Bach: Goldberg Variations; Preludes & Fugues

1. Goldberg Variations for keyboard, BWV 988
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Glenn Gould

2. Well tempered clavier book 2, No. 14 in F sharp minor, BWV 883
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Glenn Gould

3. Well tempered clavier book 2, No. 7 in E flat major, BWV 876
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Glenn Gould

4. Well tempered clavier book 2, No. 22 in B flat minor, BWV 891
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Glenn Gould

5. Well tempered clavier book 2, No. 9 in E major, BWV 878
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Glenn Gould

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Tracks:

1. Prelude No.1 In C Major
2. Fugue No.25 In C Major
3. Praeambulum/Allemande/Corrente
4. Aria: Variation 1
5. No.1 In C Major/No.5 In E Flat Major
6. Allegro Animato
7. Allegro
8. Sarabande/Gigue
9. Prelude: Les Agrements De La Meme Sarabande
10. Fantasia In C Minor, BWV 906
11. Siciliano
12. Toccata In G Major
13. Fuga
14. Duetto I In E Minor
15. Fughetta In C Minor, BWV 961 (Two Versions)

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Tracks:

1. Toccata
2. Badinerie
3. Largo Ma Non Tanto
4. Agnus Dei
5. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
6. Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme
7. Preludio
8. Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott
9. Allegro
10. Prelude And Fugue No.1
11. Air
12. Aria
13. Prelude And Gigue

Tracks:

1. Aria
2. Prelude
3. Gigue
4. Allegro
5. Minuet
6. O Haupt Voll Blut Und Wunden
7. Largo
8. Allegro
9. Schlummert Ein
10. Allegro
11. Magnificat In D Major
12. Allegro Assai
13. Allegro
14. Jauchzet, Frohlocket

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Tracks:

1. Il Barbiere di Siviglia: 'Largo Al Factotum'
2. Mazurka In G Major, 'Obertass,' Op.19, No.1
3. Contrasts For Violin, Clarinet And Piano: II. 'Piheno'
4. String Quartet In C Minor, Op.18, No.4: IV. Allegro - Prestissimo
5. Bachiana Brasileira No.5: Aria - Cantilena
6. Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: Allegro Molto Vivace
7. Rigoletto: 'La Donna E Mobile'
8. String Quartet No.4: II. Prestissimo, Con Sordino
9. Carnival Of The Animals: 'Fossils'
10. Concerto For Violin And Orchestra: III. Rondo. Allegro Spirituoso
11. Le tombeau de Couperin: I. Prelude
12. Hermit Songs: 'The Desire For Hermitage'
13. Variation 30 A 1 Clav. Quodlibet
14. From 'Goldberg' Variations: Aria
15. The Threepenny Opera: 'Mack The Knife'
16. Symphony No. 36 In C Major, K. 425 'Linz': III. Menuetto - Trio
17. Piano Concerto No. 21 In C Major: III. Allegro Vivace Assai
18. Symphonie espagnole In D Minor, Op. 21: V. Rondo (Allegro)
19. 'Battle Hymn Of The Republic'
20. Madama Butterfly: 'Un Bel Di'

Tracks:

1. Le Sacre du printemps: 'Danse Sacrale'
2. El Amor Brujo: 'Ritual Fire Dance'
3. Rodeo (Four Hour Dance): 'Hoe-Down'
4. Fugue In G Minor, BWV 578 'Little'
5. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 1 In C Major, BWV 846
6. Syphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto Scherzando
7. Slavonic Dance No. 8 In G Minor, Op. 46
8. Symphony No.2 In C Minor 'Resurrection': IV. 'Urlicht'
9. Chichester Psalms: I. Psalm 108
10. Octet In E-Flat Major, Op.20: III. Scherzo: Allegro Ieggierissimo
11. Etude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2, No.1
12. Etude In A-Flat Major, Op. 72, No.11
13. Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro Con Spirito
14. Karelia Suite, Op.11: III. Alla Marcia. Moderato
15. Canzon Septimi Toni No.2
16. Fanfare For The Common Man
17. 'Beau Soir'
18. Suite For Flute And Jazz Piano: 'Baroque And Blue'
19. Piano Concerto No. 20 In D Minor, K. 466: III. Rondo. Allegro Assai
20. Daphnis et Chloe: 'Danse Generale'

Tracks:

1. Eubie's Classical Rag
2. Intermezzo In B Minor, Op. 119, No. 1
3. III. Alegro
4. Behind The Gardens - Behind The Wall - Under The Tree
5. Perhaps Love
6. Facades
7. O mio babbino caro
8. Passo pel prat
9. III. Finale. Allegro
10. I. Allegro
11. Promenade (Walking The Dog)
12. Sonata No.5 In D Major For Cello And Piano: III. Alegro fugato
13. Turangalila II
14. IV. Rondo alla Zingarese. Presto
15. Mazurka In C Minor , Op. 56, No.3
16. String Quartet In D Minor, Op. 56 'Voces intimae': II. Vivace
17. Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano

Tracks:

1. Main Theme From Star Wars
2. Andante
3. Salut d'amour, Op. 12
4. Minuet
5. Appalachia Waltz
6. Appalachia Waltz
7. Gershwin,
8. All The Delights Of The Season
9. Steam Engine
10. Summon The Heros
11. Prelude To Suite No. 1 In G Major
12. Brunnhilde's Battle Cry
13. Sonata In A Major
14. A Suite For Strings: The Murder
15. Flight Of The Bumblebee
16. Prelude To Suite No. 3 IN E
17. Libertango
18. Angel (Lust)
19. Theme From Schindler's List
20. I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
21. La donna e mobile
22. Gymnopedie No. 3
23. Song Of Peace

Customer Reviews:

What I Bought From Sony Companies.......2005-08-20

Bach, Goldberg Variations, Gould, Haydn, L. Mozart, Hummel, Wynton Marsalis, Leppard, Joseph Haydn, Walter (Japanese), Mozart Piano Concertos & Rondos, Murray Perahia, Mozart Quartets by Ax, Stern, Laredo, and Ma, Mozart Concerto Violin, Zukerman, Chopin, Concertos Piano, Gilels, Ormandy, Watts, Schippers, Bruckner, L'Archibudelli, Johannes Brahms, Gould, Brahms, Stern, Trios and Quartets, Brahms, Ax, Ma, Bizet, Carmen and L'Arlesienne suites, Bernstein, Dvorak, Herbert, Ma, Masur, Faure, Quartets, Ax, Stern, Laredo, Ma, Janacek, String Quartets, Alban Berg, Lyric Suite, Juilliard String Quartet, Copland Collection, Debussy, nocturnes, Upshaw, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Canteloube, John Williams Plays Barrios, Ligeti Edition, Claude Bolling, suites and such Jazz, 4 CDs, Joshua Bell, Bernstein, West Side Story. Albert, Bartok, Bloch, Ma, Zinman, John McLaughlin, Concerto for Guitar, and with Katia Labeque, Kathleen Battle.Wynton Marsalis, Baroque Duet,Kathleen Battle Jean-Pierre Rampal in Concert, Bobby McFerrin paper music, with Yo-Yo Ma in Hush, Katia & Marielle Labeque, Love of Colours, Wynton Marsalis, Baroque Music for Trumpets, and Elliot Goldenthal, Fire Water Paper, A Vietnam Oratorio.
I list these because I am trying to figure out what of value is in the Columbia, CBS, and Sony sound legacy in case they come back to the U.S. and revive classical music recording in this country.
Duane Crawford

Strange interpretation of "classical".......2005-01-17

I bought this CD because it contained some songs I was having a hard time finding elsewhere, such as Passo pel prat, Chants d'Auvergne sung by Fredrica Von Stade. However, some of the songs on this CD do not seem to belong e.g. all three songs by John Williams, Mack the Knife, Barbra Streisand, and the Psycho Murder Theme for starters, and many more.

I gave the CD 4 stars only because I was happy that I was able to find a few somewhat rare tracks.

An interesting mix..........2002-05-18

This is a sampler in the truest meaning of the word. I bought this 4 CD work primarly for two tracks, but also because I was interested to see what else was out there without investing a fortune in CD's I wouldn't like! I was surprised by the wide diversity of music ranging from true classical and jazz to contemporary compositions and interpretations.

While I find some tracks divine (Williams's _Schindler's List_), I find other tracks unsettling (_Beau Soir_ performed by Barbra Streisand). But when you are trying to span 100 years of music, you will (and should) encounter all tastes and styles. Overall, I really enjoy listening to this set. My only regret is that I don't have a CD changer...

A touch of history...........2002-01-28

An exceptional set. The history of music making of the 20th century in 4 CDs. Even from the first track with Giuseppe Campanari and Charles Adams Prince you can see that people put much time in collecting the best interpretations and putting together an amazing collection. Other highlights include the "Mack The Knife" with Lotte Lenya, the Bachiana Brasileiras, The Fanfare For The Common Man with LSO conducted by the composer and so many more. An undespiuted *****

A touch of history...........2002-01-28

An exceptional set. The history of music making of the 20th century in 4 CDs. Even from the first track with Giuseppe Campanari and Charles Adams Prince you can see that people put much time in collecting the best interpretations and putting together an amazing collection. Other highlights include the "Mack The Knife" with Lotte Lenya, the Bachiana Brasileiras, The Fanfare For The Common Man with LSO conducted by the composer and so many more. An undespiuted FIVE STARS

Average customer rating: Gould selections for music newcomers! A Great CD... An odd assortment of Gould's "best" Bach a gould sampling

The Gould Variations: The Best of Glenn Gould's Bach Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Inventions | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Gould, Glenn | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Brahms: 10 Intermezzi for Piano; 4 Ballades Glenn Gould Edition: Schumann & Brahms Gould Meets Menuhin French Suites - 70th Anniversary Edition Art of the Fugue - 70th Anniversary Edition ASIN: B00004WK47 Release Date: 2000-08-29

Tracks:

1. Aria
2. Invention No.1 In C Major, BWV 772
3. Invention No.3 In D Major, BWV 774
4. Invention No.8 In F Major, BWV 779
5. I. Praeambulum
6. II. Allemande
7. III. Courante
8. IV. Sarabande
9. V. Tempo Di Minuetto
10. VI. Passepied
11. VII. Gigue
12. 'Aria Variata Alla Maniera Italiana' In A Minor, BWV 989
13. Prelude
14. Fugue
15. Prelude
16. Fugue
17. Praeambulum In C Major, BWV 924
18. Praeambulum In F Major, BWV 927
19. Praeludium In D Minor, BWV 926
20. Praeludium In D Major, BWV 925
21. Praeludium In F Major, BWV 928
22. Praeambulum In G Minor, BWV 930
23. First Movement
24. I. Allemande
25. IV. Gavotte
26. VII. Gigue
27. Praeludium In C Major, BWV 933 From 6 Little Preludes, BWV 933-938
28. Chromatic Fantasy In D Minor, BWV 903a
29. I. Sinfonia
30. X. Gigue
31. I. ( )
32. II. Adagio
33. III. Presto
34. Variation 5 A 1 Ovvero 2 Clav.
35. Variation 30 A 1 Clav. Quodlibet
36. Aria Da Capo

Tracks:

1. Contrapunctus I
2. Contrapunctus II
3. Contrapunctus III
4. Contrapunctus IV
5. Contrapunctus V
6. Contrapunctus VI (A 4, Im Stile Francese)
7. Contrapunctus VII (A 4, Per Augmentationem Et Diminutionem)
8. Contrapunctus VIII (A 3)
9. Contrapunctus IX (A 4, Alla Duodecima)

Customer Reviews:

Gould selections for music newcomers!.......2006-02-21

As you know the excel passion of Gould for Bach 's music accompanied him along his lifetime. He not only rediscovered a new approach around Bach 's playing but besides he notably contributed to spread the taste for the Academic music all over the world. He represented the irreverent musician per excellence but his absolute domain of the musical socre, his absolute control and senes of every little bar made of him a must reference at the moment to establish fundamental parameters. He broke paradigms and gave back the music a renovated splendor.

Since his awful vanishing in 1982, a whole generation of new listeners, his name has become as cult pattern. So that is the mainreason to acquire this album, becuase it contains the minimum facets in the intrepretative art of the musician of musicians: Johann Sebastian Bach.

A Great CD..........2004-06-10

If you like Bach and Gould, this is a great CD to start out on, it covers a large variety of recordings by Glenn Gould, and is a great introduction to Bach. Overall this CD is a wonderful sampler, it'll make you want to go out and buy all of his Bach CD's. You wont regret buying this CD, it's something to cherish for years.

An odd assortment of Gould's "best" Bach.......2001-08-07

The "best of Glenn Gould's Bach" is a strange subtitle for a strange sampler. Coming several years after the Sony re-issues of remastered Gould recordings, this collection seems either belated or superfluous. Arguably, the selections don't even represent highlights from the corpi Gould tackled over the years. A disproportionate amount of space is given to relative obscurities, e.g. Aria Variata for keyboard ("in the Italian style"). Surely a legitimate "best of" would include a few more preludes/fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier? Also, the pace of the music over the length of the first disc is almost relentlessly brisk, like a treasury of vintage Dixieland piano rolls. The second disc is interesting as it includes 1 entire LP - Gould's performance on organ of 9 fugues from The Art of Fugue - plus videos of Gould performing fugues on piano. Consequently, while this set is not truly a "best of," it's a valuable collection of oddities and rarities and a worthwhile investment.

a gould sampling.......2000-12-03

this collection is a sampling of glenn gould's bach recordings, relying heavily on his 1955 edition of the goldberg variations and keeping in total the art of the fugue which gould recorded on organ. i would recommend the complete editions of each recording sampled here, but for an introduction to mr. gould and for a nice selection of bach piano, this album suffices.

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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations; Partitas; Italian Concerto; Preludes & Fugues Maria Tipo Manufacturer: EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: D. Scarlatti: 18 Sonatas Martha Argerich Plays Chopin: The Legendary 1965 Recording ASIN: B000FOTHGY Release Date: 2006-09-07

Tracks:

1. Transcriptions Busoni: Chaconne In D Minor (Partita Bwv1004)
2. Toccata & Fugue Bwv 565
3. Toccata, Adagio & Fugue Bwv 564
4. Prelude & Fugue Bwv 532
5. Prelude & Fugue Bwv 552
6. Goldberg Variations Bwv 988
7. Jesus, Que Ma Jole Demeure (Arrgt, Myra Hess)
8. Fantasy Chromatic & Fugue Bwv 903
9. Petite Preludes From The Clavichord Book By W.F. Bach Bwv 924-928 & 930
10. 6 Petite Preludes Bwv 933-938
11. Petite Fugues & Preludes With Fughettes Bwv 902, 902a, 952, 953 & 961
12. Prelude & Fughetta Bwv 899
13. Prelude & Fughetta Bwv 900
14. Prelude & Fugue Bwv 895
15. Concerto Italian Bwv 971
16. Partita No.1 Bwv 825
17. Partita No.2 Bwv 826
18. Partita No.4 Bwv 828
19. Partita No.3 Bwv 827
20. Partita No.5 Bwv 829
21. Partita No.6 Bwv 830

Average customer rating: Mercurial vitality! THE FIRST OF THE FOUR GOLDBERG's WE HAVE BY GG... Gould's Best Version Very fine performance, hideous recording The Best "Gouldberg Variations"?

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Tracks:

1. Goldberg Variations: Aria
2. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 1 a 1 Clav.
3. Goldberg Variations: Varatio 2 a 1 Clav.
4. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 3 a 1 Clav. Canone all'Unisono
5. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 4 a 1 Clav.
6. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 5 a 1 ovvero Clav.
7. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 6 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda
8. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
9. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 8 a 2 Clav.
10. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 9 a 1 Clav. Canone all Terza
11. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 10 a Clav. Fughetta
12. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 11 a 2 Clav.
13. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta
14. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 13 a 2 Clav.
15. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 14 aa 2 Clav.
16. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 15 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinta. Andante
17. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 16 a 1 Clav. Ouverture
18. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 17 a 2 Clav.
19. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 18 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Sesta
20. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 19 a 1 Clav.
21. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 20 a 2 Clav.
22. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 21 Canone alla Settima
23. Goldberg Variations: Varatio 22 a 1 Clav. Alla breve
24. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 23 a 2 Clav.
25. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 24 a 1 Clav. Canone all'Ottava
26. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 25 a 2 Clav.
27. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 26 a 2 Clav.
28. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 27 a 2 Clav. Canone alla Nona
29. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 28 a 2 Clav.
30. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
31. Goldberg Variations: Variatio 30 a Clav. quodlibet
32. Goldberg Variations: Aria de capo - Four Excerpts
33. 'The Well-Tempered Clavier': Prelude And Fugue No. 14 In F Sharp Minor, BWV 883
34. 'The Well-Tempered Clavier': Prelude And Fugue No. 14 In F Sharp Minor, BWV 883
35. 'The Well-Tempered Clavier': Prelude And Fugue No. 7 In E Flat Major, BWV 876
36. 'The Well-Tempered Clavier': Prelude And Fugue No. 7 In E Flat Major, BWV 876
37. 'The Well-Tempered Clavier': Prelude And Fugue No. 22 In B Flat Minor, BWV 891
38. 'The Well-Tempered Clavier': Prelude And Fugue No. 22 In B Flat Minor, BWV 891
39. 'The Well-Tempered Clavier': Prelude And Fugue No. 9 In E Major, BWV 878
40. 'The Well-Tempered Clavier': Prelude And Fugue No. 9 In E Major, BWV 878

Customer Reviews:

Mercurial vitality! .......2007-02-07

Gould's Goldberg have developed an autonomous existence. Possibly no other piece of monumental transcendence has penetrated with such vehemence several generations of listeners. Gould emerged from the ashes of the WW2 and somehow, represented the flaming torch of the rebel generation of young musicians. But beneath this myth, there was a profound artist that seemed to understand the status of his genius,
free of conventionalisms who established patterns, his approach about Goldberg were the stuff of myth; but also his personal landmark, a sort of spiritual helmet that allowed him to explore and even to live in this Bach's universe with epic tenacity. He recorded at least I know, five versions, the first one from the files of CBC Broadcast, the second, from 1955, the Goldberg' s Salzburg' s Festival of 1959 and finally his swan song in Bach in 1982.

So, considering the pyramidal importance of these variations one may state they were if I may, his genesis and nemesis. So, under no pretext you should miss this fundamental musical treasure.

THE FIRST OF THE FOUR GOLDBERG's WE HAVE BY GG..........2006-06-19

This June 1954 recording is the first recorded Goldberg cycle we have by GG. (It was done in the studio of CBC for radio broadcast.) The second is the famous 1955 Columbia recording. The third is the live performance recorded in Salzburg, Austria in 1959. And the last of course is the magnificent 1981 reading.

This 1954 realization has its own unique flavor and textures. It's interesting to hear GG realize BWV 988 as a single concert piece in toto, as opposed to 32 individual pieces played and re-played for a record. The recorded sound is not bad. Considering that GG had to play a piano with an heavier action than his later beloved CD318, Gould does a pretty darned good job here. Definitely worth having.

Doubleplus bonus 4 preludes & fugues from WTC bk II.

Gould's Best Version.......2006-05-19

I agree with the previous reviewer. This edition features a flawless performance.

Very fine performance, hideous recording.......2002-11-05

Nearly unlistenable. Very fine performance, hideous recording; Zero dynamic range, noise from hall, etc. Either was not remastered properly or the original master tapes were bad to begin with. Not kidding here, but It sounds about as good as a cassette tape recorded on a boom box to me. Sad, because Gould did perform very well.

The Best "Gouldberg Variations"?.......2001-02-09

So what did I need with yet another interpretation by Glenn Gould of this work? Yep, I could've lived without it, I guess, but I'm glad I didn't. Despite the sound quality (which, considering the source, isn't really that bad), this performance has become my favorite one over the '55 and '81 versions. It isn't as showy as the '55, nor is it as eccentric as the '81. Gould's playing is technically brilliant here, but not forced in it's display. He is more relaxed and not trying to impress. One gets the idea that he is playing "for himself", and I like that. Gouldomaniacs are probably familiar with this 1954 record, and it would be a good record for those who've never heard this Bach masterpiece. Buy it.

Average customer rating: You get what you pay for

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Customer Reviews:

You get what you pay for.......2004-12-04

In the Brandenburg Concerti, the tempo varies, trumpet volleys sound like French Horns, and the flute is off tune half the time. The harpsichordist was good but in one of the concerti, decided to enter at a different tempo than had been set by the rest of the orchestra. Since he had to play some very fast runs later, it is no surprise that he wanted to slow down the orchestra, but maybe they should have worked it out earlier. The orchestra sounds leaderless and out of sync at times. Can't find the groove. Violins are competent but playing with an orchestra that needs to practise what they are going to play a little more.

That covers the first 2 of 40 CDs. Don't know if I can bring myself to listen to the rest. Somebody who didn't know Bach would wonder what the attraction is after listening to this.

Average customer rating: Great Classical Piano

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Tracks:

1. Tango, Op.165 No.2 - Shura Cherkassky
2. Iberia (Exc): El Corpus Christi En Sevilla - Alicia De Larrocha
3. Goldberg Vars: Aria - Rosalyn Tureck
4. Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I: Prld & Fugue in C, BWV 846: Prld in C - Wilhelm Kempff
5. Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I: Prld & Fugue in C, BWV 846: Fugue - Wilhelm Kempff
6. Islamey - Julius Katchen
7. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: 1. Stick Dance - Zoltan Kocsis
8. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: 2. Sash Dance - Zoltan Kocsis
9. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: 3. Stamping Dance - Zoltan Kocsis
10. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: 4. Hn Dance - Zoltan Kocsis
11. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: 5. Romanian Polka - Zoltan Kocsis
12. Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: 6. Fast Dance - Zoltan Kocsis
13. Rondo in G, Op.51 No.2 - Wilhelm Kempff
14. Fur Elise, WoO 59 - Wilhelm Kempff
15. Capriccio in b, Op.76 No.2 - John Lill
16. Intermezzo in E flat, Op.117 No.1 - Wilhelm Kempff
17. Intermezzo in C, Op.119 No.3 - Wilhelm Kempff
18. Waltz in A, Op.39 No.15 - Andor Foldes
19. Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
20. Etude in G flat, Op.25 No.9 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
21. Etude in c, Op.10 No.12 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
22. Etude in A flat, Op.25 No.1 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
23. Etude in E, Op.10 No.3 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
24. Fant-Impromptu in c#, Op. Posth.66 - Roberto Szidon
25. Waltz in D flat, Op.64 No.1 - Jean-Marc Luisada
26. Nocturne in E flat, Op.9 No.2 - Daniel Barenboim

Tracks:

1. Polonaise in A flat, Op.53 - Martha Argerich
2. Prld in A, Op.28 No.7 - Martha Argerich
3. Prld in D flat, Op.28 No.15 - Martha Argerich
4. Waltz in A flat, Op. 42 - Jean-Marc Luisada
5. Waltz in c#, Op.64 No.2 - Jean-Marc Luisada
6. Grande Valse Brilliante in E flat, Op.18 - Jean-Marc Luisada
7. Ste Bergamasque: Clair De Lune - Alexis Weissenberg
8. Children's Corner: Golliwogg's Cakewalk - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
9. Estampes: Jardins Sous La Pluie - Alexis Weissenberg
10. Prlds I: La Cathedrale Engloutie - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
11. Prlds I: La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
12. 3 Prlds: 1. Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso - Werner Haas
13. 3 Prlds: 2. Andante Con Moto E Poco Rubato - Werner Haas
14. 3 Prlds: 3. Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso - Werner Haas
15. Souvenir De Porto Rico - Ivan Davis
16. Goyescas: Quejas A La Maja Y El Ruisenor - Alicia De Larrocha
17. Butterfly, Op.43 No.1 - Emil Gilels
18. Wedding Day At Troldhaugen, Op.65 No.6 - Andrei Gavrilov
19. Ste No.5 in E: Air Con Vars 'The Harmonious Blacksmith' - Alicia De Larrocha

Amazon.com

Anything that starts off with Shura Cherkassky's delicious account of a Tango by Albéniz has got to have something going for it, and this set seems to score over and over again. It's an interesting piece of programming, since having got off to a Spanish start, we are led through Bach (traditionally the starter), Balakirev (his famously unplayable Islamey thrown off coolly by Julius Katchen), Bartók, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin, Gottschalk, Granados, Grieg, and Handel. One thing they certainly all have in common is the passion of the title, and they are well served by our guides, who include Tureck, Kempff, Kocsis, Lill, Barenboim, Argerich, Michelangeli, De Larrocha, Gilels, and Gavrilov. It is worth mentioning so many, since these are top names in their respective fields and it gives an indication of what you can expect from this set. And while you would rightly expect veteran Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha to give us the full treatment in Albéniz and Granados, listen to her delightful piece of Handel, which concludes the set. Recordings range in time from 1955 to 1998, and the freshness of the playing transcends changes in recording technology during those years. --Keith Clarke

Customer Reviews:

Great Classical Piano.......2005-08-04

I picked up this CD because it had some of my favorite piano pieces of Bach, Brahms and Bartok on it.

The renditions on these discs are terrific. And every single selection is really worth listening to- this is some of the best classical piano out there. If you're like me and aren't really concerned about owning the complete Bach, Brahms, Chopin, etc, this is the disc to pick up for a good sampling of it all.

And it's a good value too. Two discs for the price of one!

Average customer rating: great compilation to relax to

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Tracks:

1. Aria from Goldberg Variations BMV 988 - Chen Pi-Hsien
2. Adagio cantabile from Son No.8 in c, Op.13 (Pathetique)
3. Impromptu No.2 in A flat, Op.142
4. Consolation No.3 in D flat
5. Andante cantabile con espressione from Son in a, KV 310
6. Intermezzo in a, from Fantasias Op.116 - Idil Biret
7. Nuages gris
8. Andante from Son No.25 in G, Op.79
9. Die Friedeker Muttergottes from On the Overgrown Path
10. Lob der Tranen
11. Impromptu No.3 in G flat, Op.90
12. Etude in E, Op.10 No.3 (Tristesse) - Idil Biret
13. La lugubre gondola (First version)
14. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut from Images Vol.2 - Klara Kormendi
15. On Wings of Song Op.34 No.2 - Peter Nagy

Tracks:

1. Andante cantabile from Poeme No.1 Op.32
2. Pajaro triste from Impresiones Intimas
3. In Tranen from On the Overgrown Path
4. Clair de lune from Ste bergamasque - Klara Komendi
5. Un sospiro from Etude de Con No.3 in D flat
6. Nocturne in c, Op.48 No.1 - Sandor Falvay
7. Les Larmes from Fantasie tableaux Ste No.1, Op.5 - Jeno Jando/Ilona Prunyi
8. Pagodes from Estampes
9. Prelude in c sharp from Morceaux de fantasie Op.3 - Idil Biret
10. Adagio from Son for Pn (From the Street)
11. Andante sognando
12. Traumerei from Kinderszenen Op.15
13. Modere from Scaramouche Op.165b - Ilona Prunyi/Jeno Jando
14. Oiseaux tristes from Miroirs
15. Voiles Preludes Vol.1
16. Regard du silence from Vingt regards sur l'enfant Jesus

Customer Reviews:

great compilation to relax to.......2005-04-18

good relaxing compilations of classical piano music abound, but eckart rahn has upped the ante with this one. you not only get excellent performances of such standards as claire de lune, but a whole second disk with pieces from scriabin, messaien, milhaud and others who have been sorely neglected. this is one well-done job of selection, and there's nothing else out there quite like it. you won't be dissapointed if you're a piano music buff!

Average customer rating: Bach is priceless Buy the works you like.... Poor Bach A Treasure Trove 147 out of 153 ain't bad!

Bach 2000: The Complete Bach Edition (Includes Commemorative Book) (Box Set) Nikolaus Harnoncourt , Robin Gritton , Giovanni Antonini , Gustav Leonhardt , Ton Koopman , Alice Harnoncourt , and Zehetmair, Thomas Manufacturer: Teldec ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Allemandes | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Carl Philipp Emman. Bach | Bach, Carl Philipp Emman. | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Heinichen | Heinichen, Johann David | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Canons | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Concerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Inventions | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Canzones | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Trio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sinfonia | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Passacaglias | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Oboe | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Lute | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Academy of Ancient Music | ( A ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Magnificats | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Motets | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Passions | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Psalms | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B00001IV8B Release Date: 1999-09-14

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1. Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern
2. Du Wahrer Gottes und Marien Sohn
3. Erfuellet, ihr himmlischen goettlichen Flammen
4. Ein irdscher Glanz, wein leiblich Licht
5. Unser Mund und Ton der Saiten
6. Wie Schon Leuchtet Der Morgenstern, BWV 1: Chor: 'Wie Bin Ich Doch So Herzlich Froh' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
7. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Chor: 'Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
8. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Recitativo: 'Sie Lehren Eitel Falsche List' - Kurt Equiluz
9. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Aria: 'Tilg, O Gott, Die Lehren' - Paul Esswood
10. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Recitativo: 'Die Armen Sind Verstort' - Max Van Egmond
11. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Aria: 'Durchs Feuer Wird Das Silber Rein' - Kurt Equiluz
12. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Chor: 'Das Wollst Du, Gott, Bewahren Rein' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
13. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Chor: 'Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
14. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Choral Recitativo: 'Wie Schwerlich Lasst Sich Fleisch Und... - Wiener Sangerknaben/Hans Gillesberger/Paul Esswood/Kurt Equiluz/Max Van Egmond...
15. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Aria: 'Empfind Ich Hollenangst Und Pein' - Max Van Egmond
16. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Recitativo: 'Es Mag Mir Leib Und Geist Verschmachten' - Kurt Equiluz
17. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Aria: 'Wenn Sorgen Auf Mich Dringen' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Hans Gillesberger/Paul Esswood
18. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Chor: 'Erhalt Mein Herz Im Glauben Rein' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger

Tracks:

1. Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erloesen
2. O Schmerz, o Elend, so mich trifft
3. Solls ja so sein
4. Ach lege das Sodom der suendlichen Glieder
5. Hier aber tut des Heilands Hand
6. Ich Elender Mensch, Wer Wird Mich Erlosen, BWV 48: Aria: 'Vergibt Mir Jesus Meine Sunden' - Kurt Equiluz
7. Ich Elender Mensch, Wer Wird Mich Erlosen, BWV 48: Chor: 'Herr Jesu Christ, Einiger Trost' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
8. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Sinf - Concentus Musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
9. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Aria: 'Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen' - Ruud Van Der Meer
10. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Recitativo Ed Arioso: 'Mein Mahl Ist Zubereit'' - Ruud Van Der Meer/Peter Jelosits
11. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Aria: 'Ich Bin Herrlich, Ich Bin Schon' - Peter Jelosits
12. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Recitativo: 'Mein Glaube Hat Mich Selbst So Angezogen' - Peter Jelosits/Ruud Van Der Meer
13. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Aria (Duetto): 'Dich Hab Ich Je Und Je Geliebet' - Peter Jelosits/Ruud Van Der Meer
14. Nun Ist Das Heil Und Die Kraft, BWV 50: Chor: 'Nun Ist Das Heil Und Die Kraft' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
15. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Aria: 'Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen!' - Marianne Kweksilber
16. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Recitativo: 'Wir Beten Zu Dem Tempel An' - Marianne Kweksilber
17. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Aria: 'Hochster, Mache Deine Gute' - Marianne Kweksilber
18. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Chor: 'Sei Lob Und Preis Mit Ehren' - Marianne Kweksilber
19. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Aria: 'Alleluja!' - Marianne Kweksilber

Tracks:

1. (Caro) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
2. (Alto, Tenore) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
3. (Soprano) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
4. (Basso) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
5. (Alto) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
6. Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan, BWV 100: Chor: 'Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
7. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Chor: 'Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott' - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
8. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Aria: 'Handle Nicht Nach Deinen Rechten' - Kurt Equiluz
9. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Recitativo-Chor: 'Ach! Herr Gott, Durch Die Treue Dein' - Wilhelm Wiedl
10. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Aria: 'Warum Willst Du So Zornig Sein?' - Philippe Huttenlocher
11. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Recitativo-Chor: 'Die Sund Hat Uns Verderbet Sehr' - Kurt Equiluz
12. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Aria (Duetto): 'Gedenk An Jesu Bittern Tod!' - Wilhelm Wiedl/Paul Esswood
13. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Chor: 'Leit Uns Mit Deiner Rechten Hand' - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
14. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Chor: 'Herr, Deine Augen Sehen... - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
15. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Recitativo: 'Wo Ist Das Ebenbild' - Philippe Huttenlocher
16. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Aria: 'Weh Der Seele' - Paul Esswood
17. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Arioso: 'Verachtest Du Den... - Philippe Huttenlocher
18. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Seconda Parte: Aria: 'Erschrecke Doch, Du... - Kurt Equiluz
19. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Seconda Parte: Recitativo: 'Beim Warten Ist... - Paul Esswood
20. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Seconda Parte: Chor: Heut Lebst Du, Heut... - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

Tracks:

1. Sinfonia
2. Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
3. Doch bin und bleibe ich vergnuegt
4. Leite mich in deiner Wahrheit
5. Zedern muessen von den Winden
6. Nach Dir, Herr, Verlanget Mich, BWV 150: Chor: 'Meine Augen Sehen Stets Zu Dem Herrn' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
7. Nach Dir, Herr, Verlanget Mich, BWV 150: Chor: 'Meine Tage In Dem Leide' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
8. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Aria: 'Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt' - Sebastian Hennig
9. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Recitativo: 'Erfreue Dich, Mein Herz' - Max Van Egmond
10. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Aria: 'In Jesu Demut Kann Ich Trost' - Paul Esswood
11. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Recitativo: 'Du Teurer Gottessohn' - Kurt Equiluz
12. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Chor: 'Heut Schleusst Er Wieder Auf Die Tur' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
13. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Con - Concentus Musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
14. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Aria: 'Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn' - Thomas Hampson
15. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Recitativo: 'Der Heiland Ist Gesetzt' - Thomas Hampson
16. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Aria: 'Stein, Der Uber Alle Schatze' - Christoph Wegmann
17. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Recitativo: 'Es Argre Sich Die Kluge Welt' - Thomas Hampson
18. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Duetto: 'Wie Soll Ich Dich, Liebster Der Seelen, Umfassen?' - Christoph Wegmann/Thomas Hampson
19. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Chor: 'Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind' - Tolzer Knabenchor//Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
20. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Recitativo: 'Mein Liebster Gott' - Stefan Rampf
21. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Aria: 'Furchte Dich Nicht, Ich Bin Mit Dir' - Thomas Hampson
22. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Recitativo: 'Du Sprichst Zwar, Lieber Gott' - Kurt Equiluz
23. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Chor: 'Und Ob Gleich Alle Teufel - Tolzer Knabenchor//Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
24. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Aria: 'Sturmt Nur, Sturmt, Ihr Trubsalswetter' - Kurt Equiluz
25. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Recitativo: 'Getrost! Mein Herz, Erdulde Deinen... - Thomas Hampson
26. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Aria: 'Soll Ich Meinen Lebeslauf' - Stefan Rampf
27. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Chor: 'Drum Will Ich, Weil Ich Lebe Noch' - Tolzer Knabenchor//Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

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1. Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht
2. Auf, Sterbliche, lasset ein Jauchzen ertoenen
3. So bald, als dir die Sternen hold
4. Es streiten, es siegen die kuenftigen Zeiten
5. Bedenke nur, begluecktes Land
6. Die Zeit, Die Tag Und Jahre Macht, BWV 134A: Aria: 'Der Zeiten Herr Hat Viel Vergnugte Stunden' - Michael Chance
7. Die Zeit, Die Tag Und Jahre Macht, BWV 134A: Recitativo: 'Hilf, Hochster, Hilf' - Michael Chance/Paul Agnew
8. Die Zeit, Die Tag Und Jahre Macht, BWV 134A: Chor: 'Ergetzet Auf Erden' - The Amsterdam Baroque Chor/Ton Koopman
9. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Recitativo: 'Durchlauchtster Leopold' - Lisa Larsson
10. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Guldner Sonnen Frohe Stunden' - Lisa Larsson
11. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Leopolds Vortrefflichkeiten' - Klaus Mertens
12. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Unter Seinem Purpursaum' - Lisa Larsson/Klaus Mertens
13. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Recitativo: 'Durchlauchtigster, Den Anhalt Vater Nennt' - Lisa Larsson/Klaus Mertens
14. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'So Schau Des Holden Tages Licht' - Lisa Larsson
15. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Dein Name Gleich Der Sonnen Geh' - Klaus Mertens
16. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Chor: 'Nimm Auch, Grosser Furst, Uns Auf' - Lisa Larsson/Klaus Mertens

Tracks:

1. Kyrie eleison
2. Christe eleison
3. Kyrie eleison
4. Gloria in excelsis Deo
5. Laudamus te
6. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Gratias Agimus Tibi - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner
7. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Domine Deus - Angela Maria Blasi/Kurt Equiluz
8. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Qui Tollis - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner
9. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Qui Sedes - Jadwiga Rappe
10. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Quoniam To Solus - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner
11. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Cum Sancto Spiritu - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner

Tracks:

1. Singet dem Herrn ein neres Lied
2. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
3. Komm, Jesu, komm
4. Jesu, meine Freude
5. Fuerchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir
6. Lobet Den Herrn, Alle Heiden, BWV 230 - Stockholm Bach Chor/Anders Ohrwall

Tracks:

1. Fantasia et Fuga in g BWV 542
2. Fuga in g BWV 578
3. Canzona in d BWV 588
4. Praeludium et Fuga in h BWV 544
5. Praeludium et Fuga in a BWV 543
6. Fant in c, BWV 562 - Ton Koopman
7. Prld Et Fuga in C, BWV 531 - Ton Koopman
8. Fant in G, BWV 572 - Ton Koopman
9. Fant in C, BWV 570 - Ton Koopman
10. Passacaglia in c, BWV 582 - Ton Koopman

Tracks:

1. Inventio 1 BWV 772
2. Inventio 2 BWV 773
3. Inventio 3 BWV 774
4. Inventio 4 BWV 775
5. Inventio 5 BWV 776
6. Inventio 6 in E, BWV 777 - Zuzana Ruzickova
7. Inventio 7 in e, BWV 778 - Zuzana Ruzickova
8. Inventio 8 in F, BWV 779 - Zuzana Ruzickova
9. Inventio 9 in f, BWV 780 - Zuzana Ruzickova
10. Inventio 10 in G, BWV 781 - Zuzana Ruzickova
11. Inventio 11 in g, BWV 782 - Zuzana Ruzickova
12. Inventio 12 in A, BWV 783 - Zuzana Ruzickova
13. Inventio 13 in a, BWV 784 - Zuzana Ruzickova
14. Inventio 14 in B flat, BWV 785 - Zuzana Ruzickova
15. Inventio 15 in b, BWV 786 - Zuzana Ruzickova
16. Sinf 1 in C, BWV 787 - Zuzana Ruzickova
17. Sinf 2 in c, BWV 788 - Zuzana Ruzickova
18. Sinf 3 in D, BWV 789 - Zuzana Ruzickova
19. Sinf 4 in d, BWV 790 - Zuzana Ruzickova
20. Sinf 5 in E flat, BWV 791 - Zuzana Ruzickova
21. Sinf 6 in E, BWV 792 - Zuzana Ruzickova
22. Sinf 7 in e, BWV 793 - Zuzana Ruzickova
23. Sinf 8 in F, BWV 794 - Zuzana Ruzickova
24. Sinf 9 in f, BWV 795 - Zuzana Ruzickova
25. Sinf 10 in G, BWV 796 - Zuzana Ruzickova
26. Sinf 11 in g, BWV 797 - Zuzana Ruzickova
27. Sinf 12 in A, BWV 798 - Zuzana Ruzickova
28. Sinf 13 in a, BWV 799 - Zuzana Ruzickova
29. Sinf 14 in B flat, BWV 800 - Zuzana Ruzickova
30. Sinf 15 in b, BWV 801 - Zuzana Ruzickova

Tracks:

1. Prelude and Fugue in A minor: Praeludium
2. Prelude and Fugue in A minor: Fuga
3. Prelude and Fughetta in E minor: Praeludium
4. Prelude and Fughetta in E minor: Fuga
5. Prelude in G major BWV 902a
6. Fant And Fugue in a, BWV 904: Fant - Zuzana Ruzickova
7. Fant And Fugue in a, BWV 904: Fuga - Zuzana Ruzickova
8. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in C, BWV 924 - Zuzana Ruzickova
9. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in D, BWV 925 - Zuzana Ruzickova
10. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in d, BWV 926 - Zuzana Ruzickova
11. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in F, BWV 927 - Zuzana Ruzickova
12. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in F, BWV 928 - Zuzana Ruzickova
13. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in g, BWV 930 - Zuzana Ruzickova
14. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in a, BWV 931 - Zuzana Ruzickova
15. Prld in E, BWV 937 - Zuzana Ruzickova
16. Prld in C, BWV 939 - Zuzana Ruzickova
17. Prld in d, BWV 940 - Zuzana Ruzickova
18. Applicatio in C, BWV 994 - Zuzana Ruzickova

Tracks:

1. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Prelude
2. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Allemande
3. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Courante
4. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Sarabande
5. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Gavotte I - Gavotte II en Rondeau
6. Ste in g, BWV 995: Gigue - Luca Pianca
7. Ste in e, BWV 996: Prld (Passagio-Presto) - Michele Barchi
8. Ste in e, BWV 996: Allemande - Michele Barchi
9. Ste in e, BWV 996: Courante - Michele Barchi
10. Ste in e, BWV 996: Sarabande - Michele Barchi
11. Ste in e, BWV 996: Bourree - Michele Barchi
12. Ste in e, BWV 996: Gigue - Michele Barchi
13. Ste in c, BWV 997: Prld - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca
14. Ste in c, BWV 997: Fuga - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca
15. Ste in c, BWV 997: Sarabande - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca
16. Ste in c, BWV 997: Gigue-Double - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca

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1. Concerto for two violins BWV 1043: Vivace
2. Concerto for two violins BWV 1043: Largo, ma non tanto
3. Concerto for two violins BWV 1043: Allegro
4. Concerto BWV 1042: Allegro
5. Concerto BWV 1042: Adagio
6. Con in E, BWV 1042: Allegro Assai - Alice Harnoncourt
7. Con in a, BWV 1041: Allegro - Alice Harnoncourt
8. Con in a, BWV 1041: Andante - Alice Harnoncourt
9. Con in a, BWV 1041: Allegro Assai - Alice Harnoncourt
10. Con in g, BWV 1056R: (Allegro) - Alice Harnoncourt
11. Con in g, BWV 1056R: Largo - Alice Harnoncourt
12. Con in g, BWV 1056R: Presto - Alice Harnoncourt
13. Con in g, BWV 1060R: Allegro - Jurg Schaeftlein/Alice Harnoncourt
14. Con in g, BWV 1060R: Adagio - Jurg Schaeftlein/Alice Harnoncourt
15. Con in g, BWV 1060R: Allegro - Jurg Schaeftlein/Alice Harnoncourt

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The Bach renaissance--which began in earnest in the early 19th century thanks to the efforts of Felix Mendelssohn and others--inspired an endeavor of far-reaching significance. It led to the founding of the Bach Society in 1850, with the goal of gathering and publishing the composer's complete works, and thus set into motion one of the great projects of musical scholarship. That effort has continued and been refined throughout the 20th century, ultimately influencing not only our perception of how to perform early music but fundamental ideas of musical history, evolution, and reception as well.

Teldec's mammoth Bach 2000 box set represents a kind of culmination of that original attempt to come to terms with Johann Sebastian Bach's unparalleled legacy. This set brings together performances recorded over the last several decades--a small percentage of the recordings are previously unreleased--of all the extant works determined by modern scholarship to be authentic. There are also some pieces the authorship of which is still in question and a few now deemed "inauthentic" but familiarly associated with the composer. Bach was a prodigious reviser of his compositions, and alternate versions of a particular work have been included "where the changes seemed sufficiently important," such as the glorious Magnificat. No doubt manuscripts will continue to be unearthed here and there in various archives (Bach 2000 contains, for example, the "Neumeister chorales," which were rediscovered in 1984), but the set does not represent the many fragments of music that consist of just a few bars; however, there are some reconstructions of lost concertos (such as one for three violins reconstructed by Christopher Hogwood from an extant concerto for harpsichords).

Of course a truly comprehensive recorded edition of every note Bach wrote remains a utopian impossibility--about one-third of his cantatas, for example, have not survived. Even so, the dimensions of Bach 2000 are staggering. With its 12 boxes comprising 153 CDs, the set can be compressed into fewer boxes to save shelf space yet is still about ten times as long as the Ring cycle. (It should be noted that the packaging--using thin cardboard sleeves for the CDs--is distinctively unattractive.) That adds up to just under 160 hours of music--but a lifetime of discovery. Each box (grouped according to genre) contains a booklet with excellent notes on individual works and--for all the choral works--texts and translations. Tracking indexes are useful and thorough. Also included is a profusely illustrated hardbound volume of 24 Inventions, in which journalist Wolfgang Sandberger uses the composer's biography as a peg for some enigmatic and fascinating musings on the meaning of Bach today.

The presiding philosophy behind this project and its approach to musical interpretation can be largely ascribed to Nikolaus Harnoncourt, a true musical pioneer and galvanizing force of the "period performance" movement. Harnoncourt's epoch-making recordings of the sacred cantatas (using, for instance, boy sopranos and choristers according to the practice in Bach's time) with the Concentus musicus Wien and colleague Gustav Leonhardt comprise the first four volumes here (those who already own them can turn to the Bach 2000 Light edition, which contains everything sans the cantatas). These recordings--which were not remastered for this set--have long been controversial and are notably uneven, embracing some magnificent accounts as well as others that lack fire and seem clearly underrehearsed. But Harnoncourt is one of the most fascinating conductors of our era, and his interpretations amply bear out his assertion: "I have never felt that Bach worked in a routine manner, that he repeated himself in his works." Harnoncourt--who has articulated many of his ideas in his book The Musical Dialogue--displays his gifts as a cellist in a remarkably probing performance of the Cello Suites (originally recorded in 1965) and in his concertizing for a number of chamber works. For the St. Matthew Passion, you get Harnoncourt's groundbreaking earlier account from 1970, while his 1986 recording of the sublime B Minor Mass is also represented here (the St. John Passion included is Harnoncourt's 1995 acount).

Other artists included are colleague Gustav Leonhardt, whose thoughtful if occasionally dry harpsichord artistry is heard in the Goldberg Variations as well as in the concertos and chamber music. The harpsichord is in fact used throughout in preference to piano for the keyboard works. Ton Koopman (himself the conductor of an ongoing complete cantata series and of the Easter Oratorio included here) performs the organ works, including some newly recorded offerings, while Il Giardino Armonico's well-known high-energy account represents the Brandenburg Concertos. Violinist Thomas Zehetmair is exceptionally compelling in the unaccompanied sonatas and partitas, and the Concentus musicus Wien--again under Harnoncourt--perform a superb Musical Offering that richly repays frequent listening.

The result of Bach 2000 as a whole is an aptly encyclopedic grappling with the infinite legacy of this most compendious of composers, whose works are on one level a summation of all the styles available to him. Bach was once thought to represent a "terminal point" (to use Albert Schweitzer's famous formulation), the end of an era; today he is at least equally recognized as a fertile source of inspiration for composers since. To be sure, individual recordings of particular works will be found to be preferable, and it would be misguided to consider Bach 2000 any kind of "final" or "definitive" word. Instead, it's an indispensable starting point that represents a monumental achievement for our own contemporary understanding of Bach. --Thomas May

Album Description

Volume 1, 15 Discs
Sacred Cantatas Nos. 1-14, 16-47; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

Volume 2, 15 Discs
Sacred Cantatas Nos. 48-52, 54-69, 69A, 70-99; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

Volume 3, 15 Discs
Sacred Cantatas Nos. 100-117, 119-140,143-149; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

Volume 4, 15 Discs
Sacred Cantatas BWV 150-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

Volume 5, 11 Discs
Secular Cantatas App. Sacred Cantatas; 11 CDs; Koopman, Harnoncourt, Koopman, Goebel and others

Volume 6, 14 Discs
The Sacred Vocal Works Masses,Magnificat, Passions, Oratorios; 14 CDs; Harnoncourt, Koopman, Corboz and others

Volume 7
, 7 Discs
The Motets, Chorales & Songs Kirnberger Chorales,Schemelli Songs, Quodlibet

Volume 8, 16 Discs
The Organ Works; 16 CDs; Ton Koopman

Volume 9, 11 Discs
The Keyboard Works (I) The Well-Tempered Clavier, English & French Suites, Partitas etc; 11 CDs; Curtis, Ross, Wilson, Ruzickova

Volume 10, 11 Discs
The Keyboard Works (II) Goldberg Variations, Toccatas, Fugues, Italian Concerto, etc; 11 CDs; Staier, Barchi, Leonhardt, von Asperen, Baumont, and others

Volume 11, 13 Discs
The Chamber Music Violin Sonatas & Partitas, Flute Sonatas, Works for Lute, Art of Fugue, Musical Offering, etc; 13 CDs; Harnoncourt, Pianca, Tachezi, Brggen, Zehetmair, and others

Volume 12, 10 Discs
The Orchestral Works The Concertos & Orchestral Suite; 10 CDs; Il Giardino Armonico, Harnoncourt, Leonhardt

Customer Reviews:

Bach is priceless.......2006-11-10

I believe, as another reviewer has stated, Bach's music may be the best ever written. Also, I think the cantatas are not where Bach placed his heart and soul. He was, after all, employed as a canter and in a position he did not wish for, but was forced to take to feed his large family. (I recommend "Bach and the High Baroque" lecture series by TTC.) What really stands out on this collection are all works in volumes 8 and above. Some of these works are hard to find and having them all in this collection and preformed on original instruments is great. Bach is priceless and so then is this collection.

Buy the works you like...........2006-01-11

If you love Bach, which you must if you are looking at this particular item, you probably own a couple of his works already. Perhaps some of them are on the Teldec label. There is nothing wrong with Teldec if you are just getting into "classical" music. You will probably enjoy the music thoroughly. I know I did, as one of the first "classical" releases I bought was on Teldec, and it was Bach. I was amazed how great Bach was. Then my brother showed me the same recording, performed by another group, on another label. It had a lot more passion, and the instrumentalists were obviously of a higher level. Pardon my rambling, but what I'm trying to say is, the recordings found in this boxset are not the "cream of the crop." They are perfectly acceptable, easily listenable renditions of what many consider the greatest music...EVER. Take it from me, someone who has leapt into boxset land one too many times: Save your money, buy the individual albums. Take your time, talk to record store clerks (read Amazon reviews), do your research. If you are lucky enough to have a decent record store around, listen to multiple versions of the same work. No one said you had to buy it all at once. It can take a lifetime to fully realize the potency of this music, so enjoy the discovery as long as possible.

Poor Bach.......2005-11-26

In Antony & Cleopatra, Shakespeare wrote: "I shall see some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness...."

I am 99% in favor of original instrument performances, but there are limits. Just imagine if we had the same sort of thing going on with Shakespeare's plays -- men and boys playing all of the women's parts. And if we *really* wanted to be original, they would be squeaking boys "I' th' posture of a whore" (Shakespeare's words). Such performances would knock Monty Python
right out of business.

The Cantatas, which are the lion's share of this collection, are sung by boys, boys, boys. If you want to ruin boy choirs for yourself, then go for it. It might still be a novelty by the fifth CD but by the fiftieth, you will want to throw your &*%$ wig at the squeaking speakers, just as the exasperated Bach famously did with his own wig and his own boy choir. (For which he was reprimanded.)

Does Harnoncourt really, honestly think that Bach would have picked a boy choir if he could have had women? Does anyone seriously believe that Shakespeare would have preferred his parts played by boys instead of women?

If you buy this set, don't buy it for the Cantatas, unless (unlike Bach) you can tolerate immature voices with "wig-tossingly" inconsistent intonation. Hold out for Suzuki or Koopman. Stay away from the Rifkin perfomances, mostly because the recording quality is second and third rate by today's standards. Not that historical performances should be shunned, but you might want to think twice about 60 odd CDs worth of second rate sound.

A Treasure Trove.......2004-03-07

This set is the culmination of several decades of work on the part of the West German record label Teldec (formerly known as Telefunken-Decca). With their early-music subdivision Das Alte Werk (similar to DG's Archiv or Decca's L'Oiseau-Lyre), Teldec have been in the forefront of exploring the world of period instruments and authentic performance practice, with special emphasis on the works of J.S.Bach. The lion's share of recordings here was originally made for Das Alte Werk, with the odd exception here and there licensed from other labels in order to fill in the gaps. The centerpiece of the set is the famous recording of the 199 church cantatas by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Gustav Leonhardt. If you're not familiar with the cantatas, there's a whole world of drama, color and expression right here waiting for you. You'll also be surprised to learn how many of the "tunes" you know from popular arrangements, like "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "Sleepers Awake" are actually movements from cantatas. The names of Harnoncourt and Leonhardt pop up again and again; they were both mainstays of the Teldec roster. Leonhardt gives us his 1965 Goldberg Variations on a Dulcken harpsichord whose every tone is like a bell, and Harnoncourt's "home" recording of the Cello Suites (never intended for general release) shows the ferment of a great musical mind. Ton Koopman gives us his provocative and controversial re-thinkings of the organ works, and Thomas Zehetmair's performances of the unaccompanied violin sonatas and partitas are like dramatic scenes spoken by a solo violin. Here are the uniquely bizarre Brandenburg Concertos by Il Giardino Armonico; the rhetorical and transparent performance of the motets conducted by Harnoncourt (perhaps his best-ever recording); Leonhardt's relaxed and smiling versions of the harpsichord concertos; Alice Harnoncourt's tawny, leonine performances of the sonatas for violin and harpsichord; Harnoncourt's chiaroscuro-filled performance of the Christmas Oratorio, and so on. This set is one of the most worthwhile CD buys you could make. You will never be bored with this to dip into over the years.

147 out of 153 ain't bad!.......2001-04-29

Having listened to the complete set, I can confidently recommend it, if you would use a complete set of Bach's works.

If you really like Bach, it is well worth getting. You will read disparaging reviews which will tell you that there are better performances of individual works. But this is a great opportunity for a Bach lover to get very good versions of his entire oeuvre.

In the set of 60 CDs of sacred cantatas, there are about 6 duds, which feature out of tune boy sopranos! If you are not crazy about sacred cantatas, you can buy a set which omits them, which may be advised!

I love the version of the Mass in B minor, though it is very different from our set by Munchinger [which we really enjoy].

The Brandenburgs are great. THe first movement of the first concerto is a knock out! Very brassy and bombastic: quite different from the 3 or 4 other versions I have previously enjoyed.

We are a piano family and have many CDs of Bach keyboard works played on piano [though we also have the Well Tempered Clavier on harpsichord and clavichord] The keyboard performances in the set are all on harpsichord and are lively and very enjoyable.

It takes some getting used to the authentic Baroque flute performances: especially occasional out-of-tuneness. But these are also interesting and musically played.

If you would use a set of all of Bach's extant works, it is a great choice. It is competitively priced and I love the packaging.

Track Listings:

1. Bach to Nature: Three Suites Performed in the Wilderness
2. Ballad Stories
3. BBC Recordings 1937-39
4. Beethoven: Variations in F Op66; Variations in Ef WoO46
5. Boccherini: String Quartets, Op. 33
6. Boccherini: String Quartets, Opp. 39 & 41
7. Boccherini: Symphony No19; Symphony in Cm
8. Brazilian and Spanish Piano Works
9. Canadian Music For Strings
10. Celestial Litanies-The Ultimate Journey To Mystical Russian Soundscapes

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Track Listings

Bruises You Can Touch/Forget the Sun [Import]

Concertgebouw Orchestra (1940-1958): Eduard van Beinum, Conductor [Box set]

From A Blues Point Of View

1958 [Original recording remastered]

Files in the No Fly [Import]

Gimme the Light [Import]

Euro Junior Festival [Import]

Corteccia: Responsori per la Settimana Santa

Eyes That See in the Dark

Donde Jugaran las Niñas?

Dub Chamber 3

Face Down [Import]

Fast Food Fame

More Music From Braveheart (1995 Film)

Live Rust