Bach, Johann Sebastian > Harpsichord

Scotland Boy / The Orchestra of the Scottish Opera, Moray West

1 CD / Scotdisc (BGS Productions) / 2013-07-09

Works: Michael Korb: Highland Cathedral, song; Stephen West: Miss You, song; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute; Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, K 339; Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Scottish Trad...
Performers: Cassels, Stuart; Hope, Stuart; Lynch, Julia; McDougall, James; McGillivray, Alison; McPhee, George; Moffat, Tony; Tunnell, Pippa; West, Moray; Willshire, Havilland
Conductors: Danzmayr, David; Dean, Tim; Bell, Christopher

Bach: Violin Concertos nos 1 & 2; Concerto BWV 1053; Concerto BWV1060 / Viktoria Mullova, violin

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2013-06-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C minor, ...
Performers: Dantone, Ottavio; Mullova, Viktoria
Conductors: Dantone, Ottavio
Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina

Viktoria Mullova's Bach recordings for Onyx have received worldwide praise. For this album, she once again teams up with harpsichordist Ottavio Dantone in a program...continue...

J.S. Bach: The French Suites, BWV 812-817 / Alessandra Artifoni

2 CD / Dynamic / 2013-03-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite no 4 in E flat major, BWV 815; French Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV 813; French Suite no 5 in G major, BWV 816; French Suite, for keyboard no 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (B...
Performers: Artifoni, Alessandra

Alessandra Artifoni began to study the harpsichord at the age of nine. It was at that early age that she became an enthusiast of early...continue...
Recording information: Villa L'Oriuolo, Florence, Italy (07/2012)....continue...

License to Thrill - Works and transcriptoins by Bach, Vivaldi, Gershwin, Chick Corea, Piazzolla et al. / Joe Burgstaller, trumpet

1 CD / Summit Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Joe Burgstaller: Within, for chorus & trumpet; Lullaby; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for solo keyboard no 1 in D major (after Vivaldi Op. 3/9), BWV 972 (BC L189); George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; ...
Performers: Arnhold, Joelle [Vocals]; Burgstaller, Joe; Burke, Mary; Butterman, Karl [Vocals]; Cheng, Stephanie; Clark, Alex; Ferrari, John; Ganger, Joshua [Vocals]; Gargiulo, Julian [Piano]; Herrington, Benjami...

Trumpet titan Joe Burgstaller (formerly of Canadian Brass) presents a compendium including baroque, classical, contemporary classical, traditional spiritual, diazole, Chick Corea, and Sting! This wond...continue...
Recording information: 2012....continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

J. S. Bach: The Six French Suites / Colin Tilney, clavichord

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite no 1 in D minor, BWV 812; French Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV 813; French Suite, for keyboard no 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (BC L21); Suite in E flat, BWV 819a; French Su...
Performers: Tilney, Colin

A superbly recorded new version of this cycle. Tilney is internationally known for his harpsichord, clavichord and fortepiano playing, with many solo recordings on DG...continue...
Recording information: Philip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria, B (06/2009/09/2009)....continue...

Violinist Steven Staryk: A Retrospective, Vol. 3 - Bach / Kenneth Gilbert, harpsichord

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor, BWV 1023; Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata for flute (or violin) & k...
Performers: Gilbert, Kenneth; Staryk, Steven
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Staryk, Steven
Ensemble: ; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Bach In Time on the Clarinet - Sonatas BWV 1023 & 1029; Toccata & Fugue BWV 565; Cantata excerpts / Joseph Eller, clarinet

1 CD / Centaur / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor, BWV 1023; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029; Ich hat...
Performers: Curry, Jerry; Eller, Joseph; Jesselson, Robert; Johnson, Jared; Stallard, Tina Milhorn

American Record Guide, January/February 2013
Eller has a pleasant timbre and excellent technique, and his phrasing is both expressive and genuine. His free-blowing set-up, though, can...continue...
Recording information: University of South Carolina School of Music Recital Ha (08/2010-12/2010)....continue...

Bach: Six Partitas for Harpsichord (Clavier Übung I) BWV 825-830 / Ton Koopman: harpsichord

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825; Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Partita for keyboard no 6 in E minor, BWV 830 (BC L6); Partita for keyboard n...
Performers: Koopman, Ton

For a long time, Baroque and Bach specialist Ton Koopman has wanted to record this masterpiece, recorded in the trusted and beautiful Walloon Church in...continue...
Recording information: Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam (12/2011)....continue...

Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen: Christmas and sacred music by J.S. Bach, Telemann & Handel / Lucia Popp, soprano (rec. 1982)

1 CD / Acanta / 2013-01-29

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Ich danke dem Herrn von ganzem Herzen (Psalm 111), TWV 714; George Frederick Handel: Samson, HWV 57; Messiah, HWV 56; Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248; Cant...
Performers: Doll, Susanne; Hynninen, Jorma; Popp, Lucia; Reinhart, Carole Dawn; Schuster, Frits [Double Bass]; Sekreve, Henk; Waterman, Joël; Waterman, Robert
Conductors: Voorberg, Marinus

Acanta presents this 1982 re-issue of Christmas and sacred music featuring soprano Lucia Popp. During this time Lucia Popp had reached the height of her...continue...

Cembalo: Inspiration und Originalitat - works by d'Anglebert, Bach, Froberger & Vivaldi / Mechthild Winter, harpsichord

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-01-08

Works: Jean-Henri d'Anglebert: Suite for harpsichord no 2 in G minor (Pièces de Claveçin); Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV 813; Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BW...
Performers: Winter, Mechthild

The first solo CD from experienced Leipzig-based harpsichordist Mechthild Winter on the Querstand label is played on a harpsichord built after a famous old Ruckers...continue...
Recording information: Evangelisch-lutherische Gnadenkirche Leipzig-Wahren (09/2010)....continue...

A Year With Jesus / Gloria, Miserere, Stabat Mater, Magnificat, Requiem by Bach, Pergolesi, Mozart et al. / Véronique Gens, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andrew Parrott, Riccardo Muti et al.

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-01-08

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, cantata, BWV 123; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249; Magnificat, BWV 243; Herz und Mund und ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Gens, Veronique; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lesne, Gerard; Neilz, Jacques; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Veyron-Lacroix, Robert
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew; Herreweghe, Philippe; Christophers, Harry; Hill, David; Cleobury, Stephen; Mandrin, Emmanuel; Lara, Francisco; ; Hillier, Paul; Plasson, Michel; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Willcocks, David;...
Ensemble: ; Brunel Ensemble; Ensemble Vocal et Instrumental de Lausanne; Il Seminario Musicale; La Petite Bande; Taverner Players; The Hilliard Ensemble; The Sixteen (Choir)

From Easter Sunday to All Saints' Day, A Year with Jesus is the ultimate collection of sacred music to help celebrate the Christian holidays. This...continue...

Classical 2013 / DiDonato, Rattle, Frag, Jaroussky, Lim, Balsom, Pahud, Villazon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-11-19

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Giacomo Puccini: La Bohème; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Violin no 8 in G major, Op. 30/3; Fide...
Performers: Anderson, Ronald Kinloch; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Baborak, Radek; Balsom, Alison; Bostridge, Ian; Brunello, Mario; Callas, Maria; Capucon, Gautier; Capucon, Renaud; Coates, Sam; Dalberto, Michel; D...
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Armiliato, Marco; Summers, Patrick; Jensen, Eivind Gullberg; Spinosi, Jean-Christophe; Pinnock, Trevor; Wilson, John; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Petrenko, Vasily; Aadland, Eivind; ...
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Matheus; Les Violons du Roy; tenThing (Brass Ensemble); The English Concert

With 45 tracks, and over 2.5 hours of classical favorites, Classical 2013 is a double album featuring the best and most popular names in classical...continue...

J.S. Bach: Complete Harpsichord Concertos / Burkhard Glaetzner, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum / Christine Schornsheim, Pieter-Jan Belder, et. al., harpsichord

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Harpsichord in D major, BWV 1054; Concerto for Harpsichord in A major...
Performers: Belder, Pieter-Jan; Delft, Menno Van; Henstra, Siebe; Leenhouts, Paul; Liebsch, Violetta; Schornsheim, Christine; Stark, Mechtild; Steenhoven, Karel van; Thalheim, Armin
Conductors: Glaetzner, Burkhard; Belder, Pieter-Jan
Ensemble: ; Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Celebrate the birth of one of the most important genres in music history with this set dedicated to J.S. Bach's complete works in the medium...continue...

The Trinity Hall, Cambridge Harpsichord / Music of Bach, Bohm, Greene, Purcell, Couperin, Handel / Andrew Arthur, harpsichord

1 CD / Priory / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Georg Böhm: W...
Performers: Arthur, Andrew

The harpsichord at Trinity Hall, Cambridge was built by Andrew Garlick in 2009 and is modeled on one made by Goujon in 1748 and offers...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Trinity Hall, Cambridge (01/10/2012/01/11/2012)....continue...

Bach: 6 Sonatas for harpsichord and violin / Ton Koopman: harpsichord; Catherine Manson: violin

2 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 1 in B minor, BWV 1014; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 2 in A major, BWV 1015; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV...
Performers: Koopman, Ton; Manson, Catherine

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
Eminent Bach scholar Christoph Wolff wrote the liner notes for this superb release. Koopman and Manson are acutely aware...continue...
Recording information: Waalse kerk Amsterdam (11/2011/12/2011)....continue...

This is Glenn Gould: The Story of a Genius

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Spoken Word: This is Glenn Gould (from The Idea of North); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Aria Variata in a, BWV 989 "In the Italian Style"; Sonata no 2 in D major, for viola da...
Performers: Gould, Glenn; Laredo, Jaime; Rose, Leonard; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Golschmann, Vladimir; Susskind, Walter

This is Glenn Gould - Story of a Genius; the title says it all and gives a perfect introduction to the life, music and style...continue...

Komm, Süsses Kreuz!: The German Viol in Fantastic Dialogues / Arend Hess; John Cheatham; Warner Skuplik

1 CD / Coviello / 2012-11-04

Works: Philipp Heinrich Erlebach: Sonata no 3 in A major for violin discordato, viola da gamba & basso continuo; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Johann Michael Kühnel: Concerto f...
Performers: Arend, Andreas; Cheatham, Josh; Hess, Frauke; Johann, Torsten; Skuplik, Veronika; Worner, Dominik

"The allerfreieste and ungebundenste Set, singing and playing style" named Johann Mattheson 1739 "Stylus Phantasticus", and so he hits the nail on the head. Around...continue...
Recording information: St. Georgskirche, Sengwarden, Germany (10/18/2011-10/21/2011)....continue...

Historical Master Instruments: Harpsichord, Early Piano & Clavichord - works by J.S. Bach; C.P.E. Bach; Giusepe Paladini; Frescobaldi / Schrammek, Brautigam, Thalheim

2 CD / Acanta / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Musical Offering, BWV 1079; Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, BWV 906; Minuet for keyboard no 3 in G major , BWV 843 (BC L176/3); Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; ...
Performers: Bernstein, Walter Heinz; Brautigam, Maria [Harpsichord]; Schrammek, Winfried

Acanta presents a collection of recordings performed on historical instruments. These instruments are kept in notable collections or museums such at the Händel-Haus at Halle/Saale...continue...

J.S. Bach: Harpsichord Concertos / Matthew Halls, harpsichord

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for harpsichord, 2 recorders, strings & continuo no 6 in F major, BWV 1057; Concerto for Harpsichord in G minor, BWV 1058; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 105...
Performers: Halls, Matthew
Conductors: Halls, Matthew
Ensemble: Retrospect Ensemble

Having wowed the critics with its 2011 recording of 'J.S. Bach: Easter and Ascension Oratorios' Retrospect Ensemble returns with Bach's Harpsichord Concertos. Director Matthew Halls...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Church, Chesterton, Ccambridge, UK (09/27/2011-09/29/2011)....continue...

J.S. Bach: 6 Sonatas for Violin & Keyboard; 3 Sonatas for Cello & Keyboard / Glenn Gould, piano; Jaime Laredo, violin; Leonard Rose, cello

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 1 in B minor, BWV 1014; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 2 in A major, BWV 1015; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV...
Performers: Gould, Glenn; Laredo, Jaime; Rose, Leonard

Sony Classical celebrates Glenn Gould's 80th Anniversary with The Glenn Gould Collection, the complete Glenn Gould CD collection in 20 volumes, each available separately. They include...continue...
Recording information: Eaton's Auditorium, Toronto, Canada....continue...

Szymon Goldberg Centenary (Edition), Vol. 2: Commercial Recordings / Szymon Goldberg, violin [8 CDs]

8 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046; Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, B...
Performers: Bottermund, Hans; Breiden, Heinrich; Feuermann, Emanuel; Goldberg, Szymon; Harzer, Albert; Hindemith, Paul; Jones, Geraint; Kern, Gustav; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Kruttge, Eigel; Lush, Ernest; Moore, Ger...
Conductors: Susskind, Walter; Melichar, Alois; Kletzki, Paul;
Ensemble: ; Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Recordings were made of Goldberg (1909-1993) over virtually a 60-year period--perhaps one of the longest studio careers of any violinist and certainly most consistent in...continue...

Essential Film Classics

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K.183; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K....
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Bell, David [Organ]; Callas, Maria; Dimitrova, Ghena; Gavrilov, Andrei; Hough, Stephen; Koopman, Ton; Kraus, Alfredo [Tenor Vocals]; Little, Tasmin; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; ...
Conductors: Tennstedt, Klaus; Jansons, Mariss; Hickox, Richard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Abel, David [Violin]; Previn, Andre; Love, Geoff; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Serafin, Tullio; Ormandy, Eugene; Barbi...

Essential Classics is a series of 2-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Presenting the bestloved and most popular works...continue...

J.S. Bach: Inventions & Sinfonies / Cristiano Holtz, clavichord

1 CD / Hortus / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude for Lute in C minor, BWV 999; Fughetta in C minor, BWV 961; Prelude in G minor, BWV 930; French Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV 813; Suite for keyboard in F minor (fragment)...
Performers: Holtz, Cristiano

The clavichord experienced its peak in the mid-18th century, when the larger, unfretted version was introduced to musicians. In this recording by award-winning musician Cristiano...continue...
Recording information: Église Oude Dorpskerk te Bunnik, Pays-Bas (04/05/2008-04/07/2008)....continue...

The English Nightingale: Virtuoso Recorder Music from Reniaissande to Romantic / Piers Adams: recorder; Howard Beach: keyboards; David Watkin: cello

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-10-09

Works: Jacob van Eyck: Variations on "Wat Zal Men Op Den Avond Doen"; Der Fluyten Lust-hof; Giovanni Bassano: Divisions on Crecquillon's "Onques amour" for ensemble; William Croft: Sonata in G major; Arcang...
Performers: Adams, Piers; Beach, Howard; Watkin, David

Piers Adams is widely regarded as one of the greatest recorder players of our time. He has worked tirelessly to develop the recorder's repertoire and...continue...
Recording information: St. Dunstan's Church, East Cheam (11/1989)....continue...

Rachel: The Music I Love / Rachel Podger, violin

2 CD / Channel Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in B flat major, Op. 4 no 1/RV 383a; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("La stravaganza" no 11), Op. 4/11, RV; Concerto for Violin, strings & co...
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Pinnock, Trevor; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Rogers, Jane
Conductors:
Ensemble: Arte dei Suonatori; Brecon Baroque; Holland Baroque Society

For this specially-priced, two-disc retrospective of Channel Classics recordings by violinist Rachel Podger, the label asked the artist to pick a selection of favorite tracks...continue...

Bach: Musicial Offering / Peter Lukas Graf, flute; Hansheinz Schneeberger, violin; Ilse Mathieu, violin; Walter Kagi, viola et al.

1 CD / Claves / 2012-10-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Musical Offering, BWV 1079
Performers: Dahler, Jorg Ewald; Daxelhofer, Christine; Gerber, Ernst; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Kagi, Walter; Looser, Rolf; Mathieu, Ilse; Schneeberger, Hansheinz

This recording was made in the Aarau Church in December 1968....continue...

Signum Classics Anniversary Series The Early Music Collection / Cordaria; The Clerks Group; Gabrieli Consort & Players; King's Singers; Voces8 et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin; Cantate Domino; Gregorio Strozzi: Mascara sonata e ballata da piú Cavalieri Napolitani nel Regio Palazzo, for organ; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no...
Performers: Carolan, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Devine, Steven; Hennessy, Gail; Kenedy, David; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lyons, William; Murphy, Emma; Parle, Nicholas; Perillo, Linda; Reiter, Walter
Conductors: Howarth, Robert; Ng, Kah-Ming; ; Short, Nigel; Thorby, Philip; McCreesh, Paul; Wickham, Edward; Dixon, Alistair; Webber, Geoffrey
Ensemble: ; Chapelle du Roi (Chorus); Charivari Agréable; Cordaria; Gabrieli Players; Gallicantus; Mille Fleurs; Musica Antiqua; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Compan...

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Organs of Famous Cathedrals - works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Wesley et al. / David Goode, Joseph Nolan, Simon Preston, Jeremy Filsell

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespers of the Blessed Virgin; Cantate Domino; Gregorio Strozzi: Mascara sonata e ballata da piú Cavalieri Napolitani nel Regio Palazzo, for organ; Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata no...
Performers: Carolan, Lucy [Harpsichord]; Devine, Steven; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Goode, David; Hennessy, Gail; Kenedy, David; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lyons, William; Mason, Alexander; Matthes, Michael; M...
Conductors: Howarth, Robert; Ng, Kah-Ming; ; Short, Nigel; Thorby, Philip; McCreesh, Paul; Wickham, Edward; Dixon, Alistair; Webber, Geoffrey
Ensemble: ; Chapelle du Roi (Chorus); Charivari Agréable ; Cordaria; Gabrieli Players; Gallicantus; Mille Fleurs; Musica Antiqua; Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Company; Tenebrae (Vocal Ensemble); The Clerk...

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Shostakovich: Preludes Op. 87 / Ensemble Caprice

2 CD / Analekta / 2012-10-02

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue for piano no 7 in A major, Op. 87/7; Prelude & Fugue for piano no 18 in F minor, Op. 87/18; Prelude & Fugue for piano no 4 in E minor, Op. 87/4; Prelude & Fugue f...
Performers: Bergeron, Louis Pierre; Brault, Olivier; Cohen, Josh; Helyard, Erin; Jennejohn, Matthew; Lariviere, Sophie; Marsolais, Louis-Philippe; Maute, Matthias; Paull, Pemi
Conductors: Maute, Matthias
Ensemble: Ensemble Caprice

When J.S .Bach sent his carefully handwritten score of Six Concerts à plusieurs instruments to the margrave of Brandenburg in 1721, he could never have...continue...
Recording information: St-Augustin de Mirabel Church, Quebec, Canada (09/2011)....continue...

Daniel Hope: The Warner Recordings - Bach, Mozart, Berg, Britten, Foulds, Shostakovich, Shankar, Falla et al. / Daniel Hope, violin

5 CD / Warner Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV ...
Performers: Bezuidenhout, Kristian; Blankestijn, Marieke; Chakraborty, Asok; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Knauer, Sebastian; Martin, Jaime; Mazumdar, Gaurav; Sebastian, Gilda
Conductors: Norrington, Roger; Watkins, Paul; Oramo, Sakari; Shostakovich, Maxim

Called "adventurous and brilliant" by the New York Times, Hope was named "the most exciting British string player since Jacqueline du Pré," by the London...continue...

J.S. Bach: Sonatas for viola de gamba and Clavecin; Italian Concerto / Emmanuelle Guigues, viola da gambe; Bruno Procopio, clavecin

1 CD / Paraty / 2012-09-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 2 in D major, BWV 1028; Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 1 in G major, BWV 1027; ...
Performers: Guiges, Emmanuelle; Procopio, Bruno

These three sonatas present distinct characteristics of style and writing, the first two adopting the scheme of Church Sonata in the Corellian type, and the...continue...
Recording information: Musée de Beaux-Arts de Chartres, France (06/2007)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Concerto Reconstructions / Salvatore Carchiolo, organ & harpsichord; Andrea Mion, oboe; Giorgio Sasso, viola & violin

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-08-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Work(s); Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major, BWV 1055; Concerto for 3 Violins in D major, BWV 1064
Performers: Carchiolo, Salvatore; Mion, Andrea; Sasso, Giorgio
Conductors: Sasso, Giorgio
Ensemble: Insieme Strumentale di Roma

Like many musicians of the era, Bach reused his own melodic and harmonic material in combination and recombination that suggest possible lost "alternative" versions of...continue...
Recording information: Basilica of St. Alessio, Rome (11/17/2011-11/20/2011)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variationen, BWV 988 / Luca Guglielmi: harpsichord

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2012-08-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Guglielmi, Luca

From the liner notes: "It is difficult to resist the temptation, even in a clearly profane work such as this, to catch a glimpse of...continue...
Recording information: Accademia di Agricoltura, Palazzo Corbetta Bellini di L (11/12/2011-11/13/2011)....continue...

Cristiano Holtz plays rare works for harpsichord by J.S. Bach / Cristiano Holtz, piano

1 CD / Edition Hera / 2012-08-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude (Fantasia), for keyboard in A minor, BWV 922 (BC L141); Fantasia and Fugue, for keyboard in D minor (doubtful), BWV 905; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Prelude ...
Performers: Holtz, Cristiano

Cristiano Holtz studied harpsichord in the Netherlands and was the last official student of Gustav Leonhardt. He is professor of harpsichord at the Gregorian Institute...continue...

Bach: Violin Concertos nos 1 & 2; Vivaldi / Oistrakh

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2012-08-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Violins in...
Performers: Fischer, Georg; Malcolm, George; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]
Conductors: Oistrakh, David; Goossens, Eugene, Sir

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4-6 / Trevor Pinnock - The English Concert

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051; Orchestral Suite no 2 in B ...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Hunt, William; Jones, Trevor [Viol]; Medlam, Charles; Pinnock, Trevor; Pleeth, Anthony [Cello]; Schlapp, Jan; Standage, Simon
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: The English Concert

The Brandendburg Concertos stand at the summit Baroque orchestral music. Each work is a dazzling masterpiece of instrumental intricacy, featuring a breathtaking range of textures...continue...

Bach: Italian Concerto; French Suites Nos. 1-3; Italian Concerto / Lorenzo Ghielmi: harpsichord

1 CD / Passacaille / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite no 1 in D minor, BWV 812; French Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV 813; French Suite, for keyboard no 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (BC L21); Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971...
Performers: Ghielmi, Lorenzo

Until recently, Lorenzo Ghielmi has made solo recordings with Passacaille mainly as an organist. However, as a performer he is continuing the tradition of the...continue...
Recording information: Crema, in the Sala musicale Giardino (10/28/2011/11/10/2011)....continue...

A Tribute to Gustav Leonhardt: The Last Recordings / with Philippe Herreweghe, Elisabeth Joye, Gilles Cantagrel

5 CD / Alpha Productions / 2012-07-10

Works: François Couperin: Messe propre pour les convents de religieux & religieuses; Suite 1, for viola da gamba & continuo (Pièces de viole); Suite 2, for viola da gamba & continuo (Piè...
Performers: Leonhardt, Gustav; Valetti, Pablo
Conductors: ; Leonhardt, Gustav
Ensemble: Café Zimmerman; Café Zimmermann

Alpha pays homage to Gustav Leonhardt in a lavish box set comprising the last five recordings made by this great pioneer. The set also includes...continue...

Simply Baroque II

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata, BWV 75; Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale no 1), BWV 645 (BC K22; Wer nur den lieben Gott...
Performers: Koopman, Ton
Conductors: Koopman, Ton

Recording information: De Stadsgeboorzaal, Leiden, The Netherlands (08/16/1998-08/21/1998)....continue...

J.S Bach: Goldberg Variations / Takae Ohnishi, piano

1 CD / Bridge / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9)
Performers: Ohnishi, Takae

Takae Ohnishi's towering performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations is performed on a superb new instrument from Harpsichord Atelier Marc Ducornet (Paris, 2010), based on a...continue...
Recording information: Warren lecture Hall Studio A, University of California, (05/18/2011-05/20/2011)....continue...

Bach: Keyboard Concertos - Concertos nos 1-7 / Igor Kipnis, harpsichord; Neville Marriner

2 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in E major, BWV 1053; Concerto for Harpsichord in D major, BWV 1054; Concerto for Harpsichord in A major...
Performers: Craxton, Janet; Dolmetsch, Jeanne; Dolmetsch, Marguerite; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: London String Players

Though never lacking in original ideas, composers like Bach often recycled material from their own previous works into new works, and these harpsichord concertos are...continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, AV 132; Johanne...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

J.S. Bach: Three Concertos; Trio Sonata / Avi Avital, mandolin

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D minor (reconstruction), BWV 1052R; Concerto for Oboe in G minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052; Sonata for flu...
Performers: Ad-El, Shalev; Avital, Avi; Givol, Ira; Zakai, Ophira [Lute]
Conductors: Ad-El, Shalev;
Ensemble: Kammerakademie Potsdam

The New York Times recognizes Avi Avital for his "exquisitely sensitive playing" and "stunning agility".

These gifts, and his commitment to expanding the expressive possibilities of

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Recording information: Funkhaus Berlin Nalepastraáe, Saal (09/2011/10/2011)....continue...

Baby Needs Baroque

1 CD / Delos / 2012-05-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L...
Performers: Arimany, Claudi; Chatfield, Mark [Viola]; Galbraith, Paul; Mabee, Patricia; Newman, Anthony; Oliveira, Elmar; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Rosenberger, Carol [Piano]; Sartain, Nancy; Schwarz, Gerard; Vogel, ...
Conductors: Schwarz, Gerard;
Ensemble: ; Brazilian Guitar Quartet; Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Realizing that early exposure is key to a lifetime of classical enjoyment, Amelia and pianist Carol Rosenberger (now Delos' director), made the production of recordings...continue...

Bach: Goldberg Variations / Frederick Haas, clavecin

1 CD / La Dolce Volta / 2012-05-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Haas, Frederick

French harpsichordist Frédérick Haas has made a name for himself with an aristocratic, pensive style more attuned to introspection than pyrotechnics. He has a profound...continue...
Recording information: Château de Ronchinne, Belgique (10/18/2010-10/19/2010)....continue...

Harpsichord Music for a Thin Place - works by F. Couperin, L. Couperin, Forqueray and J.S. Bach / Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord

1 CD / Whaling City Sounds / 2012-05-08

Works: François Couperin: Premier prélude for harpsichord in C major (L'Art de toucher le clavecin); Quatrième prélude for harpsichord in F minor (L'art de toucher le clavecin); Cinqui&#...
Performers: Cienniwa, Paul

This recording contains slow, meditative harpsichord pieces, favoring major keys over minor keys. From the selection of repertoire to its preparation to the recording venue...continue...
Recording information: St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Swansea, MA (09/07/2011-09/08/2011)....continue...

J. S. Bach: Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord, BWV 1014-1019 / Chiara Banchini, violin; Jorg-Andreas Botticher, clavecin

2 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2012-05-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 1 in B minor, BWV 1014; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 2 in A major, BWV 1015; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV...
Performers: Banchini, Chiara; Botticher, Jorg-Andreas

To mark her return to the recording studio after releasing CDs of Tartini and Albinoni (both awarded a Diapason d'Or), Chiara Banchini joins forces with...continue...
Recording information: L'Heure Bleue, La Chaux de Fonds, Suisse (07/04/2011-07/10/2011)....continue...

Solo for the King - works for solo flute & BC by Bach, Benda, Quantz et al. / Jana Semeradova, baroque transverse flute

1 CD / Supraphon / 2012-05-03

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in B minor, BWV 1030; Musical Offering, BWV 1079; Johann Philipp Kirnberger: Trio for flute, violin & continuo in G minor; Johann Joachim Quant...
Performers: Cuiller, Bertrand

Just as France had its Louis XIV, so Germany had Frederick II (1712-1786), whose passionate love of music (to the great annoyance of his father,...continue...
Recording information: St. Francis of Assisi Church, Convent of St. Agnes of B (12/10/2011/12/12/2011)....continue...

Gustav Leonhardt Jubilee Edition [15 CDs]

15 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-04-24

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 718; Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 73...
Performers: Asperen, Bob van; Brüggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; Hucke, Helmut; Kuijken, Barthold [Flute/Recorder]; Kuijken, Sigiswald; Kuijken, Wieland [Cello, Viola da Gamba]; Leonhardt, Gustav; M...
Conductors: Leonhardt, Gustav
Ensemble: ; Leonhardt Consort