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Stephen Preston
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions
Recordings of Vocal Works, see: Short Biography

Stephen Preston - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music


Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

J.S. Bach: The Flute Sonatas [H-2]
Bach Edition, Vol. 16: Chamber Music [Box Set]
Bach Edition: Complete Works [Box Set]




Partita for solo flute in A minor, BWV 1013 [17:39 / 18:01]
Sonatas for flute & keyboard, BWV 1030-1035 [18:38, 10:53, 12:34, 8:39, 14:20, 12:30 / 18:55, 11:14, 12:45, 9:03, 14:47, 12:49]

Stephen Preston (Baroque Flute); Trevor Pinnock (Harpsichord); Jordi Savall (Viola da gamba)

CRD 1014-1015
Musical Heritage Society MHS 824761W (MHS 4761-4762)
CRD Records: 33145
Brilliant Classics 99375
Brilliant Classics

1975

2-LP / TT:
2-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 97:47
2-CD / TT: 97:47
MP3 / TT: 97:32
14-CD / TT:
155-CD / TT:

Recorded at St. Andrew's Church, Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England.
1st recording of flute & keyboard sonatas BWV 1030-1035 by T. Pinnock.
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H-2

J.S. Bach, W.F. Bach & C.P.E. Bach Music for Two Flutes [H-1]

Trio Sonata for flute, violin & continuo in G major, BWV 1038 [13:40]

Stephen Preston (Flute); Nicholas McGegan (Flute); Jane Ryan (Viola da gamba); Anthony Pleeth (Violoncello); Christopher Hogwood (Harpsichord) [Jacob Kirckman, London, 1766]

L’Oiseau-Lyre DSLO-518
Música CEV-073.

Jun 2-4, 1976

LP / TT: 42:15

Recorded at Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Church, London, England.


H-3

BBC Broadcast

 

Sonata for 2 flutes & continuo in G major, BWV 1039 []
Musical Offering BWV 1079. Trio Sonata []

L'Ecole d'Orphée

Members of L'Ecole: Stephen Preston (Flute); Nicholas McGegan (Flute); Charles Medlam (Viola da gamba/Cello); John Toll (Harpsichord)

BBC Broacast

Mar 18, 1980

Tape / TT:

BBC recording broadcast Radio 3 March 18, 1980.
Source: British Library Sound Archive Catalogue


H-4

Music for Two Flutes

Sonata for 2 flutes & continuo in G major, BWV 1039 [11:36]

Stephen Preston, Lisa Beznosiuk (Baroque Flutes); Jane Coe (Baroque Cello); Robert Woolley (Harpsichord) [harpsichord of 1756]

Amon Ra SAR-11
Amon Ra CDSAR-11

Jan 1983

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 47 min

Recorded at Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent, England.
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H-5

J.S. Bach: Sonates en trio


Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in C major, BWV 1037 [12:13]
Sonata for 2 flutes & continuo in G major, BWV 1039 [11:54]
Trio Sonata for flute, violin & continuo in G major, BWV 1038 [7:22]
Musical Offering BWV 1079. Trio Sonata in C minor for flute, violin & continuo (appears erroneously as Trio Sonata for 2 flute, violin & continuo in D minor, BWV 1036) [17:59]

Charles Medlam

London Baroque

Charles Medlam (Cello); Stephen Preston, Lisa Beznosiuk (Flutes); JoToll (Harpsichord); William Hunt (Viol); Ingrid Seifert, Richard Gwilt (Violins)

Harmonia Mundi HMC- 901173 (HMX-2951173)

Feb 1985

CD / TT: 50:26

Recorded at St Martin's Church, East Woodhay, Berkshire, England.
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Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites [O-1]

 

Orchestral Suites 1066-1069 [19:24, 19:46, 18:19, 18:40 / 19:30, 19:46, 18:20, 18:45]

Trevor Pinnock

The English Concert

Trevor Pinnock (Harpsichord); Simon Standage (Violin), Stephen Preston (Flute) [BWV 1067]

Archiv Produktion 2533 411+
Archiv Produktion: 2723 072

Jun 20-26, 1978 [1-3]
Aug 2-4, 1979 [4]

2-LP / TT
CD / TT: 75:09

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England [1-3]; Herkules-Saal, Munich, Bavaria, Germany [4].
1st recording of Orchestral Suites BWV 1066-1069 by T. Pinnock..
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O-1b

J.S. Bach: Triple Concerto; Orchestral Suite No. 4 [O-1b]

 

Concerto for flute, violin, harpsichord, strings & continuo in A minor ("Triple"), BWV 1044 [19:55]
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 [19:46]

Trevor Pinnock

The English Concert

Trevor Pinnock (Harpsichord); Simon Standage (Violin), Stephen Preston (Flute)

Archiv Produktion 2533410
Archiv Produktion 3310410

Jun 24-26, 1978

LP / TT: 39:41

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England.
1st recording of Triple Concerto BWV 1044 by T. Pinnock.
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O-1a

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5; Orchestral Suite No. 4 [O-1a]

 

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 [20:41]
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069 [18:45]

Trevor Pinnock

The English Concert

Trevor Pinnock (Harpsichord); Simon Standage (Violin) [BWV 1050], Stephen Preston (Flute)

Archiv Produktion 2533440
Archiv Produktion 3310440

BWV 1050: Aug 2-9, 1979
BWV 1069: Nov 1-2, 1979

LP / TT: 39:26

Recorded at Herkulessaal der Residenz, Munich, Bavaria, Germany [BWV 1069]; Henry Wood Hall, London, England [BWV 1050].
1st recording of Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 BWV 1050 by T. Pinnock.
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O-2

Bach: Sinfonia, BWV 1046a; Concertos, BWV 1050a & 1064R (Bach-2000 - Vol. 142) [O-8]

Sinfonia for 2 trumpets, 3 oboes, bassoon, strings & continuo in F major (early version of BWV 1046), BWV 1046a [13:38]
Concerto for flute (or recorder), violin, strings & continuo in D major, BWV 1050a [18:32]
Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in D major (reconstruction), BWV 1064R [15:24]

Christopher Hogwood

The Academy of Ancient Music

Catherine Mackintosh (Violin) [2-3]; Monica Huggett (Violin) [3]; Christopher Hirons (Violin) [3]; Stephen Preston (Transverse Flute); Christopher Hogwood (Harpsichord)

Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre 414 187-1 OH2
Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre / Florilegium F3OL-20189
Teldec

Mar-May 1984

LP / TT:
CD / TT:
CD / TT: 48 min

Recorded at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, England.
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O-3

J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 1 [O-1]

 

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 [20:30]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054 [16:17]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 [9:29]
Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo No. 2 in C major, BWV 1061 [14:21]

Robert Woolley

Purcell Quartet

Richard Boothby (Bass Viol); Catherine Mackintosh (Violin); Catherine Weiss (Violin); Robert Woolley (Harpsichord)
Stephen Preston (Flute) [BWV 1050]; Jane Rogers (Viola) [BWV 1050]; Jonathan Manson (Bass Viol) [BWV 1050]; Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord) [BWV 1061]

Chandos CHAN-0595

Jul 4-6, 1995

CD / TT: 61:01

Recorded at St Bartholemew's Church, Orford, Suffolk, England.
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O-4

J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. 4 [O-4]

 
 

Concerto for flute, violin, harpsichord, strings & continuo in A minor ("Triple"), BWV 1044 [21:11]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 [21:27]
Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo No. 2 in C major, BWV 1061 [17:05]

Robert Woolley

Purcell Quartet

Richard Boothby (Bass Viol); Catherine Mackintosh (Violin); Catherine Weiss (Violin); Robert Woolley (Harpsichord)
Stephen Preston (Flute) [BWV 1044]; Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord) [BWV 1062]

Chandos CHAN-0641

BWV 1052: Jul 2-3, 1996
BWV 1044: Dec 4-5, 1996
BWV 1061: Oct 31, 1997

CD / TT: 59:47

Recorded at St Bartholemew's Church, Orford, Suffolk, England.
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Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue


A-1

Music at Court [A-2]

Musical Offering BWV 1079. Trio, Ricercar à 3, Canone perpetuo [27:00]

Christopher Hogwood

Academy of Ancient Music

Stephen Preston (Flute); Polly Waterfield (Violin); Christopher Hogwood (Harpsichord in Trio & Canon [Jacob Kirckman, 1766, single manual, 8'8'4']; Fortepian in Ricercar [Adlam Burnett after Mathaeus Heilmann, c1785]); Anthony Pleeth (Cello) (Pitch: A=415)

Folio Society FS1001/2
Decca L'Oiseau-Lyre 268DD.

July 4-9, 1977

2-LP / TT:

Recorded at Saint John's, Downshire Hill, London, England.


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2012)

Stephen Preston: Short Biography | Recordings of Instrumental Works


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