Johann Sebastian Bach - The Essentials

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Album Summary

Performers

• Ian Bostridge (Tenor)
• Dietrich Henschel (Baritone)
• Jean-Guihen Queyras (Cello)
• Richard Egarr (Harpsichord)
• Andrew Manze (Violin)
• Andreas Staier (Harpsichord)
• Vasiljka Jezovsek (Soprano)
• Sarah Connolly (Voice)
• Mark Padmore (Voice)
• Juan Quintana (Viola da gamba)
• Kenneth Gilbert (Harpsichord)
• Peter Kooy
• Barbara Schlick (Soprano)
• Paul O'Dette (Lute)
• Sibylla Rubens (Soprano)
• Lionel Rogg (Organ)
• Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
• Céline Frisch (Harpsichord)

Conductors

• Herreweghe, Philippe
• Jacobs, Rene
• Junghanel, Konrad
• Mullejans, Petra

Ensembles

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• Ghent Collegium Vocale
• Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra
• La Chapelle Royale Paris
• Cantus Colln

Composer

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Notes & Reviews:

How can one sum up on two CDs all that Johann Sebastian Bach contributed to music? The artists of harmonia mundi offer you this concise survey, which brings together some of his key works, carefully chosen highlights which aim above all to whet your appetite for further discoveries. Featured performers include Philippe Herreweghe, Rene Jacobs, Lionel Rogg, Andrew Manze, Kenneth Gilbert and many more.

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Works Details

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050 :: 1. Allegro

• Running Time: 9 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 03/24/1721

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244

• Performers: Ian Bostridge (Tenor); Dietrich Henschel (Baritone)
• Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
• Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1736

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244

• Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
• Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1736

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Suite for Cello solo no 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 :: 1. Prélude

• Performer: Jean-Guihen Queyras (Cello)
• Running Time: 6 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

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

• Performer: Richard Egarr (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 4 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1722

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

• Performer: Andrew Manze (Violin)
• Running Time: 7 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1708

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust" BWV 170 :: 1. Aria. Vergnügte Ruh, be

• Conductor: Petra Müllejans
• Running Time: 7 min. sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 07/28/1726

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Easter Oratorio, BWV 249 :: "Kommt, eilet und laufet"), BWV 249 (BC D8)

• Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
• Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1743-1746

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Partite sopra "O Gott, du frommer Gott", BWV 767

• Performer: Andreas Staier (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 12 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1751

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080 :: Contrapunc

• Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1742

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 122, "Das neugeborne Kindelein" BWV 122 :: 4. Aria. Ist Gott versöhnt

• Performers: Vasiljka Jezovsek (Soprano); Sarah Connolly (Voice); Mark Padmore (Voice)
• Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
• Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 12/31/1724

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21 :: Choeur. Ich hatte vile Bekümmernis

• Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
• Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 06/17/1714

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068 :: Air

• Running Time: 4 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1731

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

• Running Time: 1 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1738-1739

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12 (BC A68)

• Conductor: Konrad Junghanel
• Ensemble: Cantus Cölln
• Running Time: 21 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 04/22/1714

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 :: 1. Vivace

• Performers: Juan Quintana (Viola da gamba); Céline Frisch (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 5 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1720

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

• Performer: Kenneth Gilbert (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1741

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 :: Variation 16. Ouverture à 1 c

• Performer: Kenneth Gilbert (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1741

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 158, "Der Friede sei mit dir" BWV 158 :: Aria con Chorale. Welt, ade

• Performer: Peter Kooy
• Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
• Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale
• Running Time: 7 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1732-1735

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Magnificat :: Choeur.

• Performer: Barbara Schlick (Soprano)
• Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
• Ensemble: La Chapelle Royale Paris
• Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 06/1733

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Magnificat :: Aria & C

• Performer: Barbara Schlick (Soprano)
• Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
• Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 06/1733

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Musical Offering, BWV 1079 :: Prélude

• Performer: Paul O'Dette (Lute)
• Running Time: 5 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 05/1747-07/1747

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 :: Am ersten Weihnachtstag

• Conductor: René Jacobs
• Running Time: 7 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Christmas
• Written: 1734

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Komm, Jesu, komm!, BWV 229 :: Chor. Aria. Komm, Jesu, komm

• Performer: Sibylla Rubens (Soprano)
• Conductor: René Jacobs
• Running Time: 6 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1731-1732

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Nun danket alle Gott, BWV 657

• Performer: Lionel Rogg (Organ)
• Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1723

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

• Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe
• Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1748-1749

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Pastorale in F major, BWV 590 :: Aria

• Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: after 1720