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Super Artists on Super Audio, Vol. 3 [Hybrid SACD]
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    Manufacturer: Channel Classics Nl
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    J.S. Bach: The Works for Organ, Vol. 14
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      Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B00001IV8B
      Release Date: 1999-09-14

      Tracks:

      1. Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern
      2. Du Wahrer Gottes und Marien Sohn
      3. Erfuellet, ihr himmlischen goettlichen Flammen
      4. Ein irdscher Glanz, wein leiblich Licht
      5. Unser Mund und Ton der Saiten
      6. Wie Schon Leuchtet Der Morgenstern, BWV 1: Chor: 'Wie Bin Ich Doch So Herzlich Froh' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
      7. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Chor: 'Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
      8. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Recitativo: 'Sie Lehren Eitel Falsche List' - Kurt Equiluz
      9. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Aria: 'Tilg, O Gott, Die Lehren' - Paul Esswood
      10. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Recitativo: 'Die Armen Sind Verstort' - Max Van Egmond
      11. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Aria: 'Durchs Feuer Wird Das Silber Rein' - Kurt Equiluz
      12. Ach Gott, Vom Himmel Sieh Darein, BWV 2: Chor: 'Das Wollst Du, Gott, Bewahren Rein' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
      13. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Chor: 'Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
      14. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Choral Recitativo: 'Wie Schwerlich Lasst Sich Fleisch Und... - Wiener Sangerknaben/Hans Gillesberger/Paul Esswood/Kurt Equiluz/Max Van Egmond...
      15. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Aria: 'Empfind Ich Hollenangst Und Pein' - Max Van Egmond
      16. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Recitativo: 'Es Mag Mir Leib Und Geist Verschmachten' - Kurt Equiluz
      17. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Aria: 'Wenn Sorgen Auf Mich Dringen' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Hans Gillesberger/Paul Esswood
      18. Ach Gott, Wie Manches Herzeleid, BWV 3: Chor: 'Erhalt Mein Herz Im Glauben Rein' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger

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      1. Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erloesen
      2. O Schmerz, o Elend, so mich trifft
      3. Solls ja so sein
      4. Ach lege das Sodom der suendlichen Glieder
      5. Hier aber tut des Heilands Hand
      6. Ich Elender Mensch, Wer Wird Mich Erlosen, BWV 48: Aria: 'Vergibt Mir Jesus Meine Sunden' - Kurt Equiluz
      7. Ich Elender Mensch, Wer Wird Mich Erlosen, BWV 48: Chor: 'Herr Jesu Christ, Einiger Trost' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
      8. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Sinf - Concentus Musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
      9. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Aria: 'Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen' - Ruud Van Der Meer
      10. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Recitativo Ed Arioso: 'Mein Mahl Ist Zubereit'' - Ruud Van Der Meer/Peter Jelosits
      11. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Aria: 'Ich Bin Herrlich, Ich Bin Schon' - Peter Jelosits
      12. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Recitativo: 'Mein Glaube Hat Mich Selbst So Angezogen' - Peter Jelosits/Ruud Van Der Meer
      13. Ich Geh Und Suche Mit Verlangen, BWV 49: Aria (Duetto): 'Dich Hab Ich Je Und Je Geliebet' - Peter Jelosits/Ruud Van Der Meer
      14. Nun Ist Das Heil Und Die Kraft, BWV 50: Chor: 'Nun Ist Das Heil Und Die Kraft' - Wiener Sangerknaben/Chor Viennensis/Hans Gillesberger
      15. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Aria: 'Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen!' - Marianne Kweksilber
      16. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Recitativo: 'Wir Beten Zu Dem Tempel An' - Marianne Kweksilber
      17. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Aria: 'Hochster, Mache Deine Gute' - Marianne Kweksilber
      18. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Chor: 'Sei Lob Und Preis Mit Ehren' - Marianne Kweksilber
      19. Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen, BWV 51: Aria: 'Alleluja!' - Marianne Kweksilber

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      1. (Caro) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
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      5. (Alto) Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
      6. Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan, BWV 100: Chor: 'Was Gott Tut, Das Ist Wohlgetan' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
      7. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Chor: 'Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott' - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
      8. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Aria: 'Handle Nicht Nach Deinen Rechten' - Kurt Equiluz
      9. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Recitativo-Chor: 'Ach! Herr Gott, Durch Die Treue Dein' - Wilhelm Wiedl
      10. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Aria: 'Warum Willst Du So Zornig Sein?' - Philippe Huttenlocher
      11. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Recitativo-Chor: 'Die Sund Hat Uns Verderbet Sehr' - Kurt Equiluz
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      13. Nimm Von Uns, Herr, Du Treuer Gott, BWV 101: Chor: 'Leit Uns Mit Deiner Rechten Hand' - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
      14. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Chor: 'Herr, Deine Augen Sehen... - Tolzer Knabenchor/Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
      15. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Recitativo: 'Wo Ist Das Ebenbild' - Philippe Huttenlocher
      16. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Aria: 'Weh Der Seele' - Paul Esswood
      17. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Prima Parte: Arioso: 'Verachtest Du Den... - Philippe Huttenlocher
      18. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Seconda Parte: Aria: 'Erschrecke Doch, Du... - Kurt Equiluz
      19. Herr, Deine Augen Sehen Nach Dem Glauben, BWV 102, Seconda Parte: Recitativo: 'Beim Warten Ist... - Paul Esswood
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      1. Sinfonia
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      6. Nach Dir, Herr, Verlanget Mich, BWV 150: Chor: 'Meine Augen Sehen Stets Zu Dem Herrn' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
      7. Nach Dir, Herr, Verlanget Mich, BWV 150: Chor: 'Meine Tage In Dem Leide' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
      8. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Aria: 'Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt' - Sebastian Hennig
      9. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Recitativo: 'Erfreue Dich, Mein Herz' - Max Van Egmond
      10. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Aria: 'In Jesu Demut Kann Ich Trost' - Paul Esswood
      11. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Recitativo: 'Du Teurer Gottessohn' - Kurt Equiluz
      12. Susser Trost, Mein Jesus Kommt, BWV 151: Chor: 'Heut Schleusst Er Wieder Auf Die Tur' - Knabenchor Hannover/Heinz Hennig/Collegium Vocale, Gent/Philippe Herreweghe
      13. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Con - Concentus Musicus Wien/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
      14. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Aria: 'Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn' - Thomas Hampson
      15. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Recitativo: 'Der Heiland Ist Gesetzt' - Thomas Hampson
      16. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Aria: 'Stein, Der Uber Alle Schatze' - Christoph Wegmann
      17. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Recitativo: 'Es Argre Sich Die Kluge Welt' - Thomas Hampson
      18. Tritt Auf Die Glaubensbahn, BWV 152: Duetto: 'Wie Soll Ich Dich, Liebster Der Seelen, Umfassen?' - Christoph Wegmann/Thomas Hampson
      19. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Chor: 'Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind' - Tolzer Knabenchor//Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
      20. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Recitativo: 'Mein Liebster Gott' - Stefan Rampf
      21. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Aria: 'Furchte Dich Nicht, Ich Bin Mit Dir' - Thomas Hampson
      22. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Recitativo: 'Du Sprichst Zwar, Lieber Gott' - Kurt Equiluz
      23. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Chor: 'Und Ob Gleich Alle Teufel - Tolzer Knabenchor//Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden
      24. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Aria: 'Sturmt Nur, Sturmt, Ihr Trubsalswetter' - Kurt Equiluz
      25. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Recitativo: 'Getrost! Mein Herz, Erdulde Deinen... - Thomas Hampson
      26. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Aria: 'Soll Ich Meinen Lebeslauf' - Stefan Rampf
      27. Schau, Lieber Gott, Wie Meine Feind, BWV 153: Chor: 'Drum Will Ich, Weil Ich Lebe Noch' - Tolzer Knabenchor//Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden

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      1. Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht
      2. Auf, Sterbliche, lasset ein Jauchzen ertoenen
      3. So bald, als dir die Sternen hold
      4. Es streiten, es siegen die kuenftigen Zeiten
      5. Bedenke nur, begluecktes Land
      6. Die Zeit, Die Tag Und Jahre Macht, BWV 134A: Aria: 'Der Zeiten Herr Hat Viel Vergnugte Stunden' - Michael Chance
      7. Die Zeit, Die Tag Und Jahre Macht, BWV 134A: Recitativo: 'Hilf, Hochster, Hilf' - Michael Chance/Paul Agnew
      8. Die Zeit, Die Tag Und Jahre Macht, BWV 134A: Chor: 'Ergetzet Auf Erden' - The Amsterdam Baroque Chor/Ton Koopman
      9. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Recitativo: 'Durchlauchtster Leopold' - Lisa Larsson
      10. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Guldner Sonnen Frohe Stunden' - Lisa Larsson
      11. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Leopolds Vortrefflichkeiten' - Klaus Mertens
      12. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Unter Seinem Purpursaum' - Lisa Larsson/Klaus Mertens
      13. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Recitativo: 'Durchlauchtigster, Den Anhalt Vater Nennt' - Lisa Larsson/Klaus Mertens
      14. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'So Schau Des Holden Tages Licht' - Lisa Larsson
      15. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Aria: 'Dein Name Gleich Der Sonnen Geh' - Klaus Mertens
      16. Durchlauchtster Leopold, BWV 173A: Chor: 'Nimm Auch, Grosser Furst, Uns Auf' - Lisa Larsson/Klaus Mertens

      Tracks:

      1. Kyrie eleison
      2. Christe eleison
      3. Kyrie eleison
      4. Gloria in excelsis Deo
      5. Laudamus te
      6. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Gratias Agimus Tibi - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner
      7. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Domine Deus - Angela Maria Blasi/Kurt Equiluz
      8. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Qui Tollis - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner
      9. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Qui Sedes - Jadwiga Rappe
      10. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Quoniam To Solus - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner
      11. Mass in b, BWV 232: I. Missa: Gloria: Cum Sancto Spiritu - Arnold Schoenberg Chor/Erwin Ortner

      Tracks:

      1. Singet dem Herrn ein neres Lied
      2. Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf
      3. Komm, Jesu, komm
      4. Jesu, meine Freude
      5. Fuerchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir
      6. Lobet Den Herrn, Alle Heiden, BWV 230 - Stockholm Bach Chor/Anders Ohrwall

      Tracks:

      1. Fantasia et Fuga in g BWV 542
      2. Fuga in g BWV 578
      3. Canzona in d BWV 588
      4. Praeludium et Fuga in h BWV 544
      5. Praeludium et Fuga in a BWV 543
      6. Fant in c, BWV 562 - Ton Koopman
      7. Prld Et Fuga in C, BWV 531 - Ton Koopman
      8. Fant in G, BWV 572 - Ton Koopman
      9. Fant in C, BWV 570 - Ton Koopman
      10. Passacaglia in c, BWV 582 - Ton Koopman

      Tracks:

      1. Inventio 1 BWV 772
      2. Inventio 2 BWV 773
      3. Inventio 3 BWV 774
      4. Inventio 4 BWV 775
      5. Inventio 5 BWV 776
      6. Inventio 6 in E, BWV 777 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      7. Inventio 7 in e, BWV 778 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      8. Inventio 8 in F, BWV 779 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      9. Inventio 9 in f, BWV 780 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      10. Inventio 10 in G, BWV 781 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      11. Inventio 11 in g, BWV 782 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      12. Inventio 12 in A, BWV 783 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      13. Inventio 13 in a, BWV 784 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      14. Inventio 14 in B flat, BWV 785 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      15. Inventio 15 in b, BWV 786 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      16. Sinf 1 in C, BWV 787 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      17. Sinf 2 in c, BWV 788 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      18. Sinf 3 in D, BWV 789 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      19. Sinf 4 in d, BWV 790 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      20. Sinf 5 in E flat, BWV 791 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      21. Sinf 6 in E, BWV 792 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      22. Sinf 7 in e, BWV 793 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      23. Sinf 8 in F, BWV 794 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      24. Sinf 9 in f, BWV 795 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      25. Sinf 10 in G, BWV 796 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      26. Sinf 11 in g, BWV 797 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      27. Sinf 12 in A, BWV 798 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      28. Sinf 13 in a, BWV 799 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      29. Sinf 14 in B flat, BWV 800 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      30. Sinf 15 in b, BWV 801 - Zuzana Ruzickova

      Tracks:

      1. Prelude and Fugue in A minor: Praeludium
      2. Prelude and Fugue in A minor: Fuga
      3. Prelude and Fughetta in E minor: Praeludium
      4. Prelude and Fughetta in E minor: Fuga
      5. Prelude in G major BWV 902a
      6. Fant And Fugue in a, BWV 904: Fant - Zuzana Ruzickova
      7. Fant And Fugue in a, BWV 904: Fuga - Zuzana Ruzickova
      8. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in C, BWV 924 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      9. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in D, BWV 925 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      10. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in d, BWV 926 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      11. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in F, BWV 927 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      12. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in F, BWV 928 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      13. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in g, BWV 930 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      14. Clavier-Buchlein Vor W.F. Bach: Prld in a, BWV 931 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      15. Prld in E, BWV 937 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      16. Prld in C, BWV 939 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      17. Prld in d, BWV 940 - Zuzana Ruzickova
      18. Applicatio in C, BWV 994 - Zuzana Ruzickova

      Tracks:

      1. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Prelude
      2. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Allemande
      3. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Courante
      4. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Sarabande
      5. Suite in G minor BWV 995: Gavotte I - Gavotte II en Rondeau
      6. Ste in g, BWV 995: Gigue - Luca Pianca
      7. Ste in e, BWV 996: Prld (Passagio-Presto) - Michele Barchi
      8. Ste in e, BWV 996: Allemande - Michele Barchi
      9. Ste in e, BWV 996: Courante - Michele Barchi
      10. Ste in e, BWV 996: Sarabande - Michele Barchi
      11. Ste in e, BWV 996: Bourree - Michele Barchi
      12. Ste in e, BWV 996: Gigue - Michele Barchi
      13. Ste in c, BWV 997: Prld - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca
      14. Ste in c, BWV 997: Fuga - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca
      15. Ste in c, BWV 997: Sarabande - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca
      16. Ste in c, BWV 997: Gigue-Double - Michele Barchi/Luca Pianca

      Tracks:

      1. Concerto for two violins BWV 1043: Vivace
      2. Concerto for two violins BWV 1043: Largo, ma non tanto
      3. Concerto for two violins BWV 1043: Allegro
      4. Concerto BWV 1042: Allegro
      5. Concerto BWV 1042: Adagio
      6. Con in E, BWV 1042: Allegro Assai - Alice Harnoncourt
      7. Con in a, BWV 1041: Allegro - Alice Harnoncourt
      8. Con in a, BWV 1041: Andante - Alice Harnoncourt
      9. Con in a, BWV 1041: Allegro Assai - Alice Harnoncourt
      10. Con in g, BWV 1056R: (Allegro) - Alice Harnoncourt
      11. Con in g, BWV 1056R: Largo - Alice Harnoncourt
      12. Con in g, BWV 1056R: Presto - Alice Harnoncourt
      13. Con in g, BWV 1060R: Allegro - Jurg Schaeftlein/Alice Harnoncourt
      14. Con in g, BWV 1060R: Adagio - Jurg Schaeftlein/Alice Harnoncourt
      15. Con in g, BWV 1060R: Allegro - Jurg Schaeftlein/Alice Harnoncourt

      Amazon.com

      The Bach renaissance--which began in earnest in the early 19th century thanks to the efforts of Felix Mendelssohn and others--inspired an endeavor of far-reaching significance. It led to the founding of the Bach Society in 1850, with the goal of gathering and publishing the composer's complete works, and thus set into motion one of the great projects of musical scholarship. That effort has continued and been refined throughout the 20th century, ultimately influencing not only our perception of how to perform early music but fundamental ideas of musical history, evolution, and reception as well.

      Teldec's mammoth Bach 2000 box set represents a kind of culmination of that original attempt to come to terms with Johann Sebastian Bach's unparalleled legacy. This set brings together performances recorded over the last several decades--a small percentage of the recordings are previously unreleased--of all the extant works determined by modern scholarship to be authentic. There are also some pieces the authorship of which is still in question and a few now deemed "inauthentic" but familiarly associated with the composer. Bach was a prodigious reviser of his compositions, and alternate versions of a particular work have been included "where the changes seemed sufficiently important," such as the glorious Magnificat. No doubt manuscripts will continue to be unearthed here and there in various archives (Bach 2000 contains, for example, the "Neumeister chorales," which were rediscovered in 1984), but the set does not represent the many fragments of music that consist of just a few bars; however, there are some reconstructions of lost concertos (such as one for three violins reconstructed by Christopher Hogwood from an extant concerto for harpsichords).

      Of course a truly comprehensive recorded edition of every note Bach wrote remains a utopian impossibility--about one-third of his cantatas, for example, have not survived. Even so, the dimensions of Bach 2000 are staggering. With its 12 boxes comprising 153 CDs, the set can be compressed into fewer boxes to save shelf space yet is still about ten times as long as the Ring cycle. (It should be noted that the packaging--using thin cardboard sleeves for the CDs--is distinctively unattractive.) That adds up to just under 160 hours of music--but a lifetime of discovery. Each box (grouped according to genre) contains a booklet with excellent notes on individual works and--for all the choral works--texts and translations. Tracking indexes are useful and thorough. Also included is a profusely illustrated hardbound volume of 24 Inventions, in which journalist Wolfgang Sandberger uses the composer's biography as a peg for some enigmatic and fascinating musings on the meaning of Bach today.

      The presiding philosophy behind this project and its approach to musical interpretation can be largely ascribed to Nikolaus Harnoncourt, a true musical pioneer and galvanizing force of the "period performance" movement. Harnoncourt's epoch-making recordings of the sacred cantatas (using, for instance, boy sopranos and choristers according to the practice in Bach's time) with the Concentus musicus Wien and colleague Gustav Leonhardt comprise the first four volumes here (those who already own them can turn to the Bach 2000 Light edition, which contains everything sans the cantatas). These recordings--which were not remastered for this set--have long been controversial and are notably uneven, embracing some magnificent accounts as well as others that lack fire and seem clearly underrehearsed. But Harnoncourt is one of the most fascinating conductors of our era, and his interpretations amply bear out his assertion: "I have never felt that Bach worked in a routine manner, that he repeated himself in his works." Harnoncourt--who has articulated many of his ideas in his book The Musical Dialogue--displays his gifts as a cellist in a remarkably probing performance of the Cello Suites (originally recorded in 1965) and in his concertizing for a number of chamber works. For the St. Matthew Passion, you get Harnoncourt's groundbreaking earlier account from 1970, while his 1986 recording of the sublime B Minor Mass is also represented here (the St. John Passion included is Harnoncourt's 1995 acount).

      Other artists included are colleague Gustav Leonhardt, whose thoughtful if occasionally dry harpsichord artistry is heard in the Goldberg Variations as well as in the concertos and chamber music. The harpsichord is in fact used throughout in preference to piano for the keyboard works. Ton Koopman (himself the conductor of an ongoing complete cantata series and of the Easter Oratorio included here) performs the organ works, including some newly recorded offerings, while Il Giardino Armonico's well-known high-energy account represents the Brandenburg Concertos. Violinist Thomas Zehetmair is exceptionally compelling in the unaccompanied sonatas and partitas, and the Concentus musicus Wien--again under Harnoncourt--perform a superb Musical Offering that richly repays frequent listening.

      The result of Bach 2000 as a whole is an aptly encyclopedic grappling with the infinite legacy of this most compendious of composers, whose works are on one level a summation of all the styles available to him. Bach was once thought to represent a "terminal point" (to use Albert Schweitzer's famous formulation), the end of an era; today he is at least equally recognized as a fertile source of inspiration for composers since. To be sure, individual recordings of particular works will be found to be preferable, and it would be misguided to consider Bach 2000 any kind of "final" or "definitive" word. Instead, it's an indispensable starting point that represents a monumental achievement for our own contemporary understanding of Bach. --Thomas May

      Album Description

      Volume 1, 15 Discs
      Sacred Cantatas Nos. 1-14, 16-47; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

      Volume 2, 15 Discs
      Sacred Cantatas Nos. 48-52, 54-69, 69A, 70-99; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

      Volume 3, 15 Discs
      Sacred Cantatas Nos. 100-117, 119-140,143-149; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

      Volume 4, 15 Discs
      Sacred Cantatas BWV 150-159, 161-188, 192, 194-199; 15 CDs; Harnoncourt/Leonhardt

      Volume 5, 11 Discs
      Secular Cantatas App. Sacred Cantatas; 11 CDs; Koopman, Harnoncourt, Koopman, Goebel and others

      Volume 6, 14 Discs
      The Sacred Vocal Works Masses,Magnificat, Passions, Oratorios; 14 CDs; Harnoncourt, Koopman, Corboz and others

      Volume 7
      , 7 Discs
      The Motets, Chorales & Songs Kirnberger Chorales,Schemelli Songs, Quodlibet

      Volume 8, 16 Discs
      The Organ Works; 16 CDs; Ton Koopman

      Volume 9, 11 Discs
      The Keyboard Works (I) The Well-Tempered Clavier, English & French Suites, Partitas etc; 11 CDs; Curtis, Ross, Wilson, Ruzickova

      Volume 10, 11 Discs
      The Keyboard Works (II) Goldberg Variations, Toccatas, Fugues, Italian Concerto, etc; 11 CDs; Staier, Barchi, Leonhardt, von Asperen, Baumont, and others

      Volume 11, 13 Discs
      The Chamber Music Violin Sonatas & Partitas, Flute Sonatas, Works for Lute, Art of Fugue, Musical Offering, etc; 13 CDs; Harnoncourt, Pianca, Tachezi, Brggen, Zehetmair, and others

      Volume 12, 10 Discs
      The Orchestral Works The Concertos & Orchestral Suite; 10 CDs; Il Giardino Armonico, Harnoncourt, Leonhardt

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Bach is priceless.......2006-11-10

      I believe, as another reviewer has stated, Bach's music may be the best ever written. Also, I think the cantatas are not where Bach placed his heart and soul. He was, after all, employed as a canter and in a position he did not wish for, but was forced to take to feed his large family. (I recommend "Bach and the High Baroque" lecture series by TTC.) What really stands out on this collection are all works in volumes 8 and above. Some of these works are hard to find and having them all in this collection and preformed on original instruments is great. Bach is priceless and so then is this collection.

      2 out of 5 stars Buy the works you like...........2006-01-11

      If you love Bach, which you must if you are looking at this particular item, you probably own a couple of his works already. Perhaps some of them are on the Teldec label. There is nothing wrong with Teldec if you are just getting into "classical" music. You will probably enjoy the music thoroughly. I know I did, as one of the first "classical" releases I bought was on Teldec, and it was Bach. I was amazed how great Bach was. Then my brother showed me the same recording, performed by another group, on another label. It had a lot more passion, and the instrumentalists were obviously of a higher level. Pardon my rambling, but what I'm trying to say is, the recordings found in this boxset are not the "cream of the crop." They are perfectly acceptable, easily listenable renditions of what many consider the greatest music...EVER. Take it from me, someone who has leapt into boxset land one too many times: Save your money, buy the individual albums. Take your time, talk to record store clerks (read Amazon reviews), do your research. If you are lucky enough to have a decent record store around, listen to multiple versions of the same work. No one said you had to buy it all at once. It can take a lifetime to fully realize the potency of this music, so enjoy the discovery as long as possible.

      2 out of 5 stars Poor Bach.......2005-11-26

      In Antony & Cleopatra, Shakespeare wrote: "I shall see some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness...."

      I am 99% in favor of original instrument performances, but there are limits. Just imagine if we had the same sort of thing going on with Shakespeare's plays -- men and boys playing all of the women's parts. And if we *really* wanted to be original, they would be squeaking boys "I' th' posture of a whore" (Shakespeare's words). Such performances would knock Monty Python
      right out of business.

      The Cantatas, which are the lion's share of this collection, are sung by boys, boys, boys. If you want to ruin boy choirs for yourself, then go for it. It might still be a novelty by the fifth CD but by the fiftieth, you will want to throw your &*%$ wig at the squeaking speakers, just as the exasperated Bach famously did with his own wig and his own boy choir. (For which he was reprimanded.)

      Does Harnoncourt really, honestly think that Bach would have picked a boy choir if he could have had women? Does anyone seriously believe that Shakespeare would have preferred his parts played by boys instead of women?

      If you buy this set, don't buy it for the Cantatas, unless (unlike Bach) you can tolerate immature voices with "wig-tossingly" inconsistent intonation. Hold out for Suzuki or Koopman. Stay away from the Rifkin perfomances, mostly because the recording quality is second and third rate by today's standards. Not that historical performances should be shunned, but you might want to think twice about 60 odd CDs worth of second rate sound.

      5 out of 5 stars A Treasure Trove.......2004-03-07

      This set is the culmination of several decades of work on the part of the West German record label Teldec (formerly known as Telefunken-Decca). With their early-music subdivision Das Alte Werk (similar to DG's Archiv or Decca's L'Oiseau-Lyre), Teldec have been in the forefront of exploring the world of period instruments and authentic performance practice, with special emphasis on the works of J.S.Bach. The lion's share of recordings here was originally made for Das Alte Werk, with the odd exception here and there licensed from other labels in order to fill in the gaps. The centerpiece of the set is the famous recording of the 199 church cantatas by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Gustav Leonhardt. If you're not familiar with the cantatas, there's a whole world of drama, color and expression right here waiting for you. You'll also be surprised to learn how many of the "tunes" you know from popular arrangements, like "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and "Sleepers Awake" are actually movements from cantatas. The names of Harnoncourt and Leonhardt pop up again and again; they were both mainstays of the Teldec roster. Leonhardt gives us his 1965 Goldberg Variations on a Dulcken harpsichord whose every tone is like a bell, and Harnoncourt's "home" recording of the Cello Suites (never intended for general release) shows the ferment of a great musical mind. Ton Koopman gives us his provocative and controversial re-thinkings of the organ works, and Thomas Zehetmair's performances of the unaccompanied violin sonatas and partitas are like dramatic scenes spoken by a solo violin. Here are the uniquely bizarre Brandenburg Concertos by Il Giardino Armonico; the rhetorical and transparent performance of the motets conducted by Harnoncourt (perhaps his best-ever recording); Leonhardt's relaxed and smiling versions of the harpsichord concertos; Alice Harnoncourt's tawny, leonine performances of the sonatas for violin and harpsichord; Harnoncourt's chiaroscuro-filled performance of the Christmas Oratorio, and so on. This set is one of the most worthwhile CD buys you could make. You will never be bored with this to dip into over the years.

      5 out of 5 stars 147 out of 153 ain't bad!.......2001-04-29

      Having listened to the complete set, I can confidently recommend it, if you would use a complete set of Bach's works.

      If you really like Bach, it is well worth getting. You will read disparaging reviews which will tell you that there are better performances of individual works. But this is a great opportunity for a Bach lover to get very good versions of his entire oeuvre.

      In the set of 60 CDs of sacred cantatas, there are about 6 duds, which feature out of tune boy sopranos! If you are not crazy about sacred cantatas, you can buy a set which omits them, which may be advised!

      I love the version of the Mass in B minor, though it is very different from our set by Munchinger [which we really enjoy].

      The Brandenburgs are great. THe first movement of the first concerto is a knock out! Very brassy and bombastic: quite different from the 3 or 4 other versions I have previously enjoyed.

      We are a piano family and have many CDs of Bach keyboard works played on piano [though we also have the Well Tempered Clavier on harpsichord and clavichord] The keyboard performances in the set are all on harpsichord and are lively and very enjoyable.

      It takes some getting used to the authentic Baroque flute performances: especially occasional out-of-tuneness. But these are also interesting and musically played.

      If you would use a set of all of Bach's extant works, it is a great choice. It is competitively priced and I love the packaging.

      Bach: The Organ Works
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • One of the great CD sets of all time
      • One of two "keepers"
      • Bach the organ works
      • Peter Hurford gives incisive readings
      • EMPHATICALLY 5 stars!
      Bach: The Organ Works
      Johann Sebastian Bach , and Peter Hurford
      Manufacturer: Polygram Records
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by Carl Philipp Emman. BachAll Works by Carl Philipp Emman. Bach | Bach, Carl Philipp Emman. | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by HeinichenAll Works by Heinichen | Heinichen, Johann David | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      FuguesFugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      PreludesPreludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      CanzonesCanzones | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      PassacagliasPassacaglias | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      VariationsVariations | Forms & Genres | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
      OrganOrgan | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
      ClassicalClassical | Box Sets | Stores | Music
      ASIN: B0000041KD
      Release Date: 1995-07-10

      Tracks:

      1. Toccata And Fugue In F Major: Toccata
      2. Toccata And Fugue In F Major: Fugue
      3. Prelude And Fugue In G Major
      4. Prelude And Fugue In E Minor: Prelude
      5. Prelude And Fugue In E Minor: Fugue
      6. Prelude And Fugue In C Major
      7. Prelude And Fugue In C Minor
      8. Prelude and Fugue in D major: Prelude
      9. Prelude and Fugue in D major: Fugue
      10. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: Toccata
      11. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: Fugue

      Tracks:

      1. Toccata, Adagio, And Fugue In C Major: Toccata
      2. Toccata, Adagio, And Fugue In C Major: Adagio
      3. Toccata, Adagio, And Fugue In C Major: Fugue
      4. Fantasia And Fugue In C Major
      5. Prelude And Fugue In E Minor
      6. Prelude And Fugue In A Minor
      7. Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth
      8. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: Toccata
      9. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: Fugue
      10. Trio In C Minor
      11. Fantasia And Fugue In G Minor: Fantasia
      12. Fantasia And Fugue In G Minor: Fugue

      Tracks:

      1. Fantasia In G Major
      2. Fugue In B Minor
      3. Trio In D Minor
      4. Prelude And Fugue In G Minor
      5. Fantasia In C Minor
      6. Fugue In G Major
      7. Fantasia And Fugue In C Minor: Fantasia
      8. Fantasia And Fugue In C Minor: Fugue
      9. Fugue In G Major
      10. Fugue In C Minor
      11. Fugue In G Major
      12. Fantasia And Fugue In C Major
      13. Pedal-Exercitium
      14. Passacaglia And Fugue In C Minor: Passacaglia
      15. Passacaglia And Fugue In C Minor: Fugue

      Tracks:

      1. Clavier Ubung III: Prelude In E Flat Major
      2. Clavier Ubung III: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit
      3. Clavier Ubung III: Christe, aller Welt Trost
      4. Clavier Ubung III: Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist
      5. Clavier Ubung III: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
      6. Clavier Ubung III: Dies sind die heilgen
      7. Clavier Ubung III: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott
      8. Clavier Ubung III: Vater unser im Himmelreich
      9. Clavier Ubung III: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam
      10. Clavier Ubung III: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir
      11. Clavier Ubung III: Jesus Christus unser Heiland, der von uns
      12. Clavier Ubung III: Fugue In E Flat Major

      Tracks:

      1. Clavier Ubung III: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit
      2. Clavier Ubung III: Christe, aller Welt Trost
      3. Clavier Ubung III: Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist
      4. Clavier Ubung III: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
      5. Clavier Ubung III: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
      6. Clavier Ubung III: Dies sind die heilgen sehn Gebot'
      7. Clavier Ubung III: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott
      8. Clavier Ubung III: Vater unse im Himmelreich
      9. Clavier Ubung III: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam
      10. Clavier Ubung III: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir
      11. Clavier Ubung III: Jesus Christus unser Hieland, der von uns
      12. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten
      13. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten
      14. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Ach Gott und Herr
      15. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Ach Gott und Herr
      16. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Wo soll ich fliehen hin
      17. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Christ lag in Todesbanden
      18. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Christum sollen wir loben schon
      19. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
      20. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottes Sohn
      21. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland
      22. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her
      23. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her
      24. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Das Jesulein soll doch mein Trost
      25. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Gottes Sohn ist kommen
      26. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Lob sei dem allmachtigen
      27. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt
      28. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
      29. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Ich hab' mein Sach' Gott heimgestellt
      30. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Ich hab' mein Sach' Gott heimgestellt
      31. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'
      32. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Wir Christenleut
      33. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
      34. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: In dich hab' ich gehoffet, Herr
      35. Chorale Preludes From The Kirnberger Collection: Jesu, meine Freude

      Tracks:

      1. Sonata No. 1 In E Flat Major: I Allegro moderato
      2. Sonata No. 1 In E Flat Major: II Adagio
      3. Sonata No. 1 In E Flat Major: III Allegro
      4. Sonata No. 2 In C Minor: I Vivace
      5. Sonata No. 2 In C Minor: II Largo
      6. Sonata No. 2 In C Minor: III Allegro
      7. Sonata No. 3 In D Minor: I Andante
      8. Sonata No. 3 In D Minor: II Adagio e dolce
      9. Sonata No. 3 In D Minor: III Vivace
      10. Sonata No. 4 In E Minor: I Adagio - Vivace
      11. Sonata No. 4 In E Minor: II Andante
      12. Sonata No. 4 In E Minor: III Un poco allegro
      13. Sonata No. 5 In C Major: I Allegro
      14. Sonata No. 5 In C Major: II Largo
      15. Sonata No. 5 In C Major: III Allegro
      16. Sonata No. 6 In G Major: I Vivace
      17. Sonata No. 6 In G Major: II Lento
      18. Sonata No. 6 In G Major: III Allegro

      Tracks:

      1. Chorale Variations: Ach, was soll ich Sunder machen
      2. Chorale Variations: Christ, du bist der helle Tag
      3. Chorale Variations: O Gott, du frommer Gott
      4. Chorale Variations: Canonische Veranderungen: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her
      5. Chorale Variations: Sei gegrusset, Jesu gutig

      Tracks:

      1. Choralvariationen: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
      2. Schubler Chorale Preludes: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
      3. Schubler Chorale Preludes: Wo soll ich fliehen hin
      4. Schubler Chorale Preludes: Wer nur den lieben Gott labt walten
      5. Schubler Chorale Preludes: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
      6. Schubler Chorale Preludes: Ach bleib' bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ
      7. Schubler Chorale Preludes: Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter
      8. Chorale Preludes: Liebster Jesue, wir sind hier
      9. Chorale Preludes: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
      10. Chorale Preludes: Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich
      11. Chorale Preludes: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
      12. Chorale Preludes: Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein
      13. Chorale Preludes: Valet will ich dir geben
      14. Chorale Preludes: Valet will ich dir geben
      15. Chorale Preludes: Vater unser im Himmelreich
      16. Chorale Preludes: Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her
      17. Chorale Preludes: Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern
      18. Chorale Preludes: Wie glauben all' an einen Gott

      Tracks:

      1. Concerto No. 1 In G Major: (Allegro)
      2. Concerto No. 1 In G Major: Grave
      3. Concerto No. 1 In G Major: Presto
      4. Concerto No. 2 In A Minor: (Allegro)
      5. Concerto No. 2 In A Minor: Adagio
      6. Concerto No. 2 In A Minor: Allegro
      7. Concerto No. 3 In C Major: (Allegro)
      8. Concerto No. 3 In C Major: Adagio
      9. Concerto No. 3 In C Major: Allegro
      10. Concerto No. 4 In C Major
      11. Concerto No. 5 In D Minor: (Allegro) - Grave e fuga
      12. Concerto No. 5 In D Minor: Largo e spiccato
      13. Concerto No. 5 In D Minor: (Allegro)
      14. Concerto No. 6 In E Flat Major
      15. Chorale Preludes: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'
      16. Chorale Preludes: Herzlich tut mich verlangen
      17. Chorale Preludes: Jesus, meine Zuversicht
      18. Chorale Preludes: In dulci jubilo

      Tracks:

      1. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich (Ein Kindelein so lobelich)
      2. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Wir Christenleut
      3. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Das alte Jahr vergangen ist
      4. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf
      5. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen
      6. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: O Jesu, wie ist dein Gestalt
      7. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig
      8. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Christe, der du bist Tag und Licht
      9. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Ehre sei dir, Christe, der du leidest Not
      10. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott
      11. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Aus tiefster Not schrei ich zu dir
      12. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
      13. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Ach, Gott und Herr
      14. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Ach Herr, mich armen Sunder (Herzlich tut mich verlangen)
      15. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt
      16. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Du Friedefurst, Herr Jesu Christ
      17. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort
      18. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Wenn dich Ungluck tut greifen an
      19. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Jesu, meine Freude
      20. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Gott ist mein Heil, mein Hilf und Trost
      21. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Jesu, meines Lebens Leben
      22. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Als Jesus Christus in der Nacht
      23. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Ach Gott, tu dich erbarmen
      24. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: O Herre Gott dein gottlich Wort
      25. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Nun lasst uns den Leib begraben
      26. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Christus, der ist mein Leben
      27. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Ich hab mein Sach Gott heimgestellt
      28. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Herr Jesu Christ, du hochstes Gut
      29. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Herzlich lieb hab ich dich, o Herr
      30. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
      31. Neumeister Chorale Preludes: Alle Menschen mussen sterben

      Tracks:

      1. Neumeister Chorales: Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Gut
      2. Neumeister Chorales: Werde munter, mein Gemute
      3. Neumeister Chorales: Wie nach einer Wasserquelle
      4. Neumeister Chorales: Christ, der du bist der helle Tag
      5. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Komm, heiliger Geist
      6. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Komm, heiliger Geist
      7. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: An Wasserflussen Babylon
      8. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele
      9. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'
      10. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig
      11. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Nun danket alle Gott
      12. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Von Gott will ich nicht lassen
      13. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland
      14. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland
      15. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland
      16. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'

      Tracks:

      1. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
      2. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
      3. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland
      4. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Jesus Christus, unser Heiland
      5. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Komm, Gott, Schopfer, heiliger Geist
      6. 'The Eighteen' Chorale Preludes: Vor deinen Thron (Wenn wir in hochsten Noten sein)
      7. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig
      8. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Ach Gott und Herr
      9. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
      10. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
      11. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoh' sei Ehr'
      12. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Christ Lag in Todesbanden
      13. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich
      14. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Ein' festeBurg ist unser Gott
      15. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott
      16. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
      17. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
      18. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Gottes Sohn ist kommen
      19. Miscellaneous Chorale Preludes: Herr Gott, wir loben dich

      Tracks:

      1. Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In C Major
      2. Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In D Minor
      3. Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In E Minor
      4. Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In F Major
      5. Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In G Major
      6. Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In G Minor
      7. Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In A Minor
      8. Eight Short Preludes And Fugues: Prelude And Fugue In B Flat Major
      9. Trio In G Major
      10. Prelude and Fugue in F minor: Prelude
      11. Prelude and Fugue in F minor: Fugue
      12. Trio In G Minor
      13. Prelude and Fugue in A major: Prelude
      14. Prelude and Fugue in A major: Fugue
      15. Prelude and Fugue in G major: Prelude
      16. Prelude and Fugue in G major: Fugue
      17. Allabreve In D Major
      18. Prelude In G Major
      19. Fugue In D Major
      20. Prelude and Fugue in D minor: Prelude
      21. Prelude and Fugue in D minor: Fugue

      Tracks:

      1. Prelude And Fugue In C Minor: Prelude
      2. Prelude And Fugue In C Minor: Fugue
      3. Prelude In C Major
      4. Fugue In G Minor
      5. Canzona In D Minor
      6. Prelude In A Minor
      7. Fugue In C Minor
      8. Pastorale In F Major
      9. Fantasia In G Major
      10. Aria In F Major
      11. Prelude and Fugue in C major: Prelude
      12. Prelude and Fugue in C major: Fugue

      Tracks:

      1. Toccata And Fugue In E Major: Toccata
      2. Toccata And Fugue In E Major: Fugues I & II
      3. Fantasia In B Minor
      4. Prelude and Fugue in A minor: Prelude
      5. Prelude and Fugue in A minor: Fugue
      6. Prelude and Fugue in B minor: Prelude
      7. Prelude and Fugue in B minor: Fugue
      8. Prelude and Fugue in C major: Prelude
      9. Prelude and Fugue in C major: Fugue
      10. Trio In G Major
      11. Prelude, Trio And Fugue In B Flat Major: Prelude
      12. Prelude, Trio And Fugue In B Flat Major: Trio
      13. Prelude, Trio And Fugue In B Flat Major: Fugue
      14. Ricercar A 6 In C Minor
      15. Prelude And Fugue In G Minor

      Tracks:

      1. Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
      2. Gottes Sohn ist kommen
      3. Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottes Sohn
      4. Lob sei dem allmachtigen Gott
      5. Puer natus in Bethlehem
      6. Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ
      7. Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich
      8. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her
      9. Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar
      10. In dulci jubilo
      11. Lobt Gott, ihr Christen allzugleich
      12. Jesu, meine Freude
      13. Christum wir sollen loben schon
      14. Wir Christenleut
      15. Helft mir, Gottes Gute preisen
      16. Das alte Jahr vergangen ist
      17. In dir ist Freude
      18. Mit Fried' und Freud' ich fahr dahin
      19. Herr Gott, nun schleuss den Himmel auf
      20. O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig
      21. Christe, du Lamm Gottes
      22. Christus, der uns selig macht
      23. Da Jesus an dem Kreuze stund
      24. O Mensch, bewein dein Sunde gross
      25. Wir danken dir, Herr Jesu Christ
      26. Hif Gott, dass mir's gelinge
      27. Christ lag in Todesbanden
      28. Jesus Christus, unser Heiland
      29. Christ ist erstanden
      30. Erstanden ist der heil' ge Geist
      31. Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag
      32. Heut triumphieret
      33. Komm, Gott, Schopfer, heiliger Geist
      34. Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'
      35. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
      36. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
      37. Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot
      38. Vater unser im Himmelreich
      39. Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt
      40. Es ist da Heil uns kommen her
      41. Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ

      Tracks:

      1. In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr
      2. Wenn wir in hochsten Noten sein
      3. Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten
      4. Alle Menschen mussen sterben
      5. Ach wie nichtig, ach wie fluchtig
      6. Ach Gott, vom Himmel sieh' darein
      7. Ach Herr, mich armen Sunder
      8. Ach, was ist doch unser Leben
      9. Auf meinen lieben Gott
      10. Aus der Tiefe rufe ich
      11. Christ ist erstanden
      12. Christus, der uns selig macht
      13. Gott der Vater wohn' uns bei
      14. In dulci jubilo
      15. Jesu, der du meine Seele
      16. Liebster Jesu wir sind hier
      17. Nun freut euch
      18. O Herre Gott, dein gottlich Wort
      19. O Vater, allmachtiger Gott
      20. Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele
      21. Vater unser im Himmelreich
      22. Vater unser im Himmelreich
      23. Vater unser im Himmelreich
      24. Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern
      25. Wir glauben all' an einen Gott
      26. Christus, der uns selig macht
      27. Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn
      28. Fugue In G Minor

      Amazon.com

      When it comes to organ music there's Bach, and there's everyone else. The actual amount of organ music that he composed is in dispute for a couple of reasons. On issue is attribution: much of the music exists only in copies from Bach's pupils and family members, and so the question of authorship may be in doubt. The other issue is which instrument Bach actually intended some of the keyboard music to be played on. Although scholars agonize over this problem, the fact is that Bach's music usually sounds fine played even on kazoos--it's almost indestructible--so the organ suits it in any case. This collection is one of the most comprehensive available, and it's excellently played and recorded. --David Hurwitz

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars One of the great CD sets of all time.......2006-02-08

      Like another reviewer here I grew up on Helmut Walcha's DG set on LP, and was also familiar with a number of other "great Bach organ work" collections.

      One can cavil over the way Hurford takes some of the pieces, I suppose, but his flair, imaginative registrations, and sheer musicality are hard to beat, and the recording too is fantastic.

      It's quite easy to listen to three or four CDs from this set in a row, which says something about how fertile Bach's imagination, but also how absorbing Hurford's performance, and how willing he is to avoid generic and worthy church-like interpretations. This is music and music-making of the highest quality.

      4 out of 5 stars One of two "keepers".......2005-07-02

      A lot of reviews rave about this set. I just wish they would say why it's so good and I hope they're, well, comparing it to something. Most seem to like the "choice of registration" which maybe one way an organist sizes another up.

      Preferences in interpretation generally reflect the emphera of a time, and not absolutes. Choice one for this guy is probably Walcha. Dignified and insightful playing probably much more in line with what was expected of, and provided by, Bach way back when.

      This set is flashier and lighter in some ways, more bombastic in others--very much a late Twentieth Century effort. Superficial. It suits a less thoughtful approach to the music which isn't a bad thing and isn't necessarily "damning with faint praise." I just doubt if this is really what the music should sound like and I don't mean that in the same way when I say that about Gould's playing. Gould was highlighting an intense part of Bach's craft, pointing the way into the music so to say.

      This is a good set for those who like to shake the timbers with organ music; when it was first released in the early digital era it was marketed that way. Bach's music is pretty bullet-proof so it can stand this kind of approach. If you're not a hyper-critical listener, a period instrument hardliner, or a professional organist with strong well thought out opinions this is probably the set for you as the Walcha will sound dry and academic. On the other hand, if you are a powerful admirer of rock and roll classical this might actually be way too much Bach for you. I generally play this set (or Stokowski transcriptions) when I'm in a brain-dead mood and I want Bach-like stimulation without any work on my part. It's really quite nice.

      2 out of 5 stars Bach the organ works.......2004-11-23

      A poor, jumpy, amateurish and unimaginative rendition of the pedal exercitium in g minor is what sticks to mind. Although its only an exercise i think it's worth more than that. More interesting stop combinations could have been used here. The toccata and fugue in d minor was too 'fancy' and was a boring affair overall with a silly choice of stops. I expected more from Peter Hurford. If this is the first time you've heard organ music please don't run away beacause of this. It can be so much more intersting.

      Overall i dont think these performances do Bach Justice. Better versions can be found at virtuallybaroque.com (not my site)and better still competely free.

      5 out of 5 stars Peter Hurford gives incisive readings.......2004-04-05

      Peter Hurford's traversal of the entire organ literature for London Decca is truly one of the greatest recorded achievements. All of the performances in this seventeen-disc set are immaculately played and perfectly performed. His vision, technicality, and sensibility make him a sensitive and authoritative interpreter of J.S. Bach's organ works. The records are mostly digital, crystal clear, and quite powerful. Hurford's command of his technique is astounding. I cannot stress how important this set truly is. I HIGHLY recommend buying this compilation. At about 8 dollars a CD, this is most certainly a steal.

      5 out of 5 stars EMPHATICALLY 5 stars!.......2004-02-27

      Bach's organ works place incredible demands on the performer, both physically (consider the endurance it takes to play the massive Toccata in F major), technically (the Trio Sonatas, among many others), and interpretationally. Peter Hurford triumphantly meets those demands in a spectacular set of recordings.

      To those who are doubters: listen to the (in)famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor, that overplayed warhorse. Hurford brings to it an electricity that makes you feel you are hearing it for the first time again. He also has an amazing ear for registrations, one of the most underestimated difficulties of an organist's art, never wearying the ear, but using a wide palette of colors. [Bach himself was widely known for his innovative registrational practices. Contemporaries remarked that when he was testing organs he would pull combinations of stops that they were certain would sound badly together, only to find that he had created an entirely new sound. Thus, creative registrations should not offend purists in any way.]

      Hurford's approach to these works obviously takes into consideration, but is certainly not bound by, historically informed performing practices. His phrasing is immaculate, and consistently interesting. In all, this is a stunning accomplishment.

      GET THIS WHILE IT REMAINS AVAILABLE. The classical recording industry is in trouble, and the deletions axe is constantly falling. Large, expensive sets like this are sure to go. While the price itself appears high, it is really very reasonable, running under $8 per disc.

      Bach: Das Orgelwerk (Complete Edition)
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • The Completeists' Completeist Bach Organ Set
      Bach: Das Orgelwerk (Complete Edition)

      Manufacturer: Art & Music
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      All Works by Carl Philipp Emman. BachAll Works by Carl Philipp Emman. Bach | Bach, Carl Philipp Emman. | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      All Works by HeinichenAll Works by Heinichen | Heinichen, Johann David | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      FuguesFugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      PreludesPreludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      CanzonesCanzones | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      SymphoniesSymphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music | Baroque | Classical | General | Modern & 20th Century | Romantic | Sinfonia | Sinfonia Concertante
      PassacagliasPassacaglias | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
      OrganOrgan | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B000009DIR
      Release Date: 1998-08-04

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars The Completeists' Completeist Bach Organ Set.......2005-12-20

      I picked this set up for a good deal less than $70 -- and I am glad I did, if mostly for the purpose of having every last little bit of Bach organ music in my library... and at significantly less cost than any other 'complete' set that I was aware of then. Stockmeier's traversal of appropriate organs is marvellous, too, as you get to know the different tonal qualities of different instruments that Bach did (or might have, in some cases) played himself or had in mind when composing certain works.

      Stockmeier himself is not a virtuoso, not a showman, not a romanticist. His playing is perhaps best described with "Professorial" -- although in English that sounds like a bit more of a put down than I would want to imply. He is not hell-bent on some 'authentic' approach (something that fatally(!) flawed/s Kopmann's incomplete set that lurks around on Brilliant records) but he does not indulge in M-C Alain like fashion, either. (Not even to mention that certain Mr. Virgil Fox.) I prefer the playing of Karl Richter (unselfconscious, warmer, bigger) and probably even Walcha... but to attest Stockmeier "competence" and "capability" would be selling his skill far too short, also. It's a bit on the dry side, for sure - but skillfully abetted with single or double discs of some of your favorite organ works by Bach with an organist who completely matches your preference, this might well make a preferred choice as the complete-works back-up.
      Bach 2000 Light (Without Sacred Cantatas)
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Bach 2000 Light (Without Sacred Cantatas)
        Various Conductors , Various Performers , and Various Ensembles
        Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        AllemandesAllemandes | Baroque Dance Suites | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
        MinuetsMinuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music
        TriosTrios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by Carl Philipp Emman. BachAll Works by Carl Philipp Emman. Bach | Bach, Carl Philipp Emman. | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by J.S. BachAll Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        All Works by HeinichenAll Works by Heinichen | Heinichen, Johann David | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
        CanonsCanons | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        ConcertinosConcertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        Concerto GrossiConcerto Grossi | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        FantasiesFantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        FuguesFugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        InventionsInventions | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        PreludesPreludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        CanzonesCanzones | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        SonatinasSonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        Trio SonatasTrio Sonatas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
        SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ToccatasToccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
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        ASIN: B00001IV8C
        Release Date: 1999-09-21

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        The Bach renaissance--which began in earnest in the early 19th century thanks to the efforts of Felix Mendelssohn and others--inspired an endeavor of far-reaching significance. It led to the founding of the Bach Society in 1850, with the goal of gathering and publishing the composer's complete works, and thus set into motion one of the great projects of musical scholarship. That effort has continued and been refined throughout the 20th century, ultimately influencing not only our perception of how to perform early music but fundamental ideas of musical history, evolution, and reception as well.

        Teldec's mammoth Bach 2000 box set represents a kind of culmination of that original attempt to come to terms with Johann Sebastian Bach's unparalleled legacy. This set brings together performances recorded over the last several decades--a small percentage of the recordings are previously unreleased--of all the extant works determined by modern scholarship to be authentic. There are also some pieces the authorship of which is still in question and a few now deemed "inauthentic" but familiarly associated with the composer. Bach was a prodigious reviser of his compositions, and alternate versions of a particular work have been included "where the changes seemed sufficiently important," such as the glorious Magnificat. No doubt manuscripts will continue to be unearthed here and there in various archives (Bach 2000 contains, for example, the "Neumeister chorales," which were rediscovered in 1984), but the set does not represent the many fragments of music that consist of just a few bars; however, there are some reconstructions of lost concertos (such as one for three violins reconstructed by Christopher Hogwood from an extant concerto for harpsichords).

        Of course a truly comprehensive recorded edition of every note Bach wrote remains a utopian impossibility--about one-third of his cantatas, for example, have not survived. Even so, the dimensions of Bach 2000 are staggering. With its 12 boxes comprising 153 CDs, the set can be compressed into fewer boxes to save shelf space yet is still about ten times as long as the Ring cycle. (It should be noted that the packaging--using thin cardboard sleeves for the CDs--is distinctively unattractive.) That adds up to just under 160 hours of music--but a lifetime of discovery. Each box (grouped according to genre) contains a booklet with excellent notes on individual works and--for all the choral works--texts and translations. Tracking indexes are useful and thorough. Also included is a profusely illustrated hardbound volume of 24 Inventions, in which journalist Wolfgang Sandberger uses the composer's biography as a peg for some enigmatic and fascinating musings on the meaning of Bach today.

        The presiding philosophy behind this project and its approach to musical interpretation can be largely ascribed to Nikolaus Harnoncourt, a true musical pioneer and galvanizing force of the "period performance" movement. Harnoncourt's epoch-making recordings of the sacred cantatas (using, for instance, boy sopranos and choristers according to the practice in Bach's time) with the Concentus musicus Wien and colleague Gustav Leonhardt comprise the first four volumes here (those who already own them can turn to the Bach 2000 Light edition, which contains everything sans the cantatas). These recordings--which were not remastered for this set--have long been controversial and are notably uneven, embracing some magnificent accounts as well as others that lack fire and seem clearly underrehearsed. But Harnoncourt is one of the most fascinating conductors of our era, and his interpretations amply bear out his assertion: "I have never felt that Bach worked in a routine manner, that he repeated himself in his works." Harnoncourt--who has articulated many of his ideas in his book The Musical Dialogue--displays his gifts as a cellist in a remarkably probing performance of the Cello Suites (originally recorded in 1965) and in his concertizing for a number of chamber works. For\ the St. Matthew Passion, you get Harnoncourt's groundbreaking earlier account from 1970, while his 1986 recording of the sublime B Minor Mass is also represented here (the St. John Passion included is Harnoncourt's 1995 acount).

        Other artists included are colleague Gustav Leonhardt, whose thoughtful if occasionally dry harpsichord artistry is heard in the Goldberg Variations as well as in the concertos and chamber music. The harpsichord is in fact used throughout in preference to piano for the keyboard works. Ton Koopman (himself the conductor of an ongoing complete cantata series and of the Easter Oratorio included here) performs the organ works, including some newly recorded offerings, while Il Giardino Armonico's well-known high-energy account represents the Brandenburg Concertos. Violinist Thomas Zehetmair is exceptionally compelling in the unaccompanied sonatas and partitas, and the Concentus musicus Wien--again under Harnoncourt--perform a superb Musical Offering that richly repays frequent listening.

        The result of Bach 2000 as a whole is an aptly encyclopedic grappling with the infinite legacy of this most compendious of composers, whose works are on one level a summation of all the styles available to him. Bach was once thought to represent a "terminal point" (to use Albert Schweitzer's famous formulation), the end of an era; today he is at least equally recognized as a fertile source of inspiration for composers since. To be sure, individual recordings of particular works will be found to be preferable, and it would be misguided to consider Bach 2000 any kind of "final" or "definitive" word. Instead, it's an indispensable starting point that represents a monumental achievement for our own contemporary understanding of Bach. --Thomas May --This text refers to the complete edition of this title

        Album Description

        Volume 1, 11 Discs
        Secular Cantatas App. Sacred Cantatas; 11 CDs; Koopman, Harnoncourt, Koopman, Goebel and others

        Volume 2, 14 Discs
        The Sacred Vocal Works Masses,Magnificat, Passions, Oratorios; 14 CDs; Harnoncourt, Koopman, Corboz and others

        Volume 3, 7 Discs
        The Motets, Chorales & Songs Kirnberger Chorales,Schemelli Songs, Quodlibet

        Volume 4, 16 Discs
        The Organ Works; 16 CDs; Ton Koopman

        Volume 5, 11 Discs
        The Keyboard Works (I) The Well-Tempered Clavier, English & French Suites, Partitas etc; 11 CDs; Curtis, Ross, Wilson, Ruzickova

        Volume 6, 11 Discs
        The Keyboard Works (II) Goldberg Variations, Toccatas, Fugues, Italian Concerto, etc; 11 CDs; Staier, Barchi, Leonhardt, von Asperen, Baumont, and others

        Volume 7, 13 Discs
        The Chamber Music Violin Sonatas & Partitas, Flute Sonatas, Works for Lute, Art of Fugue, Musical Offering, etc; 13 CDs; Harnoncourt, Pianca, Tachezi, Brggen, Zehetmair, and others

        Volume 8, 10 Discs
        The Orchestral Works The Concertos & Orchestral Suite; 10 CDs; Il Giardino Armonico, Harnoncourt, Leonhardt

        Bach: Organ Works
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          Bach: Organ Works

          Manufacturer: WEA / Teldec
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          All Works by Carl Philipp Emman. BachAll Works by Carl Philipp Emman. Bach | Bach, Carl Philipp Emman. | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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          All Works by HeinichenAll Works by Heinichen | Heinichen, Johann David | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B00004HYMX
          Release Date: 2000-02-15

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