The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach
Last updated: 22.11.22
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Label: Ned
Designation: Naxos - #8558051-54
Release Date: 16 July, 2002
Works by Johann Sebastian Bach
  1. Narration: Family background and early years
  2. Capriccio for keyboard in B flat major, ("On the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother"), BWV 992, with Wolfgang Rubsam
  3. Narration: Bach and the organ
  4. Toccata and Fugue for organ in D minor, BWV 565, with Bertalan Hock, Wolfgang Rubsam
  5. Narration: Bach in trouble
  6. Trio sonata for organ No.1 in E flat major, BWV 525, with Wolfgang Rubsam
  7. Narration: Bach the husband and father
  8. Concerto for 4 harpsichords & strings in A minor, BWV 1065, with Michael Behringer, Gerald Hambitzer, Robert Hill, Christoph Anselm Noll, Christine Pichlmeir
  9. Narration: Bach the young composer
  10. Prelude and Fugue for organ in A minor, BWV 543, with Wolfgang Rubsam
  11. Narration: Bach in Weimar (and in jail)
  12. Well tempered clavier book 1, No.8 in E flat minor, BWV 853, with Jeno Jando
  13. Narration: Bach leaves Weimar
  14. Violin Concerto No.2 in E major, BWV 1042 Finale, with Kolja Blacher, Christine Pichlmeir, Lisa Stewart
  15. Narration: Bach at Cöthen
  16. Concerto for 2 violins & strings in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043 Largo ma non tanto, with Kolja Blacher, Christine Pichlmeir, Lisa Stewart
  17. Narration: Bach and the Brandenburgs
  18. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D major, BWV 1050 1st movement, with Robert Hill, Karl Kaiser, Eva Morsbach, Christine Pichlmeir, Nadja Schubert
  19. Narration: From grief to joy through faith
  20. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Et Resurrexit, performed by Istropolitana Capella with Hartmut Elbert, Marina Koppelstetter, Markus Schafer, Friderike Wagner, Faridah Schafer-Subrata, conducted by Christian Brembeck
  21. Narration: New beginnings: Bach remarries and his family grows
  22. Suite for orchestra No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 No.2, Aria in G major, with Istropolitana Capella, Alexander Jablokov, Takako Nishizaki, conducted by Oliver von Dohnanyi
  23. Narration: Goldberg Variations and Anna Magdalena's Notebook
  24. Bist du bei mir, aria for voice & continuo (spurious, by Stölzel), BWV 508, with Budapest Camerata, Ingrid Kertesi, conducted by Laszlo Kovacs
  25. Narration: Domestic happiness and the move to Leipzig
  26. Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 Excerpt, with Anna Crookes, Nicholas Gedge, Timothy Robinson, Caroline Trevor, conducted by Nicholas Ward
  27. Narration: Bach's duties at Leipzig
  28. Cantata No.80, "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott," BWV 80 Duetto, with Istvan Gati, Ingrid Kertesi, Jozsef Mukk, Judit Nemeth, conducted by Matyas Antal
  29. Narration: Bach the teacher
  30. Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia) for keyboard No.5 in E flat major, BWV 791, with Janos Sebestyen
  31. Narration: The great keyboard works with an educational agenda
  32. Italian Concerto for keyboard solo in F major, BWV 971 Last movement, with Joseph Banowetz, Monique Duphil
  33. Narration: A letter to the King
  34. Cantata No.147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 Part 2 (No.10 overall), Jesu bleibt meine Freude, with Istvan Gati, Ingrid Kertesi, Jozsef Mukk, Judit Nemeth, conducted by Matyas Antal
  35. Narration: Bachtakes up the poet's pen
  36. Partita for keyboard No.1 in B flat major, BWV 825 Courante, with Wolfgang Rubsam
  37. Narration: Bach's frustration at Leipzig
  38. Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, motet for chorus & continuo, BWV 225, with Scholars Baroque Ensemble
  39. Narration:Frustrations intensify
  40. Johannespassion (St
  41. John Passion), BWV 245 Opening chorus, with Scholars Baroque Ensemble
  42. Narration:Bach's efforts to leave Leipzig
  43. Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F major, BWV 1046 1st movement, with Christian Hommel, Winfried Rademacher
  44. Narration: The King of Poland's jubilee
  45. Suite for orchestra No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 No.2, Air, with Karl Kaiser, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Helmut Muller-Bruhl
  46. Narration: The Ernesti affair
  47. Prelude and Fugue for organ in D major ("Little"), BWV 532, with Wolfgang Rubsam
  48. Narration: Adolf Scheibe's scathing views on Bach
  49. Concerto for 3 harpsichords & strings in C major (or for 3 violins in D major), BWV 1064 Finale, with Michael Behringer, Gerald Hambitzer, Robert Hill, Christoph Anselm Noll, Winfried Rademacher, Elisabeth Kufferath, Christine Pichlmeir
  50. Narration: Bach and opera
  51. Cantata No.211, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht," ("Coffee Cantata"), BWV 211Excerpts, with Istvan Gati, Ingrid Kertesi, Jozsef Mukk, conducted by Matyas Antal
  52. Cantata No.212, "Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet," ("Peasant Cantata"), BWV 212 Excerpts, with Istvan Gati, Ingrid Kertesi, Jozsef Mukk, conducted by Matyas Antal
  53. Narration: The twilight years
  54. Die Kunst der Fuge (Art of the Fugue), BWV 1080 Contrapunctus 13, 17-19, with Wolfgang Rubsam
  55. Narration: Bach's visit to Frederick the Great
  56. Musikalisches Opfer (Musical Offering), BWV 1079 Excerpts, with Christian Benda, Christian Benda, Sebastian Benda, Istropolitana Capella
  57. Narration:Decline and death
  58. Mass in B minor, BWV 232 Excerpts, performed by Istropolitana Capella with Hartmut Elbert, Marina Koppelstetter, Markus Schafer, Friderike Wagner, Faridah Schafer-Subrata, conducted by Christian Brembeck