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VA - Ultimate Bach - The Essential Masterpieces (2006)
EAC Rip | 5CD | APE (tracks) - Log - No Cue | Covers (Front,Back) | Release: 2006 | 1.25 GB
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | HF +FS
Decca's 5CD sets are a great way to start a classical collection or to complete an existing one. Even if you already have the music in different performances, it's worth looking here because Decca's catalog features many great recordings.
So what do we have here:
CD1-2: Brandenburg Concertos conducted by Neville Marriner. This is an excellent performance and you may also want to look at Ultimate Baroque [Box Set] to pair these with Bach's Orchestral Suites.
CD3: Violin Concertos with Arthur Grumiaux - simply great violin playing from one of last century's violin masters.
CD4: Goldberg Variations with Andras Schiff. This seems to be the first of three recordings made by Schiff. I only listened to this superficially, so I can't provide a personal opinion, but I saw great reviews of this recording.
CD5: Organ works played by Carlo Curley including the famous Toccata and Fugue.
--Review at Amazon--
Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV 1046 - 1. (Allegro) Carl Pini 3:55
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV 1046 - 2. Adagio Carl Pini 4:04
3. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV 1046 - 3. Allegro Carl Pini 4:14
4. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F, BWV 1046 - 4. Menuet - Trio - Polonaise Carl Pini 7:29
5. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F, BWV 1047 - 1. (Allegro) Henryk Szeryng 5:06
6. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F, BWV 1047 - 2. Andante Henryk Szeryng 3:35
7. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F, BWV 1047 - 3. Allegro assai Henryk Szeryng 2:59
8. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV 1048 - 1. (Allegro) The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 6:09
9. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV 1048 - 2. Adagio (BWV 1019a) The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 1:42
10. Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G, BWV 1048 - 3. Allegro The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 5:37
Disc 2:
1. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV 1049 - 1. Allegro Henryk Szeryng 7:24
2. Brandenburg Concerto No.4 in G, BWV 1049 - 2. Andante - 3. Presto Henryk Szeryng 8:39
3. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050 - 1. Allegro Henryk Szeryng 10:14
4. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050 - 2. Affetuoso Henryk Szeryng 5:38
5. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV 1050 - 3. Allegro Henryk Szeryng 5:15
6. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat, BWV 1051 - 1. -- The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 6:24
7. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat, BWV 1051 - 2. Adagio ma non tanto The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 4:05
8. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 in B flat, BWV 1051 - 3. Allegro The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 6:03
Disc 3:
1. Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, BWV 1041 - 1. (Allegro moderato) Arthur Grumiaux 3:56
2. Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, BWV 1041 - 2. Andante Arthur Grumiaux 6:03
3. Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, BWV 1041 - 3. Allegro assai Arthur Grumiaux 3:56
4. Violin Concerto No.2 in E, BWV 1042 - 1. Allegro Arthur Grumiaux 7:57
5. Violin Concerto No.2 in E, BWV 1042 - 2. Adagio Arthur Grumiaux 5:55
6. Violin Concerto No.2 in E, BWV 1042 - 3. Allegro assai Arthur Grumiaux 2:55
7. Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043 - 1. Vivace Arthur Grumiaux 3:53
8. Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043 - 2. Largo ma non tanto Arthur Grumiaux 6:40
9. Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043 - 3. Allegro Arthur Grumiaux 4:56
10. Concerto for Violin, Oboe, and Strings in D minor, BWV 1060 - 1. Allegro Arthur Grumiaux 5:11
11. Concerto for Violin, Oboe, and Strings in D minor, BWV 1060 - 2. Adagio Arthur Grumiaux 5:29
12. Concerto for Violin, Oboe, and Strings in D minor, BWV 1060 - 3. Allegro Arthur Grumiaux 3:51
Disc 4:
1. Aria mit 30 Veranderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Aria - Variations 1-5 Andras Schiff 11:40
2. Aria mit 30 Veranderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Variations 6-10 Andras Schiff 7:42
3. Aria mit 30 Veranderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Variations 11-15 Andras Schiff 14:01
4. Aria mit 30 Veranderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Variations 16-20 Andras Schiff 9:18
5. Aria mit 30 Veranderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Variations 21-25 Andras Schiff 15:31
6. Aria mit 30 Veranderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Variations 26-30 - Aria Andras Schiff 14:00
Disc 5:
1. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - Toccata Carlo Curley 3:13
2. Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - Fugue Carlo Curley 6:31
3. Suite No.3 in D, BWV 1068 - "Air on the G string" Carlo Curley 6:33
4. Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 "The Little" Carlo Curley 3:42
5. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Cantata, BWV 147 - Arr. Virgil Fox - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Carlo Curley 6:14
6. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564 - 1. Toccata Carlo Curley 5:57
7. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564 - 2. Adagio Carlo Curley 5:43
8. Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564 - 3. Fugue Carlo Curley 5:14
9. Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 - 1. Prelude Carlo Curley 3:41
10. Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 - 2. Fugue Carlo Curley 5:23
11. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 373 Carlo Curley 3:08
12. Cantate No.29 "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir", BWV 29 - Arr. Curley - Sinfonia in D Carlo Curley 4:48
13. Concerto for Harpsichord, Strings, and Continuo No.5 in F minor, BWV 1056 - Arioso Carlo Curley 5:05
14. Cantata, BWV 129 "Gelobet sei der Herr, mein Gott" - Arr. Curley - Awake thou wintry earth Carlo Curley 1:35
15. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 ('Sleepers, awake') Carlo Curley 4:36
16. Wir glauben all'an einen Gott, BWV 680 Carlo Curley 3:54
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