Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Catalogue: CHSA5030
Release: 2004
Size: 1.31 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
01. I. Toccata
02. II. Fuga
03. Herz unt Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale. Jesu bleibet meine Freude
04. Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727: Chorale Prelude. Herzlich tut mich verlangen
Suite No. 6
05. I. Prelude (Arr. from J.S. Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Prelude in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848)
06. II. Lament (Arr. from J.S. Bach. Capriccio on the Departure of Hist Most Beloved Brother in B-Flat Major, BWV 992)
07. III. Scherzo (Arr. from J.S. Bach. Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827)
08. IV. Gavotte and Musette (Arr. from J.S. Bach. English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811)
09. V. Andante mistico (Arr. from J.S. Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1. Prelude in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867)
10. VI. Finale (Arr. from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006)
11. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air on the G String
12. Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208: Aria. Schafe konnen sicher weiden
13. Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542: I. Fantasia
14. Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542: II. Fuga
15. Das Orgel-Buchlein. Ich ruf’ zu, dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
16. Clavierbuchlein, Book III, BWV 508: Bist du bei mir?
17. Chorale Prelude, BWV 720: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott
…Leonard Slatkin and the BBC Symphony Orchestra relish the considerable technical challenges posed by these transcriptions… those who enjoy their Bach as a full meat-and-two-veg course will love this release, and the Chandos recording is suitably lustrous.