 668a [3:16]

Emerson String Quartet: Philip Setzer, Eugene Drucker (Violins); Lawrence Dutton (Viola); David Finckel (Violoncello)

Deutsche Grammophon 474495-2 / B0000908-02
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Jan-Feb 2003

CD / TT: 80:08
MP3 /TT: 79:52

Recorded at American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, New York, USA.
Producer, Engineer, Editing: Da-Hong Seetoo; Executive Producer: Christopher Alder.
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CD (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk| Amazon.de


Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions


T-1

Two preludes and fugues from the Well-tempered clavier, arranged by Peter Maxwell Davies

 

WTC: 2 Preludes & Fugues, arranged by Peter Maxwell Davies

Charles Wadsworth (Artistic Director)

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center members and guests

Paula Robison (Flute); Gervase De Peyer (Clarinet); Emerson String Quartet: Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer (Violins); Laurence Dutton (Viola); David Finckel (Cello); Richard Fitz (Percussion); Joseph Swensen (Violin); Leslie Parnas (Cello); John McCabe (Piano); Charles Wadsworth (Piano & Harpsichord)

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Nov. 30, 1984

2 audiotape reels, 7 1/2 ips, stereo; 10 in

Recorded, at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, Naew YAork, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 52561923)


T-2

String quartet in F minor, Op. 95 "serioso"

 

Bach-W.A. Mozart: Five fugues from the Well-tempered clavier, arranged for string quartet, K. 405 []

Charles Wadsworth (Artistic Director)

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center members and guests

Emerson String Quartet: Philip Setzer, Eugene Drucker (Violins); Lawrence Dutton (Viola); David Finckel (Cello)

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Jan 4, 1985

2 audiotape reels: analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 10 in.

Recorded live at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 52822957)


T-3

1,000th concert gala benefit evening.

 

Fugue in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 []
Fugue in G major ("Jig"), BWV 577 []
H. Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 for soprano and 8 cellos, A 389 []

Charles Wadsworth (Artistic Director)

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center members and guests

Judith Blegen, Beverly Hoch (Sopranos); Anthony Newman (Organ); Leslie Parnas, David Finckel, Fred Sherry, Stephen Kates, James Kreger, Jennifer Langham, Warren Lash, Jeffrey Solow, Yo-Yo Ma (Cellos); Paula Robison, Eugenia Zukerman, Judith Mendenhall, Marya Martin (Flutes); Richard Goode, Lee Luvini, Andre-Michel Schub, Emanuel Ax, Victor Borge, Sahan Arzruni, Charles Wadsworth (Pianos); Ani Kavafian, James Buswell, Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer (Violins); Walter Trampler, Lawrence Dutton (Violas); Alvin Brehm (Double-bass)

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Apr 20, 1986

2 audiotape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 10 in.

Recorded live at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, Bew York, USA.
Re-recorded from original tape provided by The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 80892415)


T-4

Strings and strings: Works & process at the Guggenheim

 

Bach-W.A. Mozart: Fugue arranged for Quartet from WTC 2: BWV 871 []
Bach-W.A. Mozart: Fugue arranged for Quintet from WTC 2: BWV 876 []

Animators: Adekoye Adams, Adam J. Le Conte, Wayne Lytle
Musical consultant: Eugene Drucker
Lighting designer, Robert Guerra
Narrator: Brian Greene; Emerson String Quartet: Eugene Drucker (Violin), Lawrence Dutton (Violin), David Finckel (Cello), Philip Setzer (Viola)

NTSC color broadcast system

Apr 4, 2000

DVD / TT: 67 min

Recorded at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, New York, USA, as part of the Works & process performance series.
Dedicated to the memory of Irwin Cooper and Alan Greene.


T-5

Archive Recordings: Season of 2003

 

J. Corigliano: Fancy on a Bach air, for unaccompanied cello [5:26]

David Finckel (Cello)

Aspen Music Festival

Jul 16, 2003

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at Harris Concert Hall, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 55993899)


T-6

Music@Menlo Live '03: Innovation / Evolution: The Unfolding of Music 1720 - 2002, Vol. 5 (Voices of Our Time)

J. Corigliano: Fancy on a Bach air, for unaccompanied cello [5:24]

David Finckel (Cello)

Music@Menlo Live CD-6
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Aug 17, 2003

CD / TT: 78:44
MP3 / TT: 78:34

Recorded at Stent Family Hall, Menlo School, Atherton, California, USA.
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CD (2003): Music@Menlo
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T-7

Bach: Fugues from "The Well-Tempered Clavier" [T-1]

 
 
 

1. WTC 1: Fugue No. 1 a 4 voci in C major, BWV 846 [1:43]
2. WTC 1: Fugue No. 5 a 4 voci in D major, BWV 850 [1:42]
3. WTC 1: Fugue No. 12 a 4 voci in F minor, BWV 857 [4:08]
4. WTC 1: Fugue No. 14 a 4 voci in F sharp minor, BWV 859 [2:52]
5. WTC 1: Fugue No. 16 a 4 voci in G minor, BWV 861 [1:25]
6. WTC 1: Fugue No. 17 a 4 voci in A flat major, BWV 862 [1:31]
7. WTC 1: Fugue No. 18 a 4 voci in G sharp minor, BWV 863 [2:20]
8. WTC 1: Fugue No. 20 a 4 voci in A minor, BWV 865 [3:56]
9. WTC 1: Fugue No. 23 a 4 voci in B major, BWV 868 [1:37]
10. WTC 1: Fugue No. 24 a 4 voci in B minor, BWV 869 [6:22]
11. WTC 2: Fugue No. 2 a 4 voci in C minor, BWV 871 [1:29]*
12. WTC 2: Fugue No. 5 a 4 voci in D major, BWV 874 [1:43]*
13. WTC 2: Fugue No. 7 a 4 voci in E flat major, BWV 876 [1:47]*
14. WTC 2: Fugue No. 8 a 4 voci in E flat minor, BWV 877 [1:55]*
15. WTC 2: Fugue No. 9 a 4 voci in E major, BWV 878 [3:02]*
16. WTC 2: Fugue No. a 4 voci 16 in G minor, BWV 885 [2:32]
17. WTC 2: Fugue No. 17 a 4 voci in A flat major, BWV 886 [2:15]
18. WTC 2: Fugue No. 22 a 4 voci in B flat minor, BWV 891 [3:20]
19. WTC 2: Fugue No. 23 a 4 voci in B major, BWV 892 [3:09]
20. WTC 1: Fugue No. 4 a 5 voci in C sharp minor, BWV 849 [4:29]
21. WTC 1: Fugue No. 22 a 5 voci in B flat minor, BWV 867 [4:01]
Arranged by Emanuel Aloys Förster & W.A. Mozart*

Emerson String Quartet: Eugene Drucker (1st Violin, 2nd Violin, 2nd Viola [5-voice fugues]); Philip Setzer (2nd Violin, 1st Violin*); Lawrence Dutton (Viola, 1st Viola [5-voice fugues]); David Finckel (Cello); Da-Hong Seetoo (2nd Violin [5-voice fugues])

Deutsche Grammophon 4777458 / B0010855-02

Dec 2007

CD / TT: 57:17

Recorded at American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, New York, USA.
Producer, Engineer, Editing: Da-Hong Seetoo; Executive Producer: Matthias Spindler.
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T-8

Emerson String Quartet

 

Encore. Bach-W.A. Mozart: Fugue (unidentified), arranged for sting quartet [3:19]

Emerson String Quartet: Eugene Drucker, Philip Setzer (Violins); Lawrence Dutton (Viola); David Finckel (Cello)

UNCSA Audio Collection, Forms part of RG-39

Apr 10, 2010

2-CD / TT: 90:01

Recorded in Watson Chamber Music Hall at University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Noth Carolina, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 697290752)


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2019)

David Finckel: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works


Instrumental Works: Recordings, Reviews & Discussions - Main Page | Order of Discussion
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