Bach-Schoenberg
Arrangements/Transcriptions of Bach's Works by Arnold Schoenberg
Recordings of Works for Orchestra

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Jascha Horenstein and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Bach: Great Orchestral Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654, arranged for orchestra [5:31 / 5:27]
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667, arranged for orchestra [3:40 / 3:36]

Jascha Horenstein

Berliner Philharmoniker

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Grammophon 95295 [mx. 800 Bi & 799 Bi]
Koch Records 3-7054-2-H1
Biddulph Recordings 83069/70

1929

78 rpm
CD / TT: 69:03
2-CD / TT: 159:43

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2

Erich Kleiber dirigiert 3 [T-1]
Bach: Great Orchestral Transcriptions [T-1]
Music in Weimar Republic Berlin Summer 1929 [T-1]

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra [16:17 / 15:59 / 16:00]

Erich Kleiber

Berliner Philharmoniker

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Ultraphon E 463/4 [mx. 30458/60 & 30462]
Preiser Records 90311
Biddulph Recordings 83069/70
Symposium 1340

Apr 11, 1930

CD / TT: 69:32
2-CD / TT: 159:43
CD / TT: 68:34

Ultraphon recording sessions at Wilhelmsaue Studio, Berlin, Germany.
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3

Bach: Orchestral Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra [16:30]
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654, arranged for orchestra [6:21]
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667, arranged for orchestra [2:08]

Maurice Abravanel

University of Utah Chorus (Chorus Master: Ardean Watts) / Utah Symphony Orchestra

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Vanguard VRS-1092
Vanguard VSD-2120
Amadeo

c1960 or 1962

LP / TT: 43:00

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4

Geat Performances: The Music of Arnold Schoenberg [T-1]

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra [14:09]
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654, arranged for orchestra [5:16]
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667, arranged for orchestra [2:12]

Robert Craft

Columbia Symphony Orchestra

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Sony Music 78746

Dec 3, 1962 [BWV 552]
Jun 5, 1964 [BWV 654, 667]

CD / TT: 67:32

Recorded at Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [BWV 552]; Hollywood "A, " Hollywood, California, USA [BWV 654, 667].
1^st recording of Bach-Schoenberg transcriptions by R. Craft.
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5

Brahms-Schoenberg: Piano quartet, Op. 25; Bach-Schoenberg/: Two Chorale Preludes [T-1]

Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654, arranged for orchestra [4:58]
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667, arranged for orchestra [2:19]

Michael Tilson Thomas

Bayerischer Rundfunk Symphonieorchester

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CBS IM-42129
CBS IMT 42129
CBS MK-42129

1984

LP / TT: 47:27
MC / TT:
CD / TT:

6

Bach: Orchestral Transcriptions [T-2]

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra [14:47]

Seiji Ozawa

Boston Symphony Orchestra

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Philips 432 092
Universal Dist 000106202

Oct 1989

CD / TT: 60:14

Recorded at Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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7

Schoenberg Bach & Brahms Orchestrations [T-1]

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra [16:24]
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist (II), BWV 631, arranged for orchestra [2:30]
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654, arranged for orchestra [7:51]

Edo de Waart

Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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ABC Classics: 454 515-2
ABC Classics 8.770032

Aug 1994

CD / TT: 68:44

Recorded at the Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia.
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8

Bach, Brahms: Schoenberg Orchestrations [T-1]

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra [16:24]
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654, arranged for orchestra [6:51]
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667, arranged for orchestra [2:25]

Christoph Eschenbach

Houston Symphony Orchestra

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RCA Victor Red Seal 68648

1995 [released 1997]

CD / TT: 69:17

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9

A. Bruckner: Symphony No. 6; J.S. Bach/A. Schönberg: Prelude and Fugue in E flat major

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra [14:25]

Michael Gielen

SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden & Freiburg

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Hänssler 93058

Aug 22, 1996

CD / TT: 71:29

Recorded at Konzerthaus, Freiburg, Germany.

10

The Music of Arnold Schoenberg, Vol. 3 [T-3]
Schoenberg: Serenade; Variations, Op. 31; Bach Orchestrations
The Works of Arnold Schoenberg, Vol. 1 [Box Set]

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra: Fugue [5:54 / 5:55]
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654, arranged for orchestra [5:31 / 5:33]
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667, arranged for orchestra [2:22 / 2:24]

Robert Craft

Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra

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Koch Intl Classics 7463
Naxos 8.557522
Naxos 8.505223

Jul-Oct 1998

CD / TT: 67:46
CD / TT: 67:39
5-CD / TT: 373:22

Recorded at Abbey Road Studio One, London, England.
2^nd recording of Bach-Schoenberg transcriptions by R. Craft.
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11

Bach: Transcriptions [T-1]
X2 (Bach: Transcriptions/Music of Silvestre Revueltas) [T-1]

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra [15:24]

Esa-Pekka Salonen

Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

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Sony Music 89012
Sony Music

Oct 6-7, 1999

CD / TT: 67:35
2-CD / TT: 134:53

Recorded at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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12

Bach: Transcriptions [T-5]

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra [14:35]

Leonard Slatkin

BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Chandos 9835

Nov 30-Dec 1, 1999

CD / TT: 72:57

Recorded at Chapel of New Broadcasting House, Manchester, England.
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13

A. Schoenberg Bach & Brahms Orchestrations [T-1]

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra []
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654, arranged for orchestra []
Bach-Schoenberg: Chorale Prelude Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667, arranged for orchestra []

Jun Märkl

MDR Sinfonieorchester

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Querstand

2007

CD / TT: 77:20

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14

Schönberg: 5 Orchesterstucke, Notturno, 6 Lieder etc. (Orchestral Works) [T-1]

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra [15:51]

Stefan Blunier

Beethoven Orchester Bonn

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MDG 9371584-6

Feb 12-14, 2008

CD / TT: 63:47

Recorded at Beethovenhalle Bonn, Germany.
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15

A. Schoenberg: Bach & Brahms Orchestrations [T-1]

Bach-Schoenberg: Prelude & Fugue in E flat major ("St. Anne"), BWV 552, arranged for orchestra [10:26, 5:40]

Pedro Halffter

Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria

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Warner Classics & Jazz 2564-68607-4

2008

CD / TT:

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (July 2010 - December 2013)

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