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J.S. Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 2 (Great Pianists) (1925-1950) [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [5:01] |
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Ellen Ballon (Piano) |
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Polydor 67086B [589 3/4 GS (67392B)].
Naxos Historical 8.111119 |
Jan 1936 |
78 rpm
CD / TT: 79:47 |
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Recorded in Berlin, Germany.
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Wilhelm Kempff: Rare Recordings (1936-1945) [K-1]
Wilhelm Kempff: Radio Recordings (1945-1956) [K-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:48] |
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Wilhelm Kempff (Piano) |
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Music & Arts
Koch Schwann |
Aug 18, 1945 |
2-CD / TT: 133:56
CD / TT: 56:21 |
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Recorded live at North German Radio Studios, Hamburg, Germany [1-2].
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Complete Recordings 1950-1959 |
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Dinu Lipatti Plays Bach, Mozart, Scarlatti & Schubert [K-1]
Dinu Lipatti Plays Bach [K-3] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:04] |
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Dinu Lipatti (Piano) |
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EMI Classics
IDIS |
Jul 6-10, 1950 |
CD / TT: 59:27
CD / TT: 57:15 |
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Recorded at Studio 2, Radio Genève, Switzerland.
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L.v. Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas [K-2] |
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1. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:20]
2. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [3:15]
3. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:11] |
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Wilhelm Kempff (Piano) |
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Deutsche Grammophon |
Sep 1952 [1]; Nov 1954 [2-3] |
8-CD |
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Recordeed at World Peach Church, Hiroshoma, Japan by Japanese Radio [2-3]; Stuttgart by Süddeutscher Rundfunk [1].
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Complete Recordings 1960-1969 |
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Complete Recordings 1970-1979 |
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Peter Katin plays… (Piano Recital) [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [] |
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Peter Katin (Piano) |
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Unicorn UNS-224 |
1970 [R] |
LP / TT: |
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Bach: Englische Suite No. 3; Capriccio BWV 992; Trankrptionen für Klavier [K-5]
Bach J.S: Favourite Piano Transcriptions [K-8]
Wilhelm Kempff plays Bach - Piano Transcriptions [Box Set] [B-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:35]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:22]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:41]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:31]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [4:49]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:33]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:11]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano [2:10]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:39]
Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [3:42] |
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Wilhelm Kempff (Piano) |
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Deutsche Grammophon |
Apr 1975 |
CD / TT: 72:37
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2-CD / TT: 149:15 |
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Recorded at Beethovensaal, Hannover, Germany..
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Yuji Plays Bach [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [] |
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Yuji Takahashi (Piano) |
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Deutsche Grammophon (Japan) |
1976 |
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Complete Recordings 1980-1989 |
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Bach for Christmas [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:50] |
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João Carlos Martins (Piano) |
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Concord Concerto / Labor Records / Tomato Music |
1980 / 1986 |
CD / TT: 53:53 |
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Recorded at Center For Performing Arts in the State University of New York.
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J.S. Bach: Toccata, Fugue, Preludes [K-5]
Tatiana Nikolayeva Plays J.S. Bach [Box Set] [B-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [5:24] |
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Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano) |
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Olympia / Mezhdunarodnaya Knig |
Apr 1982 |
CD / TT: 56:19
3-CD / TT: 167:27 |
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Recorded at Imaichi Public Hall, Japan.
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I bis di Nikita Magaloff [T-2]
The Magaloff Signature (Live Recording) [T-2] |
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Bach-Kempff (?): Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [2:33] |
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Nikita Magaloff (Piano) |
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Fono-Schallplattengesellschaft Fonè 87F06-18
Fono-Schallplattengesellschaft Fone 93F24 |
1988 |
CD / TT: 58:19
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Bach: Klavier [K-2] |
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Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [] |
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Detlef Kraus (Piano) |
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Teldec 66.21518 (Baedeker Record) |
1980’s (?) |
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Complete Recordings 1990-1999 |
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Bach Recital I [K-2] |
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Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [3:04]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano from sonata for flute & keyboard in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [2:32] |
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Stanislav Bunin (Piano) |
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EMI Japan TOCE-13394 |
Feb 22-27, 1990 |
CD / TT: 57:01 |
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Recorded at Maeda Hall, Senzoku Gakuen College Of Music,
Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.
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Fantasy [T-4] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:19] |
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Evgeny Kissin (Piano) |
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Deutsche Grammophon |
Dec 1990 |
2-CD / TT: 148:50 |
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Recorded at Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich, Germany.
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Wilhelm Kempff: Italian Suite op. 68 - Piano Sonata op. 47
Transcriptions of Bach - Gluck - Händel - Mozart [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:20]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:07]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:46]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [4:28]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:50]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:34]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:59]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano [1:43]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [2:49]
Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [3:42] |
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Idil Biret (Piano) |
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Marco Polo |
Nov-Dec 1991 |
CD / TT: 77:46 |
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Recorded at Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Chaconne: Bach Transcribed [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:42] |
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Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano) |
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ASV |
1991 |
CD / TT: 75:16 |
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Recorded at St Dunstan's, Cheam, England.
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Kissin Plays Schubert Brahms Bach Liszt Gluck (1991) [T-5] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:32] |
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Evgeny Kissin (Piano) |
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RCA |
1991 |
DVD / TT: 90:00 |
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Recorded in Munich, Germany.
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Les Joies du Piano (The Joy of Piano) [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:45] |
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Valerie Tryon (Piano) |
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CBC |
Jan 1992 |
CD / TT: 73:57 |
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Recorded at Humbercrest United Church, Toronto, Canada.
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Bach Recital II [K-3] |
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English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807 [19:54]
French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816 [16:02]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [5:15]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:49]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 734, transcribed for piano [3:59]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano [1:26] |
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Stanislav Bunin (Piano) |
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EMI Japan TOCE-13395 |
May 6-8, 1993 |
CD / TT: 51:25 |
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Recorded at Maeda Hall, Senzoku Gakuen College Of Music, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. |
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Jeanne Bovet Plays Bach, Scarlatti, Haendel [K-2] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:03] |
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Jeanne Bovet (Piano) |
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Gall / Gallo 772 |
1993 |
CD / TT: 60:45 |
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Recorded at Studio de l'Offrande Musicale, Ardèche, France.
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Encores [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [2:40] |
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Yara Bernette (Piano) |
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Sonopress 4 |
Feb 1995 |
CD / TT |
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Recorded at… |
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Schweitzeriana (Bach-Transkriptionen) [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:27]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:08]
Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [3:24] |
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Matthijs Verschoor (Piano) |
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Erasmus |
Oct 1995 |
CD / TT: 51:58 |
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Recorded at Remonstrants / Doopsgezinde Kerk, Deventer, Holland.
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J.S. Bach: Les Grandes Transcriptions - arrangements for piano [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [] |
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Jouni Somero (Piano) |
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Mils |
1996 |
CD / TT: |
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Complete Recordings 2000-2009 |
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Evening Bells: Christmas Pieces By Great Composers [T-4] |
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Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:39]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano [1:57] |
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Roland Pöntinen (Piano) [Steinway D] |
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BIS |
May 2000 |
CD / TT: 76:55 |
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Recorded at Nybrokajen, Stockholm, Sweden.
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John Robilette Live at Wigmore Hall in London [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano +
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [5:39] |
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John Robilette (Piano) |
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MSR Classics MS-1043 |
Jun 12, 2000 |
CD / TT: 63:13 |
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Recorded live at at Wigmore Hall, London, England.
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Bach Arrangements [A-1] |
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1. Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:01]
2. Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:54]
3. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, transcribed for piano [5:43]
4. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, transcribed for piano [4:18]
5. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, transcribed for piano [2:48] |
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Angela Hewitt (piano) |
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Hyperion |
Apr 2001 |
CD / TT: 69:57 |
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Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England.
Review: Hewitt Bach arrangements
Review: New Album by Angela Hewitt
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J.S. Bach: Transcriptions & Variations [T-2] |
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Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:15]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:34]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:32]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [5:06]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [ 4:23]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:22]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:53]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:08] |
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Gerhard Oppitz (Piano) |
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Hänssler |
2002 |
2-CD / TT: 129:41 |
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Recorded at Reitstadel, Neumarkt, Germany.
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Piano Music By Johann Sebastian Bach [K-2] |
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Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:28]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:11] |
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William Corbett-Jones (Piano) |
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Cambria Records 1159 |
Jun 2004 |
2-CD / TT: 122:38 |
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Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California, USA.
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J.S. Bach / F.B. Busoni: Transcriptions [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:25] |
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Boris Krajný (Piano). |
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Rosa Classic |
2004 |
CD / TT: 57:26 |
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Chaconne - Klavier Werken von J.S. Bach [T-2] |
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Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [] |
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Karl-Andreas Kolly (Piano) |
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Meister Music 1182 |
2005 ? |
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Jeanne Bovet: Parcours d'une vie dédiée à la musique [K-3] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [] |
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Jeanne Bovet (Piano) |
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VDE-Gallo 1288 |
Jul 2007 |
DVD / TT: 60 min |
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Filmed at Chapelle du Vieux Rompon, Ardèche, France. Production: Marie
Sirot, Olivier Faller, Pierre Goy Filmed under the auspieces of the l'Association de l'Offrande Musicale to celebrate Jeanne Bovet’s 90th birthday. |
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East West Encounter II - Works for Solo Piano [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Chorale 'Jesu, joy of man’s desiring' (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:19] |
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Susan Chan (Piano) |
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MSR Classics 1280 |
Aug 2007 |
CD / TT: 67:03 |
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Recorded at Lincoln Performance Hall of Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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J.S. Bach : Piano Transcriptions by Ferruccio Busoni, Sergei Rachmaninov, Myra Hess and Wilhelm Kempff [T-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:42] |
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Bernd Glemser (Piano) |
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Oehms Classics 706 |
2007 ? |
CD / TT: 71:09 |
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Piano Recital: Bach & Scarlatti [K-1] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:35] |
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Hannes Sonntag (Piano) |
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Musicom 041217 |
Jul 1-2, 2008 |
CD / TT: 68:56 |
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Recorded at Dülmen-Hiddingsel, Haus der Klaviere
Gottschling, Germany.
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Johann Sebastian B.A.C.H. ianas & transcriptions [T-2] |
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Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:50]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:03] |
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David Bismuth (Piano) |
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AmeSon 0815 |
Sep 15-17, 2008 |
CD / TT: 54:35 |
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Recorded at Temple Saint-Pierre, Paris, France.
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Was bedeutet eigentlich "wohltemperiert"? - Martin Stadtfeld über Johann Sebastian Bachs "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" [K-5] |
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Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:41] |
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Martin Stadtfeld (Piano) |
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Sony Classical 88697-37574-2
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2008 ? |
CD / TT:
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Parallel to his recording of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier, Part 1" Martin Stadtfeld published this CD on which he talks to a 12-year-old girl on Bach's groundbreaking work. Stadtfeld explained on the CD, which was produced in co-production with the Southwest Radio, based on musical examples on the piano, the harpsichord, a clavichord and organ of the peculiarities of this work.
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Complete Recordings 2010-2019 |
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