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Michala Petri
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions
Recordings of Vocal Works

Michala Petri - Short Biography

Recordings

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music


S-1

Souvenir - Music for Recorder & Lute/Guitar

 

5-8. Partita for solo flute in A minor, BWV 1013, arranged for alto recorder by Lars Hannibal, transposed to C minor [11:43]

Michala Petri (Recorder)
Instruments: Moeck recorders; Guitar by Robert S. Ruck (1971) and an archlute by Paul Thomson (1993)

RCA Victor Red Seal 0902662530-2
RCA Records 886447112397

Sep 23-26, 1993

CD / TT: 70:47
MP3 / TT: 69:49

Recorded at the Chapel of Fredensborg Castle, Denmark.
Producer: Peter Laenger.
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CD (2011): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

Greensleeves - Recorder Favorites

 

11. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano, arranged for recorder & harpsichord [3:16]

Michala Petri (Recorder); Hanne Petri (Harpsichord); David Petri (Cello)

Philips 420897-2
Decca 00028948308316

Jun 1982

CD / TT: 71:38
MP3 / TT: 71:12

Recorded in London, England.
Producer: Ralph Mace; Recording Engineer: Mike Ross.
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CD (1990): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


H-2

Bach, Handel, Telemann: Recorder Sonatas


1-4. Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 in E minor, BWV 1034 [LP: 13:09; CD: 13:12]

Michala Petri (Recorder); George Malcolm (Harpsichord)

Philips 416369-2
Decca 00028948308293

Aug 1985

CD / TT: 52 min
MP3 / TT: 49:26

Recorded in London, England.
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H-3

The Virtuoso Recorder

 

8-10. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 3 in A major, BWV 1032, arranged for recorder & harpsichord [LP: 11:49; CD: 11:55]

Michala Petri (Recorder); Hanne Petri (Harpsichord)

RCA RL-87749
RCA Records 886447038611
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Jun 30-Jul 2, 1987

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 54:26
MP3 / TT: 53:55

Recorded at at CBS Studios, London, England.
Producer: Ralph Mace; Recording Engineer: Mike Ross.
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Music Download (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


H-4

Bach: Recorder Sonatas (BWV 1030-1035) [C-2]

 

1-4. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1030 [7:14]
5-7. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transposed to G major [9:08]
8-10. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 3 in A major, BWV 1032, transposed to G major [11:23]
11-14. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 4 in C major, BWV 1033 [8:05]
15-18. Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 in E minor, BWV 1034, transposed to G minor [12:43]
19-22. Sonata for flute & continuo No. 6 in E major, BWV 1035, transposed to F major [11:39]

Michala Petri (Recorders); Keith Jarrett (Harpsichord)
Instruments: Moeck Recorders [1030-1031 & 1034-1035: Descant Recorder; 1032-1033: Alto Recorder]; Harpsichord (double-manual) by Carl Fudge 1982 after Taskin

RCA Victor Red Seal 09026-61274-2
BMG Japan BVCC-37649
RCA Records 886447082447

Feb 28-Mar 1, 1992

CD / TT: 71:05
CD / TT: 71:08
MP3 / TT: 70:58

Recorded at at Keith Jarrett's Caveloght Studio, New Jersey, USA.
Produces: Keith Jarrett & Peter Laenger; Recording Engineer: Peter Laenger.
Listen on YouTube:
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 in BWV 1030: Allegro [4:15]
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CD (2007, Japan): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

 

H-5

Air - Recorder and Guitar Recital

11. Air from Suite in D major, BWV 1068, arranged for recorder & lute by Lars Hannibal & Lars Hannibal [4:50]
21-24. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 4 in C major, BWV 1033, arranged for recorder & lute by Michala Petri & Lars Hannibal [7:57]

Michala Petri (Recorder); Lars Hannibal (Guitar & Archlute)
Instruments: Moeck Recorders; Guitar by Robert S. Ruck (1971) & Archlute by Paul Thomson (1993)

RCA Records 09026-6876921
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Oct 1996

CD / TT: 71:07
MP3 / TT: 70:47

Recorded at Whitfield Street Studios, London, England. Recorded using 20-bit technology.
Producer: Ralph Mace; Recording Engineer: Mike Ross-Trevor.
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Music Download (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


H-6

Virtuoso Baroque

 
 

6-9. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 4 in C major, BWV 1033, transposed to F major [8:18]

Michala Petri (Recorder); Lars Hannibal (Lute)

OUR Recordings 6.220604
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Mar 2-4, 2011

SACD / TT: 67:48
MP3 / TT: 67:38

Recorded at OUR Recordings Studio, Kokkedal, Denmark.
Producer: Preben Iwan; Executive Producer: Michala Petri & Lars Hannibal.
Watch on YouTube:
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 4 BWV 1033: Complete Work [6:57; Jun 13, 2008]
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H-7

Bach: 6 Sonatas for recorder, viola da gamba and harpsichord BWV 1030-1035

 
 

1-4. Sonata flute & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1030 [16:44]
5-7. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031 [10:13]
8-10. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 3 in A major, BWV 1032 [11:46]
11-12. Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 4 in C major, BWV 1033 [8:24]
15-18. Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 in E minor, BWV 1034 [14:32]
19-22. Sonata for flute & continuo No. 6 in E major, BWV 1035 [11:59]

Michala Petri (Recorder); Hille Perl (Viola da gamba); Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)

OUR Recordings 6.220673
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Jun 11-14, 2019

SACD / TT: 74:19
MP3 / TT: 70:02

Recorded at Garnisons Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Producer/Mix & Mastering: Preben Iwan; Editing: Michala Petri & Mette Due; Executive Producer: Lars Hannibal.
Watch on YouTube:
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 in BWV 1030: Complete Work [16:53; recording session]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 3 BWV 1032: Complete Work [12:05; recording session]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 4 BWV 1033: Complete Work [8:17; Garnisons Church, Copenhagen on Jun 11-14 2019]
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 BWV 1034: Complete Sonata [13:48; Wigmore Hall, London on Feb 17, 2015]
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Music Download (2019): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


HV-1

Mahan Esfahani performs with Michala Petri and Hille Perl at The Royal Library in Copenhagen [HV-1]

 
 

Sonata for flute & continuo No. 6 in E major, BWV 1035, transposed to F major [12:23]
Suite for solo cello No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008, arranged for viola da gamba [12:46]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1030 [16:53]
Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912 [12:54]
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 in E minor, BWV 1034, transposed to G minor [14:04]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E-flat major, BWV 1031, transposed to G major [11:10]

Michala Petri (Recorder); Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord); Hille Perl (Viola da gamba)

YouTube

Nov 7, 2020

Video / TT: 108:05

Recorded & filmed live in the Queen's Hall at The Black Diamond - Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen, Denmark. The concert series was supported by William Demant Fonden and Knud Højgaards Fond.
Video Production: Signal Media and the Royal Danish Library.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [108:05]
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 6 BWV 1035: Complete Work [12:23]
Suite for solo cello No. 2 BWV 1008: Complete Work [12:46]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 BWV 1030: Complete Work [16:53]
Toccata No. 3 BWV 912: Complete Work [12:54]
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 BWV 1034: Complete Work [14:04]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 BWV 1031: Complete Work [11:10]


Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

J.S. Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 3 [O-1]

 

Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 [LP: 19:45; CD: 19:41]
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 [LP: 11:40; CD: 11:42]
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 [LP: 13:28; CD: 13:25]

Sir Neville Marriner

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields

BWV 1046: Carl Pini (Violino piccolo); Celia Nicklin, Barry Davis, Angela Tennick (Oboes); Graham Sheen (Bassoon ; Timothy Brown, Julian Baker (Horns)
BWV 1047: Henryk Szeryng (Violin); André Bernard (Trumpet); Heinz Holliger (Oboe); Michala Petri (Recorder)
BWV 1048: Kenneth Sillito (Violin); Denis Vigay (Violoncello); John Birch (Harpsichord)

Philips 400076-2
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May 1980

CD / TT: 44 min
MP3 / TT: 44:52

Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England.
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CD (1983): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2010): Amazon.com


O-2

J.S. Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5 & 6 [O-2]

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 [16:03]
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 [21:07]
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 [16:34]

Sir Neville Marriner

Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields

BWV 1049: Elisabeth Selin (Recorder); Henryk Szeryng (Violin); Michala Petri (Recorder)
BWV 1050: George Malcolm (Harpsichord); Henryk Szeryng (Violin); Jean-Pierre Rampal (Flute)
BWV 1051: Stephen Shingles, Roger Best (Violas); Dennis Nesbitt, Marilyn Sansom (Violas da gamba)

Philips 400077-2
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May 1980

CD / TT: 54 min
MP3 / TT: 53:45

Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England.
Buy this album at:
CD (1983): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2010): Amazon.com


O-3

Bach, Telemann: Recorder Music [O-2]

 

1-7. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 [18:03 / 17:57]
8-10. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 [10:44]
8-20. Concerto for flute, violin, harpsichord, strings & continuo in A minor ("Triple"), BWV 1044 [19:03 / 19:09]

Rainer Kussmaul

Berliner Barock Solisten

BWV 1044: Raphael Alpermann (Harpsichord); Rainer Kussmaul (Violin); Michala Petri (Recorders)
BWV 1047: Reinhold Friedrich (Trumpet); Rainer Kussmaul (Violin); Albrecht Mayer (Oboe); Michala Petri (Recorders)
BWV 1067: Reinhold (Trumpet); Rainer Kussmaul (Violin); Albrecht Mayer (Oboe); Michala Petri (Recorders)

RCA Red Seal 74321-57130-2
RCA Records 886447112724

Mar 8-11, 1998

CD / TT: 71:22

Recorded at Teldec Studio, Berlin, Germany.
Producer: Peter Laenger; Recording Engineer: Christian Feidgen.
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O-4

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg concertos 1-6 · Brandenburgische Konzerte · Concertos brandebourgeois [O-6]
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
[O-6]

 
 
 
 

CD-1:
1-4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 [13:51]
5-7. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 [11:37]
8-10. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 [19:03]
CD-2:
1-3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 [16:26]
4-6. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 [16:02]
7-10. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 [11:25]

Claudio Abbado

Orchestra Mozart (Giuliano Carmignola, principal violin)

OM: Principal Violin: Giuliano Carmignola; Harpsichord: Ottavio Dantone; Violins 1&2: Raphael Christ, Lorenza Borrani, Yunna Shevchenko, Timoti Fregni, Etienne Abelin, Manuel Kastl, Jana Kuhlmann; Violas: Danusha Waskiewicz, Simone Jandl, Behrang Rassekhi, Raphael Sachs; Violas da gamba: Rainer Zipperling, Sabina Colonna Preti; Cellos: Mario Brunello, Enrico Bronzi, Benoît Grenet; Violone: Alois Posch; Flute: Jacques Zoon; Recorders: Michala Petri, Nikolaj Tarasov; Oboes: Victor Aviat, Lucas Macias Navarro, Guido Gualandi; Bassoon: Guilhaume Santana; Horns: Alessio Allegrini, Jonathan Williams; Trumpet: Reinhold Friedrich

Medici Arts / Euroarts 2056738
Deutsche Grammophon 4778908
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Apr 21, 2007

DVD / TT: 100:00
2-CD: TT: 91:26
MP3 / TT: 91:01

Recorded live at Teatro Municipale Valli, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Directed by Andreas Morell; produced by Paul Smaczny.
Balance Engineer: Toine Mertens; Audio Producer: Georg Obermayer; Edited by Steffen Herrmann; Producer: Paul Smaczny; Assistant Producer: Maria Stodtmeier; Production Manager: Oliver Rieger; CD Executive Producer: Sid McLauchlan; CD Associate Producer: Matthias Spindler; Post-Production Producer: Sid McLauchlan; Post-Production Engineer: Stephan Flock
3rd recording of Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 by C. Abbado.
Watch on YouTube:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 BWV 1049: Mvt. 1 [7:10]
Buy this album at:
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2-CD (2011): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions


T-1

Noël! Noël! Noël! : Christmas with Michala Petri [C-3]

 

4. Bach-Rutter: Chorale Zion hears the watchmen's voices (Zion hört die Wächter singen) (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 140, sung in English [4:37]
17. Aria for Soprano Sheep may safely graze (Schafe konnen sicher weiden) den (Mvt. 9) from Cantata BWV 208, sung in English [4:42]

Martin Neary

Westminster Abbey Choir / National Philharmonic Orchestra (Great Britain)

Michala Petri (Recorder); Elisabeth Selin (2nd Recorder); David Petri (Cello Continuo); Andrew Lumsden (Harpsichord); Alastair Ross (Organ Continuo)

RCA Victor RD-60060
RCA Records 886447040058

Jan 24-27, 1989

CD / TT: 65:32

Recorded at CBS Studios, London, England.
Recording Engineer: Mike Ross; Producer: Ralph Mace; Executive Producer: David Overton.
Buy this album at:
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CD: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


T-2

Christmas with Michala Petri

 

2. Bach-Gounod: Ave Maria, arranged for recorder & orchestra by David Forman [2:56]
8. Chorale Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, arranged for recorder & orchestra by Michala Petri [2:42]
10. Chorale Zion hört die Wächter singen (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 140, arranged for recorder & orchestra by Michala Petri [3:55]
19. Sacred Song Ich steh' an deiner Krippen hier (Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand), BWV 469, arranged for recorder & orchestra by Michala Petri [1:40]

Henrik Vagn Christensen

Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Michala Petri (Recorder); Allan Rasmussen (Organ)

Hänssler Classic 98.528
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2008

CD / TT: 59:36
MP3 / TT: 59:35

Recorded in Denmark.
Producer: Lars Hannibal; Producer (orchestra): Nicolas Koch.
Buy this album at:
CD (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


T-3

Ghita Læser Reads H.C. Andersen

 

1. The Snail and the Rosebush, based on Prelude for lute in C minor, BWV 999 [8:12]

Ghita Nørby (Narrator); Michala Petri (Recorder); Chen Yue (Xiao = Chinese flutes); Lars Hannibal (Guitar); Carolin Widmann (Violin); Ula Ulijona (Viola); Marta Sudraba (Cello)

OUR Recordings 8.226908
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Aug 16-17, 2012

CD / TT:78:51
MP3 / TT: 78:46

Recorded at Nordisk Film Studios, Valby, Denmark.
Engineer & Producer: Mikkel Nymand, Preben Iwan - Timbre Music; Executive Producer: Lars Hannibal.
Buy this album at:
CD (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2019 - February 2022)

Michala Petri: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works


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