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Essential Bach: 36 of His Greatest Masterpieces

Neville Marriner · Raymond Leppard · José Luis García Asensio · Karl Münchinger · Robert Thurston Dart · Christopher Hogwood · Heinz Holliger · Salvatore Accardo · David Munrow · Georg Solti

Decca Records2000Cat. 466 465-22h 26m36 tracks

Essential Bach: 36 of His Greatest Masterpieces (2000), CD, on Decca Records. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, performed by Neville Marriner, Raymond Leppard, José Luis García Asensio, Karl Münchinger; 36 tracks.

Composers

Johann Sebastian Bach35 Antonio Vivaldi1

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Toccata in D minor

Johann Sebastian Bach - Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Toccata

Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

3:34

02

Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068

Neville Marriner, Robert Thurston Dart, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

5:13

03

Prelude in C major

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

3:17

04

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-Dur, BWV 1049

David Munrow, José Luis García Asensio, Raymond Leppard

7:13

05

Goldberg Variations: Aria

Johann Sebastian Bach - Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988

3:50

06

Johann Sebastian Bach - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645

Raymond Agoult, New Symphony Orchestra

5:33

07

Violin Concerto No. 1: Allegro Moderato

Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041

Salvatore Accardo, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

3:58

08

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Cantata, BWV 147)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

3:03

09

Keyboard Concerto No. 4: Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach - Keyboard Concerto no. 4 in A major, BWV 1055

Chamber Orchestra of Europe, András Schiff

4:02

10

Cello Suite No. 3: Bourrees Nos. 1 & 2

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068

3:42

11

Concerto for Oboe and Violin: Adagio

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R

Christopher Hogwood, Neville Marriner, Nicholas Kraemer

5:17

12

Mass in B minor: Crucifixus

Johann Sebastian Bach - h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232

László Heltay, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

3:43

13

Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007

2:31

14

French Suite No. 5: Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach - Französische Suite Nr. 5 G-dur, BWV 816

3:28

15

Prelude in D minor

Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude in C minor, BWV 999

Eduardo Fernández

1:30

16

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050

José Luis García Asensio, Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra

5:13

17

St. Matthew Passion: Wir Setzen Uns Mit Tranen Nieder

Johann Sebastian Bach - Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LXVIII. Coro "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder"

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus

6:28

Disc 2

01

Brandenburg concerto, No. 2: Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047

Heinz Holliger, Guy Touvron, Pina Carmirelli

4:56

02

Concerto for two violins: Largo

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Henryk Szeryng

6:30

03

Lute suite, No. 4: Prelude

Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite E-Dur, BWV 1006a

Eduardo Fernández

3:55

04

Sheep May Safely Graze

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”

Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

4:33

05

Cello sonata, No. 3: Adagio (excerpt)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonate für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo g-Moll, BWV 1029

György Sebők, János Starker

3:16

06

Italian concerto: Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach - Italienisches Konzert F-Dur, BWV 971

3:57

07

Christmas oratorio: Pastoral sinfonia

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia

Christopher Hogwood, Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

6:45

08

Violin concerto, No. 1: Andante

Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041

Salvatore Accardo, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

6:26

09

Partita No. 1: Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825

Eduardo Fernández

2:34

10

Orchestral suite, No. 2: Minuet

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067

Neville Marriner, Robert Thurston Dart, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:14

11

Orchestral suite, No. 2: Badinerie

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067

Neville Marriner, Robert Thurston Dart, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1:24

12

Oboe concerto: Siciliano

Johann Sebastian Bach - Oboe Concerto in F major, BWV 1053R

Heinz Holliger, Iona Brown, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

4:19

13

Brandenburg concerto, No. 3: Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048

José Luis García Asensio, Raymond Leppard, Simon Standage

5:36

14

Violin partita, No. 2: Allemande

Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

Kyung-wha Chung

4:10

15

Violin partita, No. 2: Gigue

Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

Kyung-wha Chung

3:06

16

Keyboard concerto, No. 2: Allegro (excerpt)

Johann Sebastian Bach - Keyboard Concerto no. 2 in E major, BWV 1053

Chamber Orchestra of Europe, András Schiff

2:55

17

Sanctify Us by Thy Goodness

Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 22 "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe"

Alicia de Larrocha

3:17

18

Keyboard concerto, No. 5: Largo

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056

Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra

2:55

19

Concerto in A minor for organ: Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto a-Moll (nach A. Vivaldi, op. 3 Nr. 8), BWV 593

Wolfgang Rübsam

3:34