| Description |
2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Decca: 289 472 758-2 (set) (on disc 1: 289 472 759-2; on disc 2: 289 472 760-2) |
| Performer |
Various artists ; featuring: Alfred Brendel ; The English Concert ; John Eliot Gardiner ; Arthur Grumiaux ; Mischa Maisky ; Sir Neville Marriner ; Karl Münchinger ; Trevor Pinnock ; András Schiff ; Henryk Szeryng ; Kiri Te Kanawa ; Rosalyn Tureck.. |
| Note |
Selections previously released 1959-1998. |
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Compact discs. |
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Credits on insert in container. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Allegro assai : from Brandenburg concerto no. 2 in F, BWV 1047 (I Musici) -- Aria : from Goldberg variations, BWV 988 (Christopher Rousset, harpsichord) -- Echo : from Overture in the French manner (Partita in B minor), BWV 831 (Rafael Puyana, harpsichord) -- Praeludium : from Partita no. 1 in B flat, BWV 825 (András Schiff, piano) -- Preludio : from Partita no. 3 in E for solo violin, BWV 1006 (Henryk Szeryng, violin) -- Air : from Orchestral suite no. 3 in D, BWV 1068 (Thurston Dart, harpsichord ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields ; Sir Neville Marriner, conductor) -- Allegro : from Brandenburg concerto no. 6 in B flat, BWV 1051 (Musica Antiqua Köln ; Reinhard Goebel, conductor) -- Jesu, joy of man's desiring : from Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 (Peter White, organ ; Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge ; George Guest, director) -- Toccata and fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (Wolfgang Rübsam, organ) -- Prelude : from Prelude and fugue in D, BWV 532 ; Fugue in G minor : "The little," BWV 578 (Helmut Walcha, organ) -- Italian concerto in F, BWV 971 (Alfred Brendel, piano) -- Allegro : from Concerto no. 1 for harpsichord, strings and continuo in D minor, BWV 1052 (The English Concert ; Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord/conductor) -- Allegro : from Brandenburg concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 (Emanuel Hurwitz, violin ; Richard Adeney, flute ; Philip Ledger, harpsichord ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Benjamin Britten, conductor) |
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Disc 2: Prelude : from Cello suite no. 1 in G, BWV 1007 (Mischa Maisky, cello) -- Badinerie : from Orchestral suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 (The Academy of Ancient Music ; Christopher Hogwood, conductor) -- Bourrée : from Lute suite no. 1 in E minor, BWV 996 (Narciso Yepes, guitar) -- Sheep may safely graze : from Cantata no. 208 / (arr. Karl Münchinger) -- Invention no. 4 in D minor : from 15 two-part inventions, BWV 775 (András Schiff, piano) -- Prelude & fugue no. 5 : from The well-tempered clavier book 1, BWV 850 (Rosalyn Tureck, piano) -- Chromatical fantasy and fugue in D minor, BWV 903 (Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord) -- Bist du bei mir : BWV 508 (Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano ; Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral ; English Chamber Orchestra ; Barry Rose, conductor) -- Jesu, priceless treasure : from motet Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227 (Bernard Richards, cello ; Francis Daines, double bass ; Simon Preston, organ ; The Choir of Kings College, Cambridge ; David Willcocks, director) -- Fugue : from Toccata, adagio and fugue in C, BWV 564 (Carlo Curley, organ) -- Komm, süsser Tod : BWV 478 (Peter Schreier, tenor ; Ton Koopman, organ) -- Sinfonia : from Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe, BWV 156 (Heinz Holliger, oboe ; Camerata Bern) -- Andante : from Concerto for violin, strings and basso continuo in A minor, BWV 1041 (Arthur Grumiaux, violin ; Les Solistes Romands ; Arpad Gerecz, conductor) -- Largo : from Harpsichord concerto no. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 (The English Concert ; Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord/conductor) -- Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme : from Cantata, BWV 140 (Münchener Bach-Chor ; Münchener Bach-Orchester ; Karl Richter, conductor) -- Gigue : from Cello suite no. 6 in D, BWV 1012 (János Starker, cello) -- Fuga ricercata à ̀6 : from The musical offering, BWV 1079 (orch. Anton Webern) (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam ; Riccardo Chailly, conductor) -- Magnificat anima mea : from Magnificat, BWV 243 (Monteverdi Choir ; English Baroque Soloists ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor) |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
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Concerti grossi -- Excerpts.
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Harpsichord music.
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Piano music.
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Violin music.
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Cantatas, Sacred -- Excerpts.
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Concertos (Harpsichord with string orchestra) -- Excerpts.
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Cello music.
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Suites (Chamber orchestra) -- Excerpts.
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Guitar music.
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Sacred songs (High voice) with chamber orchestra.
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Motets -- Excerpts.
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Sacred songs (High voice) with organ.
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Concertos (Violin with string orchestra) -- Excerpts.
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Canons, fugues, etc. (Orchestra), Arranged -- Excerpts.
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Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
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| Added Author |
Brendel, Alfred. Performer.
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Gardiner, John Eliot. Conductor.
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Grumiaux, Arthur. Performer.
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Maisky, Mischa. Performer.
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Marriner, Neville. Conductor.
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Münchinger, Karl. Conductor. Arranger.
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Pinnock, Trevor. Performer. Conductor.
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Schiff, András. Performer.
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Szeryng, Henryk. Performer.
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Te Kanawa, Kiri. Performer.
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Tureck, Rosalyn. Performer.
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English Concert (Musical group) Performer.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections
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Number one Bach album |
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Number 1 Bach album |
| Standard No. |
028947275824 |
| Music No. |
289 472 758-2 Decca |
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289 472 759-2 Decca |
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289 472 760-2 Decca |
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