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New & Upcoming Recordings Bach's Instrumental Works March 2008
New & Upcoming Recordings 2008: 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	Michael Studer - The Legacy [Box Set] [K-1]
CD-1 [65:12]: English Suite No.2 in A minor, BWV 807 [18:49] French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 [14:21] Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 [18:02] Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [13:25]
Michael Studer (Piano)
Claves 50-2713-18 Claves		1987	6-CD / TT: 439:59
Recorded at Berne Conservatory, Switzerland. Buy this album at: Amazon.co.uk [6-CD] \| Amazon.co.uk [CD]

K-2	Bach: Partitas 2, 3 & 4 [K-4]
Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 [21:05] Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV 827 [19:04] Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828 [31:59]
Murray Perahia (Piano)
Sony Classical		Jun 1-7, 2007	CD / TT: 72:08
Recorded at Saal 1, Rundfunkzentrum Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| Amazon.de

K-3	Encores - Live in Concert [K-1]
Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825: Minuets I+II and Gigue [5:16] Bach-Busoni: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV 564, transcribed for piano: Adagio [3:47]
Marietta Petkova (Piano)
Doron DRC-3046 =		Feb 27, 2000 [BWV 825] Nov 14, 1994 [BWV 564]	CD / TT: 70:00 MP3 / TT:69:52
Recorded at live at De Doelen, Rotterdam, Holland [BWV 825]; Concertgebouw Recital Hall, Amsterdam, Holland [BWV 564]. Buy this album at: CD (2008): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

K-4	Bach Performance on the Piano [D-2]
DVD-1: Bach Performance on the Piano [14800] Illustrated lecture by Angela Hewitt CHAPTER 1 Introduction Preface · Early beginnings · Bach on the modern piano CHAPTER 2 The Essentials Phrasing · Singing Tone · Choosing an Articulation · Imitating Bowing · Fingering · The Left Hand · Pedalling CHAPTER 3 Interpretation Tempo · Dynamics · Rhythmic Alterations · Rubato · Keys CHAPTER 4 The Dance in Bach Dance & the Music of J.S. Bach · Dance & Tempo CHAPTER 5 Learning a Fugue Introduction · Articulation · Fingering · Interpretation CHAPTER 6 Ornamentation Preface · Basic Rules · Adding Ornaments CHAPTER 7 Practical Advice Editions · Practising · Memorizing · In Performance
DVD-2: Angela Hewitt Live in Concert [62:00] Works by Johann Sebastian Bach Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828 [33:07] Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [13:38] Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [13:02]
Angela Hewitt (Piano) [Fazioli piano]
Hyperion 68001		2007 ?	2-DVD / TT: 210:00
Recorded at. Fazioli factory auditorium, Sacile, near Venice, Italy Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk

K-5	J.S. Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier, book 1 part 1 [K-1]
WTC 1: 12 Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12 BWV 846-857
Peter Weiss (Piano)
Music Studio		2007	CD / TT:
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K-6	J.S. Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier, book 1 part 2 [K-2]
WTC 1: 12 Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-24 BWV 858-869
Peter Weiss (Piano)
Music Studio		2007	CD / TT:
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K-7	J.S. Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier, book 2 part 1 [K-3]
WTC 2: 12 Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12 BWV 870-881
Peter Weiss (Piano)
Music Studio		2007	CD / TT:
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K-8	J.S. Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier, book 2 part 2 [K-4]
WTC 2: 12 Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-24 BWV 882-893
Peter Weiss (Piano)
Music Studio		2007	CD / TT:
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K-9	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Vol. II [K-3]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 []
Barbara Klinkhammer (Harpsichord) [(Rainer Schütze 1980)]
Dohr		2006	2-CD / TT:

K-10	Prism [K-1]
French Suite No. 6 in E major BWV 817 []
John Blacklow (Piano)
EDI Records		2008	CD / TT:
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K-11	J.S. Bach: Concerto Italiano [K-6]
Duets BWV 802-805 [9:40] Suite in F minor, BWV 823 [7:02] Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:44] Aria & Variations in the Italian Style in A minor, BWV 989 [13:54] Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother in B flat major, BWV 992 [9:55]
Ramin Bahrami (Piano)
Decca 476-6489		2008 [P]	CD / TT: 53:14
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Solo Instrumental Works

Chamber Works

Orchestral Works

Musical Offering & Art of Fugue

Arrangements & Transcriptions

T-1	Horszowski playes works by Casals, Chopin, Bach, Mozart, Villa Lobas, Mendelssohn [T-1]
Bach-Liszt: Prelude & Fugue in A minor ("The Great"), BWV 543, transcribed for piano [11:31]
Mieczyslaw Horszowski (Piano)
BBC Legends 4230		Jun 21, 1987	CD / TT: 76:50
Recorded at Aldeburgh Festival, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk

T-2	Bach - Coltrane: Raphaël Imbert Project
J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: 1^st Contrepoint & improvisation [3:26] J. Coltrane: Crescent, for jazz ensemble [9:03] J.S. Bach: Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056: Largo [2:35] Improvisation on Bach's Keyboard Concerto BWV 1056, for jazz ensemble [2:37] Introduction to "He nevuh said a mumbalin' word" [1:19] And He Never Said a Mumberlin' Word [4:54] Improvisation on Bach's Fantasie BWV 542, for jazz ensemble [5:20] Mass in B minor BWV 232: Crucifixus [3:37] Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: 9^th Contrepoint [2:38] (Quatuor Manfred) J. Coltrane: Song of Praise, for jazz ensemble: Part 1 [4:59] J.S. Bach: Motet Jesu meine Freude. BWV 227: Part 2 [6:07] 15. J.S. Bach: Aria for Alto Cantate Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust (Mvt. 1: Aria) from Cantata BWV 170 [5:50] Improvisation sur B.A.C.H. (Imbert) / The Father, the Song and the Holy Ghost (Coltrane) [3:46] Martin Luther: Chorale Mit’ Fried und Freud’ ich fahr dahin [7:33] John Coltrane: Reverend King, for jazz ensemble [4:37] André Rossi: Chorale for jazz ensemble in E major [5:16] J.S Bach: O Welt, ich muss dich lassen BWV 45 [1:02]
Raphaël Imbert
Brotherhood Consort
André Rossi (Organ) Raphaël Imbert (Saxophone); Jean-Luc Di Fraya (Percussions, Voices); Michel Péres (Double-bass) Quatuor Manfred: Marie Béreau, Luigi Vecchioni (Violons), Vinciane Béranger (Viola), Christian Wolf (Cello) Counter-tenor: Gérard Lesne [BWV 170]
Zig Zag Territoires 80101		Jul 2-6, 2007	CD / TT: 74:39
Recorded at Eglise Saint-André de Bouc Bel Air. The Bach pieces are performed by the Manfred Quartet and the organist André Rossi, Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

T-3	Bach Recital Vol. 2: Transcriptions [T-3]
Bach-Katsaris: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, transcribed for piano []* Bach-Katsaris: Air (Mvt. 2) from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068, transcribed for piano []* Bach-Feninger: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano []* Chorale "Werde Munter, meine Gemute" from Matthaus-Passion BWV 244 []* Bach-Bauer/Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano []* Chorale "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" []* Bach-Kempff: Chorale Wachet auf! ruft uns die Stimme (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 140, transcribed for piano [] Bach-Hess: Adagio from Adagio, Toccata & Fugue in C major, BWV 564, transcribed for piano [] Bach-Szanto/Bach-Liszt/Bach-Katsaris: Fantasia & Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 ("Great"), transcribed for piano []* Bach-Siloti: Prelude in B minor (from Clavierbüchlein für W.F. Bach), BWV 855a, transcribed for piano [] Bach-Rachmaninov/Bach-Friedman/Bach-Katsaris: Gavotte & Rondeau (Mvt. 3) from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano []* Bach-Saint-Saëns: Largo (Mvt. 3) from Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005, transcribed for piano [] Bach-Katsaris: Badinerie (Mvt. 7) from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067, transcribed for piano []* Bach-Katsaris: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano []* Bach-Katsaris: Aria for Soprano Schafe können sicher weiden (Mvt. 9) from Cantata BWV 208, transcribed for piano []* * World premiere recording
Cyprien Katsaris (Piano)
Piano 21		2004	CD / TT: 62:00
Reissue. Buy this album at: Amazon.de [Previous]

T-4	Les Fradkin: One Link Between Them [T-1]
1. Lift Off: Based on WTC 1: Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847, but a different melody and played in A minor.[3:04] 6. Warp Drive - Original Composition inspired by Bach [3:33] 9. A Dim Twilight-(aka System Crash) - Original Composition inspired by Bach [7:18] Arrangements and Orchestrations by Les Fradkin
Featured Instrument: Starr Labs Ztar (Midi Guitar) Accompaniment: The Ztar Virtual Orchestra All parts performed by Les Fradkin
RRO Entertainment RRO-1027		Released: Mar 13, 2008 Re-mastered & Expanded Edition Released: Jan 13, 2013	CD / TT: 39:19 MP3 / TT: 39:31 MP3 / TT: 51:10
Recorded on Apple Logic Pro and MOTU Digital Performer; Mixdown in Apple Logic Pro and MOTU Digital Performer; Produced by Les Fradkin and Loretta Fradkin. Watch on YouTube: Les Fradkin - Lift Off [3:16] \| Les Fradkin - Warp Drive (Impossible Ztar) [3:56] \| Les Fradkin -System Crash [7:33] Buy this album at: Music Download (2008): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| CD Baby CD (2013): Amazon.com Music Download (2013): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2008 - October 2013)

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