New & Upcoming Recordings of Bach's Works
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Cantatas

Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde - Cantata, BWV 83 [AB-83]
Cantata BWV 83
Shunske Sato / (OVPP - No Choir) & Nederlandse Bachvereniging / Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Daniel Johannsen; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Nederlandse Bachvereniging: All of Bach | Video / TT: 17:55 

J.S. Bach: Consolatio (Cantatas BWV 25, 75, 127) [C-13]
Cantata BWV 75, BWV 22, BWV 127
Philippe Pierlot/ (OVPP - No Choir) & Ricercar Consort / Soprano: Hannah Morrison; Alto: Carlos Mena; Tenor: Hans Jörg Mammel; Bass: Matthias Vieweg
Mirare MIR-332 | CD / TT: 66 min | MP3 / TT: 66:05 

J.S. Bach: Nine Sacred Cantatas (BWV 1, 4, 19, 21, 39, 79, 105, 170, 189) [B-1]
Cantata BWV 1, BWV 4, BWV 19, BWV 21, BWV 79, BWV 189, BWV 39, BWV 105, BWV 170
Fritz Lehmann / Berliner Motettenchor & Berliner Philharmoniker / Various soloists
Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence ELQ-4827642 (Reissue) | 3-CD / TT: 166:38 | MP3 / TT: 225:31 

Other Vocal Works

Bach, Bach & Bach: Magnificats [V-2]
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Jonathan Cohen / Arcangelo / Soprano: Joélle Harvey; Mezzo-soprano: Olivia Vermeulen; Counter-tenor: Iestyn Davies; Tenor: Thomas Walker; Baritone: Thomas Bauer
Hyperion CDA-68157 | CD / TT: 76:48

Fritz Wunderlich: Passion (J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion, Matthäus-Passion; Händel: Der Messias; Beethoven: Symphonie Nr. 9 op. 125) [B-2]
CD-1: Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Part 1 [66:55] (Karl Richter, 1957)
CD-2: Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Part 2 [70:58] (Karl Richter, 1957)
CD-3: Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Part 1 [63:43] (Theodor Egel, 1958)
CD-4: Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Part 2 [66:51] (Theodor Egel, 1958)
CD-5: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Part 1 [64:32] (Karl Richter, 1957)
CD-6: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Part 2 [68:58] (Karl Richter, 1957)
CD-7: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Part 3 [67:26] (Karl Richter, 1957)
CD-8: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Part 1 [67:49] (Karl Böhm, 1962)
CD-9: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Part 1 [79:34] (Karl Böhm, 1962)
Karl Richter, Theodor Egel, Karl Böhm / Variuous ensembles / Tenor: Fritz Wunderlich, various other soloists
Profil Hänssler PH-17015 | 1957-1962 | 12-CD / TT: 

J.S. Bach: Johannespassion Live aus der Dredner Frauenkirche [V-5]
Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Matthias Grünert / Kammerchor der Frauenkirche (Dresden) & Ensemble Frauenkirche (Dresden) / Soprano: Camilla Nylund; Alto: Nicole Pieper; Tenor: Tilman Lichdi; Bass: Andreas Scheibner; Bass [Jesus]: Falko Hönisch
Berlin Classics 0300995-BC | 2-CD / TT: 107:31

J.S. Bach: St John Passion · Johannes-Passion (1749 Version) [V-3]
Johannes-Passion BWV 245, 1749 version, with additional movements from 1725 version
Ralf Otto / Bachchor Mainz & Bachorchester Mainz / Tenor [Evangelist]: Georg Poplutz; Bass [Jesus]: Yorck Felix Speer; Soprano: Julia Kleiter; Alto: Gerhild Romberger; Tenor: Daniel Sans; Bass: Matthias Winckhler; Soprano: Victoria Braum; Tenor: Erik Reinhardt; Tenor: Bernd Sucké; Baritone: Christian Wagner; Hille Perl (Viola da gamba); Joachim Held (Lute); Sabine Bauer (Harpsichord); Petra Morath-Pusinelli (Organ)
Naxos 8.573817-18 | 2-CD / TT: 132:02 | MP3 / TT: 131:35

J.S. Bach: Markus-Passion nach BWV 247 (1744) [V-2]
Markus-Passion BWV 247, Reconstructed version by Diethard Hellmann (1964) & Andreas Glöckner (2001) with additions and changes by Karl Böhmer (2016)
Felix Koch / Gutenberg-Kammerchor & Neumeyer Consort / Soprano: Jasmin Maria Hörner; Counter-tenor: Julien Freymuth; Tenor: Georg Poplutz; Bass: Christian Wagner; Speaker: Thomas Stegmann
Christophorus CHR-77423 | 2-CD / TT: 87:04

Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach

Organ Works

J.S. Bach: Berühmte Orgelwerke · Famous Organ Works [R-1]
Prelude & Fugue BWV 546; Fantasia & Fugue BWV 562; Concerto No. 4 BWV 595; Prelude & Fugue BWV 534; Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: Contrapunctus I; Fugue BWV 575; Passacaglia & Fugue BWV 582; Chorale Preludes BWV 717, BWV 736, BWV 664
Joseph Kelemen (Organ)
Oehms Classics OC-465 | CD / TT: 70:22 | MP3 / TT: 70:12 

Bach / Escaich: Convergences [R-1]
Prelude & Fugue ("The Great"), BWV 543; Chorale Prelude BWV 727; Trio Sonata No. 3 BWV 526; Prelude & Fugue BWV 541
Thomas Ospital (Organ)
Radio France TEM-316060 | CD / TT: 66:51 | MP3 / TT: 66:36 

Ascendo ad patrem meum: Organ Works of Renaissance and Baroque [R-2]
Chorale Preludes BWV 709, 726, Anh. 55, 641
Simon Reichert (Organ)
Paschen Records PR-180044 | Jul 2017 | CD / TT: 65:48 | MP3 / TT: 65:34 

Solo Keyboard Works

Recital 1953 (Works by Bach, D. Scarlatti, Beethoven, Schumann, Debussy, Ravel) [K-4]
Toccata No. 5 BWV 914; Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude BWV 659 (II), transcribed for piano
Clara Haskil (Piano)
SWR Music SWR-19052CD (Reissue) | CD / TT: 75:48 | MP3 / TT: 75:38 

Solo Instrumental Works

Brahms, Bach, Schubert: Works for violin and piano [S-1]
Partita for solo violin No. 1 BWV 1002
Lisa Batiashvili (Violin)
Warner Classics 0190295739867 (Reissue) | CD / TT: 64:10 | MP3 / TT: 64:06 

I Cantimbanchi - La Santa Allegrezza [S-1]
Gavotte 1&2 from Prelude, Fugue & Allegro for lute BWV 998
David Sautter (Guitar)
Eos Guitar Edition EOS-234200-7 | CD / TT: 

Bach: Suites Nos. 1-3 for Cello Solo [S-1]
Suite for solo cello Nos. 1-3 BWV 1007-1009
Jeffrey McFarland-Johnson (Cello)
JohnSong Music | 2017 / CD / TT: 

Chamber Works

Bach: Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord [H-1]
Sonatas for viola da gamba & harpsichord Nos. 1-3 BWV 1027-1019; Adagio for solo harpsichord BWV 968; Sonata for solo harpsichord BWV 964
Laura Vaughan (Vioda gamba); James Tibbles (Harpsichord)
Paladino Music PMR-0090 | Jan 2017 | CD / TT: 67:40 | MP3 / TT: 67:32 

Orchestral Works

Musical Offering & Art of Fugue

Arrangements & Transcriptions

Bach: Transcriptions Opus Magnum II [T-5]
Piano Transcriptions: Bach-Siloti: WTC 2: Prelude No. BWV 872, Paraphrase; Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude from Partita for solo violin No. 3 BWV 1006; Bach-Siloti: Prelude BWV 555; Bach-Siloti: Andante from Sonata for solo violin No. 2 BWV 1003; J.S. Bach: Fugue from Sonata BWV 964 (after Sonata for solo violin No. 2 BWV 1003); Bach-Tirabassi: Gavotte I & II from Suite for lute BWV 995; Bach-Burmeister: WTC 1: Prelude No. 8 BWV 853; Bach-Naoumoff: Arioso for Bass (Mvt. 19) from Johannes-Passion BWV 245; Bach-Cortot: Arioso/Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo BWV 1056; Bach-Naoumoff: Aria for Soprano (Mvt. 49) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244; Bach-Goldberg: Aria for Soprano (Mvt. 9) from Cantata BWV 208; Bach-Zabel: Aria for Alto (Mvt. 39) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Angelika Nebel (Piano)
Hänssler Classic HC-17075 | CD / TT: 58:46 | MP3 / TT: 58:40 

J.S. Bach/D'Albert: Piano Transcriptions [T-1]
Bach-d'Albert: Piano Transcriptions: Prelude & Fugue BWV 532, Prelude & Fugue BWV 537, Prelude & Fugue BWV 541, Toccata & Fugue BWV 540, Prelude & Fugue BWV 536, Prelude & Fugue BWV 534, Toccata & Fugue ("Dorian") BWV 538, Passacaglia BWV 582
Emanuele Delucchi (Piano)
Piano Classics PCL-10139 | CD / TT: 75:34 | MP3 / TT: 75:25 

Michael Winkler Plays J.S. Bach [S-1]
Partita for lute BWV 997; Prelude, Fugue & Allegro for lute BWV 998; Suite for solo cello No. 3 BWV 1009, all arranged for guitar by Michael Winkler
Michael Winkler (Guitar)
EOS Guitar Edition EOS-234200-9 (Reissue) | CD / TT: 53:03 | MP3 / TT: 52:48 

All Time Favourites [T-1]
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in BWV 1068: Air; Orchestral Suite No. 2 BWV 1067: Badinerie
Duo Palatino: Christiane Meininger (Flute); Volker Höh (Guitar)
Profil PH-17062 | CD / TT: 78:52 | MP3 / TT: 78:43 

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2017 - November 2019)
Thanks to contributers: Kacper (September 2019)