Essential Bach

• Audio Samples
• Album Summary
• Notes & Reviews
• Also Purchased
• Works Details

Audio Samples

Album Summary

Performers

• Maria Tipo (Piano)
• Paul Tortelier (Cello)
• Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
• Michel Debost (Flute)
• Lionel Rogg (Harpsichord)
• William Bennett (Flute)
• David Willcocks (Organ)
• Leon Goossens (Oboe)
• Helmut Walcha (Harpsichord)
• Catherine Latham (Recorder)
• Iona Brown (Violin)
• Peter Hurford (Organ)
• Josef Suk (Violin)
• Richard Egarr (Harpsichord)
• George Malcolm (Harpsichord)
• Bob Asperen (Harpsichord)
• Leslie Pearson (Harpsichord)
• Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin)
• Salvatore Accardo (Violin)
• Jordi Savall (Vielle)
• Ton Koopman (Harpsichord)
• Kenneth Sillito (Violin)
• Philip Pickett (Recorder)
• Celia Nicklin (Oboe)
• Mark Bennett (Trumpet)

Conductors

• Accardo, Salvatore
• Gonnenwein, Wolfgang
• Jochum, Eugen
• Ledger, Philip, Sir
• Marriner, Sir Neville
• Menuhin, Yehudi
• Tortelier, Paul
• Willcocks, David

Ensembles

• 
• Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Consortium Musicum

Composer

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Reviews

There are currently no reviews, be the first one!

Also Purchased

Works Details

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048 :: Allegro

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 6 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174) :: Jesus bleibet meine Freude (J

• Conductor: David Willcocks
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
• Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 07/02/1723

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565

• Performer: Peter Hurford (Organ)
• Running Time: 8 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1708

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068 :: 2. Air 'on the G string'

• Conductor: Paul Tortelier
• Running Time: 5 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1731

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Partita for Violin solo no 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 :: 1. Preludio

• Performer: Josef Suk (Violin)
• Running Time: 3 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 :: Bereite dich, Zion

• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Running Time: 5 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1734

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052 :: 1. Allegro

• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1730

Bach, Johann Sebastian : French Suite no 5 in G major, BWV 816 :: 4. Gavotte

• Performer: Richard Egarr (Harpsichord)
• Notes: Composition written: 1722.
• Running Time: 1 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Mass in B minor, BWV 232 :: Crucifixus

• Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1748-1749

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056 :: 2. Largo

• Performer: George Malcolm (Harpsichord)
• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1738

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Fugue for organ in G major, BWV 577 (BC J61)

• Performer: Peter Hurford (Organ)
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1750

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1) :: Prelude

• Performer: Bob Asperen (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869 :: no 2 in C minor, BWV 847, Fugue

• Performer: Bob Asperen (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 1 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043 :: 2. Largo ma non tanto

• Performers: Leslie Pearson (Harpsichord); Anne-Sophie Mutter (Violin); Salvatore Accardo (Violin)
• Conductor: Salvatore Accardo
• Running Time: 7 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1730-1731

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 :: 1. Allegro

• Performer: George Malcolm (Harpsichord)
• Notes: Composition written: 1735.
• Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1735

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 :: 2. Adagio

• Performers: Jordi Savall (Vielle); Ton Koopman (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 6 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047 :: 3. Allegro assai

• Performers: Kenneth Sillito (Violin); Philip Pickett (Recorder); Celia Nicklin (Oboe); Mark Bennett (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Magnificat :: 1. Magni

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 06/1733

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 (BC G1, G3) :: Sheep may safely graze

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 02/23/1713

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 :: Aria

• Performer: Maria Tipo (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1741

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007 :: 1. Prélude

• Performer: Paul Tortelier (Cello)
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007 :: 6. Gigue

• Performer: Paul Tortelier (Cello)
• Running Time: 2 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Bist du bei mir, aria arranged for voice & continuo (after Gottfried Stölzel), BWV 508

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1722-1725

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042 :: 3. Allegro assai

• Performer: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: by 1730

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244

• Conductor: Wolfgang Gönnenwein
• Ensemble: Consortium Musicum
• Running Time: 7 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1736

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244

• Conductor: Wolfgang Gönnenwein
• Ensemble: Consortium Musicum
• Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1736

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031 :: 2. Siciliano

• Performers: Michel Debost (Flute); Lionel Rogg (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1730-1734

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 :: Pastoral Symphony

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 6 min. sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1734

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 :: 2. Rondeau

• Performer: William Bennett (Flute)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 1 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1738-1739

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 :: 6. Menuet

• Performer: William Bennett (Flute)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 1 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1738-1739

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 :: 7. Badinerie

• Performer: William Bennett (Flute)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 1 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1738-1739

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22

• Performer: David Willcocks (Organ)
• Running Time: 4 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1748-1749

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1060 :: 1. Allegr

• Performers: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin); Leon Goossens (Oboe)
• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Running Time: 5 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1921

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Two-Part Invention no 1 in C major, BWV 772

• Performer: Helmut Walcha (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 1 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Two-Part Invention no 8 in F major, BWV 779

• Performer: Helmut Walcha (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 1 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Two-Part Invention no 13 in A minor, BWV 784

• Performer: Helmut Walcha (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 1 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044 "Triple Concerto" :: 2. Adag

• Performers: George Malcolm (Harpsichord); William Bennett (Flute); Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Running Time: 6 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1729-1741

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049 :: 1. Allegro

• Performers: Philip Pickett (Recorder); Catherine Latham (Recorder); Iona Brown (Violin)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 7 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Mass in B minor, BWV 232 :: Cum sancto spiritu

• Conductor: Eugen Jochum
• Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1748-1749