New & Upcoming Recordings of Bach's Instrumental Works

New & Upcoming Recordings
Bach's Instrumental Works
February 2009

Organ Works

R-1	Bach: Preludes, Toccatas and Fugues for organ [R3-C1]
CD-1: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 [] Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV 564 [] Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538 [] Toccata & Fugue in F major, BWV 540 [] Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV 547 [] Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544 [] Metzler organ, Recorded: Nov 25-Dec 4, 1975 at Cathedral of St. Peter, Geneva, Switzerland.
CD-2: Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 [] Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541 [] Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 [] Marcussen-Andersen organ, Recorded: Jan 20-22, 1976 & Feb 21-26, 1976 at Monastery of Sorø, Denmark Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 546 [] Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 548 [] Metzler organ, Recorded: Nov 25-Dec 4, 1975 at Cathedral of St. Peter, Geneva, Switzerland. Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 534 [] Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 [] Andersen organ, Recorded: Jan 13-19, 1976 & Feb 16-20, 1976 at Church of our Saviour, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Lionel Rogg (Organ)
EMI Gemini 2642892		1975-1976	2-CD / TT: 78:20 + 78:30
Reissue from L. Rogg's 3^rd recorded cycle of J.S. Bach's complete organ works.

R-2	J.S. Bach: L'Œuvre pour Orgue Intégrale [Box Set] [B-0]
Compete J.S. Bach's organ works
André Isoir (Organ)
Calliope 3703-17		1975-1991	15-CD / TT: 1023:00
Reissue. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

R-3	Organ Lollipops - Musical delights played on the Klais organ of Bath Abbey by Peter King [R-2]
Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
Peter King (Organ) [Klais organ]
Regent 279		2007	CD / TT:75:50
Recorded at the of Bath Abbey, England.

R-4	J.S. Bach: Integrale de l'oeuvre d'orgue, Vol. 6 [R-6]
Prelude & Fugue in A minor ("The Great"), BWV 543 [3:06, 6:10] Chorale Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 258 Choral Fantasy Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns hält, BWV 1128 [6:32] Chorale Prelude (Fantasia Super) Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 735 [3:53] Chorale Jesu, meine Freude (Mvt. 8) from Cantata BWV 64 Chorale Prelude (Fantasia super) Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 713 [6:24] Pastorale in F major, BWV 590 [2:19, 3:04, 2:43, 4:52] Chorale Prelude Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (IV), BWV 730 [2:08] Chorale Prelude Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (V), BWV 731 [2:10] Fugue in G major, BWV 590 [3:29] Chorale Prelude Wir Christenleut, BWV 710 [2:01] Fugue on the Magnificat: Meine Seele erhebet den Herren, BWV 733 [4:53] Chorale Prelude Herr Gott, dich loben wir, BWV 725 [10:35] Toccata & Fugue in F major, BWV 540 [8:40, 5:34]
Helga Schauerte (Organ) [Thomas Organ]
Syrius 141421		Oct 2008	CD / TT:
Recorded at l'église réformée du Bouclier, Strasbourg, France.

Solo Keyboard Works

K-1	András Schiff & Cappella Andrea Barca - Mozart: Symphony No.35 'Haffner', Overture to Don Giovanni, Piano Concerto No. 20; Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor [K-14]
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [] + Bonus: András Schiff In Conversation
András Schiff (Piano)
Cappella Andrea Barca
András Schiff (Piano)
Medici Arts 2057268		2008	DVD / TT: 75:00 + 15:00 Bonus
Recorded & filmed live at Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, Italy. Buy this album at: DVD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

K-2	J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [K-1]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Roland Hawkins (Piano)
MSR Classics 1234		Jan-Feb 2008	CD, DVD / TT:
Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com

Solo Instrumental Works

S-1	Bach on the Italian Lute [S-1]
Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995 [25:27] Partita for lute in C minor, BWV 997 [13:30] Prelude for lute in C minor, BWV 999 [2:04] Suite for solo cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007, arranged for lute in C major by Peter Croton [17:31] Aria for Soprano Bist du bei mir, BWV 508, arranged for solo lute Peter Croton [3:18]
Peter Croton (Lute)
Guild 7321		Jan 23-26, 2008	CD / TT: 61:57
Recorded at Basel City Studios, Switzerland. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

S-2	J.S. Bach: Works for Lute, Vol. 1 [S-1]
Suite for lute in G minor, BWV 995, transposed to A minor [23:] Suite for lute in E minor, BWV 996 [12:29] Partita for lute in C minor, BWV 997, transposed to A minor [20:45] Prelude, Fugue & Allegro for lute in E flat major, BWV 998, transposed to D major [12:34] All arranged for guitar
Jason Vieaux (Guitar)
Azica 71250		Mar 9, 2008	CD / TT: 70:05
Recorded live at St. Stanislaus Church, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

S-3	Herbert von Karajan Memorial Concert [S-1]
Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Sarabande []
Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
Medici Arts 2072514 Medici Arts 2072518		Apr 5, 2008	Blu-ray disc / TT: DVD / TT: 113:00 + 10:00 Bonus
Recorded livt at the Golden Hall of Vienna's Musikverein, Austria. Buy this album at: DVD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Blue-ray: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

S-4	Les Instruments Précieux du Musée Conservatoire Vol. 2 [S-1]
Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: Adagio [] Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Preludio [], Loure [], Gavotte en rondeau []
Pierre Amoyal (Violin) [Amati (1639), Strad `Provigny' (1716), Del Gesu (1742), Strad `Le Saraste' (1724), Strad modèle `Longuet' (1699) and Strad `Le Davidoff' (1708)]
Erato 5050466580320		Sep 1977	CD / TT:
Reissue. Recorded in Paris, France. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

Chamber Works

H-1	Concerts at the Liszt Academy of Music Budapest [H-1]
Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027 [] Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028 [] Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 []
Miklós Perényi (Cello); András Schiff (Piano)
Warner Classics 2564693870		Jan 6, 2008 [1027] Feb 3, 2008 [1028] May 18, 2008 [1029]	2-DVD / TT: 152:00 + 103:00
Three concerts recorded live at the Great Hall of the Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary.

H-2	Bach / Mozart: Trio Sonatas [H-1]
Sonata in B minor for flute & harpsichord, BWV 1030 [] Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor BWV 527, transcribed for flute, cello, & harpsichord []
Claire Guimond (Flute); Gary Cooper (Harpsichord); Jaap ter Linden (Cello)
Early Music 7762		2004	CD / TT:

H-3	Kammermusik der Bach-Familie - Chamber Music by the Bach Family [H-1]
Sonata for violin & continuo in G major, BWV 1021 []
Chursächsische Capelle Leipzig (Chamber Ensenble)
Raumklang 59603		1996	CD / TT:

H-4	J.S. Bach: Sonatas for flute and harpsichord [H-1]
Partita for lute in C minor, BWV 997, arranged for flute [] Partita for solo flute in A minor, BWV 1013 [] Sonata for violin & keyboard in G minor, BWV 1020 [] Sonata for flute & keyboard in B minor, BWV 1030 [] Sonata for flute & keyboard in E flat major, BWV 1031 [] Sonata for flute & keyboard in A major, BWV 1032 [] Sonata for flute & keyboard in C major, BWV 1033 [] Sonata for flute & continuo in E minor, BWV 1034 [] Sonata for flute & continuo in E major, BWV 1035 []
Hansgeorg Schmeiser (Flute); Ingomar Rainer (Harpsichord); Othamar Müller
Nimbus		2007	2-CD / TT:

H-5	J.S. Bach: Sonatas with Viola da gamba and Harpsichord [H-1]
Sonata for oboe d'amore, viola da gamba & continuo in E minor, after BWV 528 (reconstruction: Pieter Dirksen) [9:40] Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027 [13:40] Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028 [14:15] Sonata for harpsichord in D minor, BWV 964 [21:40] Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 [15:05] Chorale Prelude Nun komm der heiden Heiland for oboe, viola da gamba & continuo, after BWV 660a (reconstruction: Pieter Dirksen) [3:47]
Cassandra Luckhardt (Viola da gamba); Pieter Dirksen (Harpsichord); Alfredo Bernardini (Oboe & Oboe d'amore)
Etcetera KTC 1365		Sep 11-13, 2007	CD / TT: 77:43
Recorded at the Hervormde Kerk, Renswoude, Holland.

Orchestral Works

O-1	Invitation to the Dance [O-2]
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Gavotte I and II []
Daniel Barenboim
Berliner Philharmoniker
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Medici Arts 2051849		2001-2002	DVD / TT: 97:00

O-2	Three Violinists play Bach
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [] Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 [] Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [] Concerto violin and oboe, strings & continuo in No. 1 in C minor, BWV 1060 []
Kurt Redel
Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Munich
Devy Erlih [BWV 1041, BWV 1043], Haenry Merckel [BWV 1042, BWV 1043], Reinhold Barchet [BWV 1060] (Violins); Kurt Kalmus (Oboe) [BWV 1060]
Opus Kura 7043 (from Ducretet-Thomson)		1956 or earlier	CD / TT: 67:49
Reissue. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.co.uk

Musical Offering & Art of Fugue

Arrangements & Transcriptions

T-1	Bach for Brass [T-5]
Concerto No. 1 in D major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 972 [] Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV 564: Adagio [] Toccata & Fugue in C major [] Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: Allegro [] Easter Oratorio BWV 249: Sinfonia [] Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 [] Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir [] Chorale Prelude Herr Jesu Christ [] Suite from the Orchestral Ouvertures [] Chorale Prelude Jesus bleibet meine Freude [] Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 [] All arranged for brass ensemble
German Brass Ensemble
Medici Arts 2050338		May 1990	DVD / TT: 60:00
Recorded live at Thomanerkirche Leipzig, Germany.

T-2	In vain - von der Vergänglichkeit [T-1]
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: Fuga a tre soggetti [8:09]
Quartet New Generation
Genuin 89143		2008	CD / TT: 59:05
Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: ClassicsOnline

T-3	J.S. Bach: Triosonatas for Organ BWV 525-530 [T-1]
Trio Sonatas BWV 525-530 [10:24, 10:36, 11:41, 9:13, 13:30, 12:03] All transcribed for recorder & keyboard
Reine-Marie Verhagen (Voice Flute, Alto Recorder); Tini Mathot (Harpsichord [by Willem Kroesbergen], Organ)
Challenge Classics 72314		May 2008	CD / TT: 67:27
Recorded at Waalse Kerk Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

T-4	The Great Pianists Vol. 10 - Masters of the Piano Roll series [T-1]
Bach-Cortot: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [3:03]
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Dal Segno 026 (from Victor)		May 18, 1937	CD / TT:
Reissue. Recorded at No. 3 Studio, Anney Road, London, England.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2009 - July 2009)

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