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Markku Luolajan-Mikkola
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

Markku Luolajan-Mikkola - Short Biography

Review: Bach from Phantasm
Comparative Review: Bach’s Sonatas for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord (3 Parts)

Discography

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music


Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

Bach: Gamba Sonatas (BWV 1027-1029, 1030a)

 
 

1-4. Sonata for flute & keyboard in B minor, BWV 1030a, transcribed for viola da hamba & harpsichord [19:03]
5-8. Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027 [13:13]
9-12. Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028 [14:45]
13-15. Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 [15:17]

Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (Viola da gamba); Miklós Spányi (Tangent Piano)
Instruments: Gamba: Curtis Bryant 1998; Bow: Luis Emilio Rodriguez; Tangent Piano: built in 1998 by Ghilsain Potvlieghe, Nonove, Belgium.

BIS CD-1061
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May 1999

CD / TT: 63:37
MP3 / TT: 63:33

Recorded at Phoenix Studio, Budapest, Hungary.
Balance Engineer: Jens Jamin; Producer: Jens Jamin; Digital Editing: Jens Jamin.
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H-2

Domestic Bach [H-1]

 
 

01-04. Trio Sonata adapted from BWV 1039 & BWV 1027 (G major) [13:49] (Recorder, Viola da gamba & Basso Continuo)
05. Chorale Prelude Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (V), BWV 731 (G Major) [2:31] (Recorder, Viola da gamba 1 & 2 & Basso Continuo)
06. Andante from Organ Trio BWV 527 (D minor) [5:52] (Recorder, Treble Viol & Basso Continuo)
07. Chorale Prelude Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (E-flat major) [3:46] (Recorder, Voice, Treble Viol & Basso Continuo)
08. Minuet No. 2 in G major, BWV Anh. 114 [by C. Petzold] (AMN II/4) [1:31] (Harpsichord)
09. Aria So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife in G minor, BWV 515b (AMN II/20b) [5:04] (Voice & Basso Continuo)
10. Polonaise in G minor, BWV Anh. 125 [by C.P.E. Bach] (AMN II/19) [1:35] (Harpsichord)
11. Minuet No. 4 in G major, BWV Anh. 116 (AMN II/7) [1:41] (Recorder & Basso Continuo)
12. March in D major, BWV Anh. 122 [by C.P.E. Bach] (AMN II/16) [01:06], (Recorder & Basso Continuo)
13. (Polonaise) in D minor, BWV Anh. 128 (AMN II/24) [1:09] (Recorder & Basso Continuo)
14. Aria So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife in G minor, BWV 515a (AMN II/20a) [1:34] (Recorder & Basso Continuo)
15. Musette in D major, BWV Anh. 126 (AMN II/22) [1:43] (Recorder & Basso Continuo)
16. Sarabande from BWV 1013 (D minor) [4:46] (Viola da gamba)
17. Aria Warum betrübst du dich, BWV 516 (AMN II/33) [1:22] (Voice & Basso Continuo)
18. Rondeau in B flat major, BWV Anh. 183 [by F. Couperin, original title: Les Bergeries] (AMN II/6) [3:16] (Recorder & Harpsichord)
19. Canon a 2 Per Tonos: «Ascendenteque Modulationis Ascendat Gloria Regis» (With the Rising Modulation may the King’s Fame increase) from Musical Offering BWV 1079 [3:08] (Recorder & Harpsichord)
20. Fuga Canonica In Epidiapente (C minor) from Musical Offering BWV 1079 [2:15] (Recorder & Harpsichord)
21. Chorale Prelude Jesus, meine Zuversicht, BWV 728 (AMN (1722)/8) [2:11] (Harpsichord)
22. G.H. Stölzel: Aria Bist du bei mir, BWV 508 (AMN II/25) [1:58] (Voice & Basso Continuo)
23. Chorale Prelude Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 691 (AMN II/11) [1:59] (Recorder & Viola da gamba 1 & 2)

Bergen Barokk

Soprano: Mona Julsrud; Frode Thorsen (Recorders); Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (Viola da gamba); Hans Knut-Sveen (Organ, Harpsichord); Mikko Perkola (Viola da gamba)

LAWO Classics LWC-1073
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Dec 10-13, 2012

CD / TT: 62:29
MP3 / TT: 62:19

Recorded at Vaksdal Church, Bergen, Norway.
Producer: Vegard Landaas; Balance Engineer: Thomas Wolden; Editing: Vegard Landaas; Mastering: Thomas Wolden.
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Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue


A-1

J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue / Mozart-Bach: Fugues [A-1]

 

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged for viol consort [50:32]
Bach-W.A. Mozart: 5 Fugues from WTC 2, arranged for quartet, K. 405 [1:53, 1:28, 3:09, 2:30, 1:49]
W.A. Mozart: Fugue in G minor, K. 401 [3:58]

Phantasm (Viol Quartet)

Laurence Dreyfus (Treble Viol); Wendy Gillespie (Treble Viol); Jonathan Manson (Tenor Viol); Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (Bass Viol)

Simax PSC-1135
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Aug 19-23, 1997

CD / TT: 65:25
MP3 / TT: 65:17

Recorded at St. Bartholomew’s Church, Oxford (Suffolk), England.
Review: Bach from Phantasm
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A-2

Faculty/Guest Recital [A-2]

 

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080. Contrapunctus 1; Contrapunctus 6 "in stylo francese"; Contrapunctus 9 [8:24]

Phantasm Viol Quartet

Wendy Gillespie (Treble and tenor viols); Laurence Dreyfus (Treble viol); Jonathan Manson (Tenor viol); Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (Bass viol)

Indiana University: School of Music

Apr 6, 1999

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Recital Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries


Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions


T-1

J.S. Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001-1006

 

CD-1:
1-5. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, transcribed for cello, transposed to G minor) [31:11]
6-9. Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003, transcribed for cello, transposed to D minor [26:36]
10-15. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for cello, transposed to A major [15:33]
CD-2:
1-8. Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002, transcribed for cello, transposed E minor [32:01]
9-12. Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001, transcribed for cello, transposed to C minor [18:29]
13-16. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005, transcribed for cello, transposed F major [25:00]
All transcriptions by Markku Luolajan-Mikkola

Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (Baroque Cello)

Linn Records CKD-548

Sep 9-12, 2013; May 5-8, Jun 16-19, 2014

2-CD / TT: 158 min
MP3 / TT: 157:44

Recorded at Church of St. Catherine, Karjaa, Finland.
Producer: Guadalupe López-Íñiguez; Engineer, Editing: Arne Akselberg.
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T-2

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Consort - I [T-1]

 

1. Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercar à 3 [5:57]
2. Sinfonia No. 9 in F minor, BWV 795 [2:44]
3. Chorale Prelude An Wasserflüssen Babylon (III), BWV 653b [3:11]
4-5. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 864 [3:35]
6. Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV 547: Fugue [3:13]
7. WTC 2: Prelude & Fugue No. 17 in A flat major, BWV 886: Fugue [2:21]
8-9. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 22 in B flat minor, BWV 867 [4:41]
10. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 14 in F sharp minor, BWV 859: Fugue [3:00]
11-12. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869 [8:12]
13. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 854: Fugue [1:17]
14. Chorale Prelude Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (I), BWV 686 [4:56]
15-16. WTC 2: Prelude & Fugue No. 22 in B flat minor, BWV 891 [5:24]
17. Chorale Prelude Vater unser im Himmelreich (IV), BWV 737 [2:07]
18. Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552: Fugue [5:33]
19. Chorale Prelude Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist (I), BWV 671 [3:52]
20. Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercar à 6 [6:46]

Laurence Dreyfus (Director)

Phantasm

Laurence Dreyfus (Treble Viol); Jonathan Manson, Emilia Benjamin (Tenor Viols); Heidi Gröger (Bass Viol & Violone); Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (Bass Viol); Liam Byrne (Bass Viol)

Linn Records CKD-618

Feb 4-7, 2019

CD / TT: 66:55

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
Engineer, Recording Producer: Philip Hobbs ; Post Producer: Julia Thomas .
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T-3

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Consort - II [T-2]

 

1-2. WTC 2: Prelude & Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885 [1:50, 2:57]
3. WTC 2: Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 870 [1:55]
4. WTC 2: Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871 [2:00]
5-6. WTC 2: Prelude & Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873 [3:58, 2:31]
7-8. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857 [2:15, 4:32]
9. WTC 2: Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp major, BWV 882 [2:31]
10. WTC 1: Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 856 [1:38]
11. WTC 2: Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat major, BWV 890 [2:52]
12. WTC 2: Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat major, BWV 876 [1:35]
13. WTC 1: Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat major, BWV 862 [2:09]
14. WTC 1: Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp minor, BWV 849 [4:05]
15. WTC 2: Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp minor, BWV 883 [3:58]
16. WTC 1: Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 868 [2:08]
17-18. WTC 2: Prelude No. 9 in E major, BWV 878 [6:15, 3:27]
19-20. WTC 2: Prelude No. 19 in A major, BWV 888 [2:29, 1:30]
21. WTC 1: Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp minor, BWV 853 [5:04]
22. WTC 2: Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875 [2:08]
23-24. WTC 2: Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 [4:16, 1:47]
All transcribed for viol consort

Laurence Dreyfus (Director)

Phantasm

Laurence Dreyfus (Treble Viol); Emilia Benjamin (Treble Viol); Jonathan Manson (Tenor Viol); Heidi Gröger (Bass Viol); Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (Bass Viol)

Linn Records CKD-657
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Aug 4-7, 2020

CD / TT: 70:05
MP3 / TT: 69:51

Recorded at Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford, England.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2019 - April 2021)

Markku Luolajan-Mikkola: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works
Reviews of Instrumental Recordings:
Bach from Phantasm


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