Wanda Landowska - Bach's Non Vocal Works

Non-Vocal Works: Recordings, Reviews & Discussions | Order of Discussion
Recording Reviews of Non-Vocal Works: Organ | Keyboard | Solo Instrumental | Chamber | Orchestral, MO, AOF
Performers of Non-Vocal Works: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Wanda Landowska Bach's Non-Vocal Works
Contents
Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works Recordings of Chamber Works Recordings of Orchestral Works Box Sets Recordings of Vocal Works	Wanda Landowska - Short Biography
Review: Bach’s Well Temepred Clavier Book 1 from a Legend Comparative Review: Round-Up of Goldberg Variations Recordings: Recordings \| Part 1 \| Part 2 \| Part 3 \| Part 4 \| Part 5 \| Part 6 \| Part 7
Recordings
Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works

K-13	Martin Elste: Meilensteine der Bach Interpretation, 1750 - 2000
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971: Mvt. 1 (Allegro) [3:54]
Wanda Landowska (Piano, Harpsichord)
J.B. Metzler-Bärenreiter		Feb 1908	Book & CD / TT:
Recorded on 3 cylinders.

K-1	Wanda Landowska, The Early Recordings
1. English Suite No. 3 BWV 808: Gavotte [3:10] 2. English Suite No. 3 BWV 808: Gavotte [3:13] 3. English Suite No. 5 BWV 810: Passepieds [3:01] 4. Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906 [3:18]
Wanda Landowska (Piano, Harpsichord)
Biddulph Records		Oct 1923 [1]; 1928 [2]; 1930 [3-4]	CD / TT: 59:41
Recorded at Camden, NJ, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

K-2	Landowska Plays Bach
1. English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 [] 2. English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 Gavotte [3:05] = [K-1] 3. English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 Passapieds [2:55] = [K-1] 4. French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 [] 5. Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 [] 6. Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor (WTC I/2), BWV 847 [4:06] = [K-12] 7. Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906 [3:15] = [K-1] 8. Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912 [12:37] 9. Prelude in C major, BWV 924 [0:56] 10. Prelude in C major, BWV 933 [] 11. Prelude in C major, BWV 939 [0:36] 12. Fughetta in C minor, BWV 961 [1:33]
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord, Piano)
Pearl		1928 [2-3, 7]; 1935 [5, 10]; 1936 [1, 4, 8-9, 11-12]; 1950 [6]	CD / TT: 78:17
1^st recording of English Suite No. 2 BWV 807 by W. Landowska. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

K-3	Bach: Goldberg Variations
1. Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [26:06] 2. Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:45] 3. Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [ 45:41 / 46:34 / 46:45 / 47:11 / 46:00]
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
EMI / Pearl / Materpiece / Classica d'Oro / History / Grammofono		Nov 1933 [3]; Jul 1935 - Sep 1936 [1-2]	CD / TT: 72:46 [EMI]
1^st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by W. Landowska. Recorded in Paris [3] & St-Leu-la-Forêt, France [1-2]. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [EMI] \| Amazon.com [Classica d'Oro] \| Amazon.com [Angel] \| Amazon.com [Magic Master] \| Amazon.com [Grammofono]

K-4	Landowska Plays Bach with Yehudi Menuhin
1. Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [13:30] = [K-3] 2. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, chorale partita for organ (doubtful; perhaps by Andreas Nicolaus Vetter), BWV 771 [46:16?] 3. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016 [21:07] = [C-1]
Yehudi Menuhin (Violin) [3]; Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
Biddulph Records		1933 [2]; 1935 [1]; 1944 [3]	CD / TT: 79:56
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K-5	Wanda Landowska plays Bach
1. Partita No. 1 in B flat major BWV 825 [13:09] = [K-2] 2. Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:57] = [K-3] 3. Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [46:56] = [K-3]
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
Pearl		Nov 1933 [3]; Jul 1935 [1]; Sep 1936 [2];	CD / TT: 73:02
Recorded at St.-Leu-la-Forêt, France [1-2] & Paris, France [3]. 1^st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by W. Landowska. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

K-6	Wanda Landowska Plays Bach Bach: Concerto for keyboard solo BWV 971; Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in Dm
1. English Suite No. 2 BWV 807 [16:47] 2. French Suite No. 6 BWV 817 [8:48] 2. Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [13:19] = [K-3] 4. Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:38] = [K-3] 5. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E m, BWV 1016 [20:04] = [C-1]
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
Enterprise		Sep 1936 [1]; 1936 [2]; Dec 1944 [5]	CD / TT: TT: 71:36
1^st recording of English Suite No. 2 BWV 807 by W. Landowska. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

K-7	Landowska plays Bach
1. English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 [26:16] 2. French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 [8:49] = [K-6] 3. Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912 [12:35] = [K-2] 4. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 [25:17] = [O-1]
Eugene Bigot [4]
Orchestra ? [4]
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
Pearl		Sep 1936 [2-3]; Dec 1938 [4]; Mar 1947 [1]	CD / TT: 72:57
Recorded at St.-leu-la-Forêt, France [2-3]; Frick Museum, New York, USA [1]; Disques Gramophone Studios, Avenue de la Grande Armée, Paris, France [4]. 2^nd recording of English Suite No. 2 BWV 807 by W. Landowska. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

K-8	Legendary Performers: Landowska
1. Two-Part Inventions (15) BWV 772-786 [24:14] 2. Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15) BWV 787-801 [17:19] 3. Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 [19:38] 4. Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906 [3:43] 5. Fantasia in C minor, BWV 919 [1:25] 6. Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [49:08] 7. Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother in B flat major, BWV 992 [11:19] 8. Prelude, Fugue & Allegro in E-flat major, BWV 998 [12:42] 9. Canon á 2 perpetuus, for 2 unspecified instruments (or keyboard) in D major, BWV 1075 [8:45]
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
RCA / BMG		Jun 1945 [6]; 1946 [5, 8-9]; 1954-1955 [1]; 1955 & 1957 [2]; 1957 [3-4, 7]	2-CD / TT: 149:15
Recorded in New York, NY, USA [1, 5-6, 8-9], Lakeville, CT [2-4, 7]. 2^nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by W. Landowska. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

K-14	Dances of Poland: A Treasury of Harpsichord Music
Concerto No. 1 in D major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 972 [8:45]
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
Testament 1380		Jul 2, 1946	CD / TT: 74:49
Recorded recorded at the Lotus Club, New York, NY, USA. Included in Box Set [B-1]. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.com [Box Set]

K-9	Wanda Landowska in Performance, Vol. 2
English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 [] = [K-7]
Wanda Landowska (Piano)
Music & Arts		1947	CD / TT: 69:26
2^nd recording of English Suite No. 2 BWV 807 by W. Landowska.

K-10	Wanda Landowska In Concert
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [13:49]
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
Enterprise / The Radio Years		1948	CD / TT: 68:30
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K-11	Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
RCA Victor		Mar 1949; Feb 1952	2-CD / TT: 126:31
Recorded in RCA's Studio B, NYC / Madame Landowska's Home, Lakeville, CT, USA. Review: Bach’s Well Temepred Clavier Book 1 from a Legend Buy this album at: Amazon.com

K-12	Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book ll
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
RCA Victor		Jun 1951 - Mar 1954	3-CD / TT: 177:12
Recorded in Lakeville, CT, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

Recordings of Chamber Works

C-1	Bach: Sonatas for Harpsichord and Violin
Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014 [16:31] Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015 [16:05] Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018 1944 [24:47] Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016 1944 [19:51]
Yehudi Menuhin (Violin); Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
A Classical Record		Dec 1944	CD / TT: 77:14
Recorded at Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

Recordings of Orchestral Works

O-1	Wanda Landowska plays harpsichord concertos
Concerto for keyboard in D minor BWV 1052 [25:17] Italian Concerto, for solo keyboard in F major [12:38]
Eugene Bigott
Orchestra ?
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
Biddulph Records		1938	CD / TT: 78:25
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Box Sets

B-1	Bach: The Landowska Recordings [Box Set]
Includes [K-8], [K-11], [K-12], [K-14]
Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
RCA		1945-1954	7-CD / TT:
Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Box Set]

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2006 - May 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Don Smelser (May 2008), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007)

Wanda Landowska: Short Biography | Recordings of Non-Vocal Works
Reviews of Non-Vocal Recordings: Bach’s Well Temepred Clavier Book 1 from a Legend

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