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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 Musical Offering & Art of Fugue
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

Discography

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works


K-1

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations... His First Solo Recording

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [43:47]

Peter Serkin (Piano)

RCA Victor LM 2851
RCA Victor LSC-2851
RCA BMG BVCC-37350

Mar 23-25 & 29, 1965

Mono LP / TT: 43:47
Stereo LP / TT: 43:47
CD / TT: 44:08

Producer: Max Wilcox; Engineer: Richard Gardner.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by P. Serkin.



K-2

J.S. Bach: Aria mit 30 Veränderungen BWV 988 "Goldberg-Variationen"

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Side A: Aria & Variations 1-11 [24:27]
Side B: Variations 12-16 [20:33]
Side C: Variations 17-24 [17:42]
Side D: Variations 25-30 + Aria [22:03]

Peter Serkin (Piano) [Steinway Concert Grand Piano]

Südwestfunk Landesstudio Freiburg F-668.042/043

Jan 30, 1982

2-LP / TT: 84:45

Recorded live at Paulussaal, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of Albert-Konzerte Freiburg.
Not available in stores; Available in a limited edition (400 copies) at Rombach-Center, Freiburg, from Landesstudio Freiburg.
Recorded by Südwestfunk Landesstudio Freiburg; Manufactured by EMI Electrola GmbH.
2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by P. Serkin.



K-3

Bach: Goldberg Variations; Italian Concerto
Passatempo... Piccoli Enigmi Musicali

 

Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:58]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [81:55]

Peter Serkin (Piano) [Steinway]

Pro Arte CDD-331
Sony Music ý19075802472

Mar 12-14, 1986

2-CD / TT: 94:53
2-CD / TT: 94:53

Recorded at MacAllester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
Producer: Peter Serkin; Recording: Russ Borud.
3rd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by P. Serkin.


K-4

Bach: Goldberg Variations - Italian Concerto

 
 

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

Peter Serkin (Piano)

RCA Victor Red Seal 09026-68188-2
RCA Victor Red Seal 88691928032
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Jun 1-3, 1994

CD / TT: 57:34
CD / TT: 57:34
MP3 / TT: 56:50

Recorded at Manhattan Center Studios, New York City, New York, USA.
Producers: Peter Serkin & Philip Traugott; Recording Engineer: Kevin Boutote; Editing Engineers: Carl Talbot & Steven Deur.
4th recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by P. Serkin.
Review: Three Goldbergs
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [Sequence; 32 Tracks; TT: 44:37]
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K-5

Bach: Inventions & Sinfonias

 

Two-Part Inventions (15), BWV 772-786 [26:00]
Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), BWV 787-801 [32:28]
Duets BWV 802-805 [2:36, 2:56, 3:23, 3:03 = 11:57]

Peter Serkin (Piano)

RCA Victor Red Seal 09026-68594-2
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BWV 772-801: Jun 3-6, 1995
BWV 802-805: Sep 12 & 14, 1995

CD / TT: 70:49
MP3 / TT: 68:28

Recorded at Manhattan Center Studios, New York City, New York, USA.
Producers: Philip Traugott & Peter Serkin Recording Engineer: Kevin Boutote; Editing Engineer: Steven Deur.
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K-6

Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra "Peace Evening Concert"

An Evening of Peace Concert Encore:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Aria [3:21]

Peter Serkin (Piano)

YouTube

Aug 5, 2017

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen HBG Hall, Japan. Performed as an encore after Brahms' concerto. Broadcast on HSO Channel.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Aria [3:21]


K-7

Peter Serkin, piano: Mozart and Bach

W.A. Mozart: Adagio in B minor, K. 540 [15:15]
W.A. Mozart: Sonata in B-flat, K. 570 [21:09]
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [49:48]

Peter Serkin (Piano)

YouTube

Oct 29, 2017

Video / TT: 86:12

Recorded & filmed live at West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA, in the frame of on Parlance Chamber Concerts.
Parlance Chamber Concerts (Michael Parloff, Artistic Director) presents 6 to 8 concerts per season featuring world-class performers.
Video produced by Darryl Kubian; A/V Production by Indigo Fox Media 2017; ©Parlance Chamber Concerts.
5th recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by P. Serkin.
Watch on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [49:48]


K-8

J.S. Bach: Lute-Cembalo Suite in C minor; Partita No. 6 in E minor; The Goldberg Variations

Partita for lute in C minor, BWV 997 []
Partita No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830 []
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 []

Peter Serkin (Piano)

Vivace 8808

BWV 997: Mar 2018
BWV 830: undated (2017-2018?)
BWV 988: Nov 12, 2017

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA [BWV 997]; live at Louisville, Kentucky [BWV 830]; live at St. Paul, Minnesota, USA [BWV 988].
6th recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by P. Serkin.
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2-CD (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos [O-2] [FM-1]
Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4-6; Orchestral Suite No. 4 [FM-3]

 
 

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 [17:55]

Pablo Casals

Marlboro Festival Orchestra

Myra Kestenbaum, Donald Wright, Wayne Crouse, Leslie Parnas, Karen Tuttle, Jules Eskin, Endel Kalam, Karen Phillips, Irene Serkin, Zvi Zeitlin, Raymond Montoni, Caroline Levine, Alexander Schneider (Violas); Bonnie Hampton, David Soyer Cello); Robert Sylvester, Lynn Harrell (Viola da Gamba); Peter Serkin (Harpsichord)

CBS/ Sony
CBS/ Sony

Jul 9 & 11, 1964

3-LP, 2-CD / TT:
CD / TT: 76:28

Recorded live at Marlboro Festival, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.
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2-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com


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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CD: Amazon.com


Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue


A-1

Peter Serkin: J.S. Bach Ricercar a 3 from Musical Offering

Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [7:16]

Peter Serkin (Piano)

YouTube

2001

Audio / TT:

Recorded live...
Listen on YouTube:
Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 [7:16]


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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2-CD: Amazon.com


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2006 - October 2020)

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


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