The Best of Bach

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Album Summary

Performers

• Michael Murray (Organ)
• William Stone (Baritone)
• Marietta Simpson (Mezzo Soprano)
• Thomas Paul (Bass)
• Delores Ziegler (Mezzo Soprano)
• John Aler (Tenor)
• Sylvia McNair (Soprano)
• Yolanda Kondonassis (Harp)
• John O'Conor (Piano)
• Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet)
• Patricia Maybe (Harpsichord)
• Penelope Jensen (Soprano)
• Dawn Upshaw
• David Gordon

Conductors

• Clark, Keith
• Kunzel, Erich
• Ling, Jahja
• Pearlman, Martin
• Shaw, Robert

Ensembles

• Atlanta Symphony Chamber Chorus
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• Boston Baroque
• Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
• Jacques Loussier Trio
• Les Concerts du Monde
• Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Composer

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Notes & Reviews:

Telarc presents 'The Best of Bach', a spirited selections of works of Bach, both choral and instrumental, performed by some of Telarc's most highly acclaimed artists.

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Works Details

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050 :: Allegro I

• Conductor: Martin Pearlman
• Ensemble: Boston Baroque
• Notes: Mechanics Hall, Worchester Massachusetts (01/03/1993-01/05/1993)
• Running Time: 9 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 29, "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir" BWV 29 :: Sinfonia

• Performer: Michael Murray (Organ)
• Conductor: Robert Shaw
• Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 08/27/1731

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

• Performers: William Stone (Baritone); Marietta Simpson (Mezzo Soprano); Thomas Paul (Bass); Delores Ziegler (Mezzo Soprano); John Aler (Tenor); Sylvia McNair (Soprano)
• Conductor: Robert Shaw
• Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Chamber Chorus
• Notes: Woodruff Arts Center Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA (03/05/1990-03/07/1990)
• Running Time: 5 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1748-1749

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174) :: Chorale. Jesu, Joy of Man's D

• Performer: Yolanda Kondonassis (Harp)
• Notes: Commandery Room, Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, OH (06/13/1994-06/16/1994)
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 07/02/1723

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Fugue for organ in G minor ("Little"), BWV 578 (BC J66)

• Conductor: Erich Kunzel
• Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
• Notes: Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH (09/17/1985/05/11/1986)
• Running Time: 3 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1707

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

• Performer: John O'Conor (Piano)
• Notes: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, England (02/21/1995-02/23/1995)
• Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1722

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

• Performer: Rolf Smedvig (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Jahja Ling
• Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
• Notes: City Hall, Glasgow, Scotland and Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, OH (07/03/1989-07/04/1989)
• Running Time: 5 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 03/24/1721

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

• Performer: Patricia Maybe (Harpsichord)
• Conductor: Keith Clark
• Ensemble: Les Concerts du Monde
• Notes: Little Bridges Auditorium, Pomona College, Clairmont, CA (06/07/1993-06/09/1993)
• Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1738

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Partita for Keyboard no 4 in D major, BWV 828 :: Sarabande

• Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1726-1731

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Magnificat :: Magnific

• Performers: Penelope Jensen (Soprano); Dawn Upshaw; David Gordon; William Stone (Baritone); Marietta Simpson (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Robert Shaw
• Ensemble: Atlanta Symphony Chamber Chorus
• Notes: Woodruff Arts Center, Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA (12/19/1988-12/20/1988)
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 06/1733

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

• Conductor: Martin Pearlman
• Ensemble: Boston Baroque
• Notes: Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA (01/03/1994-01/05/1994)
• Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052 :: Sinfonia. Arioso

• Performer: Yolanda Kondonassis (Harp)
• Notes: Commandery Room, Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, OH (06/13/1994-06/16/1994)
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 01/23/1729

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

• Performer: Michael Murray (Organ)
• Running Time: 8 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1708

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068 :: Air on a G String

• Ensemble: Jacques Loussier Trio
• Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1731