Bach: Chromatic Fantasia / Goldberg Variations

On this CD:

1. Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue for keyboard in D minor, BWV 903
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Wanda Landowska

2. Goldberg Variations for keyboard, BWV 988
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Wanda Landowska

Tracks:

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria - Andante espressivo
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 1 - Allegro moderato
Goldberg Variations: Variation 2 - Allegretto
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 3 - Canone all'unisono (Pocco andante, ma con moto)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 4 - L'istesso movimento
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 5 - Allegro vivace
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 6 - Canone alla seconda (Allegretto)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 7 - Un pocco vivace
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 8 - Allegro
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 9 - Canone alla terza (Moderato)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 10 - Fughetta (Un pocco animato)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 11 - Allegro e leggiero
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 12 - Canone alla quarta In moto contrario (Allegretto moderato)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 13 - Andantino
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 14 - Allegro moderato
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 15 - Canone alla quinta In moto contrairo (Andante)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 16 - Ouverture (Maestoso - Allegretto)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 17 - Allegro
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 18 - Canone alla sesta (Con moto)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 19 - Allegro vivace
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 20 - Allegro
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 21 - Canone alla settima (Andante con moto)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 22 - Alla breve
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 23 - Allegro moderato
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 24 - Canone all'ottava (Allegretto con moto)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 25 - Andante espressivo
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 26 - Allegro
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 27 - Canone alla nona (Un poco vivace)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 28 - Allegro
Goldbert Variations, BWV 988: Variation 29 - Brillante
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 30 - Quodlibet (Moderato)
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Arai de capo - Andante espressivo
Italian Concerto In F, BWV 971: I: (Allegro giusto)
Italian Concerto In F, BWV 971: II. Andante
Italian Concerto In F, BWV 971: III. Presto
CHROMATIC FANTASIA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR, BWV 903: Fantasia
CHROMATIC FANTASIA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR, BWV 903: Fugue

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Wanda Landowska made this first recorded version of Bach's Goldberg Variations in 1933. While she preferred her 1945 remake for RCA, this first attempt is tighter and less italicized in expression. The colorful registral shifts on her custom-made Pleyel harpsichord might have little to do with modern-day Baroque scholarship; but who cares? What rhythm this woman had--to say nothing of her remarkably independent fingers and ability to spin out long lines as if they were being sung, instead of plucked. Landowska takes some, but not all, repeats, and reiterates the first eight bars of Nos. 5, 7, and 18. The Italian Concerto's outer movements might sound a tad upholstered via Landowska's gilded instrument, but the eloquent, slow movement takes your breath away. Few have touched Landowska's proudly rhetorical traversal of the Chromatic Fantasy, with each whirlwind run and heart-stopping pause emerging as if it were being improvised on the spot. Compared to their previous transfer, EMI's newest remasterings beef up the bottom end of an admittedly limited dynamic spectrum, and add bloom to the treble. These timeless performances belong in every serious classical collection. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Wow !!!! ska........2001-02-03

I just happened to be listening to Glen Gould's first recording (1955) of the Goldberg Variations when the postman delivered this - I put it on and almost fell out of my chair.

Talk about different worlds!

Here you have a harpsichord (a workhorse of a machine - not `original', but specially constructed for Wanda Landowska - muscular in sound) played with a wonderful sense of the dance rhythms of Bach's time and a marvellous lightness of touch.

The wash of romanticism given to the Variations since Ms Landowska's performances is swept away - and when you read the booklet notes and come to realise that this was the first performance on disc of the work, which was once considered unplayable, you cannot but admire and be thankful to the performer.

(This is why we now hear so much Bach played in concert!)

More modern performances might plunge deeper into the work, but none will replace this.

I have fallen instantly in love - and am looking to buy more of Landowska's Bach.

"You play it your way, my dear, and I'll play it HIS way...".......2000-02-13

...Wanda Landowska reportedly said to a colleague about the keyboard music of J.S. Bach. Purists may argue that her massive Pleyel harpsichord sounded nothing like the instruments of Bach's day, and that her approach was impetuously romantic and subjective. Listen to this set of newly remastered recordings, though, and it will never again be possible to hear these pieces without thinking of Landowska. More than any other pianist or harpsichordist on record, she captured the full range of Bach's energies: majesty, exuberance, desolation, ecstasy, redemption. In contrast to her ecclesiastical comportment and attire, Landowska played with an almost erotic abandon, yet in absolute technical control at all times.

Each of the selections reissued by EMI on this disc is a masterpiece recorded by Landowska in her prime. As remarkable as her performances of the 'Goldberg Variations' and the 'Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue' happen to be, the "Italian Concerto' reaches a level of exultation that is almost too much to bear.

Tracks:

Allegro Assai - Maurice Andre
Aria - Christophe Rousset
Echo - Rafael Puyana
Praeludium - Andras Schiff
Preludio - Henryk Szeryng
Air - Thurston Dart
Allegro - Musica Antiqua Koln
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Peter White
Toccata And Fugue - Wolfgang Rubsam
Prelude - Helmut Wacha
Fugue In G Minor 'The Little' - Helmut Wacha
1. (Allegro) - Alfred Brendel
2. Andante - Alfred Brendel
3. Presto - Alfred Brendel
Allegro - The English Concert
Allegro - Philip Ledger

Tracks:

Prelude - Mischa Maisky
Badinerie - The Academy Of Ancient Music
Bourree - Narciso Yepes
Sheep May Safely Graze - The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Invention No. 4 In D Minor - Andras Schiff
Prelude - Rosalyn Tureck
Fugue - Rosalyn Tureck
Chromatcal Fantasy And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 903 - Trevor Pinnock
Bist Du Bei Mir - Kiri Te Kanawa
Jesu, Priceless Treasure - Simon Preston
Fugue - Carlo Curley
Komm, Susser Tod, BWV 478 - Ton Koopman
Sinfonia - Heinz Holliger
Andante - Arthur Grumiaux
Largo - Trevor Pinnock
Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme - Munchener Bach-Chor
Gigue - Janos Starker
Fuga Ricercata A 6 - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
Magnificant Anima Mea - Monteverdi Choir

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful collection.......2006-02-02

The album earns its title in many ways. Not only are the selections excellent, but the compilers of this collection chose performances from the late 1950's all the way to the late 90's. Well chosen.

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Bach: Greatest Hits

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Release Date: 2003-04-08

Tracks:

Allegro Assai - I Musici
Preludio - Henryk Szeryng
Prelude In C Major, BWV 846 - Andras Schiff
Air - Thurston Dart
Aria - Christophe Rousset
Toccata - Wolfgang Rubsam
Fugue - Wolfgang Rubsam
Sinfonia - Heinz Holliger
Largo Ma Non Tanto - David Oistrakh
Jesu, The Joy Of Man's Desiring - Julius Katchen
Allegro - Musica Antiqua Koln
Sheep May Safely Graze - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Badinerie - Christopher Hogwood
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Fugue - Trevor Pinnock
Prelude - Mischa Maisky
Fugue In G Minor 'The Little', BWV 578 - Helmut Wacha

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Bach: Solo Keyboard Works

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Improvisation | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00000IP73
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

15 Two-Part Inventions: I. C, BWV 772a
15 Two-Part Inventions: II. c, BWV 773
15 Two-Part Inventions: III. D, BWV 774
15 Two-Part Inventions: IV. d, BWV 775
15 Two-Part Inventions: V. E flat, BWV 776
15 Two-Part Inventions: VI. E, BWV 777
15 Two-Part Inventions: VII. e, BWV 778
15 Two-Part Inventions: VIII. F, BWV 779
15 Two-Part Inventions: IX. f, BWV 780
15 Two-Part Inventions: X. G, BWV 781
15 Two-Part Inventions: XI. g, BWV 782
15 Two-Part Inventions: XII. A, BWV 783
15 Two-Part Inventions: XIII. a, BWV 784
15 Two-Part Inventions: XIV. B flat, BWV 785
15 Two-Part Inventions: XV. b, BWV 786
15 Three-Part Inventions: I. C, BWV 787
15 Three-Part Inventions: II. c, BWV 788
15 Three-Part Inventions: III. D, BWV 789
15 Three-Part Inventions: IV. d, BWV 790
15 Three-Part Inventions: V. E flat, BWV 791
15 Three-Part Inventions: VI. E, BWV 792
15 Three-Part Inventions: VII. e, BWV 793
15 Three-Part Inventions: VIII. F, BWV 794
15 Three-Part Inventions: IX. f, BWV 795
15 Three-Part Inventions: X. G, BWV 796
15 Three-Part Inventions: XI. g, BWV 797
15 Three-Part Inventions: XII. A, BWV 798
15 Three-Part Inventions: XIII. a, BWV 799
15 Three-Part Inventions: XIV. B flat, BWV 800
15 Three-Part Inventions: XV. b, BWV 801
4 Duets: I. e, BWV 802
4 Duets: II. F, BWV 803
4 Duets: III. G, BWV 804
4 Duets: IV. a, BWV 805
Chromatic Fant & Fugue, BWV 903

Tracks:

English Ste No.1 in A, BWV 806: I. Prld
English Ste No.1 in A, BWV 806: II. Allemande
English Ste No.1 in A, BWV 806: III. Courante I
English Ste No.1 in A, BWV 806: IV. Courante II Avex Deux Doubles
English Ste No.1 in A, BWV 806: V. Sarabande
English Ste No.1 in A, BWV 806: VI. Bourree I-Bourree II
English Ste No.1 in A, BWV 806: VII. Gigue
English Ste No.2 in a, BWV 807: I. Prld
English Ste No.2 in a, BWV 807: II. Allemande
English Ste No.2 in a, BWV 807: III. Courante
English Ste No.2 in a, BWV 807: IV. Sarabande Et Les Agrements De La Meme Sarabande
English Ste No.2 in a, BWV 807: V. Bourree I Alternativement-Bourree II
English Ste No.2 in a, BWV 807: VI. Gigue
English Ste No.3 in g, BWV 808: I. Prld
English Ste No.3 in g, BWV 808: II. Allemande
English Ste No.3 in g, BWV 808: III. Courante
English Ste No.3 in g, BWV 808: IV. Sarabande Et Les Agrements De La Meme Sarabande
English Ste No.3 in g, BWV 808: V. Gavotte I Alternativement-Gavotte II (Ou La Musette)
English Ste No.3 in g, BWV 808: VI. Gigue

Tracks:

English Ste No.4 in F, BWV 809: I. Prld
English Ste No.4 in F, BWV 809: II. Allemande
English Ste No.4 in F, BWV 809: III. Courante
English Ste No.4 in F, BWV 809: IV. Sarabande
English Ste No.4 in F, BWV 809: V. Menuet I-Menuet II
English Ste No.4 in F, BWV 809: VI. Gigue
English Ste No.5 in e, BWV 810: I. Prld
English Ste No.5 in e, BWV 810: II. Allemande
English Ste No.5 in e, BWV 810: III. Courante
English Ste No.5 in e, BWV 810: IV. Sarabande
English Ste No.5 in e, BWV 810: V. Passepied I En Rondeau-Passepied II
English Ste No.5 in e, BWV 810: VI. Gigue
English Ste No.6 in d, BWV 811: I. Prld
English Ste No.6 in d, BWV 811: II. Allemande
English Ste No.6 in d, BWV 811: III. Courante
English Ste No.6 in d, BWV 811: IV. Sarabande-Double
English Ste No.6 in d, BWV 811: V. Gavotte I-Gavotte II
English Ste No.6 in d, BWV 811: VI. Gigue

Tracks:

French Ste No.1 in d, BWV 812: I. Allemande
French Ste No.1 in d, BWV 812: II. Courante
French Ste No.1 in d, BWV 812: III. Sarabande
French Ste No.1 in d, BWV 812: IV. Menuet I
French Ste No.1 in d, BWV 812: V. Menuet II
French Ste No.1 in d, BWV 812: VI. Gigue
French Ste No.2 in c, BWV 813: I. Allemande
French Ste No.2 in c, BWV 813: II. Courante
French Ste No.2 in c, BWV 813: III. Sarabande
French Ste No.2 in c, BWV 813: IV. Air
French Ste No.2 in c, BWV 813: V. Menuet I
French Ste No.2 in c, BWV 813: VI. Menuet II
French Ste No.2 in c, BWV 813: VII. Gigue
French Ste No.3 in b, BWV 814: I. Allemande
French Ste No.3 in b, BWV 814: II. Courante
French Ste No.3 in b, BWV 814: III. Sarabande
French Ste No.3 in b, BWV 814: IV. Anglaise
French Ste No.3 in b, BWV 814: V. Menuet-Trio
French Ste No.3 in b, BWV 814: VI. Gigue
French Ste No.4 in E flat, BWV 815: I. Allemande
French Ste No.4 in E flat, BWV 815: II. Courante
French Ste No.4 in E flat, BWV 815: III. Sarabande
French Ste No.4 in E flat, BWV 815: IV. Gavotte
French Ste No.4 in E flat, BWV 815: V. Air
French Ste No.4 in E flat, BWV 815: VI. Menuet
French Ste No.4 in E flat, BWV 815: VII. Gigue

Tracks:

French Ste No.5 in G, BWV 816: I. Allemande
French Ste No.5 in G, BWV 816: II. Courante
French Ste No.5 in G, BWV 816: III. Sarabande
French Ste No.5 in G, BWV 816: IV. Gavotte
French Ste No.5 in G, BWV 816: V. Bourree
French Ste No.5 in G, BWV 816: VI. Loure
French Ste No.5 in G, BWV 816: VII. Gigue
French Ste No.6 in E, BWV 817: I. Allemande
French Ste No.6 in E, BWV 817: II. Courante
French Ste No.6 in E, BWV 817: III. Sarabande
French Ste No.6 in E, BWV 817: IV. Gavotte
French Ste No.6 in E, BWV 817: V. Polonaise
French Ste No.6 in E, BWV 817: VI. Menuet
French Ste No.6 in E, BWV 817: VII. Bourree
French Ste No.6 in E, BWV 817: VIII. Gigue
Italian Con in F, BWV 971: I. (Allegro)
Italian Con in F, BWV 971: II. Andante
Italian Con in F, BWV 971: III. Presto
French Ov (Partita) in b, BWV 831: I. Ov
French Ov (Partita) in b, BWV 831: II. Courante
French Ov (Partita) in b, BWV 831: III. Gavotte I-Gavotte II
French Ov (Partita) in b, BWV 831: IV. Passepied I-Passepied II
French Ov (Partita) in b, BWV 831: V. Sarabande
French Ov (Partita) in b, BWV 831: VI. Bourree I-Bourree II
French Ov (Partita) in b, BWV 831: VII. Gigue
French Ov (Partita) in b, BWV 831: VIII. Echo

Tracks:

Partita No.1 in B flat, BWV 825: I. Prld
Partita No.1 in B flat, BWV 825: II. Allemande
Partita No.1 in B flat, BWV 825: III. Corrente
Partita No.1 in B flat, BWV 825: IV. Sarabande
Partita No.1 in B flat, BWV 825: V. Menuet I
Partita No.1 in B flat, BWV 825: VI. Menuet II
Partita No.1 in B flat, BWV 825: VII. Gigue
Partita No.2 in c, BWV 826: I. Sym
Partita No.2 in c, BWV 826: II. Allemande
Partita No.2 in c, BWV 826: III. Courante
Partita No.2 in c, BWV 826: IV. Sarabande
Partita No.2 in c, BWV 826: V. Rondeau
Partita No.2 in c, BWV 826: VI. Capriccio
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: I. Toccata
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: II. Allemande
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: III. Corrente-Air
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: IV. Sarabande
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: V. Tempo Di Gavotta
Partita No.6 in e, BWV 830: VI. Gigue

Tracks:

Partita No.3 in a, BWV 827: I. Fant
Partita No.3 in a, BWV 827: II. Allemande
Partita No.3 in a, BWV 827: III. Corrente
Partita No.3 in a, BWV 827: IV. Sarabande-Burlesca
Partita No.3 in a, BWV 827: V. Scherzo
Partita No.3 in a, BWV 827: VI. Gigue
Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828: I. Ov
Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828: II. Allemande
Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828: III. Courante
Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828: IV. Aria
Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828: V. Sarabande
Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828: VI. Menuet
Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828: VII. Gigue
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: I. Praeambulum
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: II. Allemande
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: III. Corrente
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: IV. Sarabande
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: V. Tempo Di Minuetto
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: VI. Passepied
Partita No.5 in G, BWV 829: VII. Gigue

Tracks:

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: I. C, BWV 846
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: II. c, BWV 847
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: III. C #, BWV 848
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: IV. c #, BWV 849
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: V. D, BWV 850
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: VI. d, BWV 851
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: VII. E flat, BWV 852
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: VIII. e flat/d #, BWV 853
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: IX. E, BWV 854
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: X. e, BWV 855
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XI. F, BWV 856
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XII. f, BWV 857

Tracks:

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XIII. F #, BWV 858
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XIV. f #, BWV 859
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XV. G, BWV 860
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XVI. g, BWV 861
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XVII. A flat, BWV 862
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XVIII. g #, BWV 863
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XIX. A, BWV 864
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XX. a, BWV 865
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XXI. B flat, BWV 866
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XXII. b flat, BWV 867
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XXIII. B, BWV 868
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Preludes & Fugues: XXIV. b, BWV 869

Tracks:

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: I. C, BWV 870
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: II. c, BWV 871
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: III. C #, BWV 872
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: IV. c #, BWV 873
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: V. D, BWV 874
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: VI. d, BWV 875
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: VII. E flat, BWV 876
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: VIII. d #, BWV 877
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: IX. E, BWV 878
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: X. e, BWV 879
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XI. F, BWV 880
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XII. f, BWV 881
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XIII. F #, BWV 882

Tracks:

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XIV. f #, BWV 883
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XV. G, BWV 884
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XVI. g, BWV 885
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XVII. A flat, BWV 886
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XVIII. g #, BWV 887
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XIX. A, BWV 888
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XX. a, BWV 889
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XXI. B flat, BWV 890
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XXII. b flat, BWV 891
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XXIII. B, BWV 892
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Preludes & Fugues: XXIV. b, BWV 893

Tracks:

The Goldberg Vars, BWV 988: Aria/Var 1./Var 2./Var 3. Canone All'Unisono/Var 4./Var5.
The Goldberg Vars, BWV 988: Var 6. Canone Alla Seconda/Var 7./Var 8./Var 9. Canone Alla Terza...
The Goldberg Vars, BWV 988: Var 11./Var 12. Canone Alla Quarta/Var 13./Var 14./Var 15...
The Goldberg Vars, BWV 988: Var 16. Ov/Var 17./Var 18. Canone Alla Sexta/Var 19./Var 20.
The Goldberg Vars, BWV 988: Var 21. Canone Alla Settima/Var 22./Var 23./Var 24. Canone All'Ottava...
The Goldberg Vars, BWV 988: Var 26./Var 27. Canone Alla Nona/Var 28./Var 29./Var 30. Quodlibet/Aria

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Music Box, Vol. 1
Mozart's Magnificent Voyage
Song of the Unicorn
Classical Kids Christmas
Beethoven Lives Upstairs

ASIN: B00000212W
Release Date: 1997-09-30

Tracks:

Lost In The Opera House: Oh Help Me (Zu Hilfe) - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak
Papageno And The Birds: The Best Bird-Catcher (Der Voglefanger) - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak
The Queen Of The Night: You Must Journey (O Zitt're Nicht) - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak
Pamina Arrives, Papageno's Magic Bells: A Girlfriend (Ein Madchen) - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak
The Castle Of Sarastro: O Endless Night (O Ew'ge Nacht) - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak
The Magic Flute: O Listen, Hear The Song (Wie Stark) - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak
The Escape: Let Us Hurry (Schnelle Fusse)/What Twinkles So Brightly (Das Klinget)/Sarastro's ... - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak
Sarastro's Welcome: The Gods Above (O Isis) - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak
The Attack Of The Queen: The Powers Of Night (Der Holle Rache)/Tamino's Trial: This Path... - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak
Pamina's Lament: Oh My Heart Is Broken (Ach, Ich Fuhl's) - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak
In The Labyrinth: O Seekers Of The Light (Der, Welcher Wandert)/Tamino Mine/We Pass Proctected... - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak
Papageno And Papagena: Ring, O Bells (Klinget Glockchen)/Pa-Pa-Papagena - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak
Conclusion: Our Journey Is Over (Bei Mannern)/Overture - The Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak

Tracks:

Piano Concerto #1, 1st Movt/Danse Napolitaine (Swan Lake) - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Trepac (Nutcracker) - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot/Turkey In The Straw/Waltzes (Serenade, And Swan Lake) - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Tea (Nutcracker)/Coffee (Nutcracker)/Chocolate (Nutcracker) - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Danse Des Cygnes, Allegro (Swan Lake) - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
1812 Overture (Excerpt) - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Silver (Sleeping Beauty)/Ragtime - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Overture Act II (Swan Lake) - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Girls' Chorus (Eugene Onegin) - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Coda, Act II (Nutcracker)/Rag On Tchaikovsky Theme - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Marche Slav - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Violente (Sleeping Beauty)/Sugar Plum Fairy (Nutcracker) - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Le Sommeil, Panorama (Sleeping Beauty) - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Long, Long Ago/Onegin (Girls' Chorus)/Waltz Op.20 - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Amazing Grace - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak
Serenade For Strings: Movt 1/Finale/1812 Overture: Finale - Studio Arts Orchestra/High Park Girls Choir/Walter Babiak

Tracks:

Orchestral Suite #3, Mvt. 1/Minuet In G/Gigue In G (French Suite #5) - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring/Chromatic Fantasy/Prelude In B Minor - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
Introducing The Orchestra/Organ Chorale Prelude: 'Allein Gott' - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
Brandenberg Concerto #5, Movt. 3 - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
Flute Sonata in C, Mvt. 2/Organ: 'Es Ist Das Heil'/Orch Ste #2, Mvt. 6/Violin Sonata In E, Mvt. 2 - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
Prelude In C (Book 1 Of WTC)/Orchestral Suite #2, Mvt. 2 - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
Bist Du Bei Mir - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
Orchestral Suite #2, Badinerie - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
Orchestral Suite #3, Air For G String - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
Orchestral Suite #3, Gigue - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
'Adventure In Music' - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
Goldberg Variations/Art Of Fugue - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
'Liebster Jesu': Flute Sonata In C, Mvt. 4 - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson
'We Hasten,' Cantata #78 - Studio Arts Orchestra/Walter Babiak/The Toronto Boys Chor/Ned Hanson

Customer Reviews:

Great music/stories as well as sound quality.......2004-02-11

The stories on CD are well written and very entertaining. I listened through all 3 CDs in one sitting when I got them! What's more, its sound quality is very good. I have other classical music CDs for kids and almost always I'm disappointed with the sound quality. (Violines sound like they have flu!)

This is a great buy for kids of all ages!!!

Fabulous for Kids.......2002-01-01

My two children, ages 7 and 5 received the Classical Kids Music Box, volumes 1 & 2 for Christmas this year and they can't seem to get enough of it! Each box contains 3 CD's, each on a different composer. Some are narrated by children and tell a story of the particular composer. Their popular compositions play in the background - this way the listener hears a partial biography of the composer as well as some music. Volume 1 contains stories of Handel, Beethoven and Vivaldi, and Volume 2 contains stories of Mozart, Bach and Tchaikovsky. I highly recommend this for all children who listed to music CD's, whether they're musically inclined or not.

Music Box Series.......2001-04-23

To say this series of music is "CAPTIVATING" is a total understatement. We have enjoyed these immensely for 2 years now and are hoping they will continue to release more composers. These well-told stories will hold the interest of everyone at any age while introducing them to these brilliant composers. My son is a 12 year old AAA travel hockey player and listens to these CD's while going to sleep, every night, without fail! Last week he asked if he could go online to find music and I thought he was looking for something along the line of latest hits. What a surprise to find him looking for more of the Music Box Series. These collections are as valuable to classical music as Harry Potter has become to children's reading! The story of Beethoven is especially poignant, when you realize what he accomplished with his gift in spite of his many challenges. I won't give away the plots of these wonderful stories told in this series, however I will say they will be listened to over and over again! And just like Harry Potter, you can't wait for the next one!

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J. S. Bach: Masterpieces for Solo Piano

Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics
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Binding: Audio CD

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Bach: Piano Works

ASIN: B0000CABBH
Release Date: 2003-10-21

Tracks:

Aria
Variation I
Variation II
Variation III
Variation IV
Variation V
Variation VI
Variation VII
Variation VIII
Variation IX
Variation X
Variation XI
Variation XII
Variation XIII
Variation XIV
Variation XV
Variation XVI
Variation XVII
Variation XVIII
Variation XIX
Variation XX
Variation XXI
Variation XXII
Variation XXIII
Variation XXIV
Variation XXV
Variation XXVI
Variation XXVII
Variation XXVIII
Variation XXIX
Variation XXX
Aria Di Capo
Chromatic Fantasy And Fugue, BMV 903
Italian Concerto In F Major, BMV 971

Tracks:

Invention I
Invention II
Invention III
Invention IV
Invention V
Invention VI
Invention VII
Invention VIII
Invention IX
Invention X
Invention XI
Invention XII
Invention XIII
Invention XIV
Invention XV
French Suite No.3 In B Minor, BWV 814
French Suite No.4 In E Flat Major, BWV 815
French Suite No.5 In G Major, BWV 816
French Suite No.5 In E Major, BWV 817

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Tureck: the supreme priest of Bach
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get the osorio
A rare gem!
Absolutely Flawless !

Tureck: Live At The Teatro Colón

Manufacturer: Video Artists Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003LIX
Release Date: 1994-05-02

Tracks:

Adagio In G Major, BWV 968
Chromatic Fantasy And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 903
Sweet Remembrances (Songs Without Words, Op. 19, No. 1)
Moments Musicaux, Op. 94: No. 3 In F Minor
Moments Musicaux, Op. 94: No. 2 In A-Flat Major
Chaconne In D Minor, BWV 1004

Tracks:

Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel, Op. 24
Gigue (Partita No. 1 In B-Flat Major, BWV 825)
Variation No. 29 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Musette In D Major, S. Anh. 126 (Clavierbuchlein fur Anna Megdalena Bach)

Customer Reviews:

Tureck: the supreme priest of Bach.......2004-05-28

Rosalyn Tureck belongs to a reduced kind of artists beyond the standard. She belongs to the elite of Casals, Carreno, Furtwangler, Busoni, Kempff, Neveu, Schnabel, Fricsay and Nykolayeva,Sandor Vegh, among others.
His playing on Bach is so natural and fresh that lets you amazed. And that is a syntom of her deep commitment with the score. Her Bach bretahes, the sonority is filled with dyonisiac rapture, and sounds human even erotic. And I'm not kidding with this last statement.
In this live recording, Tureck shows us her high pianism level. One of the fundamentals aspects of the genius is the overwhelming singleness of its playing. The notes are not forced, flow, simply.
Buy this issue. It is a gem for collectors.

upgrade to 4 stars.......2003-03-08

a follow up. She is amazing in the Chaconne. Not as good as Alicia de Larrocha but close and live.

get the osorio.......2003-03-07

I bought this mainly for the Handel Variations. It must be one of the most difficult things to play live. She gives it her all and comes up lacking. But her Bach is great as usual.

I agree with the reviewer about the Ax and the Cliburn Handel Variations. Worth owning both of them, but if you want THE superior reading get the Osorio on some budget label. The best.

A rare gem!.......2002-02-25

A true artist in one of her most mature moments.
Thank you Rosalyn!

Absolutely Flawless !.......2002-02-25

A true artist in one of her most mature interpretations.
Thank you Rosalyn!

The Gould Variations: The Best of Glenn Gould's Bach

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Gould selections for music newcomers!
A Great CD...
An odd assortment of Gould's "best" Bach
a gould sampling

The Gould Variations: The Best of Glenn Gould's Bach

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00004WK47
Release Date: 2000-08-29

Tracks:

Aria
Invention No.1 In C Major, BWV 772
Invention No.3 In D Major, BWV 774
Invention No.8 In F Major, BWV 779
I. Praeambulum
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Tempo Di Minuetto
VI. Passepied
VII. Gigue
'Aria Variata Alla Maniera Italiana' In A Minor, BWV 989
Prelude
Fugue
Prelude
Fugue
Praeambulum In C Major, BWV 924
Praeambulum In F Major, BWV 927
Praeludium In D Minor, BWV 926
Praeludium In D Major, BWV 925
Praeludium In F Major, BWV 928
Praeambulum In G Minor, BWV 930
First Movement
I. Allemande
IV. Gavotte
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Praeludium In C Major, BWV 933 From 6 Little Preludes, BWV 933-938
Chromatic Fantasy In D Minor, BWV 903a
I. Sinfonia
X. Gigue
I. ( )
II. Adagio
III. Presto
Variation 5 A 1 Ovvero 2 Clav.
Variation 30 A 1 Clav. Quodlibet
Aria Da Capo

Tracks:

Contrapunctus I
Contrapunctus II
Contrapunctus III
Contrapunctus IV
Contrapunctus V
Contrapunctus VI (A 4, Im Stile Francese)
Contrapunctus VII (A 4, Per Augmentationem Et Diminutionem)
Contrapunctus VIII (A 3)
Contrapunctus IX (A 4, Alla Duodecima)

Customer Reviews:

Gould selections for music newcomers!.......2006-02-21

As you know the excel passion of Gould for Bach 's music accompanied him along his lifetime. He not only rediscovered a new approach around Bach 's playing but besides he notably contributed to spread the taste for the Academic music all over the world. He represented the irreverent musician per excellence but his absolute domain of the musical socre, his absolute control and senes of every little bar made of him a must reference at the moment to establish fundamental parameters. He broke paradigms and gave back the music a renovated splendor.

Since his awful vanishing in 1982, a whole generation of new listeners, his name has become as cult pattern. So that is the mainreason to acquire this album, becuase it contains the minimum facets in the intrepretative art of the musician of musicians: Johann Sebastian Bach.

A Great CD..........2004-06-10

If you like Bach and Gould, this is a great CD to start out on, it covers a large variety of recordings by Glenn Gould, and is a great introduction to Bach. Overall this CD is a wonderful sampler, it'll make you want to go out and buy all of his Bach CD's. You wont regret buying this CD, it's something to cherish for years.

An odd assortment of Gould's "best" Bach.......2001-08-07

The "best of Glenn Gould's Bach" is a strange subtitle for a strange sampler. Coming several years after the Sony re-issues of remastered Gould recordings, this collection seems either belated or superfluous. Arguably, the selections don't even represent highlights from the corpi Gould tackled over the years. A disproportionate amount of space is given to relative obscurities, e.g. Aria Variata for keyboard ("in the Italian style"). Surely a legitimate "best of" would include a few more preludes/fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier? Also, the pace of the music over the length of the first disc is almost relentlessly brisk, like a treasury of vintage Dixieland piano rolls. The second disc is interesting as it includes 1 entire LP - Gould's performance on organ of 9 fugues from The Art of Fugue - plus videos of Gould performing fugues on piano. Consequently, while this set is not truly a "best of," it's a valuable collection of oddities and rarities and a worthwhile investment.

a gould sampling.......2000-12-03

this collection is a sampling of glenn gould's bach recordings, relying heavily on his 1955 edition of the goldberg variations and keeping in total the art of the fugue which gould recorded on organ. i would recommend the complete editions of each recording sampled here, but for an introduction to mr. gould and for a nice selection of bach piano, this album suffices.

The Complete 1950s Bach Recordings on Archiv

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The Complete 1950s Bach Recordings on Archiv

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B0002ANQW2
Release Date: 2004-09-14

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Bach: The Masterworks [Box Set]

Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics
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ASIN: B00062FLII
Release Date: 2004-11-30

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You get what you pay for.......2004-12-04

In the Brandenburg Concerti, the tempo varies, trumpet volleys sound like French Horns, and the flute is off tune half the time. The harpsichordist was good but in one of the concerti, decided to enter at a different tempo than had been set by the rest of the orchestra. Since he had to play some very fast runs later, it is no surprise that he wanted to slow down the orchestra, but maybe they should have worked it out earlier. The orchestra sounds leaderless and out of sync at times. Can't find the groove. Violins are competent but playing with an orchestra that needs to practise what they are going to play a little more.

That covers the first 2 of 40 CDs. Don't know if I can bring myself to listen to the rest. Somebody who didn't know Bach would wonder what the attraction is after listening to this.

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