Composer: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Christian Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Muzio Clementi, Franz Peter Schubert
Performer: Harold Samuel
Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Frank Black
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: APR
Catalogue: APR6036
Release: 2021
Size: 551 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Bach JS: Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV903
01. I. Fantasia
02. II. Fugue
Bach JS: Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846
03. I. Prelude
04. II. Fugue
Bach JS: Prelude & Fugue in C Minor, BWV 847
05. I. Prelude
06. II. Fugue
Bach JS: Prelude & Fugue in B-Flat Major, BWV 866
07. I. Prelude
08. II. Fugue
Bach JS: Prelude & Fugue in G Major, BWV 884
09. I. Prelude
10. II. Fugue
Bach JS: English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV807
11. I. Prelude
12. II. Allemande
13. III. Courante
14. IV. Sarabande
15. V. Bourrées I & II
16. VI. Gigue
Bach JS: Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825
17. I. Praeludium
18. II. Allemande
19. III. Courante
20. IV. Sarabande
21. V. Menuets I & II
22. VI. Gigue
Bach JS: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWVB 826
23 .I. Sinfonia
24. II. Allemande
25. III. Courante
26. IV. Sarabande
27. V. Rondeaux
28. VI. Capriccio
CD 02
Bach JS: Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, BWV906
01. I. Fantasia
Bach CPE: Keyborad Sonata in F Minor, Wq. 57 / 6
02. I. Allegro assai
Bach CPE: Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Wq. 55 / 3
03. II. Cantabile
Bach JC: Sonata in E Major, Op. 5 No. 5, W. A5
04. III. Rondo. Prestissimo
Clementi: Piano Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 4
05. I. Allegro
06. Schubert: Moment musical in F Minor, Op. 94 No. 3, D. 780 No. 3
07. Schubert: Valse sentimentale in A Major, Op. 50 No. 13, D. 779 No. 13
08. Schubert: Waltz in F Major, Op. 9 No. 33, D. 365 No. 33
09. Brahms: Gavotte von Christ. W. Gluck, Anh. 1a No. 2
10. Brahms: Intermezzo in E flat major, Op. 117 No. 1
Bach JS: Sonata for Violin & Harpsichord No. 3 in E major, BWV1016
11. I. Adagio
12. II. Allegro
13. III. Adagio ma non tanto
14. IV. Allegro
15. NBC Radio Broadcast Opening Announcement
Bach JS: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV1050
16. I. Allegro
17. II. Affettuoso
Bach JS: Brandenburg Concerto N.o 5 in D Major, BWV 1050
18. III. Allegro
19. NBC Radio Broadcast Closing Announcement
Bach JS: Partita No. 1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825 (Excerpts)
20. I. Praeludium [Alternative Take]
21. II. Allemande [Alternative Take]
22. V. Menuet I & II [Alternative Take]
23. VI. Gigue [Alternative Take]
Harold Samuel was the first pianist to specialize in the performance of Bach’s original keyboard works in the concert hall and achieved worldwide acclaim in doing so. His pioneering HMV and Columbia recordings of the composer (all the Bach works included here, except for the first Prelude & Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier, were premiers on disc) sound as fresh and inspiring today as they did when new and reveal that great Bach playing is timeless. A unique live 5th Brandenburg Concerto from New York and a studio E major Violin Sonata with Isolde Menges round out his Bach and this landmark release also includes his remaining solo discs, notably some rare repertoire by Clementi and two of Bach’s sons which was recorded for the ambitious Columbia History of Music educational project. These new 2021 transfers by Seth Winner were made using the latest technology and present these historic documents in the best possible sound, revealing more detail of Samuel’s playing than has ever previously been captured.