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Georg Frideric Handel
Brockes Passion, HWV 48 |
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HWV 48 |
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German Title |
Brockes Passion (Der für die Sünde der Welt gemarterte und sterbende Jesus) |
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English Title |
Passion after Barthold Heinrich Brockes (Jesus who Suffered and Died for the Sins of the World) |
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Oratorio Passion for Good Friday
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Palm Sunday, Holy Week |
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Composed |
Composed by Georg Frideric Handel - London, c1715-1716 ?
1st performance (no performances documented until):
Date unknown (possibly March 23, 1719 at Hamburg Cathedral) or
April 3 (Tuesday in Holy Week), 1719, Hamburg Reventher Dom .
Repeated March 20, 1721, Hamburg Drillhaus
Repeat Hamburg performance Lenten Season 1722 (no date or venue cited)
15 movements in omnibus Brockes Pasticcio Passion, March 22, 26, 28 & 30, 1722 (no Hamburg venue cited)
Possible Hamburg repeated Lenten Season 1723
Repeated Good Friday, March 26, 1723 at Lüneberg
Repeated April 5, 1724, Hamburg Drillhaus.
Repeat performances: Hamburg, 1719, 1722, 1723 and 1730 in series of passion performances, with the Brockes text being presented for artistic comparison in four different settings (of R. Keiser, G.P. Telemann, G.F. Handel and J. Mattheson) on a series of four evenings.
Performances by J.S. Bach:
1st performance: Good Friday April 8, 1746 - Leipzig (prepared for performance by J.S. Bach)
2nd performance: Good Friday August 1748 - October 1749 - Leipzig
Pasticcio Passion, based on Markus-Passion by Friedrich Nicolaus Brauns [previously attributed to Reinhard Keiser] with insertion of 7 arias from Brockes Passion by G.F. Handel - Good Friday April 31, 1747 or April 12, 1748 - Thomaskirche, Leipzig |
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Text |
Barthold Heinrich Brockes (1712)
Handel made slight word modifications in the Brockes text, and set only 106 movements, omitting occasional repetitive trio-aria commentaries, such as No. 107, Faithful Soul aria. Handel also set the Faithful Soul aria, No. 109 as a duet for two sopranos, and the Centurion tenor aria, No. 113, “How can it be that when the sky weeps,” for the Faithful Soul soprano. Handel provides only the first stanza of the three-stanza concluding chorale, No. 117, “I am a member of your body.” |
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German Text | Translations: English-3 |
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Scoring |
Soloists: 4 Sopranos, 4 Altos, 3 Tenors, 5 Basses; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 bassons, 2 violins, viola, basso continuo
Persons:
Evangelist - Tenor
Jesus - Bass
Maria - Soprano
3 mujeres - Soprano
Tochter Zion - Soprano
Alma - Soprano
Jakobus - Alto
Johannes - Alto
Judas - Alto
Alma - Alto
Petrus - Tenor
Alma - Tenor
Caiphas - Bass
Pilatus - Bass
Kriegsknecht - Bass
Alma - Bass |
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BGA: - | NBA: - | BC: | HG edition: 15 | HHA edition: I/7 | CB 52 | First Published: |
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Händel: Brockes-Passion [P-1] |
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G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48 |
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Laurence Cummings |
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NDR Chor (Chorus Master: Bart Van Reyn) / FestspielOrchester Göttingen |
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Soloists: Soprano [Tochter Zion / Daughter of Zion]: Johannette Zomer; Soprano [Maria, Gläubige Seele, Johannes / Mary, Believer, John]: Ana Maria Labin; Tenor [Evangelist]: Sebastian Kohlhepp; Tenor [Petrus, Gläubige Seele / Peter, Believer]: Rupert Charlesworth; Baritone [Jesus, Gläubige Seele / Jesus, Believer]: Tobias Berndt; Counter-tenor [Jakobus, Judas, Gläubige Seele / James, Judas, Believer, Soldier]: David Erler
Members of the NDR Chor: Alto [1. Magd / 1st Damsel]: Gesine Grube; Mezzo-soprano [2. Magd / 2nd Damsel]: Gabriele-Betty Klein; Soprano [3. Magd / 3rd Damsel]: Dorothee Risse-Fries; Baritone [Pilatus / Pilate]: Fabian Kuhnen; Baritone [Caiphas / Caiaphas]: Dávid Csizmár; Bass [Hauptmann / Captain]: Andreas Pruys
Orcherstra: Violins 1: Elizabeth Blumenstock [Leader], Catherine Aglibut, Barbara Altobello, Alfia Bakieva, Christoph Timpe, Henning Vater; Violins 2: Lisa Weiss [Principal], Esther Crazzolara, Sara DeCorso, Ana Liz Ojeda Hernandez, Wolfgang von Kessinger, Gabrielle Wunsch; Violas: Klaus Bundies [Principal], Gregor DuBuclet, Dáša Valentova, Aimée Versloot; Violoncellos: Phoebe Carrai [Principal], Leonhard Bartussek, MarkusMöllenbeck, Jarek Thiel; Double-basses: Paolo Zuccheri [Principal], Mauro Zavagno; Oboes: Susanne Regel, Kristin Linde; Bassoons: Rhoda Patrick, Stephan von Hoff; Theorbo: David Tayler; Harpsichord: Hanneke van Proosdij; Organ Martina Fiedler |
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Accent ACC-26411 |
May 25, 2017 |
2-CD / TT: 151:28 |
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Recorded live at Stadthalle, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Recording Producer: Michael Havenstein (NDR); Recording Engineer: Martin Lohmann (NDR); Executive Producer: Tobias Wolff (Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen), Michael Sawall (note 1 music); Performance Material: Carus-Verlag, Stuttgart.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2019): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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P2 Koncerten: Brockes-passionen [P-1] |
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G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48 |
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Lars Ulrik Mortensen (Conductor & Harpsichord) |
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Concerto Copenhagen |
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Sopranos: Maria Keohane, Joanne Lunn, Sophie Junker; Altos: Daniel Elgersma, Daniel Carlsson; Tenors: Ed Lyon, Gwilym Bowen, Basses: Peter Harvey, Jakob Bloch Jespersen
Bach: Isabelle Faust (Violin); Kristian Bezuidenhout (Harpsichord) |
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DR.DK |
Mar 27, 2018 |
Audio / TT: |
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Recorded & broadcast live at Garnisons Kirke (Garrison Church), Copenhagen, Denmark.
Vært: Max Fage-Pedersen.
1st recording of G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion by L.U. Mortensen.
Listen on DR.DK:
Brockes-Passion: Complete Work |
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G.F. Händel: Brockes-Passion [P-2] |
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G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48:
CD-1 [79:20]: Mvts. 1-26
CD-2 [78:00]: Mvts. 27a-54 |
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Lars Ulrik Mortensen (Harpsichord & Musical Direction) |
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Concerto Copenhagen |
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Soprano [Tochter Zion, Ancilla I, Maria]: Maria Keohane; Soprano [Tochter Zion, Ancilla III]: Joanne Lunn; Soprano [Tochter Zion, Gläubige Seele, Johannes, Ancilla II]: Hanna Zumsande; Alto [Judas]: Daniel Carlsson; Alto [Kriegsknecht, Jakobus]: Daniel Elgersma; Tenor [Evangelist]: Ed Lyon; Tenor [Petrus]: Gwilym Bowen; Bass [Jesus]: Peter Harvey; Bass [Caiphas, Pilatus, Hauptmann]: Jakob Bloch Jespersen
CoCo: Violins 1: Peter Spissky, Fredrik From, Hannah Tibell, Jesenka Balic Zunic; Violins 2: Antina Hugosson, Gabriel Bania, Stefanie Barner-Madsen; Violas: Joel Sundin, Marie Stockmarr Becker; Cellos: Judith-Maria Blomsterberg, Thomas Pitt; Double-bass: Megan Adie; Oboes: Antoine Torunczyk, Lars Henriksson; Bassoons: Jane Gower, Moni Fischaleck; Organ: Leif Meyer |
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CPO 555286-2 |
Jan 14-19, 2019 |
2-SACD / TT: 152:20 |
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Recorded at Garnisons Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Recording Producer, Balannce Enginee, Digital Editeeng: Stephan Reh, Musikproduktion, Mettmann; Executive Producers: Nikolasj de Finne Licht (Concerto Copenhagen) / Burkhard Schmilgun.
2nd recording of G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion by L.U. Mortensen.
Buy this album at:
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Handel: Brockes-Passion [P-1] |
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G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48:
CD-1 [75:42]: Mvts. 1-50
CD-2 [73:10]: Mvts. 51-105
CD-3 [25:13]:
Appendix A: Mvts. 1a, 1b, 11a, 71a, 96a
Appendix B: Premiere recordings of Charles Jennens’ English translations (complete) |
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Richard Egarr (Director, Harpsichord) |
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Choir of the Academy of Ancient Music / Academy of Ancient Music |
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Soloists: Soprano [Daughter of Zion]: Elizabeth Watts; Tenor [Evangelist]: Robert Murray; Bass-Baritone [Jesus]: Cody Quattlebaum; Tenor [Peter]: Gwilym Bowen; Counter-tenor [Judas]: Tim Mead
Faithful Souls: Soprano: Ruby Hughes; Alto: Rachael Lloyd; Tenor: Nicky Spence; Bass: Morgan Pearse
Alto [Mary]: Rachael Lloyd; Bass [Pilate]: Morgan Pearse; Bass [Centurion]: Morgan Pearse; Alto [James]: Cathy Bell; Soprano [John]: Kate Symonds-Joy; Alto [A soldier]: Rachael Lloyd; Baritone [Caiaphas]: Morgan Pearse; Soprano [Maid 1]: Ruby Hughes; Mezzo-soprano [Maid 2]: Rachael Lloyd; Soprano [Maid 3]: Philippa Hyde
Choir of AAM: Sopranos: Penelope Appleyard, Nina Bennet, Helen Groves, Philippa Hyde, Eloise Irving; Altos: Cathy Bell, Judy Brown, Ruth Kiang, Susanna Spicer, Kate Symonds-Joy; Tenors: Rory Carver, James Geer, Edmund Hastings, Matthew Sandy, Julian Stocker; Basses: Neil Bellingham, James Geidt, Adrian Horsewood, Richard Latham, Jonathan Stainsby
AAM: Violins 1: Bojan Čičić [Leader], Elin White, Persephone Gibbs, Liz MacCarthy; Sijie Chen; Magdalena Loth-Hill; Violins 2: Davina Clarke, James Toll, William Thorp, Gabriella Jones, Alice Earll; Violas: Jordan Bowron, Clare Barwick; Cello: Imogen Seth-Smith; Double-bass: Timothy Amherst; Oboes: Leo Duarte, Lars Henriksson, Geoff Coates, Bethan White, Stephanie Oatridge; Bassoons: Ursula Leveaux, Sally Holman; Theorbo: Alex McCartney; Organ: Julian Perkins, Stephen Farr; Harpsichord: Richard Egarr
Pitch a = 415 hz; Temperament: Young II |
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AAM Records AAM-007 |
Apr 11, 17-19, 2019 |
3-CD / TT: 174:05 |
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Recorded at Henry Wood Hall [Apr 11, 17, 18] & Barbican Hall [Apr 19], London, England.
Executive Producer: Alexander Van Ingen; Producer: Andrew Keener; Balance Engineer: Andrew Mellor; Technical Engineer: Brett Cox; Assisted by: George Collins; Editor: Dave Rowell; Mixing: Andrew Mellor; Additional Post-Production: Dave Rowell,William Brown.
Video exerpts were recorded & filmed by the Academy of Ancient Music at their 2018-2019 Season Sessions. Recorded at All Hallows, Gospel Oak, London, England in August 2018.
Music Producer: Matthew Bennett; Balance Engineer: Dave Rowell; Filming: Guy WigmorevIDEO.
Watch on YouTube:
G.F. Handel: Brockes-Passion: Sinfonia [2:39] | Aria [S]: Brich, mein Herz [6:15, Elizabeth Watts] | Aria [A]: Lasst diese Tat [2:45, Tim Mead] | Aria [T]: Schau ich fall [2:36, Gwilym Bowen] | AAM - Exploring Handel's Brockes-Passion [9:01]
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Handel in Germany [P-1] |
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G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48 |
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Jonathan Cohen (Director & Harpsichord)
Presented by Martin Handley |
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Vocal consort (8 singers) / Arcangelo |
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Soprano [Daughter of Zion]: Sandrine Piau; Tenor [Evangelist]: Stuart Jackson; Baritone [Jesus]: Konstantin Krimmel
Vocal consort: Sopranos: Mhairi Lawson, Lauren Lodge-Campbell; Baritone: Marcus Farnsworth
Beatrice Philips, Davina Clarke (Violin); Piroska Baranyai (Cello) |
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BBC Radio 3 |
Oct 8, 2019 |
Audio / TT: 148 min |
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Recorded live Wigmore Hall, London, England
BBC Radio 3 broadcast this concert on October 10, 2019 at 7.30pm and it will be available on BBC Sounds for 30 days.
The forces also make a new studio recording for Alpha Classics.
Listen on BBC Sounds:
G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48: Complete Work |
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Recordings of Individual Movements |
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M-2 |
Weihnachten mit Hermann Prey und den Wiener Sängerknaben (Christmas with the Vienna Choir Boys and Hermann Prey)
Little Drummer Boy: Christmas Favorites by the World Renowned Vienna Boys's Choir [Live] |
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G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48: Tochter Zion [2:58] |
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Hans Gillesberger ? |
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Wiener Sängerknaben |
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Recorded at the Konzerthaus Schubertsaal, Vienna, Austria. |
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RCA Red Seal
Laserlight 12529 |
May 1976 ? |
CD / TT: 41:34 |
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Recorded at the Konzerthaus Schubertsaal, Vienna, Austria.
Buy this album at:
CD: Amazon.com |
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M-4 |
Baroque Christmas Music [CD] [V-4]
Classical Christmas [5-CD] |
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G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48: Tochter Zion [0:58] |
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Ludwig Güttler |
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Ludwig Güttler Brass Ensemble |
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Laserlight 15276
Laserlight 35890 |
Early 1990's ? |
CD / TT: 63:41
5-CD / TT: |
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Buy this album at: Amazon.com | Amazon.com [5-CD] |
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M-9 |
Händel: Neun Deutsche Arien & Brockes-Passion [P-2] |
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G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48:
3. Aria Brich mein Herz, zerfließ in Tränen, HWV 48 [5:13]
5. Aria Meine Laster sind die Stricke, HWV 48 [2:36]
6. Aria Wisch ab der Thränen scharfe Lauge, HWV 48 [4:35]
11. Aria Sünder, schaut mit Furcht und Zagen, HWV 48 [1:55]
12. Aria Was Bärentatzen, Löwenklauen trotz ihrer Wut sich nicht getrauen, HWV 48 [3:28]
14. Aria Jesu! Jesu, dich mit unsern Seelen zu vermählen, HWV 48 [1:50] |
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Wolfgang Katschner |
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Lautten Compagney |
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Soprano: Ina Siedlaczek
Mathias Kiesling (Transverse Flute); Markus Müller (Oboe); Monika Fischalel (Bassoon); Swantje Hoffmann, Daniel Deuter (Violins); Lea Rahel Bader (Viola da gamba, Cello); Loredana Gintoli (Harp); Hans-Werner Apel, Wolfgang Katschner (Lutes); Mark Nordstrand (Harpsichord, Organ) |
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Audite 97.729
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Jun 20-22, 2016 |
CD / TT: 64:30
MP3 / T: 64:22 |
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Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
Recording Producer: Dipl.-Tonmeister Ludger Böckenhoff; Editing: Dipl.-Tonmeister Justus Beyer.
Watch on YouTube:
Album: Trailer [4:54]
Buy this album at:
CD (2017): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMuisic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes |
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M-10 |
Bach - Handel [C-3] |
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11-12. G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48 (excerpts) [3:54]:
- 11. Recitative: Ach Gott! mein Sohn wird fortgeschleppt [1:21]
- 12. Duet: Soll mein Kind, mein Leben sterben - Ja, Ich sterbe dir zu gut [2:32]
15-16. G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48 (excerpts) [3:14]:
- 15. Aria: Hier erstarrt mein Herz und Blut [1:55]
- 16. Recitative: O Anblick, o entsetzliches Gesicht [1:19] |
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Raphaël Pichon |
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Ensemble Pygmalion |
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Soloists: Soprano: Sabine Devieilhe; Baritone: Stéphane Degout [12]
Pygmalion: Violins 1: Sophie Gent, Sandrine Dupe, Béatrice Linon, Yukiko Tezuka; Violins 2: Louis Créac’h, Paul-Marie Beauny, Gabriel Ferry, Coline Ormond; Violas: Fanny Paccoud, Katya Polin, Marta Paramo; Cellos: Julien Barre, Cyril Poulet; Viola da gamba: Lucile Boulanger; Double-bass: Thomas de Pierrefeu; Flute: Georges Barthel; Oboes [12, 15]: Jasu Moisio, Lidewei De Sterck; Josep Ca; Trumpet: Hannes Rux; Lute: Thomas Dunford: Harpsichord: Pierre Gallon; Organ: Matthieu Boutineau |
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Erato 190296677847
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Dec 19, 21-23, 2020 |
CD / TT: 83:37
MP3 / TT: 83:26 |
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Recorded at Temple du St-Esprit, Paris, France.
Producer: Aline Blondiau; Recording Engineer: Hughes Deschaux.
Watch on YouTube:
Promo Video: Excepts from BWV 51 & 199 [8:38]
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 24 Tracks; TT: 83:49]
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Music Download (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de |
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2008 - December 2022)
Thanks to contributors: William Hoffman (October 2010); David Glenn Lebut Jr. (April 2010); Matthias Rademacher (March 2018, October 2019) |
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