New & Upcoming Recordings of Bach's Instrumental Works

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New & Upcoming Recordings Bach’s Instrumental Works April 2012
New & Upcoming Recordings 2012: Vocal Works: January \| February \| March \| April \| May \| June \| July \| August \| September \| October \| November \| December Instrumental Works: January \| February \| March \| April \| May \| June \| July \| August \| September \| October \| November \| December
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Organ Works

Solo Keyboard Works

K-1	Bach: Variations Goldberg [K-2]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Frédérick Haas (Harpsichord) [by Henri Hemsach 1751]
La dolce volta (Harmonia Mundi) 901206		Oct 2010	CD / TT: 77:08
Recorded in Ronchinne, Belgium. Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

K-2	Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-2] Bach: Goldberg Variations (Red Line) [K-2] Bach: Goldberg Variations (The National Gallery Collection) [K-2] J.S. Bach: Variations Goldberg / Partitas / Concerto italien / Ouverture à la française / Fantaisie chromatique & fugue [B-1]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
EMI Classics 74952 Classics for Pleasure		Jun 14, 1981	CD / TT: 77:53 / 78:33 / 77:38
Recorded at Salle Wagram, Paris, France 2^nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by A. Weissenberg. Review: Goldberg Variations from Weissenberg Buy this album at: EMI CD (2003): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de EMI CD (2005): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download EMI: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Classics for Pleasure CD (2007): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download Classics for Pleasure: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de EMI 3-CD (2002): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de EMI CD (Red Line, 2012): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de EMI CD (National Gallery, 2012): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

K-3	J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: A Composer’s Approach [K-5]
2-CD: WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [111:14] DVD: Video series of “lessons” that provide deeper insight into the master’s works and process of composition
Don Freund (Piano)
Navona Records NV-5869 =		Jan 2010	2-CD / TT: 111:14 + DVD
Recorded at Ford Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA. Buy this album at: 2-CD +DVD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

K-4	Christopher Hinterhuber: The Original Debut Recording [K-1]
Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 [19:30]
Christopher Hinterhuber (Piano) [Yamaha CF III]
Paladino Music PMR-0031 =		Nov 1998	CD / TT: 68:29 MP3 / TT: 68:34
Recorded at Yamaha Concert Hall, Vienna, Austria. Recording Supervisor: Reinhold Rieger; Cut: Reinhold Rieger and Martin Klebahn. Buy this album at: CD (2012): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

K-5	J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [K-2]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Zhu Xiao-Mei (Piano)
Mandala MAN-4950 Mirare MIR-048 =		1990 (not 1999)	CD / TT: 61:20 CD / TT: 61:20 MP3 / TT::60:58
Recorded at… Review: Zhu plays the Goldbergs Buy this album at: Mandala CD (2000): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Mirare CD (2012): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Mirare Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

Solo Instrumental Works

Chamber Works

H-1	Bach: Flute Works [H-1]
Partita for solo flute in A minor, BWV 1013 [16:41] Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1030 [17:22] Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 3 in A major, BWV 1032 [12:09] Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 [19:35]
BWV 1067: Daniel Pailthorpe (Director)
BWV 1067: London Conchord Ensemble
Daniel Pailthorpe (Flute); Julian Milford (Piano)
Champs Hill Records CHRCD-031 =		Nov 22-23, 2004 Dec 13-15, 2006 [BWV 1067]	CD / TT: 65:51 MP3 / TT: 65:45
Recorded at Music Room, Champs Hill, Pulborough, Sussex, England. Buy this album at: CD (2012): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ClassicsOnline

Orchestral Works

Musical Offering & Art of Fugue

Arrangements & Transcriptions

T-1	Goldberg Variations [T-4]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for reed quintet by Raaf Hekkema.
Calefax Reed Quintet
Oliver Boekhoorn (Oboe); Ivar Berix (Clarinet); Raaf Hekkema (Saxophone); Jelte Althuis (Bass Clarinet); Alban Wesly (Bassoon).
Rioja Records RR-1201		Jul 8, 2011	CD / TT: 41:46
Including a bonus DVD with a video registration of Calefax and with arranger Raaf Hekkema, telling about the secrets and backgrounds of the Goldberg Variations. The DVD contains also a score of the arrangement. 1^st recording of Goldberg Variation BWV 988 by Calefax. Buy this album at: CD+DVD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| CD Baby

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2012 - October 2013)

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