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Johann Sebastian Bach
| "In his last years he [JSB] esteemed highly:
Fux,
Caldara,
Handel,
Keiser,
Hasse, both
Grauns,
Telemann,
Zelenka,
[Franz] Benda,
and in general everything that was particularly esteemed in
Berlin and Dresden." The Letters of C.P.E. Bach, letter
dated 13 January 1775. |
Links
NewOlde.com -
Sigiswald Kuijken's Bach Project
Expedition Bach
Johann
Sebastian Bach's Tuning by Dr. Bradley P. Lehman - worked out from the
border decoration in Bach's main copy of the Well-Tempered Clavier. [Outline
with links to 7 pdf files][Recordings]
Summary:
- 1/6 comma fifths F-C-G-D-A-E
- pure fifths E-B-F#-C#
- 1/12 comma fifths C#-G#-D#-A#
- 1/12 comma wide fifth resulting at A#-F
Bach
Bibliography
J.S. Bach
American Bach
Society - recent newsletters are online
Bach Network UK
Bach Portal
Bach 101
- from the Bach Choir of Bethlehem website
Bach-Archiv Leipzig
Bach Cantatas -
includes discographies for all the Bach cantatas and the
complete BGA
edition of Bach cantata scores in pdf.
The Cantatas of
Johann Sebastian Bach - A listener & student guide by Julian
Mincham
Johann Sebastian Bach Catalogue BWV
Diskographie der Werke Johann Sebastian Bach & der Bach-Familie - with news
of recently discovered or identified works.
J.S.
Bach's Ornament Table
J.S. Bach on Shoulder-violoncello by Dmitry Badiarov. Bach's six suites for
violoncello probably were composed for the violoncello da spalla and intended
for the person who performed the sonatas and partitas for solo violin. Mr.
Badiarov built the first modern violoncello da spalla for Sigiswald Kuijken (photo
with instrument), who will be performing the Bach suites in Dorking, UK (and
perhaps elsewhere) in 2007.
Sigiswald Kuijken discusses the violoncello da spalla in an interview with
Brian Robins for Goldberg.
Tip for OVPP fans: If you want to hear great
OVPP choral singing, get Gotthold Schwarz's recording of
Telemann's
Der Tag des Gerichts on Rondeau.
Latest from Andrew Parrott: "Vocal ripienists and J.S. Bach's
Mass in B Minor." Eighteenth-Century Music 7:9-34
(2010)(Issue 1).
Abstract.
Video: La
Petite Bande Live at Ambronay 2009
Recent Recordings
| J.S. Bach. Secular Cantatas vol. 3.
BIS (1 CD, May 2013). Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan.
Joanne
Lunn, soprano; Hiroya Aoki, countertenor; Makoto Sakurada, tenor.
Wedding Cantata BWV 202, Quodlibet BWV 524, Durchlauchster Leopold BWV
173a, Schwingt freudig euch empor BWV 36c.
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| J.S. Bach. Cantatas for the
complete liturgical year, volume 16 (of 20).
Accent Accent 25316 (1 CD, April 2013). Cantatas BWV 34,
173, 184, 129. Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande.
Gerlinde Sämann, soprano; Petra Noskaiová,
mezzo-soprano; Christoph Genz, tenor; Jan van der
Crabben, bass. Fine holeless natural trumpet playing by
Jean-François Madeuf and his mates.
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UK |
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DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Johannes-Passion BWV 245.
Linn CKD 419 (2 CDs, March 2013). Details. John Butt, Dunedin Consort.
Joanne Lunn, soprano; Claire Wilkinson, mezzo-soprano;
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor; Matthew Brook, bass; Robert
Davies, bass.
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| J.S. Bach. Ruhm und Glück - Cantatas BWV 66a
and 36a (reconstructed). Rondeau (1 CD,
February 2013). Alexander Ferdinand Grychtolik,
Mitteldeutsche Hofmusik. Gudrun Sindonie Otto, soprano;
Wiebke Lehmkuhl, contralto; Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor;
Carsten Krüger, bass.
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CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. English Suites BWV 806-811.
Harmonia Mundi HMU 907591/92 (2 CDs, February 2013). Richard Egarr,
harpsichord.
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JP |
| J.S. Bach. Complete Organ Works played on
Silbermann Organs. Aeolus AE 10761 (19 CDs,
October 2012).
Details. Ewald Kooiman (Video), Ute Gremmel-Geuchen
(Video), Gerhard
Gnann (Video) & Bernhard Klapport
(Video), organ.
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UK |
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DE |
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| J.S. Bach. Cantatas for the
complete liturgical year, volume 15 (of 20) "Wachet auf,
ruft uns die Stimme".
Accent 25315 (1 CD, October 2012). BWV 52, 60, 116 &
140. Sigiswald Kuijken, La
Petite Bande.
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DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Bach Contextueel -
Bach & Luther. Etcetera (1 CD, September 2012).
Details. Harry van der Kamp, bass & director,
Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam. Pieter-Jan Belder, Musica
Amphion. Dorothee Mields, soprano; Nele Gramss, soprano
(motet); Terry Wey, countertenor; Marnix De Cat,
countertenor (motet); Charles Daniels, tenor; Harry van
Berne, tenor (motet); Jelle Draijer, bass (motet).
Cantatas BWV 80 & 4, organ works; Johann Christoph Bach,
Motet.
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| J.S. Bach. Secular Cantatas
vol. 2. BIS SACD-1971 (1 CD, June 2012).
Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan. Hunt Cantata, BWV
208: Diana: Sophie Junker, soprano; Pales: Joanne Lunn,
soprano; Endymion: Makoto Sakurada, tenor; Pan: Roderick
Williams, baritone. Die Zeit, Die Tag und Jahre Macht,
BWV 134a: Damien Guillion, countertenor; Makoto
Sakurada, tenor.
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| J.S. Bach. Missa 1733.
Alpha (1 CD, September 2012). Raphaël Pichon & Benajmin
Alard, Ensemble Pygmalion.
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UK |
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DE |
CA |
JP |
| J,.S. Bach. Secular Cantatas
BWV 201, 205, 213. Ambronay (2 CDs + DVD, April
2012). Leonardo García Alarcón, Les Agrémens, Choeur de
Chambre de Namur. Céline Scheen, soprano; Clint Van der
Linde, countertenor; Fabio Trümpy, tenor; Makoto
Sakurada, tenor; Christian Immler, bass; Alejandro
Meerapfel, baritone.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Cantatas BWV 46 &
102; Zelenka. Lamentationes pro die Mercurii
sancto. Passacaille (1 CD, April 2012). Marcel
Ponseele, Il Gardellino. Damien Guillon, countertenor;
Marcus Ullmann, tenor; Lieven Termont, bass.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Goldberg Variations. La
Dolce Volta (1 CD, April 2012). Frédérick Haas,
harpsichord.
Upcoming performances in Norwich, Belgium, Holland,
Germany, Sweden & France.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Johannes-Passion BWV 245.
Challenge Classics CC 72545 (2 CDs, March 2012). Details.
Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande.
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UK |
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CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Cello Suites. Linn CKD 396 (2 CDs, March 2012).
Details. Richard Tunnicliffe, cello.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Cantatas BWV 35 &
170, Trio Sonata BWV 527. Zig-Zag Territoires
(1 CD, April 2012). Damien Guillon, countertenor &
director. Le Banquet Céleste.
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UK |
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DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Alto Cantatas BWV 170, 54 & 35.
Quintone (1 CD, February 2012). Maarten Engeltjes,
countertenor. Klaas Stok, Concerto d'Amsterdam. Vincent
van Laar, organ.
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UK |
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DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Sonatas for Viola da Gamba &
Harpsichord. Alpha (1 CD, February
2012). Lucile Boulanger, bass viol; Arnaud de Pasquale,
harpsichord. Lucile Boulanger won first prize in the
2009 Bach-Abel viola da gamba competition chaired by
Wieland Kuijken.
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| J.S. Bach. Jesu meine Freude.
Etcetera KTC 1440 (1 CD, December 2011).
Details. Musica Amphion, Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam.
Amaryllis Dieltiens, soprano; Nele Gramss, soprano;
Marnix De Cat, countertenor; Charles Daniels, tenor;
Harry van der Kamp, bass. Cantatas BWV 64 & 81, Motet
BWV 227 and organ works. Recorded in the
Johann-Sebastien Bachkirche in Arnstadt using the
historical Wender organ. Packed with 84-page book.
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JP |
| J.S. Bach. Cello Suites BWV 1007-1012
adapted for harpsichord by Ludger Rémy.
Celestial Harmonies 14289-2 (2 CDs, November 2011). Details.
Ludger Rémy, harpsichord. Rémy writes that his textbook
and example were the harpsichord transcriptions by the
younger Forqueray, which sound like works for
harpsichord rather than transcriptions of pieces for
viol.
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UK |
FR |
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| J.S. Bach. Johannes-Passion BWV 245.
Avie (2 CDs, January 2012). Monica Huggett, Portland Baroque
Orchestra, Les Voix Baroques, Cappella Romana. Evangelist: Charles
Daniels, tenor; Shannon Mercer, soprano; Matthew White, countertenor;
Jacques-Olivier Chartier, tenor; Joshua Hopkins, baritone; Tyler Duncan,
baritone. Ripienists: Catherine van der Salm, soprano; Melanie Downie
Zupan, soprano; Kerry McCarthy, bass; Stephanie Kramer,
soprano; Cahen Taylor, tenor; David Stutz, bass.
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UK |
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CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Johannes Passion BWV 245.
ATMA (2 CDs, January 2012). Alexander Weimann, Arion
Baroque Orchestra, Les Voix Baroques: Evangelist: Jan
Kobow, tenor; Jesus: Stephan Macleod, bass; Petrus:
Joshua Hopkins, bass; Pilatus: Nathaniel Watson, bass;
Shannon Mercer, soprano; Matthew White, countertenor;
Lawrence Wiliford, tenor.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Trauer-Music - Music
to Mourn Prince Leopold BWV 244a. Avie AV2241
(1 CD, September 2011).
Details. Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort & Players.
Emily Van Evera, soprano; Clare Wilkinson,
mezzo-soprano; Charles Daniels, tenor; Tom Meglioranza,
baritone.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Goldberg Variations. Zig
Zag Territoires (2 CDs, October 2011). Blandine Rannou,
harpsichord.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S Bach. Johannes-Passion BWV
245 (Version IV, 1749). Accent ACC 24251 (2
CDs, October 2011). Konrad Junghänel, Cantus Cölln.
Sabine Goetz, soprano; Amaryllis Dieltiens, soprano;
Elisabeth Popien, contralto; Alexander Schneider,
countertenor; Hans Jörg Mammel, tenor; Georg Poplutz,
tenor; Wolf Matthias Friedrich, bass; Markus Flaig,
bass.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Cantatas for the
complete liturgical year, volume 14 (of 20).
Accent 25314 (1 CD, October 2011). BWV 91, 57, 151 &
122. Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Gerlinde
Sämann, soprano; Petrta Noskaoiová, contralto; Christoph
Genz, tenor; Jan Van Der Crabben, bass.
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UK |
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DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Solo Cantatas BWV 82 &
169. Decca (1 CD, October 2011). Andreas Scholl,
countertenor. Kammerorchester Basel.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Cello Suites. Avie AV
2212 (2 CDs, April 2011).
Details. Tanya Tomkins, cello. Performance of all 6
cello suites by Tanya Tomkins at the Library of
Congress, Saturday, April 28, 2012, noon and 3 pm, with
a lecture on the suites by Daniel Boomhower at 2 pm
(free tickets -- standbys always get in in my
experience).
Details.
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CA |
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| J.S. Bach. Cello Suites.
Aparté (2 CDs, April 2011). Ophelie Gaillard, cello.
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UK |
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DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Cantatas for the
complete liturgical year, volume 13 (of 20) - Easter
Oratorio BWV 249 / Cantata BWV 6. Accent 25313
(1 CD, March 2011). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande.
Yeree Suh, soprano; Petra Noskaiová, contralto;
Christoph Genz, tenor; Jan van der Crabben, bass.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. De Profundis - Cantatas
131 & 177. Graupner. Cantata "Aus der Tiefen
rufen wir" BWV 1113/23a. Passacaille (1 CD, March
2011).
Details. Marcel Ponseele, Il Gardellino. Caroline
Weynants, soprano; Damien Guillon, countertenor; Marcus
Ullmann, tenor; Lieven Termont, bass.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. St Matthew Passion
BWV 244. Channel Classics CCS SA 32511 (2 CDs,
March 2011).
Details. Jos Van Veldhoven, Netherlands Bach
Society, Kampen Boys Choir. Amarylis Dieltiens, soprano;
Siri Karoline Thornhill, soprano; Tim Mead,
countertenor; Matthew White, countertenor; Evangelist:
Gerd Türk, tenor; Julian Podger, tenor; Charles Daniels,
tenor; Peter Harvey, bass; Sebastian Noack, bass.
Veldhoven describes this performance as an "asymmetrical
one-choir Passion." Coro I is a soloists' choir, and
Coro II is a ripieno group. "Coro I always takes the
lead in the Passion, while Coro II interrupts and offers
commentary. When the two do sing and play together, Coro
II mainly doubles Coro I, as in the final movement of
the first part, O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross. At
that moment, the singers and players of Coro II form a
genuine ripieno. Nowhere in the Passion is the music
introduced by Coro II." 8 ripieno singers were added to
soloists in Coro I. Coro II consist of 4 singers.
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UK |
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DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Johannes Passion BWV
245. Mirare (2 CDs, March 2011). Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort. Maria Keohane,
soprano; Carlos Mena, countertenor; Hans-Jörg Mammel,
tenor; Jan Kobow, tenor; Matthias Vieweg, bass; Stephan
MacLeod, bass.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Motets BWV 226-230.
Harmonia Mundi (1 CD, March 2011). Marcus Creed,
Vocalconsort Berlin.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Suites for Orchestra.
Fuga Libera FUG 580 (2 CDs, February 2011). Paul Dombrecht, Il
Fondamento. This apparently is the first OVPP recording
of the Bach suites, hopefully with a tastefully
ornamented "air". My favorite recording thus far is
Monica Huggett's of a reconstruction of hypothetical
orginal Köthen versions on Avie, with a bit more than
OVPP, but no flute, trumpets or drums.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Orgelbüchlein with
alternating Lutheran chorales on the organ.
Syrius (2 CDs, February 2011). Pierre Bardon, organ.
UK |
FR |
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| J.S. Bach. Die Kunst der Fuge
BWV 1080. Glossa GCDP 31510 (1 CD, January 2011).
Details. Fabio
Bonizzoni, harpsichord; Mariko Uchimura, harpsichord.
Fabio Bonizzoni
writes: "Die Kunst der Fuge for me is a
keyboard work, and therefore the harpsichord is the most
appropriate instrument, I believe. The work presents
several problems since no 'authentic' final stage of it
exists. I have decided to record a version quite close
to the first version of this work – as preserved in an
autograph manuscript – with a few additions involving
the presence of a second harpsichord which is playing in
two of the contrapunti."
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Die Kunst der Fuge
BWV 1080. Eloquentia (1 CD, March 2011). Consort Sit
Fast - Atsushi Sakaï, Isabelle Saint-Yves, Thomas De
Pierrefeu, & Joshua Cheatham, viols.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Die Kunst der Fuge
BWV 1080. Harmonia Mundi 902064 (1 CD, January 2011).
Details. Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Die Kunst der Fuge
BWV 1080. Raumklang 3004 (1 CD, January 2011).
Details. Peter Kofler, harpsichord by Karl August
Gräbner, Dresden 1782, & organ.
UK |
FR |
DE |
| J.S. Bach. Cantatas BWV 51 & 199 and
Arias. Harmonia Mundi (1 CD, February 2011).
Elizabeth Watts, soprano. Harry Bicket, The English
Concert.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Complete Sonatas &
Partitas for Solo Violin. Linn CDK 366 (2 CDs,
January 2011).
Details. Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin.
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Concerts avec
plusiers instruments V. Alpha (1 CD,
January 2011). Café Zimmermann.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Partiten BWV 835-830.
Berlin Classics 0300039BC (2 CDs, November 2010).
Francesco Corti, harpsichord.
UK |
FR |
DE |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Cantatas for the complete
liturgical year, volume XII (of XX): "Warum betrübst du
dich, mein Hertz". Accent ACC 25312 (1 CD, January
2011). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Gerlinde
Sämann, soprano; Petra Noskaiová, contralto; Christoph
Genz, tenor; Jan van der Crabben, bass. BWV 138, 27, 47,
96.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Sonatas for Viola da
Gamba & Harpsichord / Arias with obligato Viola da Gamba.
Glossa GCD 920411 (1 CD, November 2010).
Details. Paolo Pandolfo, bass viol; Markus
Hünninger, harpsichord and organ. Michael Chance,
countertenor; Harry van der Kamp, bass; François
Joubert-Caillet, violone.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Bach Fantasy.
Aparté AP-010 (1 CD, November 2010). Christophe Rousset,
harpsichord. Fantasias BWV 901, 904, 922; Capriccio BWV
992, Preludes & Fugues BWV 894, 902, 968, 989, 998 &
999.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| Nun komm! French ouvertures by
German composers. J.S. Bach, Cantatas
61 & 67; Philipp Heinrich Erlebach,
Ouverture; Heinrich Isaac, "Innsbruck,
ich müss dich lassen", sung a capella & 2 instrumental
settings. Hyphen Press Music 003 (1 CD,
September 2010). Rachel Elliott, soprano; Sally
Bruce-Payne, contralto; Nicholas Mulroy, tenor; Peter
Harvey, bass & Jonathan Gunthorpe, bass. The Bach
Players.
UK |
FR |
DE |
JP |
| Every one a chaconne.
J.S. Bach, Cantatas 78 & 150; Purcell,
Chacony; Philipp Heinrich Erlebach,
Ouverture. Hyphen Press Music 002 (1
CD, May 2010). Rachel Elliott, soprano; Clare Wilkinson,
contralto; Nicholas Mulroy, tenor; Matthew Brooks, bass.
The Bach Players.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Desire - Cantatas 32, 49
& 154. Johann Christoph Bach. Ach, dass ich
Wassers gnug hätte. Passacaille 956 (1 CD, May
2010).
Details. Marcel Ponseele, Il Gardellino. Caroline
Weynants, soprano; Patrick Van Goethem, countertenor;
Marcus Ullmann, tenor; Lieven Termont, bass.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Magnificat BWV 243 /
Cantata BWV 110: Unser Mund sei voll Lachens.
Channel Classics CCS SA 32010 (1 CD, November 2010).
Details (pdf). Jos van Veldhoven, Netherlands Bach
Society. Dorothee Mields, soprano; Johannette Zomer,
soprano; William Towers, countertenor; Charles Daniels,
tenor; Stephan MacLeod, bass. This apparently is the
first OVPP recording of BWV 110.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
|
J.S. Bach. Das wohltemperierte Clavier Vol. 2. Harmonia
Mundi 907433/34 (2 CDs, May 2010). Richard Egarr, harpsichord by
Joel Katzman after Ruckers. An outstanding recording that I
highly recommend. Richard Egarr writes: "To help contrast
between my recording of WTC I and II, I chose to sue a higher
pitch for the Second Book: a'= 415, as opposed to teh lower a' =
392 for Book One. For those who wish to compare such things, I
also used a slightly heavier voicing of the quill to give the
sound more strength. I also chose to apply Bradley Lehman's
interpretation of Bach's tuning-diagram from WTC I in tuning the
temperament for WTC II."
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Violin Concertos
(BWV 1041, 1042, 1055, 1056). Channel Classics CCS SA
30910 (1 CD, September 2010).
Details. Rachel Podger, violin. Brecon Baroque.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Brandenburg Concertos.
Accent 24182 (2 CDs, September 2010). Sigiswald Kuijken,
La Petite Bande. One of very few recordings of the
second concerto using an historically-inspired
(holeless) trumpet, played by Jean-François Madeuf.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. The Cello Suites BWV
1007-1012. Ramée (2 CDs, September 2010).
Details. Dmitry Badiarov, Violoncello piccolo da spalla
(Shoulder-cello).
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
 J.S.
Bach. Cantatas for the complete liturgical year, volume XI (of
XX): "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen".
Accent ACC 25311 (1 CD, June
2010). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Siri Thornhill,
soprano; Petra Noskaiová, contralto; Christoph Genz, tenor; Jan
van der Crabben, bass. BWV 12, 67, 85.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Mass in B Minor BWV 232.
Linn Records CKD 354 (2 CDs, May 2010).
Details. John Butt, Dunedin Consort. Susan Hamilton, soprano
1; Cecilia Osmond, soprano 2; Margot Oitzinger, contralto;
Thomas Hobbs, tenor; Matthew Brook, bass. The second wave of
OVPP recordings continues. I have Junghänel's and haven't heard
Veldhoven 2, Kuijken 2, Minkowski or Butt.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
JP |
 J.S.
Bach. Cantatas for the complete liturgical year, volume X (of
XX): "Himmelfahrts-Oratorium".
Accent ACC 25310 (1 CD, April
2010). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Siri Thornhill,
soprano; Petra Noskaiová, contralto; Christoph Genz, tenor; Jan
van der Crabben, bass. BWV 11, 44, 86, 108.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
| J.S. Bach. Passio Secundum Johannem.
Zig-Zag Territoires 100301/2 (2 CDs, March 2010).
Details. Benoît Haller, La Chapelle Rhénane. OVPP. Evangelist:
Julian Prégardien, tenor; Jesus: Benoît Arnould, baritone; Peter
& Pilate: Dominik Wörner, bass; Salomé Haller, soprano; Tanya
Aspelmeier, soprano; Julien Freymuth, countertenor; Pascal
Bertin, countertenor; Michael Feyfar, tenor (solos); Philippe
Froeliger, tenor. This is my favorite recording of
the St. John Passion, but I haven't heard the latest OVPP
recordings.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
JP |
|
J.S. Bach.
Matthäus Passion BWV 244.
Challenge Classics CC 72357 (3 CDs, January 2010).
Details
/ "A
barefooted, vulnerable St Matthew Passion of sky-high
perfection" -- Because of construction in Leuven, recording
had to be done at night. "During the first night a full live
recording was made. And during daytime [producer] Bert [van der
Wolf] did his production work, so that the next three nights he
knew exactly what parts still had to be done. It was a very
intense and unique process." Sigiswald Kuijken, La
Petite Bande. Choir I: Gerlinde Sämann, soprano; Petra
Noskaiová, contralto; Christoph Genz, tenor; Jan van der Crabben,
baritone. Choir II: Marie Kuijken, soprano;
Patrizia Hardt, contralto; Bernhard Hunziger, tenor; Marcus
Niedermeyr, bass. A fine performance and recording that I can
recommend. I haven't heard John Butt's recording and thus have
no basis for comparison.
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 J.S. Bach. Markus-Passion.
Carus 83.244 (1 CD, February 2010).
Performance review /
Malcolm Bruno, Towards a Markus-Passion. Choir & Organ,
Nov/Dec 2005 (pdf) /
Review by Johan Van Veen. Michael Willens, Kölner Akademie. Anja
Zügner, soprano; Dorothea Wagner, soprano; Clare Wilkinson,
mezzo-soprano; Silvia Janak, mezzo-soprano; Ensemble Amarcord:
Wolfram Lattke, tenor; Martin Lattke, tenor; Frank Ozimek,
baritone; Daniel Knauft, bass; Holger Krause, bass. Dominique
Horwitz, Speaker. Hellmann reconstruction revised by Andreas
Glöckner (Carus 2001).
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|
J.S. Bach. Magnificat BWV 243; Missa BWV 235. Mirare MIR 102 (1 CD,
November 2009).
Details.
Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort. Maria Keohane, soprano; Anna
Zander, soprano; Carlos Mena, countertenor; Hans-Jörg Mammel,
tenor; Stephan MacLeod, bass. OVPP.
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 J.S.
Bach. Cantatas for the complete liturgical year, volume IX:
"Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland".
Accent ACC 25309 (1 CD, October
2009). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. BWV 61, 36, 62, 132.
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 J.S.
Bach. Complete Harpsichord Concertos on Antique Instruments.
Plectra (3 CDs 2009).
Details. Davitt Moroney,
Karen Flint, Arthur Haas, JungHae Kim, Adam Pearl, harpsichords,
Brandywine Baroque.
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| J.S. Bach Orchestral Suites for a Young
Prince (Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen). Avie AV 2171 (1 CD, May 2009).
Review by Johann van Veen. Original versions without
trumpets, drums or transverse flute. Monica Huggett, Ensemble Sonnerie.
Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe and reconstruction of the original version
of suite no. 2.
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|
J.S.
Bach. Cantatas for the complete liturgical year, volume VIII:
"Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen".
Accent 25308 (1 CD, April
2009). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Siri Thornhill,
soprano; Petra Noskaiová, contralto; Marcus Ullmann, tenor; Jan
van der Crabben, bass. BWV 13, 73, 144, 81.
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| J.S. Bach. Mass in B Minor BWV 232.
Challenge Classics CC 72316 (2 CDs, March 2009).
Details.
Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Gerlinde Sämann, soprano;
Elisabeth Hermans, soprano; Patrizia Hardt, contralto; Christoph
Genz, tenor; Jan Van der Crabben, bass. Jean-François Madeuf,
Philippe Genestier & Graham Nicholson, trumpets. Possibly the
first recording with ventless natural trumpets, which were a
highlight of the Bach Collegium Japan US tour in 2011. The latest in the second
wave of OVPP recordings. I have the Parrott (first wave) and
Junghänel recordings and haven't heard Kuijken's, Minkowski's,
or Veldhoven's second (OVPP) recording. US |
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| J.S. Bach. Mass in B Minor BWV 232.
Naïve V 5145 (2 CDs, January 2009).
Interview with Marc
Minkowski /
Video. Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre.
Lucy Crowe, Joanne Lunn, Julia Lezhneva & Blandine Staskiewicz, sopranos;
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto; Terry Way, countertenor; Colin
Balzer & Markus Brutscher, tenors; Christian M. Immler & Luca
Tittoto, bass. 2VPP -- the same vocal lineup as Cantus Cölln, with only 2 more vocalists than on
Kuijken's new recording.
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| J.S. Bach. Sonatas BWV
1027-1029, Chorales & Trios. Alpha 139 (1 CD,
February 2009).
Details. Bruno Cocset, alto (an instrument built by
Charles Riché described as "half-viola, half-violin"),
tenor & bass violin "alla bastarda"; Bertrand Cuiller,
harpsichord & organ; Richard Myron, double bass.
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| J.S. Bach. The Cello Suites BWV
1007-1012. Accent ACC 24196 (2 CDs, January 2009).
Sigiswald Kuijken, Violoncello da spalla
(Shoulder-cello).
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| J.S. Bach. Aus der Tiefe - Cantatas 4, 131, 182. Mirare
MIR 057
(1 CD, January 2009). Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort.
Katharine Fuge, soprano; Carlos Mena, countertenor; Hans Jörg
Mammel, tenor; Stephan MacLeod, bass.
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| J.S. Bach. Solo Cantatas BWV 35, 169 & 170.
Harmonia Mundi HMC 902016 (1 CD, January 2009).
Details. Bernarda Fink, contralto. Petra Müllejans,
Freiburger Barockorchester.
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|
J.S.
Bach. Cantatas for the complete liturgical year, volume VII:
O Ewigkeit du Donnerwort. Accent ACC 25307 (1 CD, September
2008). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Siri Thornhill,
soprano; Petra Noskaiová, contralto; Marcus Ullmann, tenor; Jan
van der Crabben, bass. Cantatas BWV 20, 2 & 10.
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| J.S. Bach. Cantatas Vol. 4: La Nativité.
Atma Classique SACD 22403 (1 CD, October 2008).
Details. Cantatas BWV 61, 122, 123 & 182. Fourth volume in
the slowly progressing Canadian OVPP complete Bach cantatas
project. Eric Milnes, Montréal Baroque. Monika Mauch, soprano;
Matthew White, countertenor; Charles Daniels, tenor; Harry Van
Der Kamp, bass.
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| J.S. Bach. Early Cantatas, volume 3: Weimar
Cantatas 2. Chandos CHAN 0752(2) (2 CDs, September 2008).
Emma Kirkby, soprano; Michael Chance, countertenor; Charles
Daniels, tenor; Peter Harvey, baritone. Purcell Quartet. BWV
172, 182 & 21.
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| J.S. Bach. Music for Lute-Harpsichord.
Naxos 8.570470-71 (2 CDs, August 2008). Elizabeth Farr, lautenwerk by Keith
Hill.
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| J.S. Bach et al. Jauchzet Gott in Allen
Landen (BWV 51) - Cantatas for Soprano & Trumpet. Phoenix
Edition 102 (1 CD, June 2008).
Details. Ruth Ziesak, soprano; Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet.
Berliner Barock Compagney. The same soloists recorded BWV 51 on
modern instruments in 2000 on Capriccio.
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| J.S. Bach. Matthew Passion. Bach's last
performing version c. 1742. Linn CKD313 (2 CDs, March 2008).
Sleeve notes & downloadable studio master. John Butt,
Dunedin Consort & Players. (Original vocal forces &
isntrumentation.) Evangelist: Nicholas Mulroy, tenor; Jesus:
Matthew Brook, bass; Susan Hamilton, soprano; Cecilia Osmond,
soprano; Clare Wilkinson, contralto; Annie Gill, contralto;
Malcom Bennett, tenor; Brian Bannatyne-Scott, bass.
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| J.S. Bach. Latin Church Music Vol. 1.
Challenge Classics CC 72188 (2 CDs, February 2008). Ton Koopman,
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir. Missa in F BWV 233; Missa
in G BWV 235; Magnificat BWV 243; Missa in A BWV 234; Gloria in
excelcis Deo BWV 191; Missa in G BWV 236; Sanctus BWV 232.
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JP |
 J.S.
Bach. Das Wohltemperierte Clavier Vol. 1. Harmonia Mundi
HMU 907431/32 (2 CDs, October 2007). Richard Egarr, harpsichord
by Joel Katzman after Ruckers 1638, tuned in the temperament
worked out by Bradley Lehman from the border decoration on
Bach's text.
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| J.S. Bach. Cantatas. Channel Classics
CCS SA 23807 (1 CD, September 2007). Johannette Zomer, soprano;
Florilegium. Contents: Mein Herz Schwimmt im Blut BWV 199; Ich
habe genug BWV 82a; Sinfonia from BWV 146; Overture No. 2 in B
minor BWV 1067.
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| J.S. Bach. Tombeau de Sa Majesté la Reine de
Pologne. Mirare MIR 030 (1 CD, April 2007).
Details. Philippe Pierlot, Ricercar Consort. Katherine Fuge,
soprano; Carlos Mena, countertenor; Jan Kobow, tenor; Stephan
MacLeod, bass; Francis Jacob, organ.
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| J.S. Bach. Suites for Lute, volume 1.
Harmonia Mundi HMU907348 (1 CD, August 2007). Paul O'Dette,
lute.
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| J.S. Bach, arranged by Robert Schumann.
Johannes-Passion. cpo 777 091-2 (2 CDs, May 2007). Hermann
Max, Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert. Veronika Winter,
soprano; Elisabeth Scholl, soprano; Gerhild Romberger,
contralto; Jan Kobow, tenor; Ekkehard Abele, bass; Clemens
Heidrich, bass.
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| J.S. Bach. Missae Breves BWV 233-236.
Harmonia Mundi HMC 901939/40 (2 CDs, May 2007).
Details. Konrad Junghänel, Cantus Cölln.
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| J.S. Bach. Mass in B Minor BWV 232.
Channel Classics 25007 (2 CDs, March 2007).
Details. Jos van Veldhoven, Netherlands Bach Society.
Dorothee Mields, soprano; Johannette Zomer, soprano; Matthew
White, countertenor; Charles Daniels, tenor; Peter Harvey, bass.
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| J.S. Bach. Clavier Sonaten mit obligater
Violine. Ambronay (2 CDs, February 2007). Mira Glodeanu,
violin; Frédéric Haas, harpsichord.
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| J.S. Bach. Cantatas Vol. 3: Saint- Michel.
Atma Classique SACD 22402 (1 CD, November 2006).
Details. Cantatas BWV 147, 82 & 1. Third volume in the new
OVPP complete Bach cantatas project expected to take 15 years.
Eric Milnes, Montréal Baroque. Monika Mauch, soprano; Matthew
White, countertenor; Charles Daniels, tenor; Stephen MacLeod,
bass.
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| J.S. Bach. Sonatas for Violin and
Harpsichord. Ambroisie AMB 109 (2 CDs, November 2006).
Stefano Montanari, violin; Christophe Rousset, harpsichord.
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JP |
 J.S.
Bach. Bach Edition: Complete Works. Brilliant Classics
93102 (155 CDs, August 2006).
Track List |
Review of the earlier 160-CD version. This is a
predominantly HIP compilation of reissues that includes
Leusink's cantatas on 60 CDs, complete harpsichord works by
Belder, Dirksen, van Asperen, Wuyts, Payne, van Delft and Berben
on 23 CDs, complete organ works by Fagius on 17 CDs, plus 23 CDs
of orchestral and chamber music and 32 CDs of passion oratorios
and other vocal works. 9 CDs from the earlier version have been
replaced with recordings by Musica Amphion, La Stravaganza Köln,
ter Linden, and others. Includes a CD-ROM with 388 pages of
texts, notes and translations in pdf format.
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| J.S. Bach. Goldberg Variations
BWV 988 & 14 Goldberg Canons BWV 1087. Harmonia
Mundi HMU 907425/26 (2 CD, March 2006). Richard Egarr,
harpsichord by Joel Katzman after Ruckers, Lehman
temperament at a'=409.
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 Emma
Kirkby in Australia. ABC Classics 476 5255 (1 CD 2006).
Details. J.S. Bach, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen BWV 51;
William Hayes, final aria and chorus from The Passions
(Oxford c.1750); Handel, Laudate pueri Dominum HWV 237;
Vivaldi, Magnificat RV 610. Emma Kirkby, soprano;
Cantillation & Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker,
director.
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| J.S. Bach. Harpsichord Works. Decca (4
CDs). Christophe Rousset. Reissue of recordings from the 1990s.
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| J.S. Bach. Cantatas Vol. 2: Saint- Michel.
Atma Classique SACD 22401 (1 CD, September 2005).
Details. Cantatas BWV 19, 130, 149. Eric Milnes, Montréal
Baroque. Monika Mauch, soprano; David D.Q. Lee, countertenor;
Jan Kobow, tenor; Stephen MacLeod, bass.
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| J.S. Bach. 6 Suites a Violoncello Solo senza
Basso. dhm 82876697672 (2 CDs, August 2005). Hidemi Suzuki,
cello (Amati 1570).
Details. This is a new recording. Suzuki's earlier recording
was re-released on dhm's Splendeurs label in 2004.
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| J.S. Bach. Cantatas Vol. 1: Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
Atma Classique SACD 22400 (1 CD, June 2005).
Details. Cantatas BWV 7, 30, 167. Eric Milnes, Montréal
Baroque. Suzie LeBlanc, soprano; Daniel Taylor, countertenor;
Charles Daniels, tenor; Stephen MacLeod, bass.
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| J.S. Bach. Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm
Friedemann. Ambroisie ABM 9977 (2 CDs, April 2005).
Christophe Rousset, harpsichord.
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| J.S. Bach. Toccatas BWV 910-916. Zig-Zag
Territoires ZZT 050501 (1 CD, April 2005). Blandine Rannou,
harpsichord.
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| J.S. Bach. St. John Passion. Channel
Classics CCS SA 22005 (2 CDs 2005). Jos van Veldhoven, The
Netherlands Bach Society. Caroline Stam & Marjon Strijk,
sopranos; Peter de Groot, countertenor; Marleene Goldstein &
Elsbeth Gerritsen, contraltos; Evangelist: Gerd Türk, tenor;
Simon Wall, tenor; Jesus: Stephen MacLeod, bass; Bas Ramselaar,
bass.
Favorable review by Johan Van Veen. This is a one-to-a-part
recording of the original 1724 version, as reconstructed by
Pieter Dirksen.
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| J.S. Bach. Early Cantatas, volume 1.
Chandos CHAN 0715 (1 CD, February 2005). Emma Kirkby, soprano;
Michael Chance, countertenor; Charles Daniels, tenor; Peter
Harvey, baritone. Purcell Quartet. BWV 4, 106, 131 & 196. The
first of a new one-to-a-part series.
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| Johann Sebastian Bach. Suites Françaises.
Ambroisie AMB 9960 (2 CDs, September 2004). Christophe Rousset,
harpsichord.
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JP |
 J.S.
Bach. The Secret Bach - Works for Clavichord. Metronome
MET CD 1056 (1 CD 2004).
Track listing. Christopher Hogwood, clavichord. Reviewed by
John Butt in Early Music Review 101:28 (June 2004).
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| J.S. Bach. Unaccompanied Cello Suites and
Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord. Arcana A421 (3
CDs, March 2004). Wieland Kuijken, cello and viola da gamba;
Piet Kuijken, harpsichord.
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 Johann
Sebastian Bach. Suites Anglaises. Ambroisie AMB 9942 (2
CDs 2003). Christophe Rousset, Neuchâtel Ruckers harpsichord.
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 Johann
Sebastian Bach. Mass in b minor. Harmonia Mundi HMC
801813/14 (2 SACDs) & HMC 901813/14 (2 CDs 2003).
Discussion on bach-cantatas.com. Konrad Junghänel,
Cantus Cölln.
Johanna Koslowsky, Mechthild Bach, Monika Mauch & Susanne Rydén, sopranos;
Elisabeth Popien, contralto; Henning Voss, countertenor; Hans-Jörg
Mammel & Wilfried Jochens, tenors; Stephan Schreckenberger &
Wolf-Matthias Friedrich, basses. Andrew Parrott's 1984 version,
the benchmark for historic forces recordings, has finally been
surpassed at least in some respects. While there is sure to be
disagreement over voices and tempos, it is indisputable that the
quality of early instrument performance has improved
dramatically over 20 years, as a comparison of the two
recordings will confirm. SACD:
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| Johann Sebastian Bach. St. Matthew Passion.
DG-Archiv 472 200-2 (2 CDs, April 2003). Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli
Players. I: Deborah York, Magdalena Kožená, Mark Padmore, Peter
Harvey; II: Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist,
Stephan Loges; Ulla Munch, ripieno soprano. Landmark recording,
using minimal vocal forces (9 singers) and proper organs -- two
new instruments by Marcussen in Roskilde Cathedral. Favorably
reviewed by Clifford Bartlett in Early Music Review
90:20-21 (May 2003)(online
- scroll to bottom of page): "The most notable feature . . .
is the relationship of voice and instruments in the arias: I'm
not degrading the importance of the conductor by saying that
they sound as if he isn't there and that the musicians are
making chamber music."
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| Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Christoph Bach,
Johann Michael Bach, Georg Christoph Bach. Altbachisches
Archiv. (Archive of the Elder Bachs.) Harmonia Mundi HMC
901783/4 (2 CDs, April 2003). Konrad Junghänel, Cantus Cölln,
Concerto Palatino. Some overlap with the superb Cantus Cölln
Bach family CD on dhm, ie the motet "Ich lasse dich nicht", now
established to have been composed by JS Bach.
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| J.S. Bach. Fantaisie chromatique, sonates &
transcriptions. Alpha 027 (1 CD, 2002).
Details. Yves Rechsteiner. Pedal harpsichord by Nicholas
Macheret of Progens, Switzerland after Harass. 8'8'4' + 2x16'8'
pedal.
Article by Yves Rechstiner about his pedal harpsichord with
photos.
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| Johann Sebastian Bach. Suites Anglaises.
Zig-Zag
Territoires ZZT0304012 (2 CDs, April 2003). Blandine Rannou,
harpsichord.
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| Johann Sebastian Bach. Suites Françaises.
Zig-Zag Territoires ZZT0204012 (2 CDs 2002). Blandine Rannou,
harpsichord.
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| Johann Sebastian Bach. The Well-Tempered
Clavier, Book I. Mirare 9930 (2 CDs 2002). Pierre Hantaï,
harpsichord.
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| J.S. Bach. The French Suites.
Music & Arts CD-1124 (2 CDs, November 2000).
Details. David Cates, harpsichord by Owen Daly after
Vaudry.
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Recommended Recordings
| Johann Sebastian Bach. Goldberg Variations.
Pierre Hantaï, harpsichord by Bruce Kennedy after Mietke. Opus
111 OPS 30-84 (1 CD 1993).
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UK |
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FR
Reissued on OP 2024 (2000).
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UK |
DE.
Reissued as the score to the film Stupeur et tremblements.
Naïve K1616 (2003).
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UK |
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J.S. Bach. Trauer-Ode, Motets. Andrew Parrott. Emily Van Evera, Bommer,
Trevor, Daniels, Hilz. Sony SK 60155. Andrew Parrott and the record companies
who have issued his recordings are to be commended for standing up to the
dominant, vested interests who have for the most part successfully suppressed
historically-inspired performances of Bach's choral music.
J.S. Bach. Aufs Lautenwerk. Dorian DIS-80126. Kim Heindel playing a
Willard Martin lautenwerk (lute-harpsichord). No gut-strung harpsichords
survived to the 20th Century, but J.S. Bach is known to have owned at least one.
J.S. Bach. Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1: EMI Reflexe CDS 7 49568 2
(2 CDs). Book 2: EMI Reflexe CDS 7 49727 2 (2 CDs). Bob van Asperen. 1728 Zell
harpsichord.
J.S. Bach. Cantatas BMV 51, 82a, 199. Virgin 7243 5 45038 2 5. Monica
Hugett. Nancy Argenta, Steele-Perkins, Beznosiuk, Goodwin. (1994).
More will be added as time permits.
Books
| Gregory G. Butler, George B. Stauffer & Mary
Dalton Green (eds.) About Bach.
Details. University of Illinois Press, August 2008. 200
pages.
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| Gregory G. Butler (ed.) Bach Perspectives,
volume 7: J.S. Bach's Concerted Ensemble Music, The Concerto.
Details. University of Illinois Press, January 2008. 136
pages.
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| Gregory G. Butler (ed.) Bach Perspectives,
volume 6: J.S. Bach's Concerted Ensemble Music, The Ouverture.
Details. University of Illinois Press 2007. 216 pages.
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UK |
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JP |
| Carol K. Baron. Bach's Changing World.
376 pages. Favorably reviewed by Clifford Barlett in Early
Music Review 114: 20-21 (August 2006): "a marvelous account
of the Leipzig ... in which Bach lived and worked". University
of Rochester Press 2006.
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| Richard Jones. The Creative Development of
Johann Sebastian Bach: Music to Delight the Spirit, 1695-1717.
Volume 1.
Details. Oxford University Press 2006. 400 pages.
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| Alfred Dürr. Translated by Richard Jones.
The Cantatas of J.S. Bach. Oxford University Press (June
2005). 984 pages.
Details. A work-by-work commentary on the Bach cantatas. It
includes all the cantata librettos in German-English parallel
text. The most recent (sixth) German edition appeared in 1995.
For the English edition the text has been carefully revised to
bring it up to date, taking account of Bach scholarship since
that date.
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FR - lowest price as of 25 Aug |
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| Ulrich Prinz. Das Instrumentarium von Johann
Sebastian Bach. 701 pages. Bärenreiter 2005. Reviewed by
Brian Clark in Early Music Review 107:28-29 (June 2005),
who wrote: ". . . it works through every instrument ever used by
the composer, attempting to give all the information one might
ever want: the title (and BWV number) of the work, the movements
in which the instrument jis used, what key the work is in, what
transposition if any is used, the range of the piece. It
also lists Bach's players and instrument makers with whom they
would have been familiar (and often gives information on
surviving originals)."
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| Anne Leahy & Yo Tomita (eds.) Bach Studies
from Dublin: Selected papers presented at the 9th biennial
conference on Baroque music, held at Trinity College, Dublin
from 12th to 16th July 2000. From Clifford Bartlett's review in
EMR 103:23-24 (October 2004): "There are three items of
specific interest to performers. The most specific is J. Drew
Stephen on Bach's horn parts and how his players dealt with the
11th and 13th harmonics (F and A). Hand stopping seems not to
have been introduced until the end of Bach's lifetime; similarly
the use of nodal vents. Letting the notes sound at the 'natural'
pitch (as in Britten's Serenade) is rejected, so we are
left with the need to lip them into pitch." 270 pages. Four
Courts Press, 2004.
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| Peter Williams. The Organ Music of J.S.
Bach. 634 pages. Cambridge University Press. (2d ed. 2004).
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UK |
| Peter Williams. The Life of Bach. 228
pages. Cambridge University Press 2003.
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UK |
| Andrew Parrott. The Essential Bach Choir.
Boydell & Brewer 2000. 240 pages. Parrott demonstrates
convincingly that a historically-informed performance of a Bach
cantata will use one performer per part.
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| David Ledbetter. Bach's Well-Tempered
Clavier: The 48 Preludes and Fugues. Yale University Press,
2002. 352 pages.
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| David G. Yearsley. Bach and the Meaning of
Counterpoint. Cambridge University Press, 2002. 275 pages.
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| Meredith Little & Natalie Jenne. Dance and
the Music of J.S. Bach: Expanded Edition. 288 pages. Indiana
U. Press, 2002.
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| Mathew Dirst. Bach as Musical Icon.
Cambridge University Press. Forthcoming 2004.
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| Joel Speerstra. Bach and the Pedal
Clavichord. University of Rochester Press. November 2003.
280 pages. ISBN: 1580461352. |
| Peter Williams (ed.) Bach Handel Scarlatti -
Tercentenary Essays. 363 pages. Cambridge University Press
1985. Contents include: Aria and Ritornello: The Mietkes, the
Margrave and Bach by Sheridan Germann; Did J.S. Bach Compose the
f Minor Prelude and Fugue BWV 534? [No] by David Humphreys; In
Search of Bach the Organist by Peter le Huray and John Butt;
Tempo and Dynamic Indications in the Bach Sources: A Review of
the Terminology by Robert Marshall; New Aspects of the
Comparison Handel/Bach by Paul Brainard; Muzio Clemente as an
Original Advocate, Collector and Performer, in Particular of J.S.
Bach and D. Scarlatti, by Stephen Daw; The 'Dotted Style' in
Bach, Handel, and Scarlatti by David Fuller; Reconstructing the
Lost Keyboard Notebooks of the Young Bach and Handel by Robert
Hill; Keyboard Technique and Articulation: Evidence for the
Performance Practices of Bach, Handel and Scarlatti by Mark
Lindley; Bach, Handel, D. Scarlatti and the Toccata of the Late
Baroque by Giorgio Pestelli; and Figurae in the Keyboard Works
of Scarlatti, Handel and Bach: An Introduction, by Peter
Williams.
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J.S.
Bach. Cantatas for the complete liturgical year, volume XI (of
XX): "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen".
Accent ACC 25311 (1 CD, June
2010). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Siri Thornhill,
soprano; Petra Noskaiová, contralto; Christoph Genz, tenor; Jan
van der Crabben, bass. BWV 12, 67, 85.
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J.S.
Bach. Cantatas for the complete liturgical year, volume X (of
XX): "Himmelfahrts-Oratorium".
Accent ACC 25310 (1 CD, April
2010). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. Siri Thornhill,
soprano; Petra Noskaiová, contralto; Christoph Genz, tenor; Jan
van der Crabben, bass. BWV 11, 44, 86, 108.
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J.S. Bach. Markus-Passion.
Carus 83.244 (1 CD, February 2010).
Performance review /
Malcolm Bruno, Towards a Markus-Passion. Choir & Organ,
Nov/Dec 2005 (pdf) /
Review by Johan Van Veen. Michael Willens, Kölner Akademie. Anja
Zügner, soprano; Dorothea Wagner, soprano; Clare Wilkinson,
mezzo-soprano; Silvia Janak, mezzo-soprano; Ensemble Amarcord:
Wolfram Lattke, tenor; Martin Lattke, tenor; Frank Ozimek,
baritone; Daniel Knauft, bass; Holger Krause, bass. Dominique
Horwitz, Speaker. Hellmann reconstruction revised by Andreas
Glöckner (Carus 2001).
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J.S.
Bach. Cantatas for the complete liturgical year, volume IX:
"Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland".
Accent ACC 25309 (1 CD, October
2009). Sigiswald Kuijken, La Petite Bande. BWV 61, 36, 62, 132.
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J.S.
Bach. Complete Harpsichord Concertos on Antique Instruments.
Plectra (3 CDs 2009).
Details. Davitt Moroney,
Karen Flint, Arthur Haas, JungHae Kim, Adam Pearl, harpsichords,
Brandywine Baroque.
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J.S.
Bach. Das Wohltemperierte Clavier Vol. 1. Harmonia Mundi
HMU 907431/32 (2 CDs, October 2007). Richard Egarr, harpsichord
by Joel Katzman after Ruckers 1638, tuned in the temperament
worked out by Bradley Lehman from the border decoration on
Bach's text.
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J.S.
Bach. Bach Edition: Complete Works. Brilliant Classics
93102 (155 CDs, August 2006).
Track List |
Review of the earlier 160-CD version. This is a
predominantly HIP compilation of reissues that includes
Leusink's cantatas on 60 CDs, complete harpsichord works by
Belder, Dirksen, van Asperen, Wuyts, Payne, van Delft and Berben
on 23 CDs, complete organ works by Fagius on 17 CDs, plus 23 CDs
of orchestral and chamber music and 32 CDs of passion oratorios
and other vocal works. 9 CDs from the earlier version have been
replaced with recordings by Musica Amphion, La Stravaganza Köln,
ter Linden, and others. Includes a CD-ROM with 388 pages of
texts, notes and translations in pdf format.
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J.S.
Bach. The Secret Bach - Works for Clavichord. Metronome
MET CD 1056 (1 CD 2004).
Track listing. Christopher Hogwood, clavichord. Reviewed by
John Butt in Early Music Review 101:28 (June 2004).
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Johann
Sebastian Bach. Suites Anglaises. Ambroisie AMB 9942 (2
CDs 2003). Christophe Rousset, Neuchâtel Ruckers harpsichord.
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Johann
Sebastian Bach. Mass in b minor. Harmonia Mundi HMC
801813/14 (2 SACDs) & HMC 901813/14 (2 CDs 2003).
Discussion on bach-cantatas.com. Konrad Junghänel,
Cantus Cölln.
Johanna Koslowsky, Mechthild Bach, Monika Mauch & Susanne Rydén, sopranos;
Elisabeth Popien, contralto; Henning Voss, countertenor; Hans-Jörg
Mammel & Wilfried Jochens, tenors; Stephan Schreckenberger &
Wolf-Matthias Friedrich, basses. Andrew Parrott's 1984 version,
the benchmark for historic forces recordings, has finally been
surpassed at least in some respects. While there is sure to be
disagreement over voices and tempos, it is indisputable that the
quality of early instrument performance has improved
dramatically over 20 years, as a comparison of the two
recordings will confirm. SACD:
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