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Christophe Rousset
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Box Sets
Recordings of Vocal Works

Christophe Rousset - Short Biography
Les Talens Lyriques - Short History

Review: Bach's English Suites from Christophe Rousset
Review: Bach(s) on two keyboards delivered by Hogwood and Rousset
Review: Five Hours of Bach

Discography

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works


K-1

J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto; French Overture; Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue
J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Works (The Rosette Collection)

 

Duets BWV 802-805 [2:08, 3:19, 2:44, 3:53]
French Overture in B minor, BWV 831 [32:45]
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [10:12]
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:31]

Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord)

L'Oiseau Lyre / Decca

Sep 1990

CD / TT: 67:40

Recorded at Church of Saint-Hippolyte, Castres, France. Included in Box Set [B-1].
Review: Five Hours of Bach
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K-2

J.S. Bach: Partitas, BWV 825-830

Partitas BWV 825-830 [20:24, 21:32, 21:02, 33:49, 22:43, 34:05]

Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord)

L'Oiseau-Lyre

Sep 1992

2-CD / TT: 157:11

Recorded at Church Of Saint-Hippolyte, Castres, France. Included in [B-1].
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K-3

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [76:44]

Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord)

L'oiseau-Lyre 444866-2
L'oiseau-Lyre POCL-1619

Sep 27-29, 1994

CD / TT: 76:44
CD / TT: 76:44

Recorded at Church Of Saint-Hippolyte, Castres, France.
Producer: Chris Sayers.
Included in Box Set [B-1].
Review: Five Hours of Bach
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [76:47]
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K-4

J.S. Bach: Suites anglaises

English Suites BWV 806-811 [22:42, 21:16, 18:12, 18:45, 19:09, 25:47]

Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord)

Ambroisie

Feb 2003

2-CD / TT: 126:14

Recorded at Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Review: Bach's English Suites from Christophe Rousset
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K-5

J.S. Bach: Suites françaises

French Suites BWV 812-817 [15:24, 14:52, 15:50, 13:52, 18:11, 17:18]

Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord)

Ambroisie

Feb 2004

2-CD / TT: 95:27

Recorded at Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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K-6

J.S. Bach: Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann

Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten (IV), Chorale Prelude for organ, BWV 691 [1:20]
Jesu, meine Freude (II), Chorale Prelude for organ, BWV 753 [2:19]
Two-Part Inventions (15) BWV 772-786 [1:18, 1:41, 0:58, 0:52, 1:36, 2:55, 1:22, 0:49, 1:43, 0:49, 1:03, 1:21, 1:08, 1:18, 1:16]
Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15) BWV 787-801 [0:55, 2:13, 1:11, 1:22, 1:24, 1:51, 2:15, 1:04, 3:09, 1:03, 2:12, 1:28, 1:58, 1:15, 1:43]
Allemande in G minor, BWV 836 [1:49]
Allemande in G minor, BWV 837 [1:57]
Minuet fait par Mons. Böhm, No. 1 in G major, BWV 841 [0:58]
Minuet No. 2 in G minor, BWV 842 [0:37]
Minuet No. 3 in G major, BWV 843 [1:32]
Prelude in C major, BWV 846a [1:34]
Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor (WTC I/2), BWV 847 [0:56]
Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C sharp major (WTC I/3), BWV 848 [1:30]
Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C sharp minor (WTC I/4), BWV 849 [2:41]
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major (WTC I/5), BWV 850 [0:49]
Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor (WTC I/6), BWV 851 [0:53]
Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E flat minor (WTC I/8), BWV 853 [2:45]
Prelude in E minor, BWV 855a [1:01]
Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E major (WTC I/9), BWV 854 [1:38]
Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F major (WTC I/11), BWV 856 [1:05]
Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F minor (WTC I/12), BWV 857 [2:08]
Prelude in C major, BWV 924 [0:59]
Prelude in C major, BWV 924a [0:44]
Prelude in D major, BWV 925 [0:54]
Prelude in D minor, BWV 926 [0:51]
Prelude in F major, BWV 927 [0:41]
Prelude in F major, BWV 928 [1:16]
Prelude in G minor, BWV 930 [2:01]
Prelude in A minor, BWV 931 [0:56]
Prelude in E minor, BWV 932 [0:51]
Fugue in C major, BWV 953 [1:32]
Applicatio in C major, BWV 994 [0:42]
Bass-Sketch in G minor, BWV deest [0:28]
Partia (from Klavierbüchlein für W.F. Bach) [8:19]
Suite in A major (from the Clavierbüchlein of W.F. Bach BWV 824) [7:31]
Piece pour le Clavecin [3:12]

Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord)

Ambroisie

Nov 2004

2-CD / TT: 103:41

Recorded at Musée d'Art & d'Histoire de Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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K-7

Bach Fantasy

 

Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV 894 [10:36]
Prelude & Fughetta in F major, BWV 901 [2:31]
Prelude & Fughetta in G major, BWV 902 [8:01]
Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV 904 [9:16]
Prelude (Fantasia) in A minor, BWV 922 [6:45]
Adagio in G major, BWV 968 [3:55]
Aria & Variations in the Italian Style in A minor, BWV 989 [12:42]
Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother in B flat major, BWV 992 [11:23]
Prelude, Fugue & Allegro for lute in E flat major, BWV 998 [10:55]

Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord) [1632 Ruckers]

Aparte AP-010

Jul 2009

CD / TT: 76:23

Recorded at Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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K-8

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 2. Teil

 

WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 [157:07]

Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord) [Built in Antwerp in 1628 by Joannes Ruckers]

Aparté AP-070
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Jun 2013

2-CD / TT: 157:07
MP3 / TT: 156:39

Recorded at Châteaux de Versailles, appartement du Dauphin, France.
Mastering, Mixing, Producer: Nicolas Bartholomée; Recording Editor: Maximilien Ciup; Mastering, Mixing, Recording Editor: Emilie Ruby.
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K-9

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 1. Teil

 
 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [125:00]

Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord) [Built in Antwerp in 1628 by Joannes Ruckers]

Aparté AP-120
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Apr 20 & 22, 2015

2-CD / TT: 125:00
MP3 / TT: 123:46

Recorded at Châteaux de Versailles, appartement du Dauphin, France.
Executive Producer & Recording: Little Tribeca; Recording Engineer & Artistic Director: Nicolas Bartholomée, assisted by Maximilien Ciup; Editing & Mastering: Ignace Hauville; Mixing: Nicolas Bartholoée & Ignace Hauville.
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Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

Bach: Sonates pour violon & clavecin

Sonatas for violin & keyboard BWV 1014-1019 [12:42, 13:25, 14:35, 16:01, 15:58, 15:48]
Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019: Adagio complément) [1:38]
Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019: Cantabile, ma poco adagio (complément) [5:14]

Stefano Montanari (Violin); Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord)

Ambroisie 109

2006

2-CD / TT: 95:21

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Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

J.S. Bach: Double Concertos
J.S. Bach: The Orchestral Suites

 

Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C minor, BWV 1060 [13:56]
Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C minor, BWV 1062 [15:05]

Christopher Hogwood

Academy of Ancient Music

Christopher Hogwood, Christophe Rousset (Harpsicords)

L'Oiseaux Lyre / Decca

Jul 1987

CD / TT: 57:50

Recorded at Conservatoire de Musique, Paris, France.
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O-2

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

1. Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C minor, BWV 1062
2. Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1064, arranged by Christopher Hogwood for 3 violins

Christopher Hogwood

Academy of Ancient Music

Monica Huggett (Violin) [2]; Catherine Mackintosh (Violin) [2]; Christopher Hirons (Violin) [2]; Christopher Hogwood (Harpsichord) [1]; Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord) [1-2].

L'Oiseau-Lyre

Jul 1987 [1]; Sep 1990 [2]

2-CD / TT: 139:29

Recorded at Conservatoire de Musique, Paris [1]; Walthamstow Town Hall, England [2].
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O-3

J.S. Bach: Concertos for 3 & 4 Harpsichords

1. Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1064 [15:32]
2. Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in D minor, BWV 1063 [12:59]
3. Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor (after Vivaldi, RV 580), BWV 1065 [9:07]

Christopher Hogwood

Academy of Ancient Music

Christopher Hogwood, Davitt Moroney, Christophe Rousset, Colin Tilney (Harpsicords)

L'Oiseaux Lyre

Sep 1990 [1]; Aug 1989 [2, 3]

CD / TT:

Recorded at Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England & Conservatoire de Musique, Paris, France [2, 3].
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O-4

J.S. Bach, W.F. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, J.C. Bach: Concertos & Duets [O-9]

Concerto for 2 harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061a [17:28]
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: Contrapunctus 13 [ 4:14]

Christopher Hogwood (Harpsichord) [1]; Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord) [1-2].

L'Oiseau-Lyre

Aug 1992

CD / TT: 65:30

Recorded at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, Paris, France.
Review: Bach(s) on two keyboards delivered by Hogwood and Rousset
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O-5

J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos

1. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053 []
2. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055 []
3. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 []

Christopher Hogwood

Academy of Ancient Music

Christophe Rousset (Harpsicord)

L'Oiseaux Lyre

Aug 1993 [2-3]; Aug 1994 [1]

CD / TT: 57:17

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England [1]; EMI Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London, Angland [2-3].
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O-6

J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 2

1. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 []
2. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054 []
3. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 []

Christopher Hogwood

Academy of Ancient Music

Christophe Rousset (Harpsicord)

L'Oiseaux Lyre

Aug 1994 [2-3]; Feb 1995 [1];

CD / TT: 63:18

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England.
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O-7

The Bach Dynasty

Concerto for harpsichord, oboe, strings & continuo No. 8 in D minor, BWV 1059 [8:42]

Christophe Rousset

Les Talens Lyriques

Christophe Rousset (Harpsicord)

Ambroisie 125

Jan 2007

CD / TT: 61:26

Recorded at Temple Saint-Pierre, Paris, France.
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Box Sets


B-1

J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Italian Concerto, BWV 971; etc. [Box Set]

Includes: [K-1], [K-2], [K-3]

Christophe Rousset (Harpsicord)

Decca

1990-1994

4-CD / TT: 297:54

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B-2

Bach: The Complete Harpsichord Concertos [Box Set]

Includes: [O-5], [O-6]

Christopher Hogwood

The Academy of Ancient Music

Christophe Rousset (Harpsicord)

Decca

1992-1994

2-CD / TT:

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B-3

J.S. Bach: Lex clavier bien tempéré

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [125:00]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 [157:07]

Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord)

Aparté AP-169

WTC 1: April 20 & 22, 2015
WTC 2: Jun 2013

4-CD / TT: 282:07

Recorded at Châteaux de Versailles, appartement du Dauphin, France..
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2006 - December 2020)

Christophe Rousset: Short Biography | Ensembles: Les Talens Lyriques
Bach Discography:
Recordings of Vocal Works | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Reviews of Instrumental Recordings:
Bach's English Suites from Christophe Rousset | Bach(s) on two keyboards delivered by Hogwood and Rousset | Five Hours of Bach


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