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Cantatas

Other Vocal Works

J.S. Bach: Motets [V-1]
Motets BWV 225-230; Motet BWV Anh 159
John Scott / Saint Thomas Choir of Men & Boys / Frederick Teardo (Organ); Benjamin Sheen (Organ); Stephen Buzard (Organ); Katherine Rietman (Cello); Anne Trout (Violone)
Resonus RES-10152 | CD / TT: 68:34 | MP3 / TT: 68:20

Johann, Johann Christoph, Johann Michael Bach: Motetten - Complete Motets [V-1]
Motet BWV Anh 159
Lionel Meunier / Sopranos: Sara Jäggi, Zsuzsi Tóth, Kristen Witmer; Mezzo-soprano: Helen Cassano; Counter-tenors: Barnabás Hegyi, Jan Kullmann, Daniel Elgersma; Tenors: Olivier Berten, Robert Buckland, Philippe Froeliger; Baritone: Achim Hoffmann; Basses: Bertrand Delvaux. Lionel Meunier, Matthias Lutze; Organ: Masato Suzuki, Haru Kitamika, Claudio Ribeiro, David Van Bouwel
Ricercar RIC-347 | 2-CD / TT: 141:43 | MP3 / TT: 141:25

Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach

Organ Works

Bach in Montecassino [R-2]
Chromatic Fantasia BWV 903a; Fugue on the Magnificat: BWV 733; Duets BWV 802-805; Fantasia BWV 537; Chorale Preludes BWV 753, BWV 713, BWV 668a; Preludio di Bach per il Padre Martini BWV 870b; Chorale Preludes BWV 672-675, BWV 681, BWV 683, BWV 687; Fuga di Bach per il Padre Martini BWV 846,2; Fantasia & Fugue BWV 904
Luca Guglielmi (Organ)
Vivat 108 | CD / TT: 69:15 | MP3 / TT: 69:03

Solo Keyboard Works

Eilsabeth Nielsen plays Bach, Schumann, Prokofiev [K-2]
English Suite No. 2 BWV 807
Elisabeth Nielsen (Piano)
Danacord DACOCD-761 | CD / TT: 75:00 | MP3 / TT: 74:56

Bach: Partitas BWV 825 & BWV 826; English Suite BWV 808 [K-2]
English Suite No. 3 BWV 808; Partita No. 1 BWV 825; Partita No. 2 BWV 826
Rudolf Buchbinder (Piano)
Sony Classical 88875053302 | CD / TT: 56:57

Bach: French Suite No. 5; Partita No. 4; English Suite No. 6 [K-1]
French Suite No. 5 BWV 816; Partita No. 4 BWV 828; English Suite No. 6 BWV 811
Diane Walsh (Piano)
Diane Walsh | CD / TT: 79:15 | MP3 / TT: 79:45

Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988; Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude BWV 659, transcribed for piano
Tzimon Barto (Piano)
Capriccio C-5243 | CD / TT: 62:07 | MP3 / TT: 61:12

Bach: Goldberg Variationen BWV 988 [K-1]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Nozomu Takahashi (Piano)
Accustika PPCA-620 | CD / TT: 79:58

J.S. Bach: Works for Harpsichord [K-2]
Prelude & Fugue BWV 896; Partita BWV 832; Capriccio in honour of J.C. Bach BWV 993; Fantasia BWV 917; Prelude & Fugue BWV 895; Fantasia BWV 922; Fugue BWV 959; 6 Littele Preludes BWV 933-938; Fugue BWV 952; Fughetta BWV 961; Prelude & Fugue BWV 899; Prelude & Fugue BWV 900; Suite BWV 818; Fantasia über ein rondo BWV 918; Suite in E flat major, BWV 819
Aapo Häkkinen (Harpsichord)
Naxox 8.573087 | Feb 2011 | CD / TT: 78:54 | MP3 / TT: 77:25 

Solo Instrumental Works

 
Villa-Lobos and Arnold: Guitar Concertos, Plus Solo Works by Albéniz, Mompou, Dowland & Bach [S-1]
Prelude, Fugue & Allegro for lute BWV 998, transcribed for guitar by Sean Shibe
Sean Shibe (Guitar)
BBC Music ‎BBCMM-393 | Feb 2014 | CD / TT: 76:33 

Bach (JS), Weiss: "Lute Music"
Toyohiko Satoh, lute
Carpe Diem - CD-16305

Bach: Cello Suites [S-1]
Suite for solo cello Nos. 1-6 in G major, BWV 1007-1012
Bruno Cocset (Cello)
Alpha Productions ALPHA-301 (Reissue) | Oct 2001 | 2-CD / TT: 129:07 | MP3 / TT: 128:45 

Chamber Works

J.S. Bach: Sonatas for violin and harpsichord [H-1]
Sonatas for violin & keyboard, BWV 1014-1019
Lucy Russell (Violin); John Butt (Harpsichord)
Linn Records CKD-433 | 2-CD / TT: 85 min

Orchestral Works

Time Present and Time Past [O-1]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 BWV 1052
Concerto Köln / Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord)
Archiv Produktion 4794481 | CD / TT: 73:45

 
J.S. Bach: Piano Concertos [O-2]
Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo No. 3 BWV 1062; Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5, BWV 1056; Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 4 BWV 1055; Improvisations; Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo BWV 1063; Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo BWV 1065; Encore : Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo BWV 1065: Mvt. 3; Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo BWV 1065; Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 3 BWV 1054; Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 7 BWV 1058; Improvisations; Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo No. 2 BWV 1061; Concerto for 3 harpsichords, str& continuo BWV 1064; Improvisations; Encore : Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo BWV 1065: Mvt. 3
Martha Argerich & Friends / Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne / Khatia Buniatishvili, Gvantsa Buniatishvili, Stephen Kovacevich, Nelson Goerner, Michel Dalberto, Frank Braley, David Kadouch, Martha Argerich, Lilya Zilberstein, Mauricio Vallina, Dong-Hyek Lim, Martha Argerich, Nicholas Angelich, Akane Sakai, David Fray (Pianos)
Bel Air Classiques BAC-115 | Oct 2013 | 2-DVD / TT: 177 min  

Musical Offering & Art of Fugue

Arrangements & Transcriptions

Domestic Bach [H-1]
Trio Sonata adapted from BWV 1039 & BWV 1027; Chorale Prelude BWV 731 (G Major); Andante from Organ Trio BWV 527; Chorale Prelude BWV 645; Minuet No. 2 BWV Anh. 114 (AMN II/4); Aria BWV 515b (AMN II/20b); Polonaise BWV Anh. 125 (AMN II/19); Minuet No. 4 BWV Anh. 116 (AMN II/7); March BWV Anh. 122 (AMN II/16) [01:06]; Polonaise BWV Anh. 128 (AMN II/24); Aria BWV 515a (AMN II/20a); Musette BWV Anh. 126 (AMN II/22); Sarabande from BWV 1013; Aria BWV 516 (AMN II/33); Rondeau Anh. 183 AMN II/6); Canon from Musical Offering BWV 1079; Fuga Canonica from Musical Offering BWV 1079; Chorale Prelude BWV 728 (AMN (1722)/8); G.H. Stölzel: Aria BWV 508 (AMN II/25); Chorale Prelude BWV 691 (AMN II/11)
Bergen Barokk / Soprano: Mona Julsrud; Frode Thorsen (Recorders); Markku Luolajan-Mikkola (Viola da gamba); Hans Knut-Sveen (Organ, Harpsichord); Mikko Perkola (Viola da gamba)
LAWO Classics LWC-1073 | CD / TT: 62:29 | MP3 / TT: 62:19

Mendelssohn: Trios [T-1]
Chorale Prelude BWV 659, transcribed for violin & piano; Chorale Prelude BWV 639, transcribed for cello & piano
Trio Dali: Amandine Savary (Piano); Jack Lieback (Violin); Christian-Pierre La Marca (Cello)
Zig-Zag Territoires ZZT-364 | CD / TT: 60:13 | MP3 / T: 62:33

Inspired by Bach [T-1]
Bach- Z. Kodály: WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 8 BWV 853, transcribed for cello & piano; Johannes X. Schachtner: Relief Nr. 3 - Chorale Prelude BWV 686; Chorale Prelude BWV 727; J. Brahms: Sonata for cello & piano No.1 Op. 38 (takes thematic cues from Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080); J. Brahms/Albrecht Gürsching: Variationen nach einem altdeutschen Minnelied Verstohlen geht der Mond auf; J.S. Bach: „Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit“ nach BWV 106 (Actus tragicus), transcription for cello & piano, dedicated to Andreas Barner; Bach- Z. Kodály: Chorale Prelude BWV 743, transcribed for cello & piano; Bach- Z. Kodály: Chorale Prelude BWV 762, transcribed for cello & piano; Bach- Z. Kodály: Chorale Prelude BWV 747, transcribed for cello & piano; L.v. Beethoven: Sontata for cello & piano No. 3 Op. 69; Aria for Alto from Johannes-Passion BWV 245/30; M. Reger: Sontata for cello & piano No. 4 Op 116 (1910) (incorporating the BACH motif & the Chorale Wenn ich einmal sall scheiden); M. Reger: Suite for violin (or cello) & Piano, Op.103: Mvt. 3: Aria
Julius Berger (Cello); Oliver Kern (Piano)
Nimbus Alliance NI-6302 | 2-CD / TT: 131:13 | MP3 / TT: 131:08

Bach Vertical [T-4]
Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo No. 2 BWV 1061; Chorale Preludes BWV 611, BWV 601, BWV 599, BWV 635, BWV 737, BWV 643, BWV 614, BWV 721, BWV 619, BWV 618, BWV 687, BWV 600; Sonatina (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 106
Stefan Hussong (Classical Accordion); Denis Patković (Classical Accordion)
DP Classics DP-0003 | CD / TT: 45:36 | MP3 / TT: 45:31 

 
In Black & White: Music for Piano Solo by Dave Soldier [T-2]
D. Soldier: Fractal On the Name of Bach, Op. 24/1 (2011)
Steven Beck (Piano)
Mulatta Records MUL-026 / CD Baby | Sep (?) 2014 | 2-CD: TT: 118:19; MP3 / TT: 118:13 

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2015 - April 2021)