Bach Transcriptions (FLAC)

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Number of Discs: 20
Format: FLAC (image+cue)
Label: Brilliant Classics
Catalogue: 95943
Release: 2020
Size: 5.95 GB
Recovery: +3%
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CD 01
01. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: I. Aria
02. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: II. Var.1 a 1 Manual
03. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: III. Var.2 a 2 Manuals
04. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: IV. Var.3. Canone all unisono 1 man.
05. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: V. Var.4 1 man.
06. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: VI. Var.5 1 or 2 mans
07. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: VII. Var.6. Canone alla seconda 1 man.
08. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: VIII. Var.7. Al tempo di giga 1 or 2 mans
09. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: IX. Var.8 2 mans
10. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: X. Var.9. Canone alla terza 1 man.
11. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XI. Var.10. Fugetta 1 man.
12. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XII. Var.11 2 mans
13. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XIII. Var.12. Canone alla quarta
14. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XIV. Var.13. 2 mans
15. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XV. Var.14. 2 mans
16. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XVI. Var.15. Canone alla quinta. Andante 1 man.
17. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XVII. Var.16. Ouverture 1 man.
18. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XVIII. Var.17 2 mans
19. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XIX. Var.18. Canone alla sexta 1 man.
20. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XX. Var.19 1 man.
21. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XXI. Var.20 2 mans
22. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XXII. Var.21. Canone alla settima
23. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XXIII. Var.22. Allabreve 1 man.
24. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XXIV. Var.23 2 mans
25. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XXV. Var.24. Canone all’ ottava 1 man.
26. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XXVI. Var.25. Adagio 2 mans
27. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XXVII. Var.26 2 mans
28. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XXVIII. Var.27. Canone alla nona 2 mans
29. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XXIX. Var.28 2 mans
30. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XXX. Var.29 1 or 2 mans
31. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XXXI. Var.30. Quodlibet 1 man.
32. Goldberg Variations in G Major, BWV 988: XXXII. Aria da capo

CD 02
01. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
02. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga
03. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
04. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
05. Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda – Double
06. Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: II. Corrente – Double
07. Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: III. Sarabande – Double
08. Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Tempo di borea – Double
09. Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: I. Grave
10. Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: II. Fuga
11. Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: III. Andante
12. Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003: IV. Allegro

CD 03
01. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda
02. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente
03. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda
04. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga
05. Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona
06. Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
07. Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
08. Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
09. Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
10. Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
11. Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
12. Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau
13. Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I et II
14. Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: V. Bourrée
15. Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: VI. Gigue

CD 04
01. Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
02. Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: II. Allemande
03. Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: III. Courante
04. Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: IV. Sarabande
05. Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: V. Minuet I & II
06. Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: VI. Gigue
07. Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: I. Prelude
08. Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: II. Allemande
09. Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: III. Courante
10. Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande
11. Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: V. Minuet I & II
12. Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: VI. Gigue
13. Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: I. Prelude
14. Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: II. Allemande
15. Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: III. Courante
16. Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
17. Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I & II
18. Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue

CD 05
01. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I. Prelude
02. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande
03. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: III. Courante
04. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande
05. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I & II
06. Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue
07. Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prelude
08. Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
09. Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante
10. Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
11. Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I & II
12. Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gigue
13. Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude
14. Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande
15. Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: III. Courante
16. Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande
17. Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I & II
18. Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: VI. Gigue

CD 06
01. Oboe Concerto in F Major, BWV 1053: I. Allegro
02. Oboe Concerto in F Major, BWV 1053: II. Siciliano
03. Oboe Concerto in F Major, BWV 1053: III. Allegro
04. Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055: I. Allegro
05. Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055: II. Larghetto
06. Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055: III. Allegro ma non tanto
07. Oboe Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056: I. Allegro
08. Oboe Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
09. Oboe Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1056: III. Presto
10. Concerto in G Major: I. Bass aria from BWV 100
11. Concerto in G Major: II. Alto aria from BWV 170
12. Concerto in G Major: III. Bass aria from BWV 30
13. Concerto in C Minor, BWV 1060: I. Allegro
14. Concerto in C Minor, BWV 1060: II. Adagio
15. Concerto in C Minor, BWV 1060: III. Allegro

CD 07
01. Recorder Concerto in G Major: I. Allegro
02. Recorder Concerto in G Major: II. Adagio
03. Recorder Concerto in G Major: III. Presto
04. Recorder Concerto in B-Flat Major, BWV 1055: I. Allegro
05. Recorder Concerto in B-Flat Major, BWV 1055: II. Larghetto
06. Recorder Concerto in B-Flat Major, BWV 1055: III. Allegro ma non tanto
07. Recorder Concerto in D Major, BWV 1053: I. Allegro
08. Recorder Concerto in D Major, BWV 1053: II. Siciliano
09. Recorder Concerto in D Major, BWV 1053: III. Allegro
10. Recorder Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1059R: I. Allegro
11. Recorder Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1059R: II. Adagio
12. Recorder Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1059R: III. Presto
13. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731

CD 08
01. Concerto in D Major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro
02. Concerto in D Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
03. Concerto in D Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
04. Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1041: I. Allegro
05. Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
06. Concerto in G Minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai
07. Concerto in C Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
08. Concerto in C Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo, ma non tanto
09. Concerto in C Minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro

CD 09
01. Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525: I. —
02. Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525: II. Adagio
03. Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525: III. Allegro
04. Trio Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526: I. Vivace
05. Trio Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526: II. Largo
06. Trio Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526: III. Allegro
07. Trio Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 527: I. Andante
08. Trio Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 527: II. Adagio e dolce
09. Trio Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, BWV 527: III. Vivace
10. Trio Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: I. Adagio – Vivace
11. Trio Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: II. Andante
12. Trio Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: III. Un poco allegro
13. Trio Sonata No. 5 in D Major, BWV 529: I. Allegro
14. Trio Sonata No. 5 in D Major, BWV 529: II. Largo
15. Trio Sonata No. 5 in D Major, BWV 529: III. Allegro
16. Trio Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530: I. Vivace
17. Trio Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530: II. Lento
18. Trio Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 530: III. Allegro

CD 10
01. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria
02. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: II. Var.1 1 manual
03. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: III. Var.2 2 manuals
04. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: IV. Var.3. Canone all unisono 1 man.
05. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: V. Var.4 1 man.
06. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: VI. Var.5 1 or 2 mans
07. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: VII. Var.6. Canone alla seconda 1 man.
08. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: VIII. Var.7. Al tempo di giga 1 or 2 mans
09. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: IX. Var.8 2 mans
10. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: X. Var.9. Canone alla terza 1 man.
11. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XI. Var.10. Fugetta 1 man.
12. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XII. Var.11 2 mans
13. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XIII. Var.12. Canone alla quarta
14. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XIV. Var.13. 2 mans
15. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XV. Var.14. 2 mans
16. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XVI. Var.15. Canone alla quinta. Andante 1 man.
17. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XVII. Var.16. Ouverture 1 man.
18. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XVIII. Var.17 2 mans
19. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XIX. Var.18. Canone alla sexta 1 man.
20. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XX. Var.19 1 man.
21. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXI. Var.20 2 mans
22. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXII. Var.21. Canone alla settima
23. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXIII. Var.22. Allabreve 1 man.
24. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXIV. Var.23 2 mans
25. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXV. Var.24. Canone all’ ottava 1 man.
26. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXVI. Var.25. Adagio 2 mans
27. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXVII. Var.26 2 mans
28. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXVIII. Var.27. Canone alla nona 2 mans
29. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXIX. Var.28 2 mans
30. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXX. Var.29 1 or 2 mans
31. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXXI. Var.30. Quodlibet 1 man.
32. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: XXXII. Aria da capo

CD 11
01. Concerto in D Minor from BWV 1052, 146 & 188: I. Allegro
02. Concerto in D Minor from BWV 1052, 146 & 188: II. Adagio
03. Concerto in D Minor from BWV 1052, 146 & 188: III. Allegro
04. Concerto in D Minor from BWV 35 & 39: I. —
05. Concerto in D Minor from BWV 35 & 39: II. —
06. Concerto in D Minor from BWV 35 & 39: III. Presto
07. Concerto in G Major, BWV 1055: I. Allegro
08. Concerto in G Major, BWV 1055: II. Larghetto
09. Concerto in G Major, BWV 1055: III. Allegro ma non tanto
10. Concerto in D Major, BWV 1064: I. Allegro
11. Concerto in D Major, BWV 1064: II. Adagio
12. Concerto in D Major, BWV 1064: III. Allegro

CD 12
01. Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: I. Preludio. Passaggio – Presto
02. Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: II. Allemande
03. Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: III. Courante
04. Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: IV. Sarabande
05. Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: V. Bourée
06. Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: VI. Giga
07. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Präludium
08. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
09. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeaux
10. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuett I
11. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006: V. Menuett II
12. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006: VI. Bourée
13. Suite in E Major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue
14. Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda
15. Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente
16. Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda
17. Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga
18. Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona

CD 13
01. Suite in A Minor, BWV 995: I. Prelude
02. Suite in A Minor, BWV 995: II. Allemande
03. Suite in A Minor, BWV 995: III. Courante
04. Suite in A Minor, BWV 995: IV. Sarabande
05. Suite in A Minor, BWV 995: V. Gavotte I
06. Suite in A Minor, BWV 995: VI. Gavotte II en rondeaux
07. Suite in A Minor, BWV 995: VII. Gigue
08. Suite in A Minor, BWV 997: I. Prelude
09. Suite in A Minor, BWV 997: II. Fuga
10. Suite in A Minor, BWV 997: III. Sarabande
11. Suite in A Minor, BWV 997: IV. Giga
12. Suite in A Minor, BWV 997: V. Double
13. Suite in D Major, BWV 998: I. Prelude
14. Suite in D Major, BWV 998: II. Fuga
15. Suite in D Major, BWV 998: III. Allegro
16. Prelude for Lute in D Minor, BWV 999
17. Fugue in A Minor, BWV 1000

CD 14
01. Violin Sonata in D Minor after Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio
02. Violin Sonata in D Minor after Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1001: II. Fuga allegro
03. Violin Sonata in D Minor after Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
04. Violin Sonata in D Minor after Sonata in G Minor, BWV 1001: IV. Presto
05. Partita in E Minor after Partita in B Minor, BWV 1002: I. Allemanda
06. Partita in E Minor after Partita in B Minor, BWV 1002: II. Double
07. Partita in E Minor after Partita in B Minor, BWV 1002: III. Corrente
08. Partita in E Minor after Partita in B Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double
09. Partita in E Minor after Partita in B Minor, BWV 1002: V. Sarabande
10. Partita in E Minor after Partita in B Minor, BWV 1002: VI. Double
11. Partita in E Minor after Partita in B Minor, BWV 1002: VII. Tempo di borea
12. Partita in E Minor after Partita in B Minor, BWV 1002: VIII. Double
13. Partita in G Minor after Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda
14. Partita in G Minor after Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004: II. Corrente
15. Partita in G Minor after Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda
16. Partita in G Minor after Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Giga
17. Partita in G Minor after Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona

CD 15
01. Violin Sonata in G Major after Sonata in C Major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
02. Violin Sonata in G Major after Sonata in C Major, BWV 1005: II. Fuga
03. Violin Sonata in G Major after Sonata in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo
04. Violin Sonata in G Major after Sonata in C Major, BWV 1005: IV. Allegro assai
05. Partita in A Major after Partita in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
06. Partita in A Major after Partita in E Major, BWV 1006: II. Loure
07. Partita in A Major after Partita in E Major, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau
08. Partita in A Major after Partita in E Major, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet I
09. Partita in A Major after Partita in E Major, BWV 1006: V. Menuet II
10. Partita in A Major after Partita in E Major, BWV 1006: VI. Bourrée
11. Partita in A Major after Partita in E Major, BWV 1006: VII. Gigue
12. Cello Suite in E-Flat Major after Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: I. Praeludium
13. Cello Suite in E-Flat Major after Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: II. Allemande
14. Cello Suite in E-Flat Major after Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: III. Courante
15. Cello Suite in E-Flat Major after Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: IV. Sarabande
16. Cello Suite in E-Flat Major after Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: V. Bourrée I
17. Cello Suite in E-Flat Major after Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VI. Bourrée II
18. Cello Suite in E-Flat Major after Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VII. Bourée I
19. Cello Suite in E-Flat Major after Suite in E-Flat Major, BWV 1010: VIII. Gigue

CD 16
01. Cello Suite in C Minor after Suite in C Minor, BWV 1011: I. Prelude
02. Cello Suite in C Minor after Suite in C Minor, BWV 1011: II. Allemande
03. Cello Suite in C Minor after Suite in C Minor, BWV 1011: III. Courante
04. Cello Suite in C Minor after Suite in C Minor, BWV 1011: IV. Sarabande
05. Cello Suite in C Minor after Suite in C Minor, BWV 1011: V. Gavotte I
06. Cello Suite in C Minor after Suite in C Minor, BWV 1011: VI. Gavotte II en rondeau
07. Cello Suite in C Minor after Suite in C Minor, BWV 1011: VII. Gavotte I
08. Cello Suite in C Minor after Suite in C Minor, BWV 1011: VIII. Gigue
09. Cello Suite in D Major after Suite in D Major, BWV 1012: I. Prelude
10. Cello Suite in D Major after Suite in D Major, BWV 1012: II. Allemande
11. Cello Suite in D Major after Suite in D Major, BWV 1012: III. Courante
12. Cello Suite in D Major after Suite in D Major, BWV 1012: IV. Sarabande
13. Cello Suite in D Major after Suite in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I
14. Cello Suite in D Major after Suite in D Major, BWV 1012: VI. Gavotte II
15. Cello Suite in D Major after Suite in D Major, BWV 1012: VII. Gavotte I
16. Cello Suite in D Major after Suite in D Major, BWV 1012: VIII. Gigue
17. Allemande in A Minor after Allemande from Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013
18. Sarabande in C Minor after Sarabande from Suite in C Minor, BWV 997

CD 17
01. Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532: I. Prelude. Moderato
02. Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532: II. Fugue. Allegro moderato
03. Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552: I. Prelude. Moderato maestoso
04. Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 552: II. Fugue. Sostenuto e tranquillo
05. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: I. Prelude. Tempo moderato, quasi improvvisando
06. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: II. Intermezzo. Adagio
07. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564: III. Fugue. Moderatamente scherzando, un poco umoristico
08. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: I. Toccata. Adagio – prestissimo
09. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: II. Fugue. Allegro sostenuto

CD 18
01. Chaconne in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Andante maestoso, ma non troppo lento
02. 10 Chorale Preludes: I. Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist, BWV 667. Vivace maestoso
03. 10 Chorale Preludes: II. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645. Allegretto tranquillo, con semplicità devota
04. 10 Chorale Preludes: III. Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659. Adagio
05. 10 Chorale Preludes: IV. Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein, BWV 734a. Allegro
06. 10 Chorale Preludes: V. Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639. Andante
07. 10 Chorale Preludes: VI. Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf, BWV 617. Un poco agitato
08. BWV 637. Andante mesto
09. Fuga, BWV 705. Molto sostenuto
10. In dir ist Freude, BWV 615. Allegro marcato
11. Jesus Christus, unser Heiland, BWV 665. Andante non troppo
12. Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 533: I. Prelude. Moderato deciso
13. Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, BWV 533: II. Fugue. Andante tranquillo

CD 19
01. Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532: I. Prelude
02. Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532: II. Fugue
03. Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537: I. Fantasia
04. Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537: II. Fugue
05. Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541: I. Prelude
06. Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541: II. Fugue
07. Toccata and Fugue in F Major, BWV 540: I. Toccata
08. Toccata and Fugue in F Major, BWV 540: II. Fugue
09. Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 536: I. Prelude
10. Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 536: II. Fugue
11. Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 534: I. Prelude
12. Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 534: II. Fugue
13. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 538: I. Toccata
14. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 538: II. Fugue
15. Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582

CD 20
01. Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
02. Aria. Schafe können sicher weiden, BWV 208
03. Little Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578
04. Komm, süßer Tod, komm selge Ruh, BWV 478
05. Chorale. Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn, BWV 4
06. Aria. Es ist vollbracht! BWV 245
07. Chorale Prelude. Wir glauben all an einem Gott, BWV 680
08. Chorale Prelude. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599
09. Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
10. II. Largo, BWV 1056
11. Chorale Prelude. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
12. Chorale Prelude. Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ. BWV 639
13. Chorale Prelude. Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BWV 302
14. Chorale. Jesu, bleibet meine Freude, BWV 147

This fascinating set provides a refreshing window onto a much studied, much idolised, and oft performed master of composition, allowing many of his familiar works to appear in a new light, recognisable and yet transformed. Bach’s music is often described as indestructible, in the sense that no matter how it is performed, or in whichever arrangement, its essential spirit survives. Many of the transcriptions included here represent the work of contemporary, world-class performers bringing Bach’s masterpieces into the repertoire of their own instruments or ensembles, thereby giving new timbres to the genius of Bach’s contrapuntal lines. The much loved Goldberg Variations, for example, are given not one, but two new arrangements, as the interwoven voices for keyboard are divided between the members of a string trio and a recorder quintet.

Others are scholarly reconstructions of concertos for what might well have been Bach’s originally intended instruments – versions that were subsequently lost to future generations. From 1729 Bach directed the Leipzig Collegium Musicum, an association consisting of students and musical citizens, and for his performances with them Bach needed to provide secular works. But his time was largely absorbed with writing sacred music for St Thomas’s Church in his role as
Kantor. So Bach devised harpsichord concertos by adapting concertos he had originally written for other instruments. Musicologists believe that the seven works known today as Bach’s concertos for solo harpsichord were initially composed as violin or oboe concertos.

A third category included here might be called Bach transcriptions by 20th-century “giants”. The great Dutch harpsichordist Gustav Leonhardt arranged for the harpsichord various major works by Bach – five from solo violin works, three from solo cello suites and two movements from a partita for solo flute and a suite for solo lute respectively. These are classics of the arranger’s art, refined and thoroughly idiomatic.

The composer, conductor, teacher and virtuoso Ferruccio Busoni, a complex visionary figure of German-Italian ancestry, made a succession of masterly and sensitive piano adaptations of Bach’s works. Unlike Liszt, Tausig and others, who sought to simply imitate the organ in pianistic terms, Busoni achieves a kind of alchemy – the specific sound of an organ in a resonant church – by means of selective doubling, registration (octave placement on the keyboard), pedal and distribution.

Eugen d’Albert was born in Scotland to an English mother and a German-born father of French/Italian descent. In the early 1880’s he settled in Germany, where he became one of Liszt’s greatest pupils. Acknowledged as one of the world’s outstanding virtuosi, he was also a prolific composer. His Bach arrangements are quite different from Busoni’s – more reticent, simpler, more economical and more closely aligned with those by Liszt.

The celebrated conductor Leopold Stokowski – who was an outstanding organist before he developed his conducting career – made rich, sometimes extravagant orchestral arrangements of many of his favourite Bach organ works, in order to introduce them to a different kind of audience. A grand, extrovert work such as the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor might be judged the ideal music for Stokowski’s colourful treatment, while ‘Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland’ is most sensitively handled. Stokowski also arranged the so-called Air on the G string (from the Third Orchestral Suite), movements from cantatas, an aria from the St John Passion and a movement from the Harpsichord Concerto in D minor. His arrangements show deep understanding of the unlimited expressive power of the symphony orchestra.

Bach’s music is often described as indestructible, in the sense that no matter how it is performed or in whichever arrangement, its essential spirit survives. In the Baroque period the practice of arranging one’s own music or that of other composers was common place, and Bach himself was an indefatigable transcriber and arranger, using his own music to multiple purposes. Besides saving time and creative energy it gave the opportunity to other instrumentalists to play music of such high quality and universal value.
This set contains 20 CDs with arrangements and transcriptions of Bach’s works, for a wide variety of instruments or instrumental combinations: recorder quintet, guitar, string trio, saxophone and even a full symphony orchestra!

In whatever way we hear music of Bach, his genius and universal message of beauty, truth and humanity shines through!