New & Upcoming Recordings of Bach's Works
April 2015

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Cantatas

Bach and his rivals [C-4]
Cantatas BWV 22, BWV 81
Nicolette Moonen / (OVPP - No Choir) & The Bach Players / Soprano: Rachel Elliott; Alto: Sally Bruce-Payne; Tenor: Simon Wall; Bass: Matthew Brook
Hyphen Press Music HPM-008 | 2-CD / TT: 132:11

Bach Cantatas BWV 82, 158 & 56 [C-1]
Cantatas BWV 56, BWV 82, BWV 158; Sinfonias from BWV 35/1+5
Roger Norrington / Salzburger Bachchor & Camerata Academica Salzburg / Baritone: Matthias Goerne; Albrecht Mayer (Oboe); Rainer Schmidt (Violin); Johannes Strobl (Organ)
Decca 4805771 (Reissue) | CD / TT: 60:20

Other Vocal Works

Bach: Mass in B minor - Kovacs 10.03.2015 [V-1]
Mass in B minor BWV 232
János Kovács / Hungarian Radio Chorus (Chorus Master: Zoltán Pad) / Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sopranos: Beatrix Fodor, Szilvia Vörös; Alto: Erika Gál; Tenor: Zoltán Megyesi; Bass: István Kovács
House of Opera CD-1177500 / House of Opera MP3-1177500 | 2-CD / TT: / MP3 / TT: 

Bach: Lutheran Masses, Vol. 1 [V-10]
Lutheran Masses BWV 235, BWV 236; Sanctus BWV 240, BWV 241, BWV 238, BWV 237; F. Durante-J.S. Bach: Kyrie from Missa, BWV Anh 26 with Christe BWV 242
Masaaki Suzuki / Bach Collegium Japan / Sopranos: Hana Blažíková, Joanne Lunn; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Gerd Türk; Bass: Peter Kooy; Masamitsu San'nomiya (Oboe & Oboe d’amore); Natsumi Wakamatsu (Violin)
BIS SACD-2081 | SACD / TT: 65:30 | MP3 / TT: 65:19

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion [V-2]
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 (1727 Version)
Richard Egarr / Choir of the Academy of Ancient Music & Academy of Ancient Music / Tenor [Evangelist]: James Gilchrist; Bass [Jesus]: Matthew Rose; Bass [Pilate]: Ashley Riches; Soprano: Elizabeth Watts; Alto: Sarah Connolly; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs; Bass: Christopher Maltman
AAM Records AAM-004 | 3-CD / TT: 144:38

St Matthew Passion - Passion, BWV 244 [AB-244]
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Jos van Veldhoven / Choir of the Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Kampen Boys Choir & Baroque Orchestra of the Nederlandse Bach Vereniging / Soloists Coro 1: Tenor [Evangelist]: Benjamin Hulett; Soprano [First Maid, Pilate’s Wife]: Griet de Geyter; Alto: Tim Mead; Tenor: Thomas Hobbs [AOB] or Robert Murray [YT]; Bass [Jesus]: Andreas Wolf; Soloists Coro 2: Soprano: Lore Binon; Alto [First Witness]: Alex Potter; Tenor [Second Witness]: Charles Daniels; Bass [Judas, Pilate]: Sebastian Noack
Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach | Video / TT: 165:12 

Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach

Reinhard Keiser: Markuspassion = Passion Selon Saint Marc [P-1]
F.N. Brauns: Markus-Passion
Joël Suhubiette / Ensemble Jacques Moderne & Gli Incogniti (Director: Amandine Beyer) / Tenor [Evangelist]: Jan Kobow; Basss [Jesus]: Thomas E. Bauer; EJM: Soprano [Arias & Magd]: Anne Magouët; Alto [Arias & Hohepriester]: David Erler; Tenor [Arias & Petrus]: Stephan Van Dyck; Alto [Judas, Kriegsknecht]: Guilhem Terrail; Alto [Hauptmann]: Gunther Vandeven; Tenor [Pilatus]: Olivier Coiffet
Mirare MIR-254 | CD / TT: 77:00 | MP3 / TT: 76:24 

Organ Works

Bach & Glass: Organ Works [R-4]
Toccata & Fugue BWV 565; Pastorale BWV 590; Prelude & Fugue BWV 552; Passacaglia BWV 582; Prelude & Fugue BWV 541; Prelude & Fugue BWV 532; Pièce d’Orgue (Fantasie) BWV 572
Iveta Apkalna (Organ)
Oehms Classics OC-1827 | 2-CD / TT: 160:19 | MP3 / TT: 160:09

J.S. Bach: Electrofeit [R-1]
Selections: Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: 1. Contrapunctus; WTC 2: Fugue No. 19 BWV 888; Chorale Prelude BWV deest; Sinfonia No. 9 BWV 795; Pièce d'orgue (Fantasia) BWV 572; WTC 1: Fugue No. 13, BWV 858; Partita No. 2 BWV 826: Sinfonia; French Suite No. 6 BWV 817: Allemande; Chorale Prelude BWV 706; WTC 1: Prelude No. 3 BWV 848; WTC 2: Fugue No. 7 BWV 876; Invention No. 6 BWV 777; WTC 1: Fugue No. 14 BWV 859; WTC 1: Prelude No. 24 BWV 869; WTC 2: Fugue No. 9 BWV 878; Musical Offering BWV 1079: Canon No. 1
Fred Thomas (Organ)
The Silent Howl | MP3 / TT: 53:21 

Great European Organs, Vol. 93 [R-7]
Prelude & Fugue BWV 532
Konstantin Volostnov (Organ)
Priory Records PRCD-1111 | CD / TT: 72:34 | MP3 / TT: 73:20 

Solo Keyboard Works

J.S. Bach: Keyboard Works, Vol. 1 (Italian Concerto, French Overture, 4 Duets, Aria & 10 Variations in Italian Style) [K-2]
Italian Concerto BWV 971; French Overture BWV 831; Duets BWV 802-805; Aria & Variations in the Italian Style BWV 989
Yuan Sheng (Piano)
Piano Classics PCL-0042 | CD / TT:

Bach: Partita n° 4, Capriccio sur le départ du frère bien-aimé, Suite anglaise n°1 en la majeur, Toccata en do mineur [K-1]
English Suite No. 1 BWV 806; Partita No. 4 BWV 828; Toccata No. 2 BWV 911; Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother BWV 992
Rémi Geniet (Piano)
Mirare MIR-268 | CD / TT: 78:43 | MP3 / TT: 78:38

J.S. Bach: 6 Partitas [K-2]
Partitas BWV 825-830
Genzoh Takehisa (Fortepiano)
ALM Records ALCD-1148/1149 | 2-CD / TT: 136:02

All the Way Back [K-1]
WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 3 BWV 848
Vytautas Smetona (Piano)
Navona Records NV-5992 | CD / TT: 75:10 | MP3 / TT: 75:09

Bach - Beethoven: Quasi una fantasia Import [K-1]
Fantasia & Fugue BWV 904; Fantasia & Fugue BWV 906
Audrey Vigoureux (Piano)
Evidence EVCD-010 | CD / TT: 45:30

 
John Harutunian Plays Bach (BWV 988, 971, 680, 578) [K-1]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988; Italian Concerto BWV 971; Chorale Prelude BWV 680; Fugue ("Little") BWV 578
John Harutunian (Piano, Organ)
Self produced | 2010-2015 | CD / TT: 76:23 | MP3 / TT: 75:14

J.S. Bach: Clavier-Übung II (Partitas BWV 825-830)
Eleonore Bühler-Kestler, harpsichord
Charade - CHA3037 (2 CDs)

J.S. Bach: Toccatas (BWV 913-916)
Eleonore Bühler-Kestler, harpsichord
Charade - CHA3041

Solo Instrumental Works

Chamber Works

Bach & Entourage [H-1]
Sonata for violin & continuo BWV 1024; Sonata in for violin & B.c., BWV Anh. II 153; Fugue for violin & keyboard BWV 1026
Johannes Pramsohler (Baroque Violin); Philippe Grisvard (Harpsichord)
Audax Records ADX-13703 | CD / TT: 65:11 | MP3 / TT: 65:03 

Bach (JS & CPE): "Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord"
The Brook Street Band
Avie - AV2321

Orchestral Works

Musical Offering & Art of Fugue

Arrangements & Transcriptions

Bach/Gould Project [T-1]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for string quartet by Catalyst Quartet
Catalyst Quartet: Jessie Montgomery (Violin); Karla Donehew-Perez (Violin); Paul Laraia (Viola); Karlos Rodriguez (Cello)
Azica Records AZI-71300 | CD / TT: 70:28 | MP3 / TT: 75:48

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations for Five Saxophones and Four Contrabasses [T-5]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988, arranged for 5 saxophones and 4 double-basses by Yasuaki Shimizu
Yasuaki Shimizu & Saxophonettes (5 saxophone & 4 double-basses)
Avex Classics AVCL-25869 | Avex Classics AVJL-25893 | SACD / TT: 65:55 | 2-LP / TT: 65:55

De profundis: compositions for orchestra and choir [T-1]
H. Alfeyev: Fugue on the B-A-C-H Motif for orchestra
Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev / Russian National Orchestra
PentaTone PTC-5186486 | SACD / TT: 74:05 | MP3 / TT: 73:11

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2015 - July 2020)
Thanks to contributors: Serge Smirnoff (June 2020)