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John Gibbons
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Organ Works
Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue
Recordings of Vocal Works

John Gibbons - Short Biography

Comprative Review: Bach’s Musical Offering (2 Parts)

Discography

Recordings of Organ Works


R-1

Wings of the Morning - J.S. Bach: Sonatas

Trio Sonatas BWV 525-530 []

Paul Robinson (Flute); John Gibbons (Harpsichord)

Arabesque

Sep 1996

CD / TT: 68:53

Recorded at Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works


K-1

J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

John Gibbons (Harpsichord)

Titanic Records Ti-30/31

Nov 1978

2-LP / TT: 79:16

Recorded at Gallery Naga, Boston. MA, USA.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 ny J. Gibbons.


K-3

Bach Festival 53rd Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: First concert: John Gibbons [K-3]

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

John Gibbons (Harpsichord)

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 85-33a

May 23, 1985

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 ny J. Gibbons.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)


K-2

A Bach Recital

Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV 894 [9:36]
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [10:40]
Toccata No. 5 in E minor, BWV 914 [7:08]
Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother in B flat major, BWV 992 [11:19]
Prelude, Fugue & Allegro, for lute in E flat major, BWV 998 [11:03]

John Gibbons (Harpsichord)

Nonesuch

Oct 1985

CD / TT:

Recorded at Old Catholic Church, Utrecht, Holland.
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K-4

A faculty recital by John Gibbons, harpsichord: January 15, 2002 at 8:00 p.m.

 

French Overture in B minor, BWV 831 []
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971

John Gibbons (Harpsichord) [Harpsichord by Allan Winkler, Boston 1999, after Pierre Donzelague, 1711.]

New England Conservatory of Music

Jan 15, 2002

CD / TT:

Recorded at New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries.


Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

Works of Telemann, Bach, Corelli, Loeillet

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Marion Verbruggen (Recorder); John Gibbons (Harpsichord); Christina Mahler (Cello)

Titanic Records

Late 1970's ?

LP / TT:

 

H-2

J.S. Bach: Works for Violin and Harpsichord, Vol. 1

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Joseph Swensen (Violin); John Gibbons (Harpsichord); Elizabeth Anderson (Cello)

RCA

Feb 1989; May 1990

CD / TT:

Recorded at BMG/RCA Studio A, New York City, NY, USA.


H-3

J.S. Bach: Works for Violin and Harpsichord, Vol. 2

Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 [2:48]
Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014 [13:21]
Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015 [13:01]
Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016 [15:33]
Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major (variant), BWV 1019a: Adagio [2:15], Cantabile [4:30]
Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor, BWV 1023 [11:26]

Joseph Swensen (Violin); John Gibbons (Harpsichord); Elizabeth Anderson (Cello)

RCA

Feb 1989; May 1990

CD / TT: 63:32

Recorded at BMG/RCA Studio A, New York City, NY, USA.
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H-4

J.S. Bach: Duo & Trio Sonatas (BWV 1021, 1023, 1027-1029) [H-1]

1-4. Sonata for violin & continuo in G major, BWV 1021 [7:56]
5-7. Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor, BWV 1023 [11:03]
8-12. Trio sonata in G major (after Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027) [11:59]
13-15. Trio sonata in D major (after Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028) [13:21]
16-18. Trio sonata in G minor (after Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029) [15:07]

Boston Museum Trio: Daniel Stepner (Violin); Laura Jeppesen (Viola da Gamba); John Gibbons (Harpsichord)

Centaur CRC-2198
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Oct 21-22, 1993

CD / TT: 60:51
MP3 / TT: 60:40

Recorded at Slosberg Auditorium, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
Engineer: Frank Cunningham; Editing: Daniel Cassin; Executive Producer: Victor E. Sachse.
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Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

J.S. Bach: Suites; Concerto for Flute, Violin & Harpischord

Concerto for flute, violin, harpsichord, strings & continuo in A minor ("Triple"), BWV 1044 []
Orchestral Suites BWV 1066-1069 []

Andrew Parrott / Daniel Stepner

Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra

David Miller (Viola); Elizabeth Blumenstock (Violin); John Gibbons (Harpsichord); Myron Lutzke (Cello); Christopher Krueger (Flute); Anthony Martin (Violin); Michael Willens (Double Bass)

EMI Classics

Apr 1992

CD / TT:

Recorded at Methuen Memorial Music Hall,Methuen, Massachusetts, USA.


O-2

Bach: The Six Brandenburg Concertos

Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 [19:50, 11:25, 11:00, 14:54, 19:48, 16:29]

David Shifrin

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Ani Kavafian (Violin) [1-4]; Joseph Silverstein (Violin) [1-3]; Daniel Phillips (Violin) [2-5]; Todd Phillips (Violin) [3-5]; Paul Neubauer (Viola) [1-3, 6]; Steven Tenenbom (Viola) [3-6]; Fred Sherry (Cello) [1-3, 6]; Timothy Eddy (Cello) [3-6]; Leslie Parnas (Cello) [3, 6]; Edgar Meyer (Bass) [1-6]; William Purvis (Horn) [1]; Milan Turkovic (Bassoon) [1-2]; Daniel Grabois (Horn) [1]; David Bilger (Trumpet) [2]; Randall Ellis (Oboe) [1]; Mark Hill (Oboe) [1]; Stephen Raylor (Oboe) [1-2]; Ransom Wilson (Flute) [2, 4-5]; Eugenia Zukerman (Flute) [4]; John Gibbons (Harpsichord) [1-6]

Delos

Dec 1995

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at Concert Hall, Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, New York, USA.
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Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue


A-1

J.S. Bach: Musical Offering; Sonata BWV 1034; 14 Canons on the Bass-Line of the Goldberg Variations [A-1]

1-16. Musical Offering BWV 1079 [CD: 44:00; MP3: 42:42]
17-20. Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 in E minor, BWV 1034 [CD: 10:58; MP3: 10:57]
21. 14 Canons on the first 8 fundamental notes of the aria from Goldberg Variations, BWV 1087 [CD: 5:26; MP3: 5:26]

Daniel Stepner (Artistic Director)

Music from Aston Magna

Christopher Krueger (Baroque flute); Laura Jeppesen (Viola da gamba); Daniel Stepner, Linda Quan (Violin, Viola); John Gibbons (Fortepiano)

Centaur CRC-2295
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Jul 13, 17-18, 1995

CD / TT: 60:13
MP3 / TT: 59:05

Recorded at the Campion Center, Weston, Massachusetts, USA.
Comparative Review: Bach’s Musical Offering (2 Parts)
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A-1

J.S. Bach: A Musical Offering

1. Sonata for flute and basso continuo in E major, BWV 1035 [10:58]
2. Musical Offering BWV 1079 [44:00]
3. 14 Canons on the first 8 fundamental notes of the aria from the Goldberg Variations, BWV 1087 [5:31]

Daniel Stepner (Director)

Music from Aston Magna

Daniel Stepner (Violin) [2-3]; Linda Quan (Violin [2], Viola [3]); Laura Jeppesen (Viola da gamba) [1-3]; Christopher Krueger (Baroque Flute) [1-3]; John Gibbons (Fortepiano) [1-3]

Centaur

Jul 1995

CD / TT: 60:29

Recorded at Campion Center, Weston, Massachusetts, USA.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2006 - February 2022)
Thanks to contributors: Teddy Kaufman (March 2007)

John Gibbons: Short Biography | Ensembles: NEC Bach Ensemble
Bach Discography:
Recordings of Vocal Works | Recordings of Instrumental Works


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