The Perfect Sound: Bach

Bach - Julia Fischer - Violin concertos

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Concerto for 2 violins, strings, continuo in D minor, BWV 1043*
Violin concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
Violin concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042
Concerto for violin, oboe and strings in D minor, BWV 1060+

Julia Fischer, violin
Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin*
Andrey Rubtsov, oboe+
Academy of St. Martin-In-The-Fields

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Sep 5, 2009

Bach - Giardino Armonico - Brandenburg Concertos

Aug 28, 2009

The Academy - By Request

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
'The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba'

Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
'Sheep may safely graze' Cantata, BWV 208

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Berenice - Minuet

Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
'Jesu, joy of man's desiring' Cantata, BWV 147
Christmas Oratorio - Pastoral Symphony

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Messiah - Pastoral Symphony

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Holberg Suite, op. 40 - Prelude

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Rosamunde, D 797 - Entr'acte No. 3 in B flat major

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787)
Orfeo ed Euridice - Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)
String quartet No. 2 in D major - Nocturne

Academy of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor

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Aug 25, 2009

Bach - Gulda - The Well-Tempered Clavier

Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
The Well-Tempered Clavier

Friedrich Gulda, piano

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Aug 23, 2009

Bach - Pinnock - Brandenburg Concertos & Orchestra Works

Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
CD 01
Brandenburg concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Brandenburg concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Brandenburg concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Brandenburg concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
CD 02
Brandenburg concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Brandenburg concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Orchestra Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
CD 03
Orchestra Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Orchestra Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069

The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock, conductor

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CD 01 / CD 02 / CD 03

Aug 22, 2009

Bach - Gould - Piano concertos

Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
CD 01
Piano concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052*
Piano concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053
Piano concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054
CD 02
Piano concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055
Piano concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
Piano concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058

Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor*
Vladimir Golschmann, conductor

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CD 01 / CD 02

Apr 30, 2009

Bach - Flute concertos

Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
Flute concerto in B minor
reconstruction by Francesco Zimei after BWV 209/I, BWV 173a/2, BWV 207/3
Triple concerto in D major, BWV 1050a
Ouverture in B minor, BWV 1067

Ensemble Aurora
Enrico Gatti, director

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Apr 29, 2009

Baroque Trumpet Music

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Concerto in D major

Anonymus (17.Jh.)
Sinfonia à due Trombe D major

Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
3 chorale preludes, BWV 721, 1093, 1100

P. Franceschini (c. 1650-1680)
Sonata D major

Anonymus (17.Jh.)
Sonata à 5 clarini C major

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Suite in D major

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704)
Sonata XII C major
Balletti in C major

Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682-1738)
Fanfares pour 4 Trompettes, Timbales et Orgue in D major

Trompeten Consort
Friedemann Immer, conductor

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Apr 26, 2009

Volodos - Piano Transcriptions

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
Carmen Variations
after V. Horowitz (1968 version)

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
- Arcadi Volodos (1972)
Utro (Morning)
Melodiya (Melody)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp minor
ater V. Horowitz

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
- Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Litany
Resting-place
Love Message

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
- Georges Criffza
Flight of The Bumblebee

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
from Cinderella
Gavotte
Orientale
Valse

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
- Samuel Feinberg (1890-1962)
Scherzo (Symphony No. 6)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
- Samuel Feinberg (1890-1962)
Largo (Trio Sonata No. 5, BWV 529)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
- Arcadi Volodos (1972)
Turkish March

Arcadi Volodos, piano

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Apr 9, 2009

Essential Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
CD 01
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
(transcr. Leopold Stokowski)
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 'Air'
Thurston Dart, harpsichord continuo
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Mariner, conductor
Prelude in C major, BWV 846
Marisa Robles, harp
Brandenburg concerto in G major, BWV 1049 - I. Allegro
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Goldberg Variations, BWV988 - Aria
András Schiff, piano
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
(arr. Granville Bantock)
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Raymond Agoult, conductor
Violin concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
Salvatore Accardo, violin
Christopher Middleton, harpsichord
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
'Jesus bleibet meine Freude' Cantata, BWV 147
(arr. Munchinger)
Stuttgarter Kammerorchestra
Karl Munchinger, conductor
Keyboard concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055
András Schiff, piano
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Cello suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 - Bourrées I and II
(arr. Celedonio Romero)
Pepe Romero, guitar
Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor - II. Adagio
Tess Miller, oboe
Carmel Kaine, violin
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Mariner, conductor
Mass in h-Moll, BWV 232 - Crucifixus
Academy and Chorus of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Mariner, conductor
Cello suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 - Praeludium
János Starker, cello
French suite No. 5 in B major, BWV 816 - Gigue
András Schiff, piano
Prelude in D minor
(transposed from Prelude in C minor, BWV 999)
Eduardo Férnandez, guitar
Brandenburg concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Richard Adeney, flute
José-Luis Garcia, violin
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
St Matthew Passion, BWV 244 - Wir setzen uns mit Tranen nieder
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Sir Georg Solti, conductor
CD 02
Brandenburg concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 - I. Allegro
Guy Touvron, trumpet
Michael Copley, recorder
Heinz Holliger, oboe
Pina Camirelli; Antonio Perez; Italo Colandrea, violins
I Musici
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 - II. Largo, ma non tanto
Henryk Szeryng; Maurice Hasson, violins
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor
Lute Suite in E major, BWV 1006a - Prelude
Eduardor Fernández, guitar
'Sheep may safely graze' Cantata, BWV 208
(arr. Munchinger)
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Karl Munchinger, conductor
Cello Sonata in G major, BWV 1029 - II. Adagio (excerpt)
János Starker, cello
Gyorgy Sebok, piano
Italian concerto in F major, BWV 971 - I. Allegro
András Schiff, piano
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 - Pastoral Sinfonia
Stuttgart Kammerorchester
Karl Munchinger, conductor
Violin concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 - II. Andante
Salvator Accardo, violin
Christopher Middleton, harpsichord
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Gigue in D major
(tranposed from Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825)
Eduardor Férnandez, guitar
Orchestra Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - Menuette - Badinerie
William Bennett, flute
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Mariner, conductor
Oboe concerto in F major, BWV 1053 - Siciliano
Heinz Holliger, oboe
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Mariner, conductor
Brandenburg concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 - I. Allegro
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard, conductor
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 - Allemande - Gigue
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
Keyboard concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053 - I. Allegro (excerpt)
András Schiff, piano
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
'Sanctify us by thy goodness' Cantata, BWV 22
(arr. Harriet Cohen)
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Keyboard conerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 - II. Largo
Raymond Leppard, harpsichord
English Chamber Orchestra
Concerto No. 2 in A minor, BWV 593 (after Vivaldi) - I. Allegro
Wolfgang Rubsam, organ

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CD 01 / CD 02

Feb 18, 2009

Bach - Marriner - Brandenburg concertos

Johann Sebastian Bach (1865-1750)
CD 01
Brandenburg concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Brandenburg concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Brandenburg concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Brandenburg concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
CD 02
Brandenburg concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Brandenburg concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043+
Concerto for violin & oboe in C minor, BWV 1060+*

Gidon Kremer, violin+
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Heinz Holliger, conductor*
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor

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CD 01 / CD 02

Feb 6, 2009

The Art of Conducting - 6

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (orch. Stokowski)
Symphony Orchestra
Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Pini di Roma
The Symphony of the Air
Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Louis Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Harold en Italie, op. 16
Donald McInnes, viola
Orchestre National de France
Leonard Bernstein, conductor

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Jan 24, 2009

J.S.Bach - Leonhardt - Musical Offering

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Musical Offering , BWV 1079

Barthold Kuijken, Transverse Flute
Sigiswald Kuijken, Baroque Violin I
Marie Leonhardt, Baroque Violin II
Wieland Kuijen, Bass Viol
Robert Kohnen, Harpsichord
Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord Solo and Musical Director

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Sep 7, 2008

Albinoni: Adagio; Pachelbel: Canon, etc.

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Canon in D major

Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751)
Adagio in G minor

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
'Jesu, joy of man's desiring' from: Cantata no. 147

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Chacony in G minor

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Air from: Orchestra Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)
Concerto in G minor, op. 6 no. 8

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
'The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba'
Largo in F major form: Serse, Act I

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto for 4 violins in B minor op. 3 no. 10

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

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Sep 6, 2008

Bernstein Century: Bach piano concerto, violin concerto, ect

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042
Isaac Stern, violin
Concerto for Oboe, Violin and Orchestra in C minor, BWV 1060
Issac Stern, violin. Harold Gomberg, oboe

New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, harpsichord and conductor

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto for Piccolo, Strings & Basso Continuo, RV 443
William Heim, piccolo
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Concerto for Harpsichord (Piano) & Strings in D minor
Glenn Gould, piano
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor

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