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1Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1 F-dur, BWV 1046, 1. ohne Satzbezeichnung
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
bassoon:
Alastair Mitchell (bassoonist) (from 1982-03 until 1982-05)
harpsichord:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (from 1982-03 until 1982-05)
natural horn:
Anthony Halstead (horn soloist, conductor and director) (from 1982-03 until 1982-05) and Christian Rutherford (from 1982-03 until 1982-05)
oboe:
Valerie Darke (oboist) (from 1982-03 until 1982-05), Sophia McKenna (oboist) (from 1982-03 until 1982-05) and David Reichenberg (oboist) (from 1982-03 until 1982-05)
violino piccolo:
Simon Standage (English violinist and conductor) (from 1982-03 until 1982-05)
orchestra:
The English Concert (from 1982-03 until 1982-05)
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (from 1982-03 until 1982-05)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-03 until 1982-05)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1 F-Dur, BWV 1046: I. (from 1982-03 until 1982-05)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1 F-Dur, BWV 1046 (Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046)
4:11
2Messe h-moll, BWV 232, Gloria in excelsio Deo
recording engineer:
Walter Alfred Wettler
producer:
Karl-Heinz Schneider (producer)
bassoon:
Fritz Henker (bassoonist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04) and Karl Kolbinger (bassoonist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
cello:
Oswald Uhl (cellist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
double bass:
Franz Ortner (double bass player) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
flute:
Walther Theurer (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
horn [corno da caccia]:
Kurt Richter (German horn player) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
oboe d'amore:
Kurt Hausmann (oboist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04) and Edgar Shann (oboist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
organ:
Hedwig Bilgram (harpsichordist and organist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
trumpet:
Adolf Scherbaum (trumpeter) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
violin:
Otto Büchner (violinist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
choir vocals:
Münchener Bach‐Chor (Munich Bach Choir) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
orchestra:
Münchener Bach‐Orchester (Munich Bach Orchestra) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
conductor:
Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
recorded at:
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: IV. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIa. Gloria: Chorus "Gloria in excelsis Deo") (in 1961-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
2:02
3Messe h-moll, BWV 232, Et in terra pax
recording engineer:
Walter Alfred Wettler
producer:
Karl-Heinz Schneider (producer)
bassoon:
Fritz Henker (bassoonist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04) and Karl Kolbinger (bassoonist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
cello:
Oswald Uhl (cellist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
double bass:
Franz Ortner (double bass player) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
flute:
Walther Theurer (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
horn [corno da caccia]:
Kurt Richter (German horn player) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
oboe d'amore:
Kurt Hausmann (oboist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04) and Edgar Shann (oboist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
organ:
Hedwig Bilgram (harpsichordist and organist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
trumpet:
Adolf Scherbaum (trumpeter) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
violin:
Otto Büchner (violinist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
choir vocals:
Münchener Bach‐Chor (Munich Bach Choir) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
orchestra:
Münchener Bach‐Orchester (Munich Bach Orchestra) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
conductor:
Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist) (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
recorded at:
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1961-02, in 1961-04)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: V. Et in terra pax (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IIb. Gloria: Chorus "Et in terra pax") (in 1961-02)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
4:53
4Toccata und Fuge d-moll, BWV 565, Toccata
producer:
Dr Gerd Ploebsch
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1988-09)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer) (in 1988-09)
recorded at:
Kreuzbergkirche in Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1988-09)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (in 1988-09)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
2:28
5Toccata und Fuge d-moll, BWV 565, Fuge
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1988-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Kreuzbergkirche in Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1988-09)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: II. Fuge (in 1988-09)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
5:58
6Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-dur, BWV 1048, 1. Allegro
cello:
Karl-Heinz Schröter
viola:
Erich Krüger and Johanna Peters (violist)
viola da gamba:
Renate Pank and Siegfried Pank (cellist and viol da gamba player)
orchestra:
Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
conductor:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048, Hillborg version with new 2nd mvt)
5:58
7Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-dur, BWV 1068, 2. Air
executive producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Wolf Erichson (engineer/producer)
orchestra:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (US orchestra) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
Andreas Neubronner (engineer/producer, co-founded Tritonus Musikproduktion) (in 1989-04)
recorded at:
State University of New York at Purchase, Performing Arts Center (Purchase College) in Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string) (in 1989-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
54:39
8Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Kantate, BWV 147, Jesus bleibet meine Freude
producer:
Prof. Dr. Hans Hickmann
choir vocals:
Münchener Bach‐Chor (Munich Bach Choir) (in 1961-07)
orchestra:
Münchener Bach‐Orchester (Munich Bach Orchestra) and Solistengemeinschaft der Bachwoche Ansbach (in 1961-07)
conductor:
Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist) (in 1961-07)
balance engineer:
Walter Alfred Wettler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1964)
recorded at:
Münster zu Heilsbronn in Heilsbronn, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1961-07)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) (in 1961-07)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
3:34
9Italienisches Konzert F-dur, BWV 971, 1. Allegro
harpsichord:
Ralph Kirkpatrick (harpsichordist, clavichordist, pianist) (in 1952)
recording of:
Italienisches Konzert F-Dur, BWV 971: I. [Allegro] (Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971: I. [Allegro]) (in 1952)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1735)
part of:
Italienisches Konzert F-Dur, BWV 971 (Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971)
4:01
10Violinkonzert Nr. 2 E-dur, BWV 1042, 3. Allegro assai
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
editor:
Joachim Niss
harpsichord:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1983-03)
violin:
Simon Standage (English violinist and conductor) (in 1983-03)
orchestra:
The English Concert (in 1983-03)
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1983-03)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-03)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai) (in 1983-03)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042 (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042)
2:37
11Suite Es-dur, nach BWV 1007, 1. Präludium
guitar:
Göran Söllscher (classical guitarist) (in 1991-04)
arranger:
Göran Söllscher (classical guitarist)
recorded at:
Kirche St. Osdag (Mandelsloh, Neustadt am Rübenberge) in Neustadt am Rübenberge, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1991-04)
recording of:
Suite no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1991-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude)
part of:
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (catch-all for arrangements)
recording of:
Suite no. 4 Es-Dur, BWV 1010: I. Prélude (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 4 Es-Dur, BWV 1010: I. Prélude (Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: I. Prélude)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 4 Es-Dur, BWV 1010 (catch-all for arrangements)
2:42
12Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988, 1. Aria
recording engineer:
Reinhild Schmidt (Sound engineer and producer for Deutsche Grammophon) and Stefan Flock
sound engineer:
Andrew Wedman (producer and engineer)
producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj and Werner Mayer (classical producer)
editor:
Mark Buecker (engineer of classical recordings)
piano:
Андрей Гаврилов (Andrei Gavrilov, pianist) (in 1992-09)
solo piano:
Andrei Gavrilov (pianist) (in 1992-09)
balance engineer:
Andrew Wedman (producer and engineer) (in 1992-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Saal in Wiesbaden, Hessen (Hesse), Germany (in 1992-09)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (opening) (in 1992-09)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria da capo (closing) (in 1992-09)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
4:51
13Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Kommt ihr Töchter helft mir klagen
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kapellknaben (in 1984-09) and MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig (in 1984-09)
soprano vocals [Soprano in ripieno]:
Dresdner Kapellknaben (in 1984-09)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (in 1984-09)
conductor:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor) (in 1984-09)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, I. Chor I & II "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen" (in 1984-09)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I
8:47
14Konzert für 2 Violinen d-moll, BWV 1043, "Doppelkonzert", 2. Largo ma non tanto
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
editor:
Joachim Niss
harpsichord:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1983-03)
violin:
Simon Standage (English violinist and conductor) (in 1983-03) and Elizabeth Wilcock (violinist) (in 1983-03)
orchestra:
The English Concert (in 1983-03)
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1983-03)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-03)
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto (in 1983-03)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
6:36
15Das wohltemperierte Klavier - Teil 1, Präludium C-dur, BWV 846
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 29)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
revision of:
Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846.1/846a: I. Prelude (early version)
2:13
16Suite für Chello solo Nr. 3 C-dur, BWV 1009, Bourrée I/II
cello:
Pierre Fournier (cellist) (in 1959)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I & II (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I & II) (in 1959)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009 (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009)
3:58
17Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-moll, BWV 1067, 7. Badinerie
recording engineer:
Reinhard Lagemann
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyi and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Jörg Ritter (classical producer/engineer) and Josh Ritter (American singer-songwriter)
editor:
Jörg Ritter (classical producer/engineer)
flute:
Lisa Beznosiuk (flautist)
harpsichord:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1993-07)
orchestra:
The English Concert (in 1993-07)
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1993-07)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer) (in 1993-07)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1993-07)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie) (in 1993-07)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
1:23
18Weihnachtsoratorium, BWV 248, Jauchzet, frohlocket
choir vocals:
Münchener Bach‐Chor (Munich Bach Choir)
orchestra:
Münchener Bach‐Orchester (Munich Bach Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist)
partial recording of:
Weihnachts‐Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil I, I. Coro „Jauchzet, frohlocket“
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-25)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 214 "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!": I. Coro "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!"
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
3:28
19Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-dur, BWV 1047, 3. Allegro assai
executive producer:
Prof. Dr. Hans Hickmann
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
harpsichord:
Hedwig Bilgram (harpsichordist and organist) (in 1967-01)
oboe:
Manfred Clement (oboist) (in 1967-01)
recorder:
Hans-Martin Linde (flutist and conductor) (in 1967-01)
trumpet:
Pierre Thibaud (French trumpeter) (in 1967-01)
violin:
Hansheinz Schneeberger (violinist) (in 1967-01)
orchestra:
Münchener Bach‐Orchester (Munich Bach Orchestra) (in 1967-01)
conductor:
Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist) (in 1967-01)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München: Großer Konzertsaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1967-01)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai (in 1967-01)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047)
2:37

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Eloquence (Deutsche Grammophon/Decca/Philips Classics, et al.; classical series established in 1999) (order: 214)
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