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Fernando Valenti
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 Vocal Works

Fernando Valenti - Short Biography

Comparative Review: Round-Up of Goldberg Variations Recordings: Recordings | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7

Discography

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works


K-1

Bach: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue; Toccatas

Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [12:02]
Toccata No. 2 in C minor, BWV 911 [13:04]
Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912 [11:25]

Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Lyrichord 47
Nixa 8047
Pristine Audio

1951

LP / TT: 36:30
LP / TT: 36:30
CD / TT: 36:30

1st recording of Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue BWV 903 by F. Valenti. 1st recording of Toccata No. 3 BWV 912 by F. Valenti.


K-2

Bach: Toccatas; Prelude , Fugue & Allegro

Toccata No. 4 in D minor, BWV 913 []
Toccata No. 5 in E minor, BWV 914 []
Prelude, Fugue & Allegro in E flat major, BWV 998 []

Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Lyrichord 48

1951

LP / TT:

1st recording of Prelude, Fugue & Allegro BWV 998 by F. Valenti.


K-3

Bach: English Suites

English Suites BWV 806-811 [21:30, 19:39, 18:15, ___, ___, ___]

Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Westminster 305
Composers Collection
Pristine Audio

1953

3-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT:
2-CD / TT:

 

K-4

Bach: French Suites
J.S. Bach: 6 French Suites BWV 812-817

French Suites BWV 812-817 []

Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Westminster 310
Bearac Reissues BRC-2838

1953

3-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT:

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K-7

Bach for Harpschord

Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [11:32]
Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906 [4:48]
Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912 [11:32]
Six Little Preludes BWV 933-938 [10:56]
Prelude, Fugue & Allegro in E-flat major, BWV 998 [10:45]

Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Columbia MS 6516

1963

LP / TT:

2nd recording of Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue BWV 903 by F. Valenti. 2nd recording of Toccata No. 3 BWV 912 by F. Valenti. 2nd recording of Prelude, Fugue & Allegro BWV 998 by F. Valenti.


K-5

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Sine Qua Non

1983

LP / TT: 45:58

 

K-6

The Bach Partitas

Partitas BWV 825-830 []

Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Cadranel - El Fidel Hotel (Limited Edition)

1984

2-CD / TT: 120:05

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Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

Bach: Eight Sonatas for Flute & Hapsichord

Partita in A minor for solo flute, BWV 1013 []
Sonata in G minor for flute & harpsichord, BWV 1020 (?) []
Sonatas for flute & keyboard BWV 1030-1035 []

John Wummer (Flute); Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Westminster 216 / XWN-2215

1957

2-LP / TT:

 

H-2

J.S. Bach: Three Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord

Sonatas for viola da gamba & keyboard BWV 1027-1029 []

Paul Doktor (Viola); Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Westminster XWN-18869

1963

LP / TT:

 

H-3

J.S. Bach: The 6 Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord

Sonatas for violin & keyboard, BWV 1014-1019 [15:20, 15:47, 19:56, 21:15, 12:25, 18:29]

James Buswell IV (Violin); Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Vanguard Cardinal VCS-10080/1

1970

2-LP / TT:

 

Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-3

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos [O-3]
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Violin Concertos
Bach: Soli Deo Gloria - Meisterwerken in bedeutenden Aufnahmen [Box Set]


Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 [12:46]

Fritz Reiner

Ensemble de Solistes (Chamber Orchestra)

Robert Bloom (Oboe); Felix Eyle (Violin); Leonard Rose; William Vacchiano (Trumpet); Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Columbia ML-4281/83
Document 204588
Document 221533
Synergie OMP
Dante LYS
History 204580

Dec 2, 1949

3-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 101:59
2-CD / TT: 135:03
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O-1

Pablo Casals - 1er Festival De Prades 1950 - J.S. Bach

Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 []
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 []
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 []
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 []

Pablo Casals

Prades Festival Orchestra

Maurice Allard (Bassoon) [1]; Lucien Thevet (French Horn) []1; Gerard Coursier (French Horn) [1]; Marcel Tabuteau (Oboe) [1, 2]; Laila Storch (Oboe) [1]; John Mack (Oboe) [1]; Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord) [1, 2, 4, 5]; Alexander Schneider (Violin) [1, 2, 4]; Paul Tortelier (Cello) [2]; Marcel Mule (Soprano Saxophone) [2]; John Wummer (Flute) [2, 4]; Bernard Goldberg (Flute) [4]

Cascavelle

1950

5-CD / TT: 342:10

Recorded live at Prades Festival , France. Other works: w/o F. Valenti.


O-2

Stokowski - Ormandy: The Philadelphia Orchestra Plays Bach [C-11]

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 [25:44]

Leopold Stokowski

Philadelphia Orchestra

Anshel Brusilow (Violin); William Kincaid (Flute); Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Sony

Feb 25, 1960

2-CD / TT: 135:09

Recorded at Broadwood Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Other works: w/o F. Valenti.
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O-4

Archive recordings: Season of 1967 [C-3]

 

Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 [9:48]

Walter Susskind

Aspen Festival Orchestra

Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Aspen Music Festival

Jul 23, 1967

2-CD / TT: 90:19

Recorded live at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 70236911)


Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue


A-1

Archive Recordings: Season of 1967

 

Musical Offering BWV 1079: Trio Sonata [18:030]

Lea Foli (Violin); Maurice Sharp (Flute); Leopold Teraspulsky (Cello); Fernando Valenti (Harpsichord)

Aspen Music Festival

Aug 4, 1967

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Aspen Amphitheater, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 70247188)


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2006 - April 2014)
Thanks to contributors: Teddy Kaufman (January-February 2007, April 2007, July 2007), Robert Tifft (February 2007)

Fernando Valenti: Short Biography | Recordings of Instrumental Works


Instrumental Works: Recordings, Reviews & Discussions - Main Page | Order of Discussion
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