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Peter Serkin
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions

Peter Serkin - Short Biography

Review: Three Goldbergs
Comparative Review: Bach's Goldberg Variations on Piano: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Comparative Review: Round-Up of Goldberg Variations Recordings: Recordings | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7

Recordings

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works

K-1

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Peter Serkin (Piano)

Mar 12-14, 1986

Mar 23-25 & 29, 1965

CD / TT: 43:47 / 44:08

1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by P. Serkin.

K-2

Bach: Goldberg Variations

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Peter Serkin (Piano)

Pro Arte

Mar 12-14, 1986

2-CD / TT: 81:55

2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by P. Serkin.

K-3

Bach: Goldberg Variations - Italian Concerto

Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:49]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [44:30 / 45:03]

Peter Serkin (Piano)

RCA / BMG
Sony Music 28032

Jun 1-3, 1994

CD / TT: 57:34

3rd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by P. Serkin
Review: Three Goldbergs
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K-4

Bach: Inventions & Sinfonias

Two-Part Inventions (15), BWV 772-786 [26:06]
Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), BWV 787-801 [32:33]
Duets BWV 802-805 [2:36, 2:56, 3:23, 3:03]

Peter Serkin (Piano)

RCA / BMG

Jun 1995

CD / TT: 70:37

Recorded at Manhattan Center Studios, New York City, NY, USA.
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Recordings of Orchestral Works

O-1

Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4-6; Orchestral Suite No.4

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 []

Pablo Casals

Marlboro Festival; Orchestra

Lynn Harrell (Viola da Gamba); Peter Serkin (Harpsichord); Julius Levine (Bass); David Soyer (Cello)

Sony

1964

CD / TT: 76:28

Recorded in Marlboro, VT, USA
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O-2

J.S. Bach: Double and Triple Concertos [O-6]

1. Concerto for 2 Pianos & Orchestra in C minor, BWV 1060 []
2. Concerto for 2 Pianos & Orchestra in C major, BWV 1061 []
3. Concerto for 2 Pianos & Orchestra in C minor, BWV 1062 []
4. Concerto for 3 Pianos & Orchestra in D minor, BWV 1063 []
5. Concerto for 3 Pianos & Orchestra in C major, BWV 1064 []
6. Tripel Concerto for Piano, Violin, Flute, Strings & BC in A minor BWV 1044 []

András Schiff

Camerata Bern

András Schiff (Piano) [1-6]; Peter Serkin (Piano) [1-5]; Bruno Canino (Piano) [4-5]; Auréle Nicolet (Flute) [6]; Yuuko Shiokawa (Violin) [6]

Decca

1992-1993

CD / TT:

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Recordings of Arrangements & Trancriptions

T-1

Music From Marlboro - Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica for Two Pianos

F. Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica (III), for 2 pianos, KiV 256b []

Peter Serkin (Piano); Richard Goode (Piano)

Columbia MS6891

1966

LP / TT:

Recorded live at Marlboro Festival, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.

T-2

Music for Two Pianos [T-2]

F. Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica (III), for 2 pianos, KiV 256b [31:10]

András Schiff (Piano); Peter Serkin (Piano)

ECM

Nov 1997

2-CD / TT: 92:17

Recorded at American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY, USA.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2006 - April 2012)

Peter Serkin: Short Biography | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Reviews of Instrumental Recordings:
Three Goldbergs

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