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BMC 1
John STANLEY (1712-1786):
Six Concertos for Strings/Organ/Harpsichord & strings, Op 2.
THE LITTLE ORCHESTRA OF LONDON,
Leslie Jones, Organist and Conductor
John Blow (1649-1708):
A Voluntary for the Cornett Stop
Historic organ: Byfield 1764, Rotherhithe London. |
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BMC 2
THE MEDIEVAL SOUND - DAVID MUNROW.
* Spoken introduction and demonstration of medieval instruments - Crumhorn/Kortholt/Rackett/Shawm &c
* Music at HENRY VIII's Court
* ELIZABETHAN popular tunes
* Suite of RENAISSANCE DANCES
With Christopher Hogwood: Regal, Harpsichord. |
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BMC 3
A BAROQUE ORGAN RECITAL
by Gosse Hulzinga, historic Hinsz organ, 1738, Kampen, Netherlands.
Leading baroque composers Pachelbel, Hanff, Lübeck, Buxtehude, Böhm and Bach, and the full range of baroque musical forms: preludes and fugues, chaconne, passacaglia, and variations on chorale melodies. Gosse Hulzinga displays the full range of this fine instrument. |
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BMC 4
A BAROQUE CONCERT - Milan Baroque Soloists
A popular concerto grosso by Corelli is followed by two Vivaldi concertos, the first was transcribed by Bach, the second a mandolin concerto. Geminiani's set of variations on the popular tune La Follia is followed by a concerto by Torelli for guitar and violin. A concerto grosso by Handel rounds off the concert. |
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BMC 5
George Frideric HANDEL - Organ Concertos
Opus 4 nos.1,2,4,5 & 6, plus Cuckoo and the Nightingale
The THURINGIAN BAROQUE ENSEMBLE
Heinrich KLEMM, Sauer Organ, Halle (Germany). A grand, full-bodied performance with the organ clearly recorded and well to the fore - as we believe Handel himself would have played! |
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BMC 6
William CROFT (1678-1727)
Two sonatas for violin & continuo
William BOYCE (1710-1779)
Three Symphonies & Three Trio Sonatas.
London Baroque Orchestra & Soloists.
Pleasant listening and lively performances of music by two popular English composers. |
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BMC 7
Alessandro SCARLATTI (1660-1725): Six Concerti Grossi & Three Sinfonie de Concerto Grosso
The Modena Chamber Orchestra.
Alessandro Scarlatti is one of our favorite baroque composers. The music has just the right mixture of contrapuntal depth and invention, with melodies which are always light and tuneful, entertaining and relaxing. |
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BMC 8
Domenico SCARLATTI (1685-1757):
15 Keyboard Sonatas. Valda Aveling, harpsichord.
Valda Aveling exploits the rich tonal palette of her Thomas Goff harpsichord, bringing out to the full the contrasts of energy and brilliance, sadness and somber tones, which are the hallmarks of Domenico Scarlatti's keyboard works. |
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BMC 9
Henry PURCELL (1659-1695)
Nine Trio Sonatas, from the 1697 set of ten.
Carl Pini & John Tunnell, violins
Anthony Pini, cello / Harold Lester, harpsichord
Sensitive performances with tempi chosen to bring out the qualities of the music; restrained vibrato gives the violins that singing quality much prized in Purcell's time. |
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BMC 10
Henry PURCELL (1659-1695): Theatre & Chamber Music.
Music for Amphitryon, Distressed Innocence, Fairy Queen, Abdelazer.
Trio Sonata, Harpsichord Suite, Violin Sonata. Fantasia on a Ground, and Overture in g.
Accademia Monteverdiana, Conductor Denis Stevens
Music written to entertain, in theater or the home - and no less entertaining today! |
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BMC 11
ITALIAN BAROQUE:
The Modena Chamber Orchestra, Leader Francesco Calvi
and harpsichord soloist Luciano Sgrizzi
offer a selection of Concertos, Chamber and Harpsichord Music, both novel and familiar by
Albinoni, Alessandro Scarlatti, Bernardo Pasquini, Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Arcangelo Corelli, Nicola Porpora , and Francesco Geminiani. |
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BMC 12
Antonio VIVALDI:
A varied program of concertos written for
strings, two cellos, bassoon, viola d'amore and guitar, and two mandolins.
Modena Chamber Orchestra, Francesco Calvi.
A variety of sonorities displaying Vivaldi's versatility... with the important qualification that the music should always be outstanding and musically entertaining. |
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BMC 13
Georg Philipp TELEMANN (1681-1767)
Sinfonia in F for recorder, viola da gamba & orchestra /
Overture in C for 3 oboes & strings /
Concerto in d-minor for flute, oboe & strings /
Suite in d-minor for oboe, violin, viola da gamba & continuo /
Concerto in G for two violas & strings /
Concerto in B-flat for 3 oboes, 3 violins & strings.
The Hamburg Baroque Soloists |
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BMC 14
BAROQUE OBOE CONCERTOS by Albinoni, Marcello, Vivaldi, Telemann, Handel, A. Scarlatti.
Willy Ulsamer, oboe, Zurich Baroque Ensemble
Han de Vries, oboe, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, conductor David Zinman pay their respects to one of the baroque period's most popular instruments.
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BMC 15
Count Unico Willem van WASSENAER (1692-1766)
Six Concerti, or Sei concerti armonici, 1740.
The Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra. The composer's modesty had these concertos published anonymously - they were attributed to Pergolesi until 1980. Why the anonymity? This wonderful music can stand comparison with the Baroque's finest repertoire. |
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BMC 1617 - Double CD
Antonio Vivaldi: La Cetra, Opus 9 complete
William Boyce, Enrico Albicastro: Concerti Grossi
ACCADEMIA MONTEVERDIANA, Denis Stevens
Vivaldi's La Cetra Concertos were published by himself and dedicated to Austrian Emperor Charles VI.
"Musically speaking, one of the finest and most interesting collections he has left us." (Peter Ryom)
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BMC 18
The BAROQUE CONCERTO
Tracing its evolution through the baroque period from Italy to the rest of Europe with concertos by Corelli, Vivaldi, Locatelli, Telemann, Handel and Bach. Full explanatory notes included. A highly entertaining - as well as an educational musical journey through Baroque Europe.
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BMC 19
Antonio VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
The Modena Chamber Orchestra / Francesco Calvi.
Full sonnet texts included.
Gloria in D, RV 589
The Vienna Academy Choir & State Opera Orchestra
a sensitive performance under the legendary maestro Hermann Scherchen.
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BMC 20
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)
THE WATER MUSIC (complete) - 1717
BATH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA / Yehudi Menuhin
MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS - 1749
Leeds Chamber Orchestra / Martin Stevens
Outstanding renditions of these two justly popular works, spanning thirty years of Handel's musical career.
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BMC 21
A Grand Concert in celebration of
HANDEL AT ADLINGTON HALL
Recorded in the Great Hall at Adlington, Cheshire, which Handel visited - and played the 1670 organ in the gallery. Organ solos, harpsichord solos, vocal duets, harp concerto, oboe concerto, and the opening chorus from Dixit Dominus. A Grand Concert indeed!
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BMC 22
HANDEL: ORGAN CONCERTOS Opus 7 complete
Karl Richter, Organist/Conductor, & the Karl Richter Chamber Orchestra. Powerful renditions with a gloriously prominent organ in the Grand Handelian Manner. Some highlights: the magnificent Alleluia Chorus, Richter's own improvisations and original fugue, and the mounting tension of the Chaconne in No.5. |
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BMC 23
HANDEL:
HARPSICHORD SUITES 1-4, 6-8 (1720)
CHRISTOPHER WOOD, Dolmetsch harpsichord
Christopher Wood plays strongly, with plenty of appropriate ornamentation. The fine, full-bodied Dolmetsch harpsichord is recorded close, enhancing the inherent strength of the performances - which are individualistic, often idiosyncratic... but never dull! |
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BMC 24
BACH: Toccata BWV 912 / Italian Concerto BWV 971 / Fantasia BWV 906.
HANDEL: Air with Variations in B-flat / Suite No 7 in g-minor /
Concerto "for Organ or Harpsichord" & Strings No 1 in g-minor, Op 4/1
Sylvia Marlowe, harpsichord directing the Baroque Chamber Orchestra.
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BMC 25
BUXTEHUDE: Preludes & Fugues, Passacaglia, Chaconne.
BACH : Preludes & Fugues BWV 535, 579, 539, 536, 547 / Trio BWV 583
Lionel Rogg, pedal-harpsichord
If you think the pedal-harpsichord may lack the organ's power, this disc will surely convince you otherwise! |
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BMC 26
TICKLE MY TOE - Early Baroque Dances
The Jaye Consort / Philip Jones Brass Ensemble / Desmond Dupré, lute / Harold Lester, harpsichord /
The Accademia Monteverdiana Orchestra, Musical Director Denis Stevens.
Six varied and tuneful programs of dances, capturing perfectly the mood of infectious gaiety and lively enjoyment. |
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BMC 27
BAROQUE IN BOHEMIA
This is a stunning disc! Czech baroque music is quite unique, powerful, contrapuntal, with strangely challenging modulations and harmonies. Organ pieces by five different composers, then a choral and organ program of music by Cernohorsky, the "Bohemian Bach". Milan Slechta, baroque organ, St Nicholas, Prague. |
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BMC 28
Johann Josef FUX: Chamber Music
A pleasant, varied program for quiet listening featuring instrumental music, harpsichord suites, and clavichord solos by a composer noted for his famous textbook on counterpoint, the Gradus ad Parnassum – still available, and popular today. Michael Thomas, clavichord, Marga Scheurich, harpsichord, and the Heidelberg Trio.
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BMC 29
Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707): Abendmusik
A Concert of Choral and Organ Music, recreating the famous "Abendmusiken" for which young Sebastian Bach traveled 400 miles! This is truly wonderful music. The secular organ pieces are tremendously dramatic, the choral works are beautiful, quiet motet-like pieces, very musical, very enjoyable. |
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BMC 30
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Chamber, Organ, and Harpsichord Music
Those who know only Pachelbel's famous Canon will be pleasantly surprised. Here are some fine sets of Air-with-Variations and a Chaconne similar in style to the "Canon". Also some little-known, highly enjoyable chamber music. Johann Georg Stein organ, 1777.
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BMC 31
Jan Dismas Zelenka: Instrumental Music
If you haven't heard any Zelenka, you're in for something of a surprise. Forget the familiar territory of Vivaldi, Bach and Handel - Zelenka produces music in his own format and his own unique musical phrases, with frequent surprising twists of harmony which catch the listener unawares yet always seem to please. |
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BMC 32
The Art of the Chaconne
The Chaconne is the epitome of all that's best in baroque music: order, pattern, melody, relaxed and easy on the ear. Here we have a disc devoted to the Chaconne. The instrumentation is varied: orchestra, organ and violin, organ, harpsichord, lute. We have some wonderful chaconnes by many great baroque composers. |
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BMC 33 & 34
Francesco Geminiani: Twelve Concerti Grossi
Based on Corelli's Sonatas for Violin & Continuo Op5, these 12 Concerti Grossi are all highly enjoyable, relaxing and not too demanding, yet never boring, always entertaining. Disc One has the first 7 concertos, Disc Two has 8-12, with a spirited performance of Concerto Grosso Op3/2. A Double-CD album.
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BMC 35
Baroque Music for Strange & Diverse Instruments
Hurdy-gurdy, harmonica, accordion, zithers, recorders, bassoon, hammered dulcimer, claviorganum... What can we possibly say about this quite exceptional array of strange and wonderful sounds, save only to add that we have selected these pieces not only for their instrumentation, but also for their musical quality. |
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BMC 36
Vivaldi-Bach: Transcriptions for Solo Harpsichord
Though Bach is transcribing Vivaldi, as Sylvia Marlowe writes: "Bach does not give us literal translations but artistic adaptations. The concerti became genuine clavier pieces, to be played with no less delight and pleasure than Bach's original creations."
We have included two Vivaldi originals for comparison. |
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BMC 378 A Double CD Album.
G.F. HANDEL: Six Chandos Anthems
Handel's Chandos Anthems are little-known masterpieces. Based on Psalms, each Anthem features a Sinfonia, solo arias and choral movements. These truly wonderful performances by the Rutgers Collegium are superb in the quality of singing, both choral and solo, and instrumental playing. |
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BMC 39
PURCELL: Odes, Anthems & Pavans.
Alfred DELLER, soloists, the Deller Consort.
Here we offer some of Purcell's finest choral odes and anthems, Come ye Sons of Art, the Bell Anthem etc plus instrumental pieces, featuring the masterly participation and direction of the legendary counter-tenor Alfred Deller. This is Purcell's music at its very best. |
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BMC 40
PURCELL: Ode for St Cecilia's Day, 1692,
Alfred DELLER, soloists, the Deller Consort.
This Magnificent Ode was Purcell's last, and possibly greatest contribution to this regular yearly festival of music, clearly an inspiration for Handel! A selection of vocal solos by Deller and harpsichord pieces completes the 79 minute program. |
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BMC 41
HANDEL: The Six Concertos Opus 3
plus Oboe Concertos 2 and 3.
The six Opus 3 concertos might almost be considered Handel's answer to Bach's Brandenburgs and Orchestral Suites, with their enormous variety of instrumentation and style. Here is Handel at his best - to which the London Baroque Orchestra does full justice. |
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BMC 42 and 43 Available separately.
Joseph HAYDN: Six Divertimenti, Opus 31
Harpsichord Concerto in D, Symphony 49
These Divertimenti are undeservedly neglected and rarely recorded, and our Harpsichord Concerto in this dazzling performance by Sylvia Marlowe is quite unique! We round off our program with a stirring performance of the wonderful Symphony 49, La Passione. |
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BMC 44
HANDEL: Three Coronation Anthems
plus Three Concerti a Due Cori.
Three magnificent Anthems, composed for the Coronation of King George II in 1727 and received with enthusiastic public acclaim, alternating with the splendid Concerti a Due Cori... here is Handel at his best, with a program of impressive, highly tuneful ceremonial music. |
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BMC 45
ALBINONI: A Program of Orchestral Music
Concertos for strings, trumpet and oboes.
A careful selection of Albinoni's best concertos, with varied instrumentation. Tuneful, contrapuntal, a pleasant and entertaining program of baroque music. Includes the celebrated Adagio which made him famous. |
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BMC 46
HANDEL: Opera Overtures
We have selected some of Handel's very best Opera Overtures. These were introductory pieces, designed to set the mood of the stage work to follow; thus there is considerable musical variety. The variety and drama of these Overtures make this a CD you can listen to with pleasure from start to finish. |
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BMC 4748 - Double CD Album
HANDEL: Alexander's Feast or The Power of Musick plus Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne
Brilliant performances, of course, from Honor Sheppard, Soprano / Max Worthley , Tenor / Maurice Bevan, Bass / Oriana Concert Choir & Orchestra. Alfred Deller, Countertenor and Conductor.
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BMC 49
HANDEL: Lute & Harp Concerto
This is the only recording of Handel's Concerto for Lute and Harp, masterfully reconsructed by Thurston Dart, with Osian Ellis and Desmond Dupre. Also two Trio Sonatas (2oboes, 2 violins) and two Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord with Suk and Ruzickova. A varied and highly enjoyable program. |
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BMC 50
Baroque Eclectica
An eclectic collection indeed – with such great names as Enrico Albicastro, Robert Woodcock, and Jan Dismas Zelenka. Even with more familiar names such as Boyce, Telemann and Bach, we offer rarely heard works. It's a nicely varied program of very worthwhile music which we know you will enjoy. |
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ORYX 503
A Grand Christmas Celebration
A really magnificent Christmas Concert, no expense spared! Brass Band (indispensable!), Symphony Orchestra, a traditional English boys' and men's Church Choir accompanied by full organ, some really great arrangements... varied, plenty of traditional favorites, thoroughly enjoyable listening. |
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ORYX 506
Contemplation
A special disc created for study, relaxation or meditation. Three groups of very quiet, 4/4 Adagio movements each in a continuous 20-minute sequence. Play as soothing background music while you relax, or it can be used as a background for "superlearning". |
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ORYX 507
BAROQUE ADAGIOS
The baroque adagio is generally thoughtful, introspective - and especially melodious. Thus the typical baroque adagio provides rich material for meditation, for moments of peace and quiet, or to "still the mind" after a troublesome day! We have selected some wonderful adagios to form a continuous, relaxing program. |
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BHP 904, 905, 906, 907 Available separately.
BACH piano concertos conducted by ENESCO
BWV 1052-58, 1060-1065, 1044 and 1050
These recordings, made in Paris in the 1050s featuring leading players of the day are not just vital historical documents. The interpretations are magical, the sound clear and alive. For clarity of balance and articulation they are hard to beat. Détails en français |
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BHP 909
J.S. BACH: Art of the Fugue
performed on two pianos by Joseph and Grete Dichler.
These are incredibly powerful performances, in which tremendous strength contrasts with peace and quiet, as the nature of each Contrapunctus demands.
There is total clarity throughout, each fugal entry being clearly heard. |
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BACH 7012
Four Shorter Masses BWV 233-236
Renate Krahmer, Soprano / Annelies Burmeister, Alto
Peter Schreier, Tenor / Theo Adam, Bass
DRESDNER KREUZCHOR & PHILHARMONIE
Conductor: Martin Flämig
Plus seven chorale settings.
A Double CD album. |
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Three Concertos for Violin(s) and Strings, BWV 1041-3. Concerto in d-minor for Violin & Oboe BWV 1060, Oboe d'amore concerto after BWV 1056.
Alsace Baroque Orchestra, Jean-Philippe Kleber, violin/conductor. Hans Wittmayer, Second Violin in BWV 1043. Pina Carmirelli, violin, and Willy Ulsamer, oboe in 1060, oboe d'amore in 1056. |
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Harpsichord Partitas 1-6, BWV 825-830
Derek Adlam, Feldberg Harpsichord
Derek Adlam writes: "The creative genius of Bach is so obviously at work in these works – all are remarkable for the way in which the musical essence is distilled from each dance whilst formal limitations are left behind in the unimpeded stream of musical invention." |
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Sonatas for Violin & Clavier/Continuo BWV 1021, 1023, 1024 Reinhold Barchet, violin, and Robert Veyron-Lacroix, harpsichord We are proud to offer these classic performances by Reinhold Barchet.
Trio Sonatas BWV 1036 - 1039
for Two Violins / Flute & Violin / Two Flutes
Strebel / Kussmaul / Praetorius, hpschd |
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Weimar works for Pedal-harpsichord and Organ. Toccata & Fugue in d minor, BWV 565, Concertos after Vivaldi and Johann Ernst, BWV 592,4,5,6,7. Fugue on a Theme of Legrenzi, BWV 574
Nicholas Danby, Martin Neary. Frobenius organ 1965, Stumm Organ 1783. Our disc features the alternating use of organ and pedal-harpsichord. |
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BACH on SILBERMANN ORGANS 1
Freiberg Cathedral 1714, Silbermann's finest instrument.
Played by Hans Otto and Arthur Eger
75 minutes of organ music, including the Toccata & Fugue in d-minor and the Schubler Chorale Variations. Click the image for full details, and links to more photos and organ specification. |
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BACH on SILBERMANN ORGANS 2
Grosshartmannsdorf (1738-41). From Freiberg Cathedral (BACH 708) we move to a typical Silbermann village organ, played by Robert Köbler
Our 72-minute program includes Preludes & Fugues, as well as Chorale Variations. This beautiful instrument retains its original sound and specification. |
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BACH on SILBERMANN ORGANS 3
Ponitz (1737) and Grosshartmannsdorf (1738-41) - Robert Köbler. A group of major Preludes & Fugues on the larger Ponitz organ is followed by the Eight Short Preludes and Fugues on the Grosshartmannsdorf organ. Very highly regarded at the time, the Ponitz organ spread the fame both of the instrument and its builder. |
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48 PRELUDES & FUGUES
The Well Tempered Clavier Books I&II.
MALCOLM HAMILTON, Wittmayer harpsichord
The 48 Preludes and the 48 Fugues go far beyond the mere illustration of well-tempered tuning, to become an almost complete study of the musical possibilities in keyboard preludes and fugues. |
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48 PRELUDES & FUGUES
The Well Tempered Clavier Books I& II.
MALCOLM HAMILTON, Wittmayer harpsichord Strong, clear performances, taken at a measured pace, thematic entries and recitative passages clarified by the judicious use of terrace-dynamics - performances to teach, to demonstrate, to clarify, and above all, to enjoy. |
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Concertos for 1,2,3 & 4 Harpsichords BWV 1052/61/64/65. Sylvia Marlowe, harpsichord, with Pamela Cook, Robert Conant and Theodore Saidenberg. The Baroque Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Saidenberg, conductor. With its concertos for one, up to four harpsichords and orchestra, this is an ideal sampler of Bach's concerted keyboard works. |
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Harpsichord Concertos 2 & 7, BWV 1053 & 1058
George Malcolm, harpsichord / German Bach Soloists / Helmut Winschermann
Italian Concerto BWV 971, Chromatic Fantasy in d-minor BWV 903
George Malcolm, Goff harpsichord
Concerto in d-minor for 3 harpsichords and strings Malcolm/Aveling/Parsons, English Chamber Orch |
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Concerto for oboe and strings in F Major from BWV 1053. Han de Vries, oboe / Hague Philharmonic Orchestra / David Zinman
Harpsichord Concertos BWV 1054,5 & 6 Ruggero Gerlin, harpsichord / Collegium Paris / Douatte
Triple Concerto in d-minor flute/oboe/violin from BWV 1064 German Bach Soloists / Winschermann |
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Concerto for harpsichord & two flutes 1057
Concertos for two harpsichords 1060, 1062
Triple Concerto for flute, violin & harpsichord
Gerlin, harpsichord / Collegium Musicum / Douatte
We particularly like the classic recording of the Triple Concerto which in our view has never been beaten especially for the strength of the last fugal movement. |
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VIOLIN & CLAVIER SONATAS BWV 1014-1019
Josef Suk, violin / Zuzana Ruzicková, harpsichord
These two brilliant and dedicated performers have played together for many years. These are strong, sincere performances, not to be missed! A selection of Fantasies and Fugues for solo harpsichord provide a contrasting program. |
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CANTATA 142: Uns ist ein Kind geboren – Unto us a Child is born. Mannheim Bach Choir / Göttsche
CANTATA 65: Sie werden aus Saba – They shall all come out of Sheba. Barmen-Gemarke / Kahlhöffer
MAGNIFICAT in D, with Christmas Verses
South German Madrigal Choir, Stuttgart / German Bach Soloists / Gönnenwein |
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CANTATA 46: Schauet doch und sehet – Look therefore and see. Barmen-Gemarke / Kahlhöffer
CANTATA 105: Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht - Judge not Thy servant. Radio Denmark / Wöldike
CANTATA 25: Es ist nichts Gesundes
CANTATA 103: Ihr werdet weinen und heulen
Stuttgart Motet Choir / Gunter Graulich |
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CANTATA 68: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt
- God so loved the world.
German Bach Soloists / Klaus Martin Ziegler
CANTATA 76: Die Himmel erzählen - The Heavens declare. Westphalian Singers / Wilhelm Ehmann
CANTATA 80: Ein feste Burg – A sure stronghold .
Amsterdam Philharmonic / Vandernoot |
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SINFONIA from Cantata 152
CANTATA 182: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen - King of Heaven be Thou Welcome
CANTATA 4: Christ lag in Todesbanden - Christ lay by death enshrouded. Westphalian Singers / Ehmann
CANTATA 150: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich
Lord, my soul doth thirst for Thee. Stuttgart/Couraud |
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CANTATA 140: Wachet auf - Sleepers wake
Stuttgart Choir & Orchestra / Marcel Couraud
CANTATA 93: Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten Göttingen City Chorus / Doormann
CANTATA 36: Schwingt freudig euch empor - Lift up your voices with joy Westphalian Choir / German Bach Soloists / Wilhelm Ehmann
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SIX HARPSICHORD TOCCATAS, BWV 910-915
Isolde Ahlgrimm, Ammer pedal-harpsichord
The combination of Ms Ahlgrimm's uniquely virtuosic, almost improvisational style of playing with her Ammer pedal-harpsichord brings these Toccatas stunningly to life in a way which no other performer has to our knowledge yet achieved. |
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BACH ON THE PEDAL HARPSICHORD
Nicholas Danby and Isolde Ahlgrimm
Passacaglia & Fugue 582, organ Trio Sonata 528, 3 short organ fugues (including the popular "Jig Fugue") and a selection of highly virtuosic harpsichord pieces, all performed with style and gusto on the pedal-harpsichord. A dramatic revelation in sound! |
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BACH ON SUNDAY
A Program of Choruses, Choral Arias, Organ & Instrumental Music by the London Bach Society with the English Chamber Orchestra. The solo arias are performed by the relevant section of the choir rather than individual soloists. An ideal program of relaxing, sacred music for quiet Sunday listening. |
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The Musical Offering BWV 1079 - Thuringian Bach Ensemble + Canonic Variations BWV 769 (Silbermann Organ 1714).
Also included: an alternative rendition of the Three-part Ricercare performed on one of King Frederick the Great's Silbermann fortepianos (1746) which Bach may well have played.
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The Art of the Fugue BWV 1080
Our performance by the Thuringian Chamber Orchestra under Guest Conductor George Malcolm offers maximum contrapuntal clarity, with immediate enjoyability. Canons played on the historic Hildebrandt organ, Naumburg, 1747, tested by Bach. This is some of the baroque era's finest and most powerful music.
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Goldberg Variations & French Suite #5
Sylvia Marlowe was one of the world's great harpsichordists. Her phrasing, articulation, and precision of touch have rarely been equaled. She wrote of the Goldberg Variations: "the challenge of the mosaic-like variation form inspired Bach to revolutionary writing of unprecedented brilliance". |
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Lesser-known Harpsichord Works - Gunnar Johansen
Lesser-known they may be, but certainly fully worthy of a hearing and addition to any Bach collection. Gunnar Johansen plays his splendid Sperrhake harpsichord with gusto where a dramatic piece demands, and with sensitivity on the quieter preludes or fugues. |
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Soli Deo Gloria - To the Glory of God Alone.
With these words Bach ended his cantata scores. Two volumes (available separately) of Bach's greatest cantata choruses and chorales. A stunning assemblage of powerful and moving works, performed with great sensitivity and vitality by the Ansbach Festival Choir and Orchestra conducted by Karl Richter. |
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Bach on Silbermann Organs - Vol 4
Two smaller organs on this disc, in the Village Church of Nassau near Frauenstein, and the Chapel organ in romantically sited Burgk Castle. We also feature smaller, lesser-known works like the Pedal Exercise, and an unfinished Prelude. Silbermann's "Silvery Sounds" can be heard as always! |
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Cantatas 198 (Trauerode), 54 & 106 (Actus Traguicus). Vienna Academy Choir, Hermann Scherchen. The Trauerode was composed for the death of Queen Christiana, much loved and highly regarded throughout Saxony. These three cantatas feature the legendary alto, Hilde Roessel-Majdan. Stirring performances, excellent sound quality. |
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Cantatas 35, 53 & 42. Vienna Academy Choir, Hermann Scherchen. The alto soloist in this recording is Maureen Forrester, destined to become something of a legend. Cantata 53 is a single Mourning Aria, here most beautifully performed by Hilde Roessl-Majdan. The unusual scoring of two bells has given it the name Campanella Cantata. |
 | BACH 738
Bach on Silbermann Organs - Vol 5
In this fifth volume we visit three typical Silbermann village organs, all of which respond perfectly to the demands of large works (Toccata Adagio & Fugue 564, Fantasia & Fugue 542) as well as the lighter Aria, Trio and Pastorale. Total playing time 79 minutes. |
 | BACH 739
Bach on Silbermann Organs - Vol 6
We begin and end at Freiberg Cathedral, with the monumental Prelude & Fugue "St Anne" 552 and the Canzona, in between we sample three typical village organs. The program includes the Passacaglia & Fugue in c, 582 and the "Dorian" Toccata & Fugue. Total playing time 79 minutes. |
 | BACH 740
Bach's Domestic Keyboard Instruments
This record offers some interesting repertoire, performed on the harpsichord, clavichord, lute, and the lute-harpsichord. The different textures can be readily compared, and the mechanisms are described in the booklet. |
 | BACH 741, 742 & 743. Available separately
The Six Brandenburg Concertos
& Four Orchestral Suites
These highly tuneful, astonishingly varied and perennially popular works are given stylish, vigorous performances by the Brandenburg Bach Orchestra. In the scores we find the usual strings, hunting horns, oboes, bassoon, trumpet, viols, recorders, flute, and concertante harpsichord. |
 | BACH 744
The Six Trio Sonatas, BWV 525-530
These Trio Sonatas were composed for Bach's son, Wilhelm Friedemann, to assist him in his study of organ pedal technique. Performed here on four different Silbermann organs, as Volume 7 in our "Bach on Silbermann Organs" series. |
 | BACH 745
French Overture BWV 831
Four Sonatas for Flute & Clavier BWV 1020, 1030-3
We open with the grand French Overture, brilliantly played by Rafael Puyana, who also accompanies Maxence Larrieu in four sonatas for flute and clavier. These are trio sonatas for three equal parts; the flute and harpsichord are balanced to reflect this musical equality. |
 | BACH 746
The Complete Sinfonias from Bach's Cantatas
This present assembly of Bach's Cantata Sinfonias, drawn from all periods in Bach's working life, offers a wealth of instrumental richness which might otherwise never be encountered. The variety and freedom of form, and the wealth of instrumentation make for compelling listening from start to finish. |
 | BACH 747
Sonatas for Harpsichord & Cello BWV 1027-9
This recording ensures an equal balance between cello and harpsichord. Ruzickova is creative as always in her registration while Josef Chuchro's cello gives forth a beautiful rich tone. We add three dramatic concerto transcriptions for solo harpsichord, played by Gunnar Johansen. |
 | BACH 748 & 749 (available separately) Vols 3&4
Soli Deo Gloria - To the Glory of God Alone.
With two volumes of Bach's greatest cantata choruses and chorales, BACH 733&4 already issued, we now continue with this popular series. The opening movements of Bach's cantatas represent the height of his art, often missed by those who do not have the entire cantata output. A stunning assemblage of powerful and moving works. |
 | BACH 750 & 751 (available separately) Vols 5&6
Soli Deo Gloria - To the Glory of God Alone.
We continue towards our goal of offering all Bach's cantata choruses. Why? Click the image and follow the link to our SDG page which explains why we believe this is some of Bach's finest music. Recorded over several years at the Greifswalde Bach Tage. |
 | BACH 752 & 753 (available separately) Vols 7&8
Soli Deo Gloria - To the Glory of God Alone.
We continue towards our goal of offering all Bach's cantata choruses. Why? Click the image and follow the link to our SDG page which explains why we believe this is some of Bach's finest music. Recorded over several years at the Greifswalde Bach Tage. |
 | BACH 754 & 755 (available separately) Vols 9&10
Soli Deo Gloria - To the Glory of God Alone.
With these two final volumes, we complete our goal of offering all Bach's cantata choruses. Why? Click the image and follow the link to our SDG page which explains why we believe this is some of Bach's finest music. Recorded over several years at the Greifswalde Bach Tage. |
 | BACH 756 The Six French Suites
Bach originally intended the English and French Suites as pure entertainment for family use. Anna Magdalena was a good amateur player, and indeed, early manuscript forms appeared in the first "notebook" Bach gave to her in 1722. Also his son Wilhelm Friedemann was a talented 12-year-old. Today's listener too, can find here some pleasant entertainment. |
 | BACH 7578 The Six English Suites - a 2-CD album.
Bach originally intended the English and French Suites as pure entertainment for family use. Anna Magdalena was a good amateur player, and indeed, early manuscript forms appeared in the first "notebook" Bach gave to her in 1722. Also his son Wilhelm Friedemann was a talented 12-year-old. Today's listener too, can find here some pleasant entertainment. |
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BACH 759
J S BACH: The Six Trio Sonatas
These Trio Sonatas, named by Bach as "for two claviers and pedal" are here performed by Lorenz Mikulas on the pedal-harpsichord, the instrument on which Bach's son, Wilhelm Friedemann, for whom they were written, would have performed them in the Bach home. The pedal-harpsichord reveals these works in great clarity. |
 | BACH 7601 Art of the Fugue & Musical Offering
This double album offers the Art of the Fugue performed by Isolde Ahlgrimm on her Ammer pedal-harpsichord, followed by the Musical Offering, with the Amati Soloists on original baroque instruments. Ms Ahlgrimm made a special study of the Art of the Fugue, giving lectures in her Vienna apartments well attended by appreciative amateurs. |
 | BACH 762
CANTATA 17: Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich
He who offers thanks, praises Me
CANTATA 110: Unser Mund sei voll Lachens
May our mouths be full of laughter
CANTATA 131: Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir
Out of the depths I call, Lord, to Thee.
WINDSBACHER BOYS' CHOIR / Hans Thamm |
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BHP 901
J S BACH: Goldberg Variations - Millicent Silver
This CD celebrates the career and the artistry of Millicent Silver, for some forty years a well-known performer in London and on BBC radio. We are delighted to present this recording for its warmth and musical integrity. |
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BHP 9023 A 2-CD set
J S BACH: Four Shorter Masses & Sancti
For the Four Shorter Masses Bach drew on some of the finest movements in his cantata writing, creating new works powerful in their own right. We offer these classic performances by the Schwabian Choral Society under Hans Grischkat in deference to their outstanding musical strength and clarity. |
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