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Igor Kipnis

Bach's Instrumental Works


Contents:

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Vocal Works

Igor Kipnis - Short Biography

Review: Bach’s Partitas from Kipnis and Carolan

Recordings

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works

K-1

Igor Kipnis: His First Solo Recordings (1962)

French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 [18:12]
Toccata No. 5 in E minor, BWV 914 [6:35]
Fantasia in G minor, BWV 917 [2:37]
Prelude, Fugue & Allegro, for lute in E flat major, BWV 998 [12:11]

Igor Kipnis (Harpsichord)

VAI

1962

CD / TT: 76:56

Recorded at Golden Crest's Huntington Station studio, Long Island, New York, USA.
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K-2

Bach: Italian Concerto; English Suite No. 2; 12 Little Preludes

English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 [25:29]
Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C major (WTC II/1), BWV 870: Prelude [2:53]
Prelude (Fantasia) in A minor, BWV 922 [7:47]
12 Little Preludes: BWV 924-930 [1:12, 1:03, 1:26, 0:30, 1:45, 2:53, 2:23]
Five Little Preludes BWV 939-942 [0:33, 0:50, 0:38, 0:44]
Adagio in G major, BWV 968 [5:12]
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 []
Prelude for lute in C minor, BWV 999 [1:18]

Igor Kipnis (Clavichord, Harpsicord)

Sony Classical

May 1965

CD / TT: 64:36

Recorded at 30th Street Studio, New York City, NY, USA. 1st recording of Italian Concerto BWV 971 by I. Kipnis.
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K-3

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations; Italian Concerto; French Overture; Italian Variations

French Overture in B minor, BWV 831 [32:30]
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [13:09]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [82:13]
Aria variata in A minor ("In the Italian Style"), BWV 989 [15:59]

Igor Kipnis (Harpsichord)

Angel / Seraphim Classics / EMI Classics

1973, 1976

2-CD / TT: 143:51

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K-4

J.S. Bach: Solo Partitas Nos. 1, 2 & 4

Partitas No. 1 BWV 825 [19:07], No. 2 BWV 826 [20:32], No. 4 BWV 828 [34:11]

Igor Kipnis (Harpsichord)

EMI / Seraphim Classics

1977

CD / TT: 73:50

Review: Bach’s Partitas from Kipnis and Carolan
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K-5

J.S. Bach: Solo Partitas Nos. 3, 5 & 6

Partitas No. 3 BWV 827 [19:58], No. 5 BWV 827 [21:31], No. 6 BWV 830 [31:26]

Igor Kipnis (Harpsichord)

EMI / Seraphim Classics

1977

CD / TT: 72:55

Review: Bach’s Partitas from Kipnis and Carolan
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K-6

Fantasias by Bach

Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [11:56]
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [7:01]
Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV 904 [7:55]
Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 906 [8:55]
Fantasia in G minor, BWV 917 [2:34]
Fantasia über ein rondo in C minor, BWV 918 [4:52]
Prelude (Fantasia) in A minor, BWV 922 [9:21]
Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV 944 [6:24]
Fughetta in C minor, BWV 961 [1:30]

Igor Kipnis (Clavichord, Harpsichord);

Arabesque

Oct 1986

CD / TT: 65:59

Recorded at Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, USA.
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Recordings of Chamber Works

C-1

J.S. Bach: Six Flute Sonatas

Sonatas for flute & keyboard, BWV 1030-1035 []

Igor Kipnis (Harpsichord); John Solum (Baroque Flute); Barbara Bogatin (Baroque Cello)

Arabesque

Jan 1988

CD / TT:

Recorded at Concordia College, Bronxville, NY, USA.
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C-2

Bach, Handel, Telemann: Trio Sonatas on Period Instruments

Sonata for 2 flutes & continuo in G major, BWV 1039 [12:09]

John Solum (Transverse Flute); Igor Kipnis (Harpsichord); Eli Potash (Cello, Gamba)

Arabesque

Jun 1992

CD / TT: 61:10

Recorded at Harkness Chapel, Connecticut College, New London, USA.
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Recordings of Orchestral Works

O-1

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1052, BWV 1061, BWV 1064, BWV 1065

Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 [23:04]
Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1061 [18:38]
Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1064 [18:18]
Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor, BWV 1065 [9:44]

Karl Münchinger

Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Igor Kipnis (Harpsichord) [1-4]; Linda Schell-Pluth Harpsichord [2-4]; David Schrader (Harpsichord) [3-4]; David Hertzberg [4]

Intercord

Early 1960's ?

CD / TT: 69:44

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O-2

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos

Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 [22:39]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053 [19:42]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054 [17:57]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055 [13:58]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 [10:33]
Concerto for harpsichord, 2 recorders, strings & continuo No. 6 in F major, BWV 1057 [16:59]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 [14:15]
Concerto for harpsichord, oboe, strings & continuo No. 8 in D minor, BWV 1059 [20:19]

Neville Marriner

London

Igor Kipnis (Harpsicord); Colin Tilney (Basso Continuo); Marguerite Dolmetsch & Jeanne Dolmetsch (Recorders) [6]

Sony Classical / CBS

Mar 1969 [1, 5, 7]; Oct 1970 [2, 4, 8]; Oct 1967 [3, 6]

2-CD / TT: 136:22

Recorded at EMI Studio 1, London, England [1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8]; Olympic Studios, London, England [3, 6]
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2006 - May 2007)



Igor Kipnis: Short Biography | Recordings of Vocal Works | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Reviews of Non-Vocal Recordings:
Bach’s Partitas from Kipnis and Carolan


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