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Ivry Gitlis
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions
Recordings of Vocal Works

Ivry Gitlis - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music


S-1

Ivry Gitlis - The Early Years, Birth Of A Legend

Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Chaconne (Mvt. 5) [12:33]

Ivry Gitlis (Violin)

Rhine Classics RH-011

Jul 1, 1963

2-CD / TT: 151:43

Recorded live at Teatro Caio Melisso, Spoleto, Umbria, Italy, in the frame of 6º Festival Dei 2 Mondi.
Watch on YouTube:
Partita for solo violin No. 2 BWV 1004: Chaccone [15:31]


SV-1

Ivry Gitlis - Vence Music Festival

Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Chaconne (Mvt. 5) [15:31]

Ivry Gitlis (Violin)

Meloclassic

1972

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Vence Music Festival, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France. TV footage, archive by Meloclassic.
Watch on YouTube:
Partita for solo violin No. 2 BWV 1004: Chaccone [15:31]


SV-2

Ivry Gitlis plays Bach
Ivry Gitlis dans une gavotte de Bach

 

Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Gavotte (Mvt. 3) [2:53]

Ivry Gitlis (Violin)

Ina.fr

May 11, 1978

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed in France. TV footage, archive by Ina.fr.
Watch on Daily Motion:
Partita for solo violin No. 3 BWV 1006: Gavotte [2:53]
Watch on YouTube:
Partita for solo violin No. 3 BWV 1006: Gavotte [2:54]


S-2

Ivry Gitlis Recital in Japan 1990 (Movie Live Mono)

 

00:35-16:01: 1. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Chaconne (Mvt. 5) [DVD: 14:24; YT: 15:26]
42:35-52:37: 6. Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: Fugue (Mvt. 2) [DVD: 9:45; YT: 10:02]
55:42-59:40: 8. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: Gavotte (Mvt. 3) [DVD: 2:56; YT: 3:58]

Ivry Gitlis (Violin)

Toshiba EMI TOBW-3527

Jun 30 [Wiki] or Jul 30 [YT], 1990

DVD / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Casals Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Recital [59:40]
Partita for solo violin No. 2 BWV 1004: Chaccone: Part 1 [8:01]


Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

Ivry Gitlis plays Bach: Violin Concertos (Ivry Gitlis Edition Vol. 3)

 

Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [12:27]
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 [17:46]
Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [15:52]
Bonus tracks:
Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne [14:29]
Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga [9:47]
Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: III.Gavotte en rondeau [3:00]

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Louisiana Museum Art Ensemble

Ivry Gitlis (Violin); Natalia Likhopoi (2nd violin)

Rhine Classics RH-024

Mar 17, 22 & 26, 1997 [Concertos]
Jul 30, 1990 [Bonus]

CD / TT: 77:45

Recorded at studio Danish Radio, Copenhagen, Denmark. Never-before-released studio recording [Concertos]; at Casals Hall, Tokyo, Japan [Bonus].
Recording Producer: Henrik Sleiborg [Concertos]; Producer/Remastering: Emilio Pessina.
Buy this album at:
CD (2022): Rhine Classics


OV-1

Gitlis plays Bach

 

Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [17:03]

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Kammerorchester der Musikhochschule Karlsruhe

Ivry Gitlis & Nachum Erlich (Violins)

YouTube

2004

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Musikhochschule Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Watch on YouTube:
Double Concerto for 2 violins BWV 1043: Part 1 [3:58] + Part 2 [7:47] + Part 3 [5:18]


Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions


T-1

1-2. A. Berg: Violin Concerto; Chamber Concerto for Violin, Piano and 13 Winds [LP-1, LP-2]
3. I. Stravinsky & A. Berg: Violin Concertos [LP-3]
4. A. Berg: Concerto Pour Violon; A. Schoenberg: "La Nuit Transfigurée" [LP-4]
11. Berg: Violin Concerto; Hindemith Violin Concerto in D Major; Stravinsky: Concerto in D Major [CD]
12. Art of Ivry Gitlis - Violin Concertos [3-CD]
13. Ivry Gitlis: The Legend [4-CD]
21. Berg: Concerto "À la mémoire d'un ange" & Kammerkonzert (Mono Version) [MP3]
22. Berg: Concerto "À la mémoire d'un ange" - Schoenberg: La nuit transfigurée (Mono Version) [MP3]
23. Berg & Stravinsky: Violin Concertos (Mono Version) [MP3]

 
 
 
 
 

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [LP: 23:39; CD: 23:51; 4-CD: 24:00]

William Strickland

Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra, Vienna

Ivry Gitlis (Violin)

1. Vox PL-8660
2. Orbis CX-10340
3. Vox PL-10.760
4. Club National Du Disque CND-827
11. Vox 7818
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12. Brilliant Classics 9145
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13. Profil Hänssler PH-19056
21. BnF Collection
22. BnF Collection
23. BnF Collection

Mar 30, 1954

LP / TT: 56:47
LP / TT: 56:47
LP / TT: 44:56
LP / TT:
CD / TT: 70:12
MP3 / TT: 70:11
3-CD / TT: 229:21
MP3 / TT: 229:14
4-CD / TT: 294:31
MP3 / TT: 56:53
MP3 / TT: 52:32
MP3 / TT: 45:09

Recorded at Konzerthaussaal, Vienna, Austria.
Vox CD: Digitally re-mastered from original analog tapes. 20-bit mastering has been used for high-definition sound.
PH 4-CD: Remastered by Torben Widdermann.
1st recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by I. Gitlis.
Listen on YouTube:
11. Vox CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 9 Tracks; TT: 70:20]
12. BC 3-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 25 Tracks; TT: 229:38]
21. BnF MP3: Complete Album [Sequence; 5 Tracks; TT: 56:38]
22. BnF MP3: Complete Album [Sequence; 3 Tracks; TT: 52:35]
22. BnF MP3: Complete Album [Sequence; 6 Tracks; TT: 45:15]
Buy this album at:
11. Vox CD (2002): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
12. BC 3-CD (2012): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
13. PH 4-CD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de








T-2

Ivry Gitlis Portrait [T-1]

CD-4 [52:59]:
A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [23:12]

Fritz Rieger

Orchestre National de l'ORTF

Ivry Gitlis (Violin)

Decca 5346246
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Mar 14, 1967 [Wiki] or Jul 1967 [CD]

5-CD / TT: 342:47
MP3 / TT: 345:35

Recorded at Maison de la Radio, Paris, France.
2nd recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by I. Gitlis.
Buy this album at:
5-CD (2013): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


T-3

Ivry Gitlis - Legendary Virtuoso

August Wilhelmj: Air on G string for violin & piano (arrangement of Mvt. 2 from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068) [6:05]

Ivry Gitlis (Violin); Shigeo Neriki (Piano)

Toshiba EMI TOCE-9063/65

May 8-11, 1985

3-CD / TT:

Recorded at Arakawa Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan.


T-4

Ivry Gitlis - Live Performance, Vol. 1 [T-2]

 

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [YT: 25:38; 26:44]

Hans Vonk

WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

Ivry Gitlis (Violin)

Doremi DHR-7981-3
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Jan 24, 1992

2-CD+DVD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 130:20

Recorded & filmed live in Köln, Germany.
3rd recording of A. Berg's Violin Concerto by I. Gitlis.
Watch on YouTube:
A. Berg: Violin Concerto: Complete Work [25:38] | Complete Work [26:44]
Buy this album at:
2-CD+DVD (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2021 - September 2022)

Ivry Gitlis: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works


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
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