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Cantatas

C-1

Bach: Cantata BWV 33, 17, 99 [C-2]

Cantata Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 33 [21:28]
Cantata Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17 [15:05]
Cantata Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV 99 [17:39]

Gotthold Schwarz

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Sächsisches Barockorchester

Soprano: Julia Sophie Wagner; Counter-tenor: Stefan Kahle; Tenor: Wolfram Lattke; Bass: Tobias Berndt

Accentus Music: ACC-30471

Oct 2018

CD / TT: 55:02

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
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C-2

"Bach's forgotten arias" - Sinfonias, arias and duets by J.S. Bach [C-1]

Aria for Alto Hochgelobter Gottessohn (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 6 []
Aria for Soprano Liebster Jesu, Mein Verlangen (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 32 []
Aria for Alto Jesus ist ein guter Hirt (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 85 []
Aria for Alto Schläfert allen Sorgenkummer (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 197 []
Aria - Duet for Soprano & Alto Wenn sorgen auf mir dringen (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 3 []
Aria for Alto Getrost! es fasst ein heilger Leib (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 133 []
Aria for Alto Wo zwei und drei versammlet sind (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 42 []
Aria for Soprano Bete aber auch dabei (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 115 []
Aria for Soprano Verstummt, verstummt, ihr holden Saiten! (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 198 []
Aria for Alto Kommt, ihr angefochtnen Sünder (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 30 []
Duet for Soprano & Alto Herr, du siehst statt guter Werke (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 9 []
Encore:
Aria - Duet for Soprano & Alto Et in unum Dominum (Mvt. 15) from Mass in B minor BWV 232 []

Josef Zák (also violin)

PRJCT Amsterdam

Soprano: Emöke Barath; Counter-tenor: Maarten Engeltjes

House of Opera CD1881000
House of Opera MP3-1881000

Nov 7, 2018

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Recorded live at DeSingel, Antwerpen, Belgium.
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C-3

Er heißet Wunderbar! - Fasch, Graupner, Telemann, Bach [C-6]

1-4. J.F. Fasch: Cantata Er Heißet Wunderbar, Rat, Kraft, Held, FR 408/1 [5:20]
5-11. C. Graupner: Cantata Der Herr Wird Konig Sein, GWV 1101/36 [15:51]
12-15. G.P. Telemann: Concerto for 2 flutes, lute, strings & b.c. in E minor, TWV 53:e2 [11:15]
16-23. J.S. Bach: Cantata Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 [30:01]
24. J.S. Bach: Aria for Alto Bereite dich, Zion (Mvt. 4 (4)) from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1 [4:55]

Conductor: Alfredo Bernardini

(OVPP - No Choir) / Orchestra: Barokkanerne

Soloists: Soprano: Berit Norbakken Solset; Alto: Marianne Beate Kielland; Tenor: Anders J. Dahlin; Bass: Halvor D. Melien
Musicians: Violins 1: Cecilia Bernardini, May Kunstovny, Astrid Kirschner; Violins 2: Laima Olsson, Dagny Bakken, Maria Ines Zanovello; Violas: Mari Giske, Edda Stix; Cello: Gunnar Hauge; Violone: Einar Schøyen; Oboes: Alfredo Bernardini, Johan Nicolai Mohn; Bassoon: Per Hannisdal; Lute, Theorbo: Jadran Duncumb; Harpsichord, Organ: Christian Kjos

LAWO Classics LWC-1169
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Dec 9-10 & 12-13, 2017

CD / TT: 67:38
MP3 / TT: 67 min

Recorded in Orkesterprøvesalen, the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo, Norway.
Producer: Jørn Pedersen; Balance Engineer: Jørn Pedersen; Editing: Jørn Pedersen; Mastering: Thomas Wolden.
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Other Vocal Works

V-1

Bach: Mass in b; J.C. Bach: Motet 'Lieber Herr G [V-4]

J. Christoph Bach: Motet Lieber Herr Gott, wecke uns auf (arranged by J.S. Bach) [Proms premiere]
J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor BWV 232

Roger Norrington

Choir of the Enlightenment / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Soprano: Dominique Labelle; Mezzo-soprano: Annette Markert; Counter-tenor: David Daniels; Tenor: Mark Padmore; ; Bass: Alastair Miles

House of Opera AA-695

Jul 28, 2000

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Royal Albert Hall, London, England, in the frame of Proms 2000 (Prom 19).
1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by R. Norrington.
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V-2

Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248 (N.1, 3, 5, 6) - Vashegyi 09.12.2018 [V-5]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1, 3, 5, 6

György Vashegyi

Purcell Choir / Orfeo Orchestra

Soprano: Hasnaa Bennani; Alto: Anthea Pichanik; Tenor: Dávid Szigetvári; Bass: Victor Sicard

House of Opera CD1884100
House of Opera MP3-1884100

Dec 9, 2018

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Recorded live at Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest, Hungary.
Source: Bartók Radio Cable - mp2 (192 kbps, 48 kHz).
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Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach

Organ Works

Solo Keyboard Works

K-1

J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto, Partita IV; Bach-Busoni: Chaconne [K-1]

1-7. Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828 [30:18]
8-10. Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:19]
|11. Bach-Busoni: Chaconne (Mvt. 5) from Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, transcribed for piano [16:47]

Federico Colli (Piano) [Steinway Model D (serial no. 592 087) concert grand piano]

Chandos CHAN-20079
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May 17-19, 2018

CD / TT: 59:42
MP3 / TT: 59:38

Recorded at Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, England.
Recording Producer Jonathan Cooper; Sound Engineer Rosanna Fish; Piano Technician: Graham Cooke.
Watch on YouTube:
Album: Trailer [2:46; Directed by: Ciro V. Gatto; Assistant director: Edoardo Smerilli; Camera and lights: Riccardo Primiceri].
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K-2

Jean Tews: Composer Masterworks Vol. 2: Bach: The Goldberg Variations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [CD: 54 min; MP3: 53:52]

Jean Tews (Piano) [Kawai EX Concert Grand piano]

Jean Tews Piano JTP-002
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1988-1991

CD / TT: 54 min
MP3 / TT: 53:52

Recorded in a recording studio at the artist's home in London, Ontario, Canada.
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CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 32 Tracks; TT: 54:26]
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CD: Complete Album
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K-3

Jean Tews: Composer Masterworks Vol. 6: Bach: Concertos, Suites, Fugues and Preludes [K-2]

1-3. Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [MP3: 14:03]
4-10. French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 [MP3: 19:36]
11-12. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 8 in E flat minor, BWV 853 [MP3: 9:21]
13-14. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 850 [MP3: 3:55]
15-20. English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 [MP3: 26:28]
21. Arioso (Sinfonia) (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 156, arranged for solo piano [5:00]

Jean Tews (Piano) [Kawai EX Concert Grand piano]

Jean Tews Piano JTP-006
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1988-1991

CD / TT: 78 min
MP3 / TT: 77:23

Recorded in a recording studio at the artist's home in London, Ontario, Canada.
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CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 32 Tracks; TT: 77:45]
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CD: Complete Album
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K-4

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations [K-1]

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [84:53]

Hiromi Okada (Piano)

Camerata CMCD-15149〜50
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Feb 29, 2008

2-CD / TT: 84:53
MP3 / TT: 84:38

Recorded live at Toppan Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
The concert was held as an industry-academia collaborative project in which students of Tokyo University of the Arts recorded concerts selected from the performances hosted by Toppan Hall and broadcast them in high quality on CS Digital Radio Music Bird, so it was held at Tokyo University of the Arts.
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Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [Sequence; 32 Tracks; TT: 85:10]
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Solo Instrumental Works

S-1

Bach: Sonatas and Partitas
Theo Olof, Vol. 1: Bach: 6 Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin [S-2]

Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV 1001-1006 [17:26, 21:59, 21:22, 28:45, 24:38, 17:32]

Theo Olof (Violin)

Classical Record International ‎CRI-180455/6/7
Doremi DHR-8065/6
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Apr 1969

3-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 131:37
MP3 / TT: 131:39

Recorded at Allemans Church, Oudkarspel, North Holland, the Netherlands.
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S-2

Bach: Les Suites pour violoncelle seul [S-1]

Suites for solo cello, BWV 1007-1012 [20:38, 23:26, 26:08, 27:12, 30:13, 36:07]

Jean de Spengler (Violoncello) [by Wilbert de Roo, 2007]

Forgotten Records FR-1575/7

Mar 12, Apr 18, May 28, 2018

3-CD / TT: 163:52

Recorded live at Chapel of the Château de Lunéville, France.
Artistic Superviser: Alexis Galpérine; Balance & Mastering: Phillippe André.
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Chamber Works

H-1

J.S. Bach: Music for haspsichord & viola da gamba [H-2]

1-4. Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028 [14:47]
5. Duetto No. 1 in E minor, BWV 802 [3:10]
6. Duetto No. 2 in F major, BWV 803 [3:13]
7-10. Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027 [13:28]
11. Duetto No. 4 in A minor, BWV 805 [2:52]
12. Duetto No. 3 in G major, BWV 804 [3:02]
13-15. Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 [14:59]

Alberto Rasi (Viola da gamba) [Raffaele & Antonio Gagliano - Napoli, senza data]; Patrizia Marisaldi (Harpsichord) [after Jan Couchet, by Willem Kroesbergen, Utrecht 1990]

Stradivarius STR-57119-2
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Jun 14-17, 2018

CD / TT: 62:13
MP3 / TT: 54:58

Recorded at Casa Nazareth, Verona, Italy.
Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineering: Filippo Lanteri - Audio Classica; Editing: Alberto Rasi.
2^nd recording of Sonatas for viola da gamba & harpsichord BWV 1027-1029 by A. Rasi & P. Marisaldi.
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Orchestral Works

Musical Offering & Art of Fugue

A-1

Bach, Schönberg, Beethoven-Liszt - Kocsis concert [A-2]

1. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080: Contrapunctus No. 9
2. A. Schoenberg: Klavierstücke Op. 33 No.1
3. A. Schoenberg: Klavierstücke Op. 33 No.2
4. L.v. Beethoven: Sonata in D minor, Op. 31 No.2
5. L.v. Beethoven-F. Liszt: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
6. Bach-Hess: Chorale Jesu, joy of man's desiring (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano

Zoltán Kocsis (Piano)

House of Opera CD-1879000

Dec 1977 ?

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Arrangements & Transcriptions

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2018 - November 2022)
Thanks to contributors: Reiny Rolock (November 2022)