The Very Best of Bach

~ Release by Johann Sebastian Bach (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Toccata
producer:
Teije van Geest (engineer/producer) (in 1988-08)
organ:
Wolfgang Rübsam (in 1988-08)
recorded at:
Oberlin Conservatory of Music Warner Hall (in 1988-08)
edit of:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 by Wolfgang Rübsam
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (in 1988-08)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565
2:59
2Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (from 1989-01 until 1989-03) and Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) (from 1989-01 until 1989-03)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1989-01 until 1989-03)
conductor:
Jaroslav Dvořák (from 1989-01 until 1989-03)
recorded at:
Moyzesova sieň in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1989-01 until 1989-03)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (from 1989-01 until 1989-03)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067
41:22
3Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
violin:
Alexander Jablokov (violinist) (from 1989-05-28 until 1989-06-02) and Takako Nishizaki (violinist) (from 1989-05-28 until 1989-06-02)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1989-05-28 until 1989-06-02)
conductor:
Oliver von Dohnányi (conductor) (from 1989-05-28 until 1989-06-02)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1989-05-28 until 1989-06-02)
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto (from 1989-05-28 until 1989-06-02)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
6:47
4Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Agnus dei
engineer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) (in 1992-02) and Ladislav Krajkovic (engineer) (in 1992-02)
producer:
Karol Kopernický (producer) (in 1992-02)
alto vocals:
Martina Koppelstetter (soprano)
choir vocals:
Slovenský filharmonický zbor
contralto vocals:
Martina Koppelstetter (soprano) (from 1992-02-09 until 1992-02-19)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1992-02-09 until 1992-02-19)
conductor:
Christian Brembeck (German organist, harpsichordist and conductor) (from 1992-02-09 until 1992-02-19)
recorded at:
Moyzesova sieň in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1992-02-09 until 1992-02-19)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: IV. Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, Dona nobis pacem: IV. Agnus Dei (from 1992-02-09 until 1992-02-19)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, 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)
5:48
5Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: X. Jesu, joy of man's desiring (arr. M. Hess)
engineer:
Stuart A. Rosenthal (engineer) (in 1995-06), Paul Stubblebine (in 1995-06) and Michael Weakley (engineer) (in 1995-06)
producer:
Maria Levin (in 1995-06) and Victor Levin (in 1995-06)
editor:
Lolly Lewis (producer)
piano:
Eteri Andjaparidze (pianist) (from 1995-06-15 until 1995-06-16)
arranger:
Dame Myra Hess (pianist)
recorded at:
Fisher Hall in Santa Rosa, California, United States (from 1995-06-15 until 1995-06-16)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire, from BWV 147 (for piano, Myra Hess) (from 1995-06-15 until 1995-06-16)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Dame Myra Hess (pianist)
arrangement 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)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring; catch-all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations) (from 1995-06-15 until 1995-06-16)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement 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)
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)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, 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:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
3:15
6Weichet nur, betubte Schatten, BWV 202, "Wedding Cantata": I. Adagio
engineer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer)
producer:
Karol Kopernický (producer)
soprano vocals:
Friederike Wagner (soprano) (from 1991-05-03 until 1991-05-05)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1991-05-03 until 1991-05-05)
conductor:
Christian Brembeck (German organist, harpsichordist and conductor) (from 1991-05-03 until 1991-05-05)
recorded at:
Moyzesova sieň in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1991-05-03 until 1991-05-05)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 202 "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten": I. Aria "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten" (from 1991-05-03 until 1991-05-05)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1718 until 1723)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 202 "Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten"
6:21
7Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060: II. Adagio
engineer:
János Bohus (Hungarian sound engineer.) (in 1991-11)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth (in 1991-11)
oboe:
Emilia Csanky (oboist) (in 1991-11)
strings:
Budapesti Vonósok (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings) (in 1991-11)
violin:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings) (in 1991-11)
orchestra:
Budapesti Vonósok (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
recorded at:
Unitarian Church in Budapest, Hungary (in 1991-11)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R: I. Allegro (reconstructed arrangement for violin & oboe of BWV 1060) (in 1991-11)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Concerto in C minor for Two Harpsichords, BWV 1060: I. Allegro
part of:
Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R (reconstructed arrangement of the concerto for harpsichord and strings)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R: II. Adagio (reconstructed arrangement for violin & oboe of BWV 1060) (in 1991-11)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Concerto in C minor for Two Harpsichords, BWV 1060: II. Largo ovvero Adagio
part of:
Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R (reconstructed arrangement of the concerto for harpsichord and strings)
6:32
8Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
producer:
Teije van Geest (engineer/producer) (in 1988-07)
organ:
Wolfgang Rübsam (in 1988-07)
recorded at:
St Michaels Church in Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (in 1988-07)
recording of:
Sechs Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle): Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (in 1988-07)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 645)
is based on:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: IV. Choral (Tenor) “Zion hört die Wächter singen”
part of:
Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art
4:48
9Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
engineer and producer:
Johann Ketelaar (producer and engineer) (in 1996-04) and Lien van de Poel (producer and engineer) (in 1996-04)
editor:
Stephan Schellmann (classical music engineer, co-founded Tritonus Musikproduktion) (in 1996-04) and Trionus (editor) (in 1996-04)
violin [baroque violin]:
Lucy van Dael (violinist) (from 1996-04-02 until 1996-04-16)
recorded at:
Maria Minor in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1996-04-02 until 1996-04-16)
recording of:
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio (from 1996-04-02 until 1996-04-16)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1720)
part of:
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
4:01
10St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Erbarme dich, mein Gott
engineer:
Gábor Mocsáry (in 1993-02)
producer:
Tamás Benedek (in 1993-02)
alto vocals:
Németh Judit (Hungarian mezzosoprano) (from 1993-02-06 until 1993-02-14)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1993-02-06 until 1993-02-14)
conductor:
Géza Oberfrank (conductor) (from 1993-02-06 until 1993-02-14)
performer:
Nemzeti Filharmonikus zenekar (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1993-02-06 until 1993-02-14)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura in Budapest, Hungary (from 1993-02-06 until 1993-02-14)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XXXIX. Aria (Alto) "Erbarme dich, mein Gott" (from 1993-02-06 until 1993-02-14)
orchestrator:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II
7:10
11Brandenburg Concerto no. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro
recording engineer:
Uwe Walter (classical engineer)
producer:
Ludwig Rink
recorder:
Daniel Rothert (from 1999-03 until 1999-04) and Nadja Schubert (flutist) (from 1999-03 until 1999-04)
violin:
Corinne Chapelle (violinist) (from 1999-03 until 1999-04)
orchestra:
Kölner Kammerorchester (from 1999-03 until 1999-04)
conductor:
Helmut Müller‐Brühl (conductor) (from 1999-03 until 1999-04)
recorded at:
Deutschlandradio Studios in Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 1999-03 until 1999-04)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-Dur, BWV 1049: I. Allegro (from 1999-03 until 1999-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-Dur, BWV 1049
6:24
12The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
engineer:
János Bohus (Hungarian sound engineer.) (in 1995-12)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth (in 1995-12)
editor:
István Berényi (engineer) (in 1995-12)
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-10)
recorded at:
Unitarian Church in Budapest, Hungary (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-10)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-10)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Bach Compendium (number: L80) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 846)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
4:25
13Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air on a G String
producer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) (from 1989-01 until 1989-03) and Karol Kopernický (producer) (from 1989-01 until 1989-03)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1989-01 until 1989-03)
conductor:
Jaroslav Dvořák (from 1989-01 until 1989-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos International
recorded at:
Moyzesova sieň in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1989-01 until 1989-03)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string) (from 1989-01 until 1989-03)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
5:14
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