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Frank Peter Zimmermann
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

Frank Peter Zimmermann - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music


S-1

J.S. Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 1

 
 

1-4. Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 [21:17]
5-9. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 [28:05]
10-15. Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006 [17:21]

Frank Peter Zimmermann (Violin) [Antonio Stradivarius, Cremona 1711, ‘Lady Inchiquin’]

BIS BIS-2577
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Jun 8-12, 2020: BWV 1002, 1003
Mar 27-28, 2021: BWV 1006

SACD / TT: 67:36
MP3 / TT:67:11

Recorded at at the Evangelische Kirche, Honrath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany [BWV 1002, 1003]; Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden [BWV 1006].
Producer & Sound Engineer: Hans Kipfer (Take5 Music Production); Post-production: Editing and mixing: Hans Kipfer; Executive Producers: Robert Suff (BIS) / Dr. Christiane Lehnigk (Deutschlandfunk).
Listen on YouTube:
SACD: Complete Album [Sequence; 15 Tracks; TT: 67:24]
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Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

J.S. Bach: The Violin Sonatas (BWV 1014-1019)

 
 

CD-1 [41:19]:
1-4. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014 [12:25]
5-8. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015 [12:31]
9-12: Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016 [15:43]
CD-2 [52:04]
1-4. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017 [15:46]
5-8. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018 [16:53]
9-13. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019 [16:59]

Frank Peter Zimmermann (Violin); Enrico Pace (Piano)

Sony 8697112432
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Nov 8-10, 2006 & 27-28, 2006

2-CD / TT: 93:23
MP3 / TT:

Recorded at August-Everding-Saal, Musikschule Grünwald, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany.
Recording Producer: Wilhelm Meister; Balance Engineer: Andreas Fischer Editing: Elisabeth Panzer, Mechthild Homburg.
1st recording of Sonatas for violin & keyboard BWV 1014-1019 by F.P. Zimmermann.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 15 Tracks; TT: 90:41]
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H-2

J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Piano BWV 1014-1019

 

1. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014 [14:06]
2. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015 [13:32]
3: Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 3 in E major, BWV 1016 [17:01]
4. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017 [17:13]
5. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018 [18:20]
6. Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 6 in G major, BWV 1019 [18:13]

Frank Peter Zimmermann (Violin); Enrico Pace (Piano)

Medici Arts 2057188

May 2008

DVD / TT: 95:00 + 60:00

Recorded live at the Bibliothekssaal Kloster Polling, Germany.
Bonus docuentary: Bach and me - with personal insights, including an interview, a rehearsal with Zimmermann’s son Serge, excerpts from a concert with his newly founded string trio in Paris and a Sibelius concert in Copenhagen.
2nd recording of Sonatas for violin & keyboard BWV 1014-1019 by F.P. Zimmermann.
Watch on YouTube:
Sonata BWV 1014 [14:06] | Sonata BWV 1015 [13:32] | Sonata BWV 1016 [17:01] | Sonata BWV 1017 [17:13] | Sonata BWV 1018 [18:20] | Sonata BWV 1018 [18:13] || Sonatas BWV 1014-1019 [Sequence; 6 Tracks; TT: 98:46]
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Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos (BWV 1041, 1042, 1060R) [O-1]

 
 

Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [16:00]
Concerto for oboe, violin, strings & continuo in D minor, BWV 1060R (reconstruction) [15:00]
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 [19:00]

Jeffrey Tate (Harpsichord, Conductor)

English Chamber Orchestra

Frank Peter Zimmermann (Violin); Neil Black (Oboe)

His Master's Voice 7-49862-1
EMI Classics 7-49862-2
Lucas Records

Nov 1988

LP / TT: 49:00
CD / TT: 49:00
MP3 / TT: 49:14

Recorded at No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, England.
Listen on YouTube:
Violin Concerto No. 1 BWV 1041: Mvt. 1 [4:06] + Mvt. 2 [7:18] + Mvt. 3 [3:55]
Violin Concerto No. 2 BWV 1042: Mvt. 1 [8:33] + Mvt. 2 [7:38] + Mvt. 3 [2:52]
Oboe & Violin Concerto BWV 1060R: Mvt. 1 [5:17] + Mvt. 2 [5:53] + Mvt. 3 [3:51]
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O-2

J.S. Bach, Berg, Brahms [O-1]

 

Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 [13:46]
A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") [25:44]

Alan Gilbert

New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Frank Peter Zimmermann (Violin); Alan Gilbert (Violin) [BWV 1043]

New York Philharmonic NYP-20120102
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Oct 5-7, 2011

CD / TT: 77:34
MP3 / TT: 77:31

Recorded live at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, New York, USA.
Executive Producer: Vince Ford; Producers: Lawrence Rock & Mark Travis; Recording & Mastering Engineer: Lawrence Rock.
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O-3

J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos / Violinkonzerte

 
 

Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [10:20]
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042 [15:25]
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo in D minor, BWV 1052R (reconstructed after the Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052) [20:02]
Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor, BWV 1060R (reconstructed after Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo No. 1 in C minor, BWV 1060) [12:27]

Daniel Gaede (Violin, Conductor)

Berliner Barock Solisten

Frank Peter Zimmermann (Violin); Serge Zimmermann (Violin) [BWV 1060]
BBS: Violins 1: Kotowa Machida, Rüdiger Liebermann, Alessandro Cappponone; Violins 2: Raimar Orlovsky, Efa-Maria Tomasi, Rahel Schmidt; Violas: Walter Küsner, Christophe Strouiri; Cello: Bruno Dollpearl; Double-bass: Ulrich Wolf; Harpsichord: Raphael Alpermann

Hänssler Classic HC-17046
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Apr 2017

CD / TT: 61:14
MP3 / TT: 61:07

Recorded at Jesus Christ Church, Berlin, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 12 Tracks; TT: 61:19]
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CD (2017): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue


A-1

Frank Peter Zimmermann and Heinrich Schiff Play Honegger, Martinu, Bach, Pintscher, Rave

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta [4:47], Canon in Hypodiapason (Canon alla Ottava) [2:47]

Frank Peter Zimmermann (Violin); Heinrich Schiff (Violoncello)

ECM 1912
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Aug 2004

CD / TT: 63:24
MP3 / TT: 62:59

Recorded at Propstei St. Gerold.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 12 Tracks; TT: 63:13]
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Music Download: Amazon.com


Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions


T-1

Berg, Shostakovich: Konzert für Violine und Orchester "Dem Andenken eines Engels" [T-1]

 

A. Berg: Violin Concerto ("To the memory of an angel") []

Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Frank Peter Zimmermann (Violin)

Internationale Musikfestspiele

2006

MC / TT: 106:00

Recorded at Dresdner Musikfestspiele, Germany.


T-2

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988, Performing version for string trio by Trio Zimmermann [72:56]

Trio Zimmermann

Frank Peter Zimmermann (Violin); Antoine Tamestit (Viola); Christian Poltéra (Cello)
Instruments: Violin: Antonio Stradivarius, Cremona 1711, ‘Lady Inchiquin’; Viola: Antonio Stradivarius, Cremona 1672, ‘Mahler’; Cello: Antonio Stradivarius, Cremona 1711, ‘Mara’

BIS BIS-2347
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Aug/Sep 2017 & Jun 2018

SACD / TT: 73:30
MP3 / TT: 73:14

Recorded at St.-Osdag-Kirche, Neustadt-Mandelsloh, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Producer & Sound Engineer: Hans Kipfer (Take5 Music Production); Post-production: Editing & Mixing: Hans Kipfer; Executive Producer: Robert Suff.
Buy this album at:
SACD (2019): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2009 - February 2022)

Frank Peter Zimmermann: 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
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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