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John Butt
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Organ Works
Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Vocal Works. See also: Short Biography

John Butt - Short Biography

Review: Bach Organ Toccatas & Schubler Chorales from John Butt
Review: New JSB Organ Recordings
Comparative Review: Bach's Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7
Book: Bach Interpretation: Articulation Marks in the Primary Sources of J.S. Bach
Book: The Cambridge Companion to Bach
Discussions: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by John Butt
Discussions: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by John Butt

Discography

Recordings of Organ Works


R-1

J.S. Bach: Trio Sonatas BWV 525-530
Bach: Organ Music


Trio Sonatas BWV 525-530 [12:35, 11:58, 12:56, 10:14, 14:04, 13:13]

John Butt (Organ)

Harmonia Mundi France / Classical Express

Aug 1991

CD / TT: 75:00

Recorded at Alfred Hertz Memorial Hall of Music, University of California, Berkley, California, USA.
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R-2

Bach: four Toccatas and Fugues; Schübler Chorales

Toccata & Fugue for organ in D minor ("Dorian"), BWV 538 [12:57]
Toccata & Fugue for organ in F major, BWV 540 [13:33]
Toccata, Adagio, & Fugue for organ in C major, BWV 564 [14:04]
Toccata & Fugue for organ in D minor, BWV 565 [8:18]
Six Schübler chorales BWV 645-650 [4:07, 1:53, 3:02, 2:36, 2:50, 3:34]

John Butt (Organ) [Organ of Trinity College, Cambridge]

Harmonia Mundi France

Jan 2000

CD / TT: 67:02

Recorded at the Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
Review: Bach Organ Toccatas & Schubler Chorales from John Butt
Review: New JSB Organ Recordings
Buy this album at: Amazon.com


Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works


K-1

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [89:23]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 [122:54]

John Butt (Hapsichord) [Harpsichord by Bruce Kennedy. Copy of a German instrument (1702-4) by Michael Mietke (d. 1719), owned by the Dunedin Consort, tuned to a' = 415Hz by Edmund Pickering]

Linn Records CKD-463
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Jul 15-18, 2013

4-CD / TT: 212:21
MP3 / TT: 211:33

Recorded at St Martin's, East Woodhay, Hampshire, England.
Produced and recorded by Philip Hobbs; Post-production by Julia Thomas.
Buy this album at:
4-CD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline


Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

Bach: 8 Violin Sonatas

1-6. Sonatas for violin & keyboard BWV 1014-1019 [12:56, 13:05, 15:46, 16:32, 16:38, 16:09]
7. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major (variant), BWV 1019a [9:09]
8. Sonata for violin & continuo in G major, BWV 1021 [8:30]
9. Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor, BWV 1023 [10:51]

Elizabeth Blumenstock (Violin); John Butt (Hapsichord)

Harmonia Mundi France / Classical Express

Oct 1991 [1-7]
Nov 1992 [8-9]

2-CD / TT: 119:36

Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California, USA.
1st recording of sontatas for violin & keyboard BWV 1014-1019 by J. Butt.
Buy this album at:
2-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.com
CD: Amazon.com [Vol. 1]


H-2

J.S. Bach: Sonatas for violin and harpsichord [H-1]

 

Sonatas for violin & keyboard, BWV 1014-1019 [11:54, 12:26, 14:43, 15:21, 15:16, 15:11]

Lucy Russell (Violin); John Butt (Harpsichord)

Linn Records CKD-433

Jul 2-4 & 8-11, 2013

2-CD / TT: 85 min

Recorded at St Martin's, East Woodhay, Hampshire, England.
Producer & Recording: Philip Hobbs; Assistant Engineer: Robert Cammidge; Post-production: Julia Thomas.
2nd recording of sontatas for violin & keyboard BWV 1014-1019 by J. Butt.
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2-CD (2015): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos

Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [14:30]
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 [16:55]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056, arranged for for violin, strings & continuo [10:07]
Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [16:36]

John Butt

English Chamber Orchestra

Pinchas Zukerman (Violin); José-Luis García (Violin) [BWV 1043]

RCA

Sep 3-4, 1990

CD / TT: 58:37
MP3 / TT: 76:50

Recorded at St. John's, Smith Square, London, England.
Buy this album at:
CD (1991): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
MC (1995): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD (2001): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


O-2

J.. Bach: Transcriptions of Italian Music [V-3]

 

Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor, BWV 1065 [9:40]

Jeffrey Thomas

American Bach Soloists

John Butt (Harpsichord I); Phebe Craig (Harpsichord II); Jonathan Dimmock (Harpsichord III); Jeffrey Thomas (Harpsichord IV)

Koch International Classics 3-7237-2H1
American Bach Soloists

May 7-8 & 10-11, 1993

CD / TT: 48:47

Recorded at St. Stephen's Church, Belvedere, California, USA.
Buy this album at:
Koch CD (1995): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
ABS CD (2007): Amazon.com


O-3

Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos (BWV 1046-1051)

 
 

CD-1 [42:44]:
1-4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 [20:45]
5-7. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 [10:53]
8-10. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 [10:41]
CD-2 [50:34]:
1-3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 [14:35]
4-6. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 [19:08]
7-9. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 [16:27]

John Butt

Dunedin Consort

DC: Soloists: John Butt (Harpsichord); Cecilia Bernardini (Violin & Violin Piccolo); Pamela Thorby (Alto Recorder in F, Alto Recorder in G); David Blackadder (Trumpet); Alexandra Bellamy (Oboe); Catherine Latham (Alto Recorder); Katy Bircher (Flute); Jane Rogers (Viola); Alfonso Leal del Ojo (Viola); Jonathan Manson (Violoncello)
Other players: Huw Daniel (Violin); Rebecca Livermore (Violin); Aliye Cornish (Viola); Alison McGillivray (Cello, Viola da gamba); Emily Ashton (Cello, Viola da gamba); William Hunt (Violone Grosso, G Violone); Leo Duarte (Oboe); Lars Henriksson (Oboe); Peter Whelan (Bassoon); David Blackadder (Trumpet); Anneke Scott (Horn); Joseph Walters (Horn)
Pitch A’ 392Hz Werkmeister III
Violas da Gamba & G Violone tuned in Chorton.

Linn Records CKD-430
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May 7-10, 2012

2-SACD / TT: 93:18
MP3 / TT: 93:09

Recorded at Recorded at Perth Concert Hall, Perth, England.
Produce & Recording: Philip Hobbs; Assistant Engineer: Robert Cammidge; Post-production: Julia Thomas; Keyboard Technician: Keith McGowan.
Buy this album at:
2-SACD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2013): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


O-4

J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos [O-4]

 
 

 

1-3. Concerto for oboe & violin, strings & continuo in C minor, BWV 1060R () [12:59]
4-6. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 [15:52]
7. Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 21 [2:41]
8-10. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [13:26]
11-13. Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [14:31]

John Butt

Dunedin Consort

John Butt (Harpsichord); Cecilia Bernardini (Solo Violin); Alfredo Bernardini (Solo Oboe); Huw Daniel (Solo Violin) [BWV 1043]
Sijie Chen, Sarah Bevan-Baker, Huw Daniel, Colin Scobie (Violin Ripieno); Alfonso Leal del Ojo (Viola); Jonathan Manson (Cello); Maggie Urquhart (Violone); Keith McGowan (Keyboard Technician)

Linn Records CKD-519
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Nov 17-20, 2014

CD / TT: 59 min
MP3 / TT: 59:53

Recorded at Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Producer & Recording: Philip Hobbs; Assistant Engineer: Robert Cammidge; Post-Production: Julia Thomas.
Buy this album at:
SACD (2016): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
SACD (2016): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2016): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2006 - November 2019)

John Butt: Short Biography | Ensembles: Dunedin Consort
Bach Discography:
Recordings of Vocal Works | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Discussions of Vocal Recordings:
BWV 232 - J. Butt | BWV 244 - J. Butt
Reviews of Instrumental Recordings:
Bach Organ Toccatas & Schubler Chorales from John Butt | New JSB Organ Recordings
Books:
Bach Interpretation: Articulation Marks in the Primary Sources of J. S. Bach | The Cambridge Companion to Bach


Instrumental Works: Recordings, Reviews & Discussions - Main Page | Order of Discussion
Recording Reviews of Instrumental Works: Main Page | Organ | Keyboard | Solo Instrumental | Chamber | Orchestral, MO, AOF
Performers of Instrumental Works: Main Page | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z




 

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