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December 2016

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Cantatas

C-1

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos 54, 82 & 170 [C-1]

Cantatas BWV 170 [21:54], BWV 54 [10:47], BWV 82 [22:14]
Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 52 [4:04]
Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 174 [5:51]

Jonathan Cohen

Arcangelo [Pitch: A = 415 Hz; Temperament: Vallotti]

Counter-tenor: Iestyn Davies
Violins 1: Cecilia Bernardini ]Leader], Iona Davies, James Toll; Violins 2: Meret Liithi [Principal], Pablo Hernan Benedi; Violin 2/Viola: John Crockatt; Violas: James Boyd [Principal], Simone Jandl; Cellos: Jonathan Manson [Principal], Joseph Crouch, Andrew Skidmore; Double-bass Timothy Amherst; Oboes: Katharina Spreckelsen, Frances Norbury; Oboe/Taille: Leo Duarte; Bassoon: Sally Jackson; Horns: Ursula Paludan Monberg, Martin Lawrence, Roger Montgomery, Nick Benz; Organ/Harpsicbord: Jonathan Cohen; Organ: MarkWilliams; Lute: Monica Pustilnik

Hyperion CDA-68111

May 11-13, 2015

CD / TT: 64:51

Recirded at St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
Recording Engineer: David Hinitt; Recording Producer: John Oldham; Keyboard Technician: Keith McGowan; Executive Producer: Simon Perry.
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C-2

Sleepers awake! 'Wachet auf': cantatas by Dierich Buxtehude & J.S. Bach (BWV 140) [C-5]

D. Buxtehude: Cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BuxWV 101 []
D. Buxtehude: Trio sonata in C major for two violins, viola da gamba & continuo, BuxWV 266 []
D. Buxtehude: Ciaccona aria Quemadmodum desiderat cervus for tenor, 2 violins & continuo, BuxWV 92 []
D. Buxtehude: Cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BuxWV 100 []
Philipp Heinrich Erlebach: Sonata No. 6 in F major for violono piccolo, viola da gamba continuo []
J.S. Bach: Cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 []

Nicolette Moonen (Director)

(OVPP - No Choir) / The Bach Players

Soprano: Rachel Elliott; Alto: Sally Bruce-Payne; Tenor: Samuel Boden; Bass: Jonathan Gunthorpe
James Eastaway, Mark Radcliffe (Oboes); Richard Earle (Taille); Anneke Scott (Horn); Nicolette Moonen (Violin / Piccolo Violin); Anne Schumann, Oliver Webber, Catherine Weiss (Violins); Reiko Ichise (Viola da gamba); Olaf Reimers (Cello); Alastair Mitchell (Bassoon); Pawel Siwczak (Organ / Harpsichord)

Hyphen Press Music HPM-010
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Nov 11-13, 2014

2-CD / TT: 73:22
MP3 / TT: 73:13

Recorded at St Michael’s Church, Highgate, London, England.
Recording & production: Producer: Roy Mowatt; Recording Engineer: Alan Mosley; Editing & Mastering: Nicholas Parker.
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Cantata BWV 140: Mvt. 1: Chorus [5:50]
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Other Vocal Works

V-1

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Burton 01.2013 [V-1]
Bach, Vivaldi, Händel - Burton 01.2013

J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 []
A. Vivaldi: Gloria []
G.F. Handel: Zadok the Priest []
J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

James Burton

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Schola Cantorum of Oxford

Soprano: Zoë Brookshaw; Mezzo-soprano: Martha McLorinan; Other soloists: unknown

House of Opera CD-1522900
House of Opera MP3-1522900
House of Opera CD-1594900
House of Opera MP3-1594900

Jan 17, 2013

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Recorded live at St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta, in the frame of Valletta International Baroque Festival. Broadcast by Mezzo Channel.
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V-2

Fauré / Messager: Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville; Pergolesi / Bach: Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden, BWV 1083 [V-3]

Psalm 51 Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden, BWV 1083 [37:20]

Gudrun Schröfel

Arte Ensemble

Soprano: Ania Vegry; Alto: Mareike Morr

Rondeau ROP-6119
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Feb 2016

CD / TT: 53:46
MP3 / TT: 53:46

Recorded at St Paul’s Church, Hannover, Germany.
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Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach

Organ Works

R-1

Organ of the Moscow International Performing Arts Center (Bach, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Kushnaryov) [R-8]

Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 [7:17, 5:23]

Konstantin Volostnov (Organ)

Konstantin Volostnov KVCD-009
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Aug 31-Sep 2, 2016

CD / TT: 72:14
MP3 / TT: 71:56

Recorded at Moscow International Performing Arts Center, Russia.
Sound Producer: Alexander Volkov; Editing: Grigory Vasiliev.
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R-2

Les orgues de André Silbermann, Vol. 1 [R-1]

Chorale Partita Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 771 [7:00]
Prelude & Fugue in D major ("Little"), BWV 532 [8:01]

Jérôme Mondésert (Organ) [by Andreas Silbermann, 1718; restored by Quentin Blumenroeder, 2013-2015]

Pierre Esser / Sonare Resonare SR-1150608

2015

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Recorded at Sainte-Aurélie, Strasbourg, France.
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Solo Keyboard Works

K-1

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I [K-4]

CD-1 [53:55]: WTC 1: 12 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-857
CD-2 [62:14]: WTC 1: 12 Preludes & Fugues BWV 858-869

Ann-Helena Schlüter (Piano) [Steinwey D]

Hänssler Classic HC-16027
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CD-1: Apr 22-24, 2016
CD-2: Aug 12-14, 2016

2-CD / TT: 116:06
MP3 / TT: 116:05

Recorded at Steinweyhaus Michael Fiesch, Leipzig, Saxony, German [CD-1]; Steinweyhaus Matthias Kunze, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany [CD-2].
Recording Engineer: Man Linde (MDR).
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K-2

J.S. Bach: Kleine Präludien; 15 Inventionen & 15 Sinfonien [K-4]

1. Little Preludes: No.1 in C major, BWV 924 [0:48]
2. Little Preludes: No.2 in D major, BWV 925 [0:57]
3. Little Preludes: No.3 in D minor, BWV 926 [1:02]
4. Little Preludes: No.4 in F major, BWV 927 [0:42]
5. Little Preludes: No.7 in G minor, BWV 930 [2:21]
6. Little Preludes: No.5 in F major, BWV 928 [1:17]
7. Little Preludes: No.8 in A minor, BWV 931 [1:22]
8. 6 Little Preludes: No. 1 in C major, BWV 933 [1:37]
9. 6 Little Preludes: No. 2 in C minor, BWV 934 [2:06]
10. 6 Little Preludes: No. 3 in D minor, BWV 935 [1:36]
11. 6 Little Preludes: No. 4 in D major, BWV 936 [2:36]
12. 6 Little Preludes: No. 5 in E major, BWV 937 [1:33]
13. 6 Little Preludes: No. 6 in E minor, BWV 938 [1:49]
14. 5 Little Preludes: No. 1 in C major, BWV 939 [0:31]
15. 5 Little Preludes: No. 2 in D minor, BWV 940 [0:55]
16. 5 Little Preludes: No. 3 in E minor, BWV 941 [0:32]
17. 5 Little Preludes: No. 4 in A minor, BWV 942 [0:46]
18. 5 Little Preludes: No. 5 in C major, BWV 943 [1:19]
19. Prelude for lute in C minor, BWV 999 [1:23]
20-34. Two-Part Inventions (15), BWV 772-786 [1:06, 1:27, 1:18, 0:45, 1:45, 3:18, 1:38, 0:55, 2:04, 1:00, 1:33, 1:26, 1:05, 1:17, 1:32]
35-48. Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), BWV 787-801 [1:01, 2:02, 1:12, 1:51, 4:48, 1:05, 2:29, 1:11, 3:35, 1:05, 1:38, 1:29, 1:41, 1:28, 1:3]

Inge Rosar (Piano)

International Piano Competition Johann Sebastian Bach IPCJSB-08

2014-2015

CD / TT: 74:47

Recorded at Haus Blankenheim, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Sound Engineer: Markus Brändle.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 49 Tracks; TT: 75:35]
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K-3

J.S. Bach: Bach: Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [MP3: 79:58]

Inge Rosar (Piano)

International Piano Competition Johann Sebastian Bach IPCJSB-02

Sep 2013

2-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 79:58

Recorded at Haus Blankenheim, Saarbrücken, Germany.
Sound Engineer: Markus Brändle.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 32 Tracks; TT: 80:29]
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K-4

J.S. Bach: Keyboard Mastery II: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [58:23]

Mika Pohjola (Piano); Manuel Ignacio de Íñigo (Harpsichord); The Mediant String Quartet

Blue Classics

Released: Dec 21, 2016

CD / TT: 58:23

Recorded at...
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Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [Sequence; 32 Tracks; TT: 58:53]
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Solo Instrumental Works

Chamber Works

Orchestral Works

Musical Offering & Art of Fugue

A-1

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue [A-1]

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged for chamber orchestra by Mahan Esfahani [79:48]

Mahan Esfahani

Academy of Ancient Music

Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)

BBC Music Magazine BBCMM-403

Jul 21, 2012

CD / TT: 79:48

Recorded live at the BBC Proms, London England.
Accompanies BBC Music Magazine 2016, Vol. 25, No. 2.

Arrangements & Transcriptions

T-1

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations for Two Pianos [T-1]

Bach-Rheinberger/Bach-Reger: Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for 2 pianos [78:51]

Jihye Lee (Piano); Peter von Wienhardt (Piano) [Steinway D]

Organo Phon ORG-90148
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Mar 2016

CD / TT: 78:51
MP3 / TT: 78:37

Recorded at Musikhochschule Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Production: Richard Berg; Sound Engineer: Matthias Schneider.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2016 - February 2022)