Essential Bach 2CD (2000)

It is not possible to fit 36 Bach masterpieces on two CDs, so what Essential Bach does is present individual movements from across a range of the composer's work. Definitely a primer for the newcomer.

On the plus side, most if not all of the music is instantly recognizable, by melody if not by name. Everything from the Brandenburg Concertos to "Air on a G String" to the B Minor Mass and St. Matthew Passion is represented. Performances range from 1960 to 1993, encompassing both early instrument and modern orchestra interpretations by a wide variety of forces, including Sir Neville Marriner with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Raymond Leppard leading the English Chamber Orchestra. Given such diversity the result is unavoidably a patchwork, albeit one made from the finest materials, and as such is perhaps best treated as a sampler to aid exploration of the vast legacy of one of the very greatest composers who ever lived.

1. Toccata : Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565. Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa 3:34
2. Air : Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068. Thurston Dart : haprichord comtinuo / Academy of St.Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner 5:14
3. Prelude in C major , BWV 846. Marisa Robles : harp 3:17
4. I Allegro : Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049. Jose-Luis Garcia: violin / David Munrow, John Turner: recordes / English Chamber Orchestra / Raymond Leppard 7:13
5. Aria : Goldberg Variations, BWV 988. Andras Schiff : piano 3:52
6. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645. Sleepers awake. (arr.Granville Bantock). New Symphony Orchestra of London / Raymont Agoult 5:31
7. Allegro Moderato : Violin concerto No.1 in A minor, BWV 1041. Salvatore Accardo: violin / director / Christopher Middleton: harpischord / Chamber Orchestra of Europe 3:57
8. Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiring). Cantata BWV 147. (arr. Munchinger). Stuttgarter Kammerorchester / Karl Munchinger 3:05
9. Allegro : Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055. Andras Schiff: piano/ director / Chamber Orchestra of Europe 4:02
10. Bour�es I & II : Cello suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009. (arr. Celedonio Romero) Pepe Romero: guitar 3:40
11. II Adagio : Concerto for oboe & violin in C minor, arr.from BWV 1060. Tess Miller: oboe / Carmel Kaine: violin / Academy of St. Martin in the fields. / Neville Marriner 5:18
12. Crucifixus : Messe in h-moll, BWV 232. Academy of chorous of St. Martin in the Fields / Neville Mariner 3:47
13. Praeludium : Cello suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007. Janos Starker: cello 2:28
14. Gigue : French Suite, No. 5 in G major, BWV 816. Andras Schiff: piano 3:31
15. Prelude in D minor, transposed from Prelude in C minor, BWV 999. Eduardo Fernandez: guitar 1:29
16. Allegro III : Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050. Richard Adeney: flute / Jose-Luis Garcia: violin / English Chamber Orchestra / Raymond Leppard 5:13
17. Wir setzen uns mit Tr�nen nieder : Matth�us-Passion), BWV 244. Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus / sir Georg Solti 6:27

1. I Allegro : Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047. Guy Touvron: trumpet / Michael Copley: recorder / Heinz Holliger: oboe / Pina Carmireli, Antonio Perez, Italo Colandrea: violins / I Musici 4:56
2. II Largo, ma non tanto : Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV 1043. Henryk Szeryng, Maurice Hasson: violins / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Nevil Marriner 6:30
3. Prelude : Lute suite in E major, BWV 1006a. Eduardo Fernandez: guitar 3:53
4. Schafe k�nnen sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze) : Cantata, BWV 208. (arr. Munchinger) / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester / Karl Munchinger 4:31
5. II Adagio (excerpt) : Cello Sonata in G minor, BWV 1029. Janos Starker: cello / Gyorgy Sebok:piano 3:14
6. I Allegro : Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971. Andras Schiff; piano 3:55
7. Pastoral sinfonia : Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), BWV 248. Stuttgarter Kammerorchester / Karl Munchinger 6:39
8. II Andante : Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041. Christopher Middleton: harpsichord / Chamber Orchestra of Europe 6:26
9. Gingue in D major. (tranposed from partita No.1 in B flat major, BWV 825). Eduardo Fernadez Guitar 2:33
10. Menuet : Orchestral suite No 2 in B minor, BWV 1067. William Bennet: flute / Academy of St. Martin in he Fields / Neville Marriner 1:14
11. Badinerie : Orchestral suite No 2 in B minor, BWV 1067. William Bennet: flute / Academy of St. Martin in he Fields / Neville Marriner 1:26
12 Siciliano : Oboe Concerto in F major BWV 1053. Heinz holliger: oboe / Academy of St. Martins in the fields / Neville Mariner 4:19
13. I Allegro : Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048. English Chamber Orchestra / Raymond Leppard. 5:36
14. Allemande : Violin partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004. Kyung Wha Chung:violin 4:12
15. Gigue : Violin partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004. Kyung Wha Chung: violin 3:09
16. I Allegro (excerpt) Keyboard Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053. Andras Schiff:piano / director / Chamber Orchestra of Europe 2:56
17. Ert�t' uns durch dein' G�te (Sanctify us by thy goodness) : Cantata No. BWV 22. (arr.Harriet Cohen) / Alicia de Larrocha; piano 3:13
18. II Largo : Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056. Raymond Leppard:harpsichord / conductor / English Chamber Orchestra 2:56
19. I Allegro : Concerto No. 2 in A minor, BWV 593 (after Vivaldi). Wofgang Rubsamrgan 3:34

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