K-1

Idil Biret: The Early Paris Recordings 1949/1953/1959

1. Solfegletto [0:58]
2. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 3 in C sharp major, BWV 848 [3:53]
3. Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [10:40

Idil Biret (Piano)

InönüVakf

1949 [1-2]; 1953 [3]

CD / TT: 68:53

Recorded the studios of the French Radio, Paris France. Transfered from 78 and 33 rpm records and coming from Idil Biret's archives.

Recordings of Orchestral Works

O-1

Bach: Piano Concerto No. 1 D minor BWV 1052 & W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 KV 219

Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 []

Gürer Aykal

Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

Idil Biret (Piano)

InönüVakf

Dec 24, 1998

CD / TT: 55:31

Recorded live in Ankara, Turkey. Other work: by W.A. Mozart w/o I. Biret.

Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions

T-1

Wilhelm Kempff: Italian Suite op. 68 - Piano Sonata op. 47
Transcriptions of Bach - Gluck - Händel - Mozart

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 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]

Idil Biret (Piano)

Marco Polo

Nov-Dec 1991

CD / TT: 77:46

Recorded at Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany.
Other transcriptions: not from J.S. Bach's works.
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T-2

Rachmaninov: Piano Transcriptions & Arrangements [T-1]
Rachmaninov: Piano Music [Box Set]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano []

Idil Biret (Piano)

Naxos

1991, 1995

CD / TT: 69:10
10-CD / TT:

Recorded at Clara-Wieck Auditorium, Sandhausen, Germany.
Other works: by S. Rachmaninov.
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T-3

Brahms: Waltzes for piano/Song Transcriptions
Brahms: The Complete Solo Piano Music and the Piano Concertos [Box Set]

Bach-Brahms: Cadenza for Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 [0:51]

Idil Biret (Piano)

Naxos

1994

CD / TT: 51:52
12-CD / TT: 737:16

Recorded at Clara-Wieck-Auditorium, Sandhausen, Germany. Other works: by J. Brahms.
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Box Sets

KB-1

Idil Biret : Bach & Mozart Edition

CD-1 - 8.571310 [75:50]:
1-2. Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [14:05]
3-8. Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 [19:51]
9-15. French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 [20:37]
16-21. English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 [21:17]

CD-2 - 8.571311 [77:08]:
1-16. WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-16 BWV 846-861

CD-3 - 8.571312 [70:29]:
1-8. WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 17-24 BWV 862-869
9-12. WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-4 870-873

CD-4 - 8.571313 [72:08]:
1-10. WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 5-14 BWV 874-883

CD-5 - 8.571314 [68:46]:
1-10. WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 15-24 BWV 884-893

CD-6 - 8.571315 [63:03]:
1. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 850 (France 1949) [3:42]
2. Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 (France 1953) [10:45]
3-5. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (Germany 1989) [7:20, 6:50, 7:13]
6-8. Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 (Belgium 2015) [4:29, 6:42, 4:45]
9. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 (Turkey 2016) [11:17]

CD-7 - 8.571316 [76:48]:
1. Bach-Liszt: Fantasia & Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 ("Great"), transcribed for piano [13:00]
2. Bach-Brahms: Presto from Sonata for solo violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001, transcribed for piano (1^st Version) [3:57]
3. Bach-Brahms: Chaconne (Mvt. 5) from the Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, transcribed for piano left hand [17:37]
4-6. Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:36, 3:35, 1:47]
7. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:50]
8. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:59]
9. Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [2:48]
10. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:33]
11. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:07]
12. Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:20]
13. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [4:19]
14. Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [4:28]
15. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [3:35]
16. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano [2:45]

Bonus CD-12 [62:28]:
1. Bach-Brahms: Chaconne (Mvt. 5) from the Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, transcribed for piano left hand (1993 Paris recording) [16:37]
2. French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 (1980 recording) [20:00]

DVD - 2.110373 [1:52:00]:
Part 1 - From concert at the Ankara Radio, 1948:
1. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (silent fragment)
Part 2 - From Recital in Istanbul, 2011
2. Bach-Liszt: Fantasia & Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 ("Great"), transcribed for piano
Part 3 - Recital in Istanbul, 2016
3. Applause
4-5. Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
6-8. Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
9-16. French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816
17-22. Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825
23-26. 4 Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier:
23. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848
24. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849
25. WTC 2: Prelude & Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881
26. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 860
Encore:
27. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano

Hakkı Öztürk [BWV 1052, 1056]

Kuşadası Chamber Orchestra [BWV 1052, 1056]

Idil Biret (Piano)

Idil Biret Archive / Naxos 8.501206

CD-1: Apr 24-25, 2015
CD-2-5: Apr 26, Jul 12-15, Sep 25-26, 2015
CD-6, 7, 12, DVD: see below.

12-CD / TT: 13:42:20 + DVD / TT: 112:00

CD-1: All tracks recorded at Château de Flawinne, Namur, Belgium.
Producer & Engineer: Michel Devos.
CD-2-5: All tracks recorded at Château de Flawinne, Namur, Belgium.
Producers: Michel Devos, Laure Renaud-Gou; Engineer: Michel Devos.
CD-6:
1. Recorded in Paris in 1949.
2. Recorded in Paris in 1953.
3-5. Recorded live in Württenberg, Germany, 1989.
6-8. Recorded at Château de Flawinne, Namur, Belgium on April 26, 2015.
Producer & Engineer: Michel Devos.
9. Recorded live in Kuşadası, Turkey on July 28, 2016.
Compilation here made by Ozan Sarıer, MIAM, Turkey.
CD-7:
1. Recorded live in Istanbul at the St. Irene Church, Istanbul, Turkey in 2011.
2-3. Recorded in Heidelberg, Germany in 1993.
Producer & Engineer: Martin Sauer.
4-6. Recorded in Heidelberg, Germany in 1995.
Producer & Engineer: Günter Appenheimer.
7-16. Recorded in Heidelberg, Germany in 1991.
Producer & Engineer: Martin Sauer.
Compilation here made by Ozan Sarıer, MIAM, Turkey.
CD-12:
1. Recorded live in Paris, 1993.
2. Recorded live in Maryland, USA 1980.
Compilation and mastering here made by Ozan Sarıer, MIAM, Turkey.
DVD:
Part 1: Recorded at Ankara Radio, Turkey in 1948.
Part 2: Recorded live in Istanbul at the St. Irene Church in June 2011.
Part 3: Recorded live in Istanbul at the Süreyya Opera House in January 2016 (Producer: Eytan Ipeker).
DVD compiled by Eytan Ipeker (Kamara).
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12-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 124 Tracks; TT: 13:41:41]
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2007 - March 2022)
Thanks to contributors: Holger Bünte-Majoor (March 2022)

Idil Biret: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works