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Miklós Spányi
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Organ Works
Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue
Recordings of Vocal Works

Miklós Spányi - Short Biography

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

Discography

Recordings of Organ Works


R-1

Bach: Toccata & Fugue "Dorian" · Trio Sonata No. 4

Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (II), BWV 659 (?) [4:06]
Trio Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528 [10:29]
Toccata & Fugue in D minor ("Dorian"), BWV 538 [12:57]
Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV 547 [9:40]
Toccata & Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 [9:20]
Pièce d'orgue (Fantasia) in G major, BWV 572 [8:49]
Chorale Prelude An Wasserflüssen Babylon (I), BWV 653 [5:15]
Chorale Prelude (Trio super) Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 664 [5:16]

Miklós Spányi (Organ)

Point Classics

1990 or earlier (published: 1994)

CD / TT: 66:39

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R-2

Bach: Highlights from 'Das Orgelbuchlein'

Fantasia & Fugue in G minor ("Great"), BWV 542 [11:46]
Prelude & Fugue in A minor ("The Great"), BWV 543 [9:34]
Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552 [15:04]
Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV 564 [15:02]
Chorale Prelude Puer natus in Bethlehem, BWV 603 [0:56]
Chorale Prelude Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich (I), BWV 605 [1:49]
Chorale Prelude Jesu, meine Freude (I), BWV 610 [2:04]
Chorale Prelude Das alte Jahr vergangen ist (I), BWV 614 [2:31]
Chorale Prelude O Lamm Gottes unschuldig (I), BWV 618 [3:16]
Chorale Prelude O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross, BWV 622 [ 5:17]
Chorale Prelude Christ lag in Todesbanden (I), BWV 625 [1:20]

Miklós Spányi (Organ)

Point Classics

1990 or earlier (published: 1994)

CD / TT: 68:39

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R-3

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2; Concertos for 1 and 2 Violins

Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 [8:33]

Miklós Spányi (Organ)

United Audio Entertainment

1990 or earlier (published: 1998)

CD / TT: 59:33

Other works: w/o Spányi.
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Note

All organ pieces mentioned above were also published around 1990 on Hungaroton, still as LP's. They were issued on CD by quite many low price labels, partly with Miklós Spányi name, partly with the false name 'Otto Winter' (Hungaroton sold the materials to someone who made with it what he wanted...). Unfortunately some labels added two pieces Miklós Spányi has not recorded or not this way:
-Prelude & Fugue in E flat major, BWV 552: Miklós Spányi has never recorded it (unfortunately... he still hopes to do it one day)
-Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Miklós Spányi has recorded it as part of the 'Hungaroton' material but some of 'his' CD's contain it in a 'false' form, played by someone else. However, some publications of the same CD's contain his genuine recording of the piece. His version is about 8:30, recordings considerably longer that this are consequently played by someone else. Also the pitch of my recording is a1=415 Hz, the 'false' versions are all in modern, high pitch. Some labels added 'on Silbermann organ' which isn't true: the instrument in question was a small organ in Szombathely, Hungary, built in 1986 by Eule, Germany, well in Silbermann's style.


R-4

Baroque Organ Music for Christmas

Chorale Prelude Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (IV), BWV 723 [2:40]
Chorale Prelude Gott, durch deine Güte (Gottes Sohn ist kommen), BWV 724 [1:25]
Fugue on the Magnificat: Meine Seele erhebet den Herren, BWV 733 [3:52]

Miklós Spányi (Organ)

Hungaroton HCD-12883

1987 or 1988

CD / TT:

Spányi also plays some Buxtehude. Other works: not played by M. Spányi.


R-5

?

Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV 545 []
Fugue on a theme by Legrenzi in C minor, BWV 574 []
Chorale Prelude (Fantasia super) Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 713a [].

Miklós Spányi (Organ)

The Catholic Congregation of the Szombathely Chuch of the Calvary

2007

CD / TT:

Ordered by the 'owner' of the instrument, the Catholic Congregation of the Szombathely Chuch of the Calvary. The CD is not in commercial distribution and could only be ordered from the parish. Other works: by Homilius, Kirnberger and Miklós Spányi.


Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works


K-1

Bact: Italian Concerto, etc.

French Overture in B minor, BWV 831 []
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 []
Concerto No. 16 in D minor (after Duke J. Ernst), BWV 987 []

Miklós Spányi (Harpsichord)

Hungaroton 12780

1988

LP / TT: 51:00

 

K-2

J.S. Bach: Inventions & Sinfonias

Two-Part Inventions (15), BWV 772-786 []
Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), BWV 787-801 []

Miklós Spányi (Clavichord)

Secremat

1994

CD / TT:

Recorded in Tollembeek.


Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

Bach: Gamba Sonatas (BWV 1027-1029, 1030a) [H-1]

 
 

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

J.S. Bach: A Flauto Traverso

Sonata for flute & keyboard in B minor, BWV 1030 [20:00]
Sonata for flute & keyboard in A major, BWV 1032 [14:43]
Sonata for flute & continuo in E minor, BWV 1034 [16:39]
Sonata for flute & continuo in E major, BWV 1035 [14:23]

Benedek Csalog (Transverse Flute); Miklós Spányi (Piano, Clavichord)

Ramee

May 2004

CD / TT: 65:45

Recorded at Flawinne Castle, Belgium.
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H-3

J.S. Bach: The Six Flute Sonatas BWV 1030-1035

 

Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1030 [18:26]
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 6 in E major, BWV 1035 [13:27]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 3 in A major, BWV 1032 [13:46]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 4 in C major, BWV 1033 [8:22]
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 in E minor, BWV 1034 [15:00]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031 [11:29]

Jean-Michael Tanguy (Flute); Miklós Spányi (Harpsichord)

Pavane Records ADW-7546
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Sep 2011

CD / TT: 80:42
MP3 / TT: 80:30

Recorded in Budapest, Hungary.
Sound Engineer: Emannuel Théry; Executive Producer: Bertrand de Wouters d'Oplinter.
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Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

Concerti à Cembali concertati, Vol. 4: Concertos for 3 & 4 harpsichords (BWV 1063-1065) [O-4]

 

1-3. Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in D minor, BWV 1063 [15:27]
4-6. Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1064 [16:57]
7-9. Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor, BWV 1065 (after A. Vivaldi) [9:45]
10-12. Johann Gottfried Müthel: Duetto in E flat major for 2 clavichords [35:04]

Aapo Häkkinen

Helsinki Baroque Orchestra

Aapo Häkkinen (Harpsichord); Miklós Spányi (Harpsichord); Cristiano Holtz (Harpsichord); Anna-Maaria Oramo (Harpsichord)
Harpsichord makers & designers: Keith Hill, Martin Kather, Matthias Klotz, Nicolas Leclercq, Pehr Lindholm, Jukka Ollikka, Robert Robinette, Frank Rutkowski, Christoph Friedrich Schmahl, Jacob Stainer, Gio. Giorgio Taningard

Aeolus AE-10107
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Jul 2017

SACD / TT: 77:40
MP3 / TT: 77:40

Recorded at St Lawrence's Church, Janakkala [J.S. Bach], and Enskede, Stockholm, Sweden [Müthel].
Editing, Engineer, Photography, Producer: Ulrich Lorscheider; Assistant Engineer Klaus Korthauer.
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Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue


A-1

J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

János Rolla

Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Miklós Spányi (Organ & Harpsichord); Zsuzsa Pertis (Harpsichord)

Hungaroton

1985

2-CD / TT: 97:46

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (February 2007 - February 2022)
Thanks to contributors: Miklós Spányi (July 2008, September 2017)

Miklós Spányi: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works


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