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Vestard Shimkus
Bach's Instrumental Works

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Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions
Recordings of Vocal Works

Vestard Shimkus - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works


KV-1

Bach: Chromatic Fantasy And Fugue Vestard Shimkus

 

Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [13:03]

Vestard Shimkus (Piano)

YouTube

Apr 2002

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at Richard Wagner Hall, Riga, Latvia.
Listen on YouTube:
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue BWV 903: Complete Work [13:03]


KV-2

Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in e flat minor (Book I), Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E major (Book I) - Vestard Shimkus

 

WTC1: Prelude & Fugue No. 8 in E flat minor, BWV 853 [7:56]
WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 854 [2:24]

Vestard Shimkus (Piano)

YouTube

Oct 9, 2018

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live in Riga, Latvia.
Watch on YouTube:
WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 8 BWV 853 [7:56] | Prelude & Fugue No. 9 BWV 854 [2:24]


Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions


TV-1

Bach-Busoni: Chaconne - Vestard Shimkus

 

Bach-Busoni: Chaconne (Mvt. 5) from Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, transcribed for piano [14:04]

Vestard Shimkus (Piano)

YouTube

Aug 2, 2003

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live in Riga, Latvia.
Watch on YouTube:
Bach-Busoni: Partita No. 4: Chaccone [14:04]


TV-2

Bach-Schumann: Chaconne - Iskandar Widjaja & Vestard Shimkus

 

Bach-R. Schumann: Chaconne (Mvt. 5) from Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, arranged for violin & piano [15:52]

Iskandar Widjaja (Violin); Vestard Shimkus (Piano)

YouTube

Mar 22, 2015

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Blackmore's Musikfabrik, Berlin, Germany.
Watch on YouTube:
Bach-Schumann: Partita No. 4: Chaccone [15:52]


TV-3

Bach-Busoni: Nine Chorale Preludes - Vestard Shimkus (complete cycle, live recording)

 

00:00: I. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott, Schöpfer!, BWV 667, transcribed for piano [2:00]
02:00: II. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [2:22]
04:42: III. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [5:03]
09:45: IV. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Nun freut euch, lieben Christen, BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:47]
12:32: V. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [3:45]
16:17: VI. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf, BWV 617, transcribed for piano [2:47]
19:04: VII. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verdebt, BWV 705+637, transcribed for piano [8:43]
27:47: VIII. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude In dir ist Freude, BWV 615, transcribed for piano [2:30]
30:17: IX. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 665, transcribed for piano [4:32]

Vestard Shimkus (Piano)

YouTube

Oct 4, 2015

Audio / TT: 34:49

Recorded live in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Bach-Busoni: 9 Chorale Preludes [34:49]


TV-4

Bach-Busoni: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme - Vestard Shimkus

 

Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [2:56]

Vestard Shimkus (Piano)

YouTube

Dec 23, 2017

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Riga Dome Cathedral, Latvia.
Watch on YouTube:
Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude BWV 645 [2:56]


TV-5

Bach-Busoni: The Complete Nine Chorale Preludes - Vestard Shimkus

 

00:00: I. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott, Schöpfer!, BWV 667, transcribed for piano [1:51]
01:51: II. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [2:24]
04:15: III. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:29]
08:44: IV. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Nun freut euch, lieben Christen, BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:13]
10:57: V. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [3:13]
14:14: VI. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf, BWV 617, transcribed for piano [2:17]
16:31: VII. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verdebt, BWV 705+637, transcribed for piano [6:46]
23:17: VIII. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude In dir ist Freude, BWV 615, transcribed for piano [4:07]
25:24: IX. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 665, transcribed for piano [4:01]

Vestard Shimkus (Piano)

YouTube

Mar 15, 2019

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at "Lielais Dzintars" concert hall, Liepāja, Latvia, in the frame of Liepāja International Stars Festival.
Watch on YouTube:
Bach-Busoni: 9 Chorale Preludes [29:25]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2019)

Vestard Shimkus: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works


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