RhoWelcome to A State of Wonder, a small online library of Bach's music and a few other recordings. Enjoy your listening. These are all APE lossless files with a CUE and cover, but are no replacement for real CDs in their original package with the glossy booklet. Original CDs are beautiful things, like books or paintings. If you like this music, you obviously appreciate that. So why not choose something really wonderful and treat yourself?
A Small Bach Library - Album No. 10
J.S.Bach, St. Matthew Passion / Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort and Players / Archiv Produktion
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 7 parts, 649 MB, 2003
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 7 parts, 649 MB, 2003
Chorus I: Soprano: Deborah York; Mezzo-soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Harvey
Chorus II: Soprano: Julia Gooding; Mezzo-soprano: Susan Bickly; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephan Loges
Soprano in ripieno: Ulla Munch
(*A different copy of this exists online, but apparently it contains errors. This is a new copy, made from perfect discs.)
Musically, there are several great St. Matthew Passions, but the St. Matthew Passion has to be more than music. It stands at the centre of Bach's faith and work, and thus at the axis of Western sacred art. It must be iconic, or it has failed. Other conductors have succeeded in this, but none have wrought an icon so like a stained-glass window in its blazing colours, clarity and spareness as Paul McCreesh and his small band in Roskilde Cathedral in 2002. If the great earlier versions are sombre, age-darkened icons, full of shadows and chiaroscuro flashes, McCreesh's Passion is an icon restored, the hues feverishly vibrant, refreshed. Everything is brought into pinpoint focus - the voices, the counterpoint, even the moments of quiet. Whatever differences there may be in tastes, there is no doubt that this is vision depicted with conviction.
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There can be no denying that McCreesh uses the single voices to great and encouraging effect. The warm intimacy of expression in the chorales is often spell-binding, the lucid realism of the madrigalian commentaries touchingly palpable and the crowd scenes almost crazed, as if one were within the mob. McCreesh's pragmatism also ensures that his quality singers produce a rich tonal body.
Record Review / Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Gramophone (London) / 01. May 2003
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I absolutely adore this. It was very daring to use just nine solo voices throughout, but Paul McCreesh completely persuades you that it's right and still makes the whole thing sound huge. It's a great piece of narrative storytelling, a compelling blend of economy and passion. Besides being musically ravishing, he holds you on the edge of your seat. More tellingly McCreesh never tells you how to feel.
Record Review / Douglas Kennedy, Gramophone (London) / 01. October 2003
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About the Small Bach Library project:
Johann Sebastian Bach's complete works are listed in the Bach Werke Verzeichnis (BWV) catalogue with numbers from 1 to 1080 (+ new discoveries, mostly chorales). This list is not by date of composition, but is divided into several sections by type. Three complete BWV editions have now been issued, by Hänssler, Teldec and Brilliant Classics, but the box set versions are often not as interesting as individual recordings. My plan, then, is to post 40 albums in random order, which would be my purely personal recommendation for a Small Bach Library. The full collection should look as follows:
BWV 1-224 Cantatas - Albums 1,2,3,4,5
BWV 225-231 Motets - Albums 6,7
BWV 232-243 Masses, Magnificat - Albums 8,9
BWV 244-524 Passions, Oratoria, Chorales, Songs - Albums 10,11,12,13
BWV 525-530 Trio Sonatas for Organ - Album 14
BWV 531-771 Organ Works - Albums 15,16,17
BWV 772-994 Keyboard Works - Albums 18,19,20
(BWV 846-893 The Well-Tempered Clavier) - Albums 21,22
(BWV 988 The Goldberg Variations) - Albums 23,24
BWV 995-1000 Lute Works - Album 25
BW 1001-1006 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin - Albums 26,27
BWV 1007-1012 Cello Suites - Albums 28,29
BWV 1013-1040 Chamber Works - Albums 30,31
BWV 1041-1078 Concertos and Ouvertures - Albums 32,33,34
(BWV 1046-1051) The Brandenburg Concertos - Albums 35,36
BWV 1079 The Musical Offering - Albums 37,38
BWV 1080 The Art of Fugue - Albums 39,40
BWV 1081+ Newly Discovered Chorales
+ a bonus Album No. 41, because the number 41 is of mystical significance in Bach's music.
I must make several apologies for this project: 1) to J.S.Bach, for reducing his much greater life's work to a few albums, 2) to all the amazing artists I missed out, 3) to anyone who has posted the same album elsewhere, 4) to anyone who doesn't like Bach. Sorry.
During this project I will also be posting any other interesting CDs I come across. The albums in the collection will be clearly labelled - " A Small Bach Library Album No. # "
A Small Bach Library - Album No. 38
J.S.Bach, The Musical Offering / Monica Huggett, Ensemble Sonnerie / Virgin Veritas
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 4 parts, 341 MB, 1996
Ensemble Sonnerie:
Monica Huggett, violin
Sarah Cunningham, viola da Gamba
Gary Cooper, harpsichord
Wilbert Hazelzet, flute
Paul Goodwin, oboe, oboe d'amore, oboe da caccia
Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin, viola, tenor viola
Frances Eustace, bassoon
"This must be the most purely enjoyable Musical Offering for a long time."
- Gramophone magazine Critic's Choice 1996
"Ensemble Sonnerie have looked beyond the instrumentations employed for most performances of the work . . . and have welcomed in a variety of colourful combinations, right up to a rich consort realization of the six-part Ricercar (though we do get the keyboard version of this piece as well). . . . Many of the sounds will be familiar enough to Bach enthusiasts, from the fruity presence of the oboe da caccia to the delicious doubling of flute and violin. . . . The greater clarity achieved certainly helps the listener to follow closely Bach’s amazing contrapuntal ingenuity. . . . The playing itself is of as high a standard as one would expect from the names above, with everyone taking part as if this were music to be enjoyed rather than just admired. . . . The trio sonata has a conversational charm and poise that will be familiar to anyone who has heard this group’s recent Telemann recordings." - Lindsay Kemp, Gramophone
"For those who appreciate a creative approach to a great work, this CD offers the most enjoyable interpretation of this masterpiece I have ever heard. The wealth of instruments brought to this recording, all period instruments, help to give voice to the work's profound intricacy, an intricacy often difficult to discern when played on just one or two harpsichords. The Ricercar a 3, as per tradition, is played on the harpsichord. This is followed by a statement of the theme, given to Bach by King Frederic, on the oboe da caccia. With this single innovation, the playing of the principle them on the oboe, the recording begins to stand above all those that have come before. The Canon Perpetua that follows is repeated several times with different instrumental combinations. Their different timbres and registers display the versitility of Bach's counterpoint." - Patrick Gillespie at jsbach.org
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EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 4 parts, 341 MB, 1996
Ensemble Sonnerie:
Monica Huggett, violin
Sarah Cunningham, viola da Gamba
Gary Cooper, harpsichord
Wilbert Hazelzet, flute
Paul Goodwin, oboe, oboe d'amore, oboe da caccia
Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin, viola, tenor viola
Frances Eustace, bassoon
"This must be the most purely enjoyable Musical Offering for a long time."
- Gramophone magazine Critic's Choice 1996
"Ensemble Sonnerie have looked beyond the instrumentations employed for most performances of the work . . . and have welcomed in a variety of colourful combinations, right up to a rich consort realization of the six-part Ricercar (though we do get the keyboard version of this piece as well). . . . Many of the sounds will be familiar enough to Bach enthusiasts, from the fruity presence of the oboe da caccia to the delicious doubling of flute and violin. . . . The greater clarity achieved certainly helps the listener to follow closely Bach’s amazing contrapuntal ingenuity. . . . The playing itself is of as high a standard as one would expect from the names above, with everyone taking part as if this were music to be enjoyed rather than just admired. . . . The trio sonata has a conversational charm and poise that will be familiar to anyone who has heard this group’s recent Telemann recordings." - Lindsay Kemp, Gramophone
"For those who appreciate a creative approach to a great work, this CD offers the most enjoyable interpretation of this masterpiece I have ever heard. The wealth of instruments brought to this recording, all period instruments, help to give voice to the work's profound intricacy, an intricacy often difficult to discern when played on just one or two harpsichords. The Ricercar a 3, as per tradition, is played on the harpsichord. This is followed by a statement of the theme, given to Bach by King Frederic, on the oboe da caccia. With this single innovation, the playing of the principle them on the oboe, the recording begins to stand above all those that have come before. The Canon Perpetua that follows is repeated several times with different instrumental combinations. Their different timbres and registers display the versitility of Bach's counterpoint." - Patrick Gillespie at jsbach.org
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About the Small Bach Library project:
Johann Sebastian Bach's complete works are listed in the Bach Werke Verzeichnis (BWV) catalogue with numbers from 1 to 1080 (+ new discoveries, mostly chorales). This list is not by date of composition, but is divided into several sections by type. Three complete BWV editions have now been issued, by Hänssler, Teldec and Brilliant Classics, but the box set versions are often not as interesting as individual recordings. My plan, then, is to post 40 albums in random order, which would be my purely personal recommendation for a Small Bach Library. The full collection should look as follows:
BWV 1-224 Cantatas - Albums 1,2,3,4,5
BWV 225-231 Motets - Albums 6,7
BWV 232-243 Masses, Magnificat - Albums 8,9
BWV 244-524 Passions, Oratoria, Chorales, Songs - Albums 10,11,12,13
BWV 525-530 Trio Sonatas for Organ - Album 14
BWV 531-771 Organ Works - Albums 15,16,17
BWV 772-994 Keyboard Works - Albums 18,19,20
(BWV 846-893 The Well-Tempered Clavier) - Albums 21,22
(BWV 988 The Goldberg Variations) - Albums 23,24
BWV 995-1000 Lute Works - Album 25
BW 1001-1006 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin - Albums 26,27
BWV 1007-1012 Cello Suites - Albums 28,29
BWV 1013-1040 Chamber Works - Albums 30,31
BWV 1041-1078 Concertos and Ouvertures - Albums 32,33,34
(BWV 1046-1051) The Brandenburg Concertos - Albums 35,36
BWV 1079 The Musical Offering - Albums 37,38
BWV 1080 The Art of Fugue - Albums 39,40
BWV 1081+ Newly Discovered Chorales
+ a bonus Album No. 41, because the number 41 is of mystical significance in Bach's music.
I must make several apologies for this project: 1) to J.S.Bach, for reducing his much greater life's work to a few albums, 2) to all the amazing artists I missed out, 3) to anyone who has posted the same album elsewhere, 4) to anyone who doesn't like Bach. Sorry.
During this project I will also be posting any other interesting CDs I come across. The albums in the collection will be clearly labelled - " A Small Bach Library Album No. # "
Bach, Mass in B minor / Rifkin, Bach Ensemble
J.S.Bach, Mass in B Minor / Joshua Rifkin, The Bach Ensemble / Nonesuch
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 5 parts, 399 MB, 1982
Soloists: Judith Nelson, Julianne Baird, sopranos - Jeffrey Dooley, contertenor - Frank Hoffmeister, tenor - Jan Opalach, bass
There seem to be many Rifkin/OVPP enthusiasts around here, so I thought people might like to hear the disc that started it all off, Rifkin's 1981/82 recording of the great B minor Mass. Funny to think now that professors of musicology and eminent Bachians booed, jeered, shouted, and stormed out of lecture halls because of Rifkin's thesis that Bach used his limited band of soloists to perform the choral parts. This version was ridiculed at the time as a "B minor Madrigal", but despite the criticism from academia, a growing number of listeners found intimacy and humanity in the music, whatever the historical truth. The central, iconic Crucifixus amply demonstrates that what Rifkin's approach may lack in force, impetus, and sheer decibels of awesomeness, it makes up for in sanctity. To my taste, the opening Kyrie, that mighty five-part fugue, is rather weak, and the first disc in general does drift a little listlessly. But from the Et Incarnatus on CD2 through to the end the performance accumulates the momentum and gravitas to prove Rifkin's thesis worthy.
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EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 5 parts, 399 MB, 1982
Soloists: Judith Nelson, Julianne Baird, sopranos - Jeffrey Dooley, contertenor - Frank Hoffmeister, tenor - Jan Opalach, bass
There seem to be many Rifkin/OVPP enthusiasts around here, so I thought people might like to hear the disc that started it all off, Rifkin's 1981/82 recording of the great B minor Mass. Funny to think now that professors of musicology and eminent Bachians booed, jeered, shouted, and stormed out of lecture halls because of Rifkin's thesis that Bach used his limited band of soloists to perform the choral parts. This version was ridiculed at the time as a "B minor Madrigal", but despite the criticism from academia, a growing number of listeners found intimacy and humanity in the music, whatever the historical truth. The central, iconic Crucifixus amply demonstrates that what Rifkin's approach may lack in force, impetus, and sheer decibels of awesomeness, it makes up for in sanctity. To my taste, the opening Kyrie, that mighty five-part fugue, is rather weak, and the first disc in general does drift a little listlessly. But from the Et Incarnatus on CD2 through to the end the performance accumulates the momentum and gravitas to prove Rifkin's thesis worthy.
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Bach, The Art of Fugue / Ramin Bahrami, piano
J.S.Bach, The Art of Fugue / Ramin Bahrami, piano / Decca
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 233 MB, 2006
About Bahrami
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EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 233 MB, 2006
About Bahrami
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A Small Bach Library - Album No. 21
J.S.Bach, The Well-tempered Clavier, Book I / Evgeni Koroliov, piano / Tacet
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 2 + 2 parts, 167 + 177MB, 2000
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 2 + 2 parts, 167 + 177MB, 2000
J.S.Bach, The Well-tempered Clavier, Book II / Evgeni Koroliov, piano / Tacet
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 3 + 3 parts, 200 + 197MB, 2002
György Ligeti: "If there was only one musical work I could take with me to an uninhabited island, I would choose Koroliov's recording of Bach, because even when left pining away with hunger and thirst, I would still listen to this recording again and again, even to my last breath."
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 3 + 3 parts, 200 + 197MB, 2002
György Ligeti: "If there was only one musical work I could take with me to an uninhabited island, I would choose Koroliov's recording of Bach, because even when left pining away with hunger and thirst, I would still listen to this recording again and again, even to my last breath."
"Evgeni Koroliov's recordings of The Art of Fugue (for Tacet) and the Goldberg Variations (for Hänssler) have placed him in the forefront of today's Bach pianists. This new recording of Book One of the Well-Tempered Clavier confirms his stature in this repertoire beyond a shadow of a doubt. Koroliov plays this music with such poetry, finesse, and real joy that questions of "authenticity" or instrument selection fade into insignificance.
In his title for the work, Bach deliberately avoided naming a specific keyboard instrument, and it's known that this music could and would certainly have been played on everything from a harpsichord to clavichord, organ, or even early piano. In fact, Bach's music is a celebration of keyboard virtuosity, and Koroliov's performance offers a genuine display of the pianist's art. His playing of the G major fugue, for example, has the brittle clarity of the harpsichord but a witty brilliance that is all his own. On the other hand, the mesmerizing, gradual crescendo and diminuendo he makes of the long C-sharp major fugue offers a textbook lesson in how to use the piano's dynamic shadings to enhance the clarity and harmonic tension of Bach's contrapuntal lines. Even the more familiar fugues--the two openers, for example, in C major and minor--sound refreshingly vital and interesting, owing to a combination of irresistible forward momentum and a really intelligent, ear-catching approach to voice leading.
Koroliov's view of the preludes is no less impressive: he perfectly catches the subdued, elegiac quality of the pieces in G minor and G-sharp minor. His playing has all the gentle intimacy of the clavichord. On the other hand, he's not afraid to attack the F-sharp minor prelude with real anger and an almost Lisztian bravura, and he can stroke the simple, arpeggio preludes (such as the very first, in C major) with a dreamy sensuality that has us confused as to whether we are listening to Chopin or Bach, and frankly not caring which. In sum, this is a performance worthy to stand beside Gould, Tureck, Schiff, Fischer, or any other competing version that you can name. And it's better recorded than any of them. The only drawback: really pretentious booklet notes that, as so often with German productions, say nothing intelligent about the music at all, and exist solely to prove that the note writer thinks he's smarter than the composer. Who is he kidding? Never mind. Bring on Book Two!" --David Hurwitz, at classicstoday.com
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About the Small Bach Library project:
Johann Sebastian Bach's complete works are listed in the Bach Werke Verzeichnis (BWV) catalogue with numbers from 1 to 1080 (+ new discoveries, mostly chorales). This list is not by date of composition, but is divided into several sections by type. Three complete BWV editions have now been issued, by Hänssler, Teldec and Brilliant Classics, but the box set versions are often not as interesting as individual recordings. My plan, then, is to post 40 albums in random order, which would be my purely personal recommendation for a Small Bach Library. The full collection should look as follows:
BWV 1-224 Cantatas - Albums 1,2,3,4,5
BWV 225-231 Motets - Albums 6,7
BWV 232-243 Masses, Magnificat - Albums 8,9
BWV 244-524 Passions, Oratoria, Chorales, Songs - Albums 10,11,12,13
BWV 525-530 Trio Sonatas for Organ - Album 14
BWV 531-771 Organ Works - Albums 15,16,17
BWV 772-994 Keyboard Works - Albums 18,19,20
(BWV 846-893 The Well-Tempered Clavier) - Albums 21,22
(BWV 988 The Goldberg Variations) - Albums 23,24
BWV 995-1000 Lute Works - Album 25
BW 1001-1006 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin - Albums 26,27
BWV 1007-1012 Cello Suites - Albums 28,29
BWV 1013-1040 Chamber Works - Albums 30,31
BWV 1041-1078 Concertos and Ouvertures - Albums 32,33,34
(BWV 1046-1051) The Brandenburg Concertos - Albums 35,36
BWV 1079 The Musical Offering - Albums 37,38
BWV 1080 The Art of Fugue - Albums 39,40
BWV 1081+ Newly Discovered Chorales
+ a bonus Album No. 41, because the number 41 is of mystical significance in Bach's music.
I must make several apologies for this project: 1) to J.S.Bach, for reducing his much greater life's work to a few albums, 2) to all the amazing artists I missed out, 3) to anyone who has posted the same album elsewhere, 4) to anyone who doesn't like Bach. Sorry.
During this project I will also be posting any other interesting CDs I come across. The albums in the collection will be clearly labelled - " A Small Bach Library Album No. # "
A Small Bach Library - Album No. 2
J.S.Bach, Cantatas 140, 51, 78/ Joshua Rifkin, The Bach Ensemble / Editions de L'Oiseau-Lyre
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 274 MB, 1994
Soloists: Julianne Baird, soprano - Drew Minter, Allan Fast, countertenors - Jeffrey Thomas, Frank Kelley, tenors - Jan Opalach, bass.
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51
Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78
Joshua Rifkin's OVPP (one voice per part) cantata recordings have had a mixture of high praise and severe criticism over the years. Some have heard angelic choirs, harmonies that pierce the heart, an iridescent clarity of texture; others a lack of musical drive, shaky arias, orchestral thinness. Personally, I can see both sides of the argument - there are weaknesses here and there. But! when it works, as it does especially in some chorales and duets, it is hard to equal its intensity. The famous "Wachet auf" is a fine example of Rifkin's approach working, with a bubbling complexity. Julianne Baird's boyish, fragile and piercing voice also gives us a very moving rendition of the equally well-known Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51.
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EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 274 MB, 1994
Soloists: Julianne Baird, soprano - Drew Minter, Allan Fast, countertenors - Jeffrey Thomas, Frank Kelley, tenors - Jan Opalach, bass.
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51
Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78
Joshua Rifkin's OVPP (one voice per part) cantata recordings have had a mixture of high praise and severe criticism over the years. Some have heard angelic choirs, harmonies that pierce the heart, an iridescent clarity of texture; others a lack of musical drive, shaky arias, orchestral thinness. Personally, I can see both sides of the argument - there are weaknesses here and there. But! when it works, as it does especially in some chorales and duets, it is hard to equal its intensity. The famous "Wachet auf" is a fine example of Rifkin's approach working, with a bubbling complexity. Julianne Baird's boyish, fragile and piercing voice also gives us a very moving rendition of the equally well-known Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51.
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About the Small Bach Library project:
Johann Sebastian Bach's complete works are listed in the Bach Werke Verzeichnis (BWV) catalogue with numbers from 1 to 1080 (+ new discoveries, mostly chorales). This list is not by date of composition, but is divided into several sections by type. Three complete BWV editions have now been issued, by Hänssler, Teldec and Brilliant Classics, but the box set versions are often not as interesting as individual recordings. My plan, then, is to post 40 albums in random order, which would be my purely personal recommendation for a Small Bach Library. The full collection should look as follows:
BWV 1-224 Cantatas - Albums 1,2,3,4,5
BWV 225-231 Motets - Albums 6,7
BWV 232-243 Masses, Magnificat - Albums 8,9
BWV 244-524 Passions, Oratoria, Chorales, Songs - Albums 10,11,12,13
BWV 525-530 Trio Sonatas for Organ - Album 14
BWV 531-771 Organ Works - Albums 15,16,17
BWV 772-994 Keyboard Works - Albums 18,19,20
(BWV 846-893 The Well-Tempered Clavier) - Albums 21,22
(BWV 988 The Goldberg Variations) - Albums 23,24
BWV 995-1000 Lute Works - Album 25
BW 1001-1006 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin - Albums 26,27
BWV 1007-1012 Cello Suites - Albums 28,29
BWV 1013-1040 Chamber Works - Albums 30,31
BWV 1041-1078 Concertos and Ouvertures - Albums 32,33,34
(BWV 1046-1051) The Brandenburg Concertos - Albums 35,36
BWV 1079 The Musical Offering - Albums 37,38
BWV 1080 The Art of Fugue - Albums 39,40
BWV 1081+ Newly Discovered Chorales
+ a bonus Album No. 41, because the number 41 is of mystical significance in Bach's music.
I must make several apologies for this project: 1) to J.S.Bach, for reducing his much greater life's work to a few albums, 2) to all the amazing artists I missed out, 3) to anyone who has posted the same album elsewhere, 4) to anyone who doesn't like Bach. Sorry.
During this project I will also be posting any other interesting CDs I come across. The albums in the collection will be clearly labelled - " A Small Bach Library Album No. # "
Bach, 3 Keyboard Concertos / Yuji Takahashi
J.S.Bach, Three Keyboard Concertos / Yuji Takahashi, The Tokyo Bach Players / Columbia Tokyo
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 206 MB, 1973
Not my rip, a little static crackle and warp here and there from the vinyl LP transfer, but much too good not to post. Some will hate it, first of all for the Steinway, but doubly for the bell-toned electric piano (you have been warned!) which Takahashi employs in the BWV1052 Adagio and the BWV1055 Larghetto. Personally though, I love it - the performance of BWV1056 is probably my favourite version ever: at moments raw, throbbing, whimsical, angsty, churning, serene, embattled and majestic. The Columbia Tokyo recording set up, with a spare orchestra individually miked, puts you in the thick of the counterpoint in a way that even a soloist or conductor don't have access to. Surely only Bach himself. On headphones in particular, the parts are distributed to clearly divided zones of your auditory map, creating a 4D soundspace. It's a shame that the rising orthodoxy of historically informed performance in the eighties put an end to brilliant experimental interpetations like these. Takahashi's limpid and liquid playing (a legato Gould) connects all the pieces together and scatters them, running with the flow of inspiration more like a jazzman than a score-player. Highlights everywhere, but the haunting peals of the D minor Adagio and the outer movements of the F minor concerto are just beyond words. Pinnock and Leonhardt may teach us about the tones and timbres Bach's audience heard in their world outside, but if we're interested in the timeless forms and patterns Bach had inside his head, we could use a few more recordings like this. - Rho
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EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 206 MB, 1973
Not my rip, a little static crackle and warp here and there from the vinyl LP transfer, but much too good not to post. Some will hate it, first of all for the Steinway, but doubly for the bell-toned electric piano (you have been warned!) which Takahashi employs in the BWV1052 Adagio and the BWV1055 Larghetto. Personally though, I love it - the performance of BWV1056 is probably my favourite version ever: at moments raw, throbbing, whimsical, angsty, churning, serene, embattled and majestic. The Columbia Tokyo recording set up, with a spare orchestra individually miked, puts you in the thick of the counterpoint in a way that even a soloist or conductor don't have access to. Surely only Bach himself. On headphones in particular, the parts are distributed to clearly divided zones of your auditory map, creating a 4D soundspace. It's a shame that the rising orthodoxy of historically informed performance in the eighties put an end to brilliant experimental interpetations like these. Takahashi's limpid and liquid playing (a legato Gould) connects all the pieces together and scatters them, running with the flow of inspiration more like a jazzman than a score-player. Highlights everywhere, but the haunting peals of the D minor Adagio and the outer movements of the F minor concerto are just beyond words. Pinnock and Leonhardt may teach us about the tones and timbres Bach's audience heard in their world outside, but if we're interested in the timeless forms and patterns Bach had inside his head, we could use a few more recordings like this. - Rho
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A Small Bach Library - Album No. 14
J.S.Bach, Six Trio Sonatas (transcribed)/ The King's Consort, Robert King / Hyperion
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 4 parts, 344 MB, 1995
It was Bach himself who founded the long tradition of transcribing his own music for varying instrumental grouping. The Six Trio Sonatas, BWV525-530, are here adapted to involve a wide rage of instrumental colours, with the five 'melody' instruments (two violins, viola, oboe, and obe d'amore) being paired in the manner most suited to each particular Sonata and being complemented by a similarly varied continuo.
Originally written as tutorial pieces for his son's organ lessons, the Trio Sonatas are true masterpieces, each providing ample opportunity for virtuoso playing and the enjoyment of Bach's melodic genius.
'An impressive combination of enterprising arrangements with outstanding musicianship. On all counts this is an outstanding release' (Classic CD)
'Un véritable petit bijou' (Répertoire, France)
'A marvellous way of getting to know the ins and outs of six superb examples of Bach's contrapuntal craft' (Gramophone)
'As played by The King's Consort, these sonatas have a deliciously intimate and conversational quality that is very difficult to achieve at the organ ... Both playing and sound are stunning. If you love Bach's instrumental chamber music you must hear this disc. If you are an organist you may never think of these pieces in quite the same way again' (American Record Guide)
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EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 4 parts, 344 MB, 1995
It was Bach himself who founded the long tradition of transcribing his own music for varying instrumental grouping. The Six Trio Sonatas, BWV525-530, are here adapted to involve a wide rage of instrumental colours, with the five 'melody' instruments (two violins, viola, oboe, and obe d'amore) being paired in the manner most suited to each particular Sonata and being complemented by a similarly varied continuo.
Originally written as tutorial pieces for his son's organ lessons, the Trio Sonatas are true masterpieces, each providing ample opportunity for virtuoso playing and the enjoyment of Bach's melodic genius.
'An impressive combination of enterprising arrangements with outstanding musicianship. On all counts this is an outstanding release' (Classic CD)
'Un véritable petit bijou' (Répertoire, France)
'A marvellous way of getting to know the ins and outs of six superb examples of Bach's contrapuntal craft' (Gramophone)
'As played by The King's Consort, these sonatas have a deliciously intimate and conversational quality that is very difficult to achieve at the organ ... Both playing and sound are stunning. If you love Bach's instrumental chamber music you must hear this disc. If you are an organist you may never think of these pieces in quite the same way again' (American Record Guide)
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About the Small Bach Library project:
Johann Sebastian Bach's complete works are listed in the Bach Werke Verzeichnis (BWV) catalogue with numbers from 1 to 1080 (+ new discoveries, mostly chorales). This list is not by date of composition, but is divided into several sections by type. Three complete BWV editions have now been issued, by Hänssler, Teldec and Brilliant Classics, but the box set versions are often not as interesting as individual recordings. My plan, then, is to post 40 albums in random order, which would be my purely personal recommendation for a Small Bach Library. The full collection should look as follows:
BWV 1-224 Cantatas - Albums 1,2,3,4,5
BWV 225-231 Motets - Albums 6,7
BWV 232-243 Masses, Magnificat - Albums 8,9
BWV 244-524 Passions, Oratoria, Chorales, Songs - Albums 10,11,12,13
BWV 525-530 Trio Sonatas for Organ - Album 14
BWV 531-771 Organ Works - Albums 15,16,17
BWV 772-994 Keyboard Works - Albums 18,19,20
(BWV 846-893 The Well-Tempered Clavier) - Albums 21,22
(BWV 988 The Goldberg Variations) - Albums 23,24
BWV 995-1000 Lute Works - Album 25
BW 1001-1006 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin - Albums 26,27
BWV 1007-1012 Cello Suites - Albums 28,29
BWV 1013-1040 Chamber Works - Albums 30,31
BWV 1041-1078 Concertos and Ouvertures - Albums 32,33,34
(BWV 1046-1051) The Brandenburg Concertos - Albums 35,36
BWV 1079 The Musical Offering - Albums 37,38
BWV 1080 The Art of Fugue - Albums 39,40
BWV 1081+ Newly Discovered Chorales
+ a bonus Album No. 41, because the number 41 is of mystical significance in Bach's music.
I must make several apologies for this project: 1) to J.S.Bach, for reducing his much greater life's work to a few albums, 2) to all the amazing artists I missed out, 3) to anyone who has posted the same album elsewhere, 4) to anyone who doesn't like Bach. Sorry.
During this project I will also be posting any other interesting CDs I come across. The albums in the collection will be clearly labelled - " A Small Bach Library Album No. # "
Bach, Six Violin Sonatas / Gabriela Demeterová
J.S.Bach, Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord/ Gabriela Demeterová, violin, Giedré Lukšaité-Mrázková, harpsichord / Supraphon
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, hi-res cover, 6 parts, 544 MB, 2000
Gabriela Demeterová at Supraphon
RS Links
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, hi-res cover, 6 parts, 544 MB, 2000
Gabriela Demeterová at Supraphon
RS Links
A Small Bach Library - Album No. 15
J.S.Bach, Organ Toccatas & Fugues, Passacaglia / Christopher Herrick, organ / Hyperion
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, full pdf booklet, 3 parts, 268 MB, 1990
'Authoritative performances, impeccable technique, brilliant recorded sound - a winner' (Church Music Quarterly)
'Masterly interpretations' (Organists' Review)
'Stupendous organ sound … one of the three Bach CDs I will turn to over and over again for sheer enjoyment' (Gramophone)
'If you only have one disc of organ music in your collection this must be it' (The Good CD Guide)
Album Details
RS Links
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, full pdf booklet, 3 parts, 268 MB, 1990
'Authoritative performances, impeccable technique, brilliant recorded sound - a winner' (Church Music Quarterly)
'Masterly interpretations' (Organists' Review)
'Stupendous organ sound … one of the three Bach CDs I will turn to over and over again for sheer enjoyment' (Gramophone)
'If you only have one disc of organ music in your collection this must be it' (The Good CD Guide)
Album Details
RS Links
About the Small Bach Library project:
Johann Sebastian Bach's complete works are listed in the Bach Werke Verzeichnis (BWV) catalogue with numbers from 1 to 1080 (+ new discoveries, mostly chorales). This list is not by date of composition, but is divided into several sections by type. Three complete BWV editions have now been issued, by Hänssler, Teldec and Brilliant Classics, but the box set versions are often not as interesting as individual recordings. My plan, then, is to post 40 albums in random order, which would be my purely personal recommendation for a Small Bach Library. The full collection should look as follows:
BWV 1-224 Cantatas - Albums 1,2,3,4,5
BWV 225-231 Motets - Albums 6,7
BWV 232-243 Masses, Magnificat - Albums 8,9
BWV 244-524 Passions, Oratoria, Chorales, Songs - Albums 10,11,12,13
BWV 525-530 Trio Sonatas for Organ - Album 14
BWV 531-771 Organ Works - Albums 15,16,17
BWV 772-994 Keyboard Works - Albums 18,19,20
(BWV 846-893 The Well-Tempered Clavier) - Albums 21,22
(BWV 988 The Goldberg Variations) - Albums 23,24
BWV 995-1000 Lute Works - Album 25
BW 1001-1006 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin - Albums 26,27
BWV 1007-1012 Cello Suites - Albums 28,29
BWV 1013-1040 Chamber Works - Albums 30,31
BWV 1041-1078 Concertos and Ouvertures - Albums 32,33,34
(BWV 1046-1051) The Brandenburg Concertos - Albums 35,36
BWV 1079 The Musical Offering - Albums 37,38
BWV 1080 The Art of Fugue - Albums 39,40
BWV 1081+ Newly Discovered Chorales
+ a bonus Album No. 41, because the number 41 is of mystical significance in Bach's music.
I must make several apologies for this project: 1) to J.S.Bach, for reducing his much greater life's work to a few albums, 2) to all the amazing artists I missed out, 3) to anyone who has posted the same album elsewhere, 4) to anyone who doesn't like Bach. Sorry.
During this project I will also be posting any other interesting CDs I come across. The albums in the collection will be clearly labelled - " A Small Bach Library Album No. # "
Bach, Keyboard Works / T.Sonoda, piano / 7CDs
J.S.Bach, Keyboard Works / Takahiro Sonoda, piano / Denon
Links for each CD separately
CD1 - WTC Book I, Preludes & Fugues 1-14
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, full scans for box set (Japanese), 4 parts, 320 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1972)
CD2 - WTC Book I, Preludes & Fugues 15-24, WTC Book II, Preludes & Fugues 1-4
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 4 parts, 340 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1972)
CD3 - WTC Book II, Preludes & Fugues 5-14
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 4 parts, 306 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1972)
CD4 - WTC Book II, Preludes & Fugues 15-24
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 4 parts, 313 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1972)
CD5 - Complete Inventions and Sinfonias
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 3 parts, 235 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1974)
CD6 - English Suites 1-3
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 3 parts, 226 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1968)
CD7 - English Suites 4-6
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 3 parts, 256 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1968)
Takahiro Sonoda
Born: 1928 - Tokyo, Japan
Died: October 7, 2004
Takahiro Sonoda, Japan's leading and one of the most important pianists, started his piano studies with Leo Shirota in 1939. After which, he had private instructions under Marguerite Long in Paris and Helmut Roloff in Berlin.
Takahiro Sonoda was the soloist with the NHK Symphony Orchestra under Herbert von Karajan on his first visit to Japan in 1954. The following year, he gave a successful debut as a soloist with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Following that, his extensive concert engagements took him all across Japan, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, the Soviet Union and the USA. His appearances included performances under the baton of prestigious conductors such as Otmar Suitner, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Sergiu Celibidache, Jeffrey Tate and Herbert Blomstedt, with orchestras such as Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Dresden Staatskapelle, with chamber ensembles such as Borodin, Wien Musikverein, Artis String Quartets among others. More...
RS Links (Each CD separately)
Links for each CD separately
CD1 - WTC Book I, Preludes & Fugues 1-14
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, full scans for box set (Japanese), 4 parts, 320 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1972)
CD2 - WTC Book I, Preludes & Fugues 15-24, WTC Book II, Preludes & Fugues 1-4
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 4 parts, 340 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1972)
CD3 - WTC Book II, Preludes & Fugues 5-14
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 4 parts, 306 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1972)
CD4 - WTC Book II, Preludes & Fugues 15-24
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 4 parts, 313 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1972)
CD5 - Complete Inventions and Sinfonias
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 3 parts, 235 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1974)
CD6 - English Suites 1-3
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 3 parts, 226 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1968)
CD7 - English Suites 4-6
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 3 parts, 256 MB, 2005(box set)(rec. 1968)
Takahiro Sonoda
Born: 1928 - Tokyo, Japan
Died: October 7, 2004
Takahiro Sonoda, Japan's leading and one of the most important pianists, started his piano studies with Leo Shirota in 1939. After which, he had private instructions under Marguerite Long in Paris and Helmut Roloff in Berlin.
Takahiro Sonoda was the soloist with the NHK Symphony Orchestra under Herbert von Karajan on his first visit to Japan in 1954. The following year, he gave a successful debut as a soloist with the Berliner Philharmoniker. Following that, his extensive concert engagements took him all across Japan, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, the Soviet Union and the USA. His appearances included performances under the baton of prestigious conductors such as Otmar Suitner, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Sergiu Celibidache, Jeffrey Tate and Herbert Blomstedt, with orchestras such as Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Dresden Staatskapelle, with chamber ensembles such as Borodin, Wien Musikverein, Artis String Quartets among others. More...
RS Links (Each CD separately)
*NOTE: Originally a torrent. I have checked it, repacked it and created CUE files (not in torrent or freedb)
A Small Bach Library - Album No. 1
J.S.Bach, Early Cantatas Vol.1 / Purcell Quartet, Kirkby, Chance, Daniels, Harvey / Chandos
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, full pdf booklet, 4 parts, 320 MB, 2005
Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4
Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131
Gottes Zeit is die allerbeste Zeit (Actus tragicus), BWV 106
Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196
Soloists: Emma Kirkby, soprano - Michael Chance, counter-tenor - Charles Daniels, tenor - Peter Harvey, bass
RS Links
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, full pdf booklet, 4 parts, 320 MB, 2005
Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4
Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir, BWV 131
Gottes Zeit is die allerbeste Zeit (Actus tragicus), BWV 106
Der Herr denket an uns, BWV 196
Soloists: Emma Kirkby, soprano - Michael Chance, counter-tenor - Charles Daniels, tenor - Peter Harvey, bass
RS Links
About the Small Bach Library project:
Johann Sebastian Bach's complete works are listed in the Bach Werke Verzeichnis (BWV) catalogue with numbers from 1 to 1080 (+ new discoveries, mostly chorales). This list is not by date of composition, but is divided into several sections by type. Three complete BWV editions have now been issued, by Hänssler, Teldec and Brilliant Classics, but the box set versions are often not as interesting as individual recordings. My plan, then, is to post 40 albums in random order, which would be my purely personal recommendation for a Small Bach Library. The full collection should look as follows:
BWV 1-224 Cantatas - Albums 1,2,3,4,5
BWV 225-231 Motets - Albums 6,7
BWV 232-243 Masses, Magnificat - Albums 8,9
BWV 244-524 Passions, Oratoria, Chorales, Songs - Albums 10,11,12,13
BWV 525-530 Trio Sonatas for Organ - Album 14
BWV 531-771 Organ Works - Albums 15,16,17
BWV 772-994 Keyboard Works - Albums 18,19,20
(BWV 846-893 The Well-Tempered Clavier) - Albums 21,22
(BWV 988 The Goldberg Variations) - Albums 23,24
BWV 995-1000 Lute Works - Album 25
BW 1001-1006 Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin - Albums 26,27
BWV 1007-1012 Cello Suites - Albums 28,29
BWV 1013-1040 Chamber Works - Albums 30,31
BWV 1041-1078 Concertos and Ouvertures - Albums 32,33,34
(BWV 1046-1051) The Brandenburg Concertos - Albums 35,36
BWV 1079 The Musical Offering - Albums 37,38
BWV 1080 The Art of Fugue - Albums 39,40
BWV 1081+ Newly Discovered Chorales
+ a bonus Album No. 41, because the number 41 is of mystical significance in Bach's music.
I must make several apologies for this project: 1) to J.S.Bach, for reducing his much greater life's work to a few albums, 2) to all the amazing artists I missed out, 3) to anyone who has posted the same album elsewhere, 4) to anyone who doesn't like Bach. Sorry.
During this project I will also be posting any other interesting CDs I come across. The albums in the collection will be clearly labelled - " A Small Bach Library Album No. # "
Bach, Gamba Sonatas / Perkola, Häkkinen
J.S.Bach, Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord / Mikko Perkola, Viola da Gamba, Aapo Häkkinen, Harpsichord / Naxos
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, front/back cover, 5 parts, 445 MB, 2007
RS Links
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, front/back cover, 5 parts, 445 MB, 2007
RS Links
Torelli, "The Original Brandenburg Concertos"
Giuseppe Torelli "The Original Brandenburg Concertos" / Charivari Agréable, Kah-Ming Ng / Signum Classics
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, hi-res cover, full original pdf booklet,
4 parts, 336 MB, 2009
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, hi-res cover, full original pdf booklet,
4 parts, 336 MB, 2009
Glenn Gould plays Chopin, Mendelssohn, Scriabin...
Glenn Gould plays Chopin, Mendelssohn, Scriabin, Prokofiev / Glenn Gould, piano / Sony Classical
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 4 parts, 375 MB, 1995
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 4 parts, 375 MB, 1995
Bach, Complete Keyboard Concertos / Hewitt
J.S.Bach, Complete Keyboard Concertos Vol. 1/ Angela Hewitt, piano, Richard Tognetti & Australian Chamber Orchestra / Hyperion
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover + full Hyperion pdf booklet, 4 parts, 323 MB, 2005
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover + full Hyperion pdf booklet, 4 parts, 323 MB, 2005
J.S.Bach, Complete Keyboard Concertos Vol. 2/ Angela Hewitt, piano, Richard Tognetti & Australian Chamber Orchestra / Hyperion
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover + full Hyperion pdf booklet, 4 parts, 327 MB, 2005
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover + full Hyperion pdf booklet, 4 parts, 327 MB, 2005
Bach, Jesu, deine Passion / Herreweghe
J.S.Bach, Jesu, deine Passion, Cantatas BWV 22, 23, 127, 159 / Herreweghe, Collegium Vocale Gent / Harmonia Mundi
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 266 MB, 2009
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 266 MB, 2009
Bach, Goldberg Variations / Guitar Duo Caputo-Pompilio
J.S.Bach, Goldberg Variations / Guitar Duo Caputo Pompilio, guitars / GuitArt Collection
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 219 MB, 2006
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 219 MB, 2006
Liszt - Allegri/Mozart/Bach, A La Chapelle Sixtine
Liszt - Allegri/Mozart/Bach, A La Chapelle Sixtine, Six Bach Preludes and Fugues, Fantasia and Fugue / Leslie Howard, piano / Hyperion
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 246 MB, 1990
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 246 MB, 1990
Bach, 6 French Suites / Joanna MacGregor
Johann Sebastian Bach, 6 French Suites / Joanna MacGregor, piano / Collins Classics (reiss. Sound Circus)
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 273 MB, 1993 (reiss. 2003)
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 273 MB, 1993 (reiss. 2003)
Bach, Preludi ai Corali / Quartetto Italiano
Johann Sebastian Bach, Preludi ai Corali / Quartetto Italiano di Viole da Gamba / Winter & Winter
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 270 MB, 2000
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 270 MB, 2000
Bach, Works for Keyboard / Miki Skuta
Johann Sebastian Bach, Works for Keyboard / Miki Skuta, piano / Hevhetia
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 237 MB, 2005
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 237 MB, 2005
RS Links
This album + Golbergs + Beethoven Variations is on special offer from the publisher here: http://www.hevhetia.com/hevhetia/en/vydavatelstvo/view.jsp?obj_id=3037&publisher=hevhetia
This album + Golbergs + Beethoven Variations is on special offer from the publisher here: http://www.hevhetia.com/hevhetia/en/vydavatelstvo/view.jsp?obj_id=3037&publisher=hevhetia
Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier Book II / Rosalyn Tureck
Johann Sebastian Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II / Rosalyn Tureck, piano / BBC Legends
EAC ape + cue, 3 CDs, cover, 8 parts, 733 MB, 2003 (rec. 1976)
EAC ape + cue, 3 CDs, cover, 8 parts, 733 MB, 2003 (rec. 1976)
Bach, Orchestral Suites / Moreno-Capelli piano duo
Bach-Reger, The Four Orchestral Suites / Hector Moreno, Norberto Capelli, piano duet / Frame
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 252 MB, 2000
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 252 MB, 2000
Bach, Motets / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir
J.S.Bach, Motets BWV 225-231, Cantatas / J.E.Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists / Erato
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, small cover, 5 parts, 428 MB, 1993(rec. 1981)
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, small cover, 5 parts, 428 MB, 1993(rec. 1981)
Bach, Shostakovich, Preludes and Fugues / Mustonen
J.S.Bach - D. Shostakovich, Preludes and Fugues / Olli Mustonen, piano / RCA
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, small cover, 4 parts, 340 MB, 1999
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, small cover, 4 parts, 340 MB, 1999
Bach, Brandenburg Concertos / Musica Florea
Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concertos / Musica Florea / Supraphon
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 5 parts, 468 MB, 2008
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 5 parts, 468 MB, 2008
Bach, The Art of Fugue / Y.Takahashi
J.S.Bach, The Art of Fugue / Y.Takahashi / Art Front Produce
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 2 parts, 186 MB, 1989
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 2 parts, 186 MB, 1989
The Electronic Art of Fugue, Y.Takahashi / Denon
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, small cover image, 2 parts, 191 MB, 2006 (rec. 1975)
(please click and download the better resolution cover image above)
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, small cover image, 2 parts, 191 MB, 2006 (rec. 1975)
(please click and download the better resolution cover image above)
Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier Book I / Afanassiev
Johann Sebastian Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I / Valery Afanassiev / Denon
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 5 parts, 455 MB, 1995
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 5 parts, 455 MB, 1995
Bach-Schumann, Violin Sonatas / Schmid, Smirnova
Bach-Schumann, Six Sonatas for Violin Solo with Piano Accompaniment / Benjamin Schmid, Lisa Smirnova / MDG Gold
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 6 parts, 530 MB, 1995
EAC ape + cue, 2 CDs, cover, 6 parts, 530 MB, 1995
Bach, Goldberg Variations / Takahashi, piano, synth
Johann Sebastian Bach, Goldberg Variations, Fourteen Canons (on the Goldberg ground) / Yuji Takahashi, piano, synthesizer / Denon
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 2 parts, 162 MB, 1976
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 2 parts, 162 MB, 1976
Rachmaninov, Schnittke, Pärt / Bárta, Lapšanský
Rachmaninov - Schnittke Cello Sonatas, Pärt Fratres / Jiří Bárta, cello, Marian Lapšanský, piano / Supraphon
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 287 MB, 1995
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 3 parts, 287 MB, 1995
Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier, DVD
Johann Sebastian Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, 48 Preludes and Fugues DVDRip / Gavrilov / MacGregor / Demidenko / Hewitt
DVDRip format AVI, 2 x avi files, small cover image, 15 parts, 2x700 MB, 2000
DVDRip format AVI, 2 x avi files, small cover image, 15 parts, 2x700 MB, 2000
Bach, A Musical Offering / Florilegium, Podger
Johann Sebastian Bach, A Musical Offering, Complete Trio Sonatas / Ensemble Florilegium (with Rachel Podger, violin/viola) / Channel Classics
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 4 parts, 308 MB, 2000
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 4 parts, 308 MB, 2000
Bach, klavierkonzerte / Eschenbach et al.
Johann Sebastian Bach, Klavierkonzerte / Eschenbach, Frantz, Oppitz, Schmidt / Hamburg Philharmonic / Deutsche Grammophon
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 2 parts, 195 MB, 1985
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, cover, 2 parts, 195 MB, 1985
Bach, keyboard works / Maria-João Pires, piano
Johann Sebastian Bach, Partita No.1, English Suite No.3, French Suite No.2 / Maria João Pires, piano / Deutsche Grammophon
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 2 parts, 192 MB, 1996
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, 2 parts, 192 MB, 1996
Bach, various keyboard works / Gulda, piano
J.S.Bach/F.Gulda, Various pieces (see below) / Friedrich Gulda, piano / Deutsche Grammophon
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, full cover + back, 3 parts, 269 MB, 2008
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, full cover + back, 3 parts, 269 MB, 2008
Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier Book I / Till Fellner, piano
Bach, Fugues from the WTC / Emerson Quartet
Johann Sebastian Bach, Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier / Emerson String Quartet / Deutsche Grammophon
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, b/w pdf booklet, 3 parts, 250 MB, April 2008
EAC ape + cue, 1 CD, b/w pdf booklet, 3 parts, 250 MB, April 2008
Mediafire links
Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier Book I / Jill Crossland, piano
Johann Sebastian Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I / Jill Crossland, piano / Signum
EAC ape + cue, full PDF booklet, cover 2 CDs Signum 2008
EAC ape + cue, full PDF booklet, cover 2 CDs Signum 2008
RS links
Bach, Inventions, French Suite V / Till Fellner, piano
Johann Sebastian Bach, Inventionen und Sinfonien, Französische Suite V / Till Fellner, piano / ECM 2043
EAC ape + cue, cover, 1 CD, 3 parts, 200 MB ECM 2043 2007
RS links
EAC ape + cue, cover, 1 CD, 3 parts, 200 MB ECM 2043 2007
RS links
