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For me, Bach is absolutely the tops! Not only was he a genius playing so many instruments such as clavichord, harpsichord and organ he was a most amazing man as a human being having had two wives and twenty children, many of whom were themselves notable musicians. In his time, according to an obituary notice, reported by The Oxford Companion to Music by Dr Scholes, he was the greatest organ and clavier player that had ever lived. He established order in the musical world regarding the piano and enabled we much lesser mortals access to a predictable system (think about his "well-tempered clavier").
I am always impressed how readily his music is adapted by such diverse media as the "traditional" chamber music in any ensemble of instruments whatsoever, choral works, my humble concertina, the synthesiser à Walter Carlos (later Wendy Carlos) and even recorder music.
For the biographical record he was born in Germany (actually Thuringia, if we want to be precise) in 1685 and died in Leipzig at the age of 65.
Bach has two items from BWV 1 and BWV 245 in Weihnachtliche Musik Alter Meister Für Blockflötenquartett as well as Gavotte, Polonaise, Menuett in Flötenbüchlein Für Kleine Leute (D/d/a) and Flötenbüchlein Für Kleine Leute (D/d).
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Recorder Music CDs:
The English Nightingale by Piers Adams
Dowland, Ortiz, Serocki, et al / Antwerp Recorder Consort by Antwerp Recorder Consort
Bach: Sonaten für Blockflöte by Stefano Bagliano
Art of the Recorder by Pieter-Jan Belder
Galante Kurzweyl by Irmhild Beutler
L'Apothéose de Corelli -Triosonaten des Barock by Irmhild Beutler
Frans Brüggen Edition Vol. 11 (Bach: Kammermusik und Orch.) by Frans Brüggen
The Art of Recorder by Frans Brüggen
Le Charme de la Flûte à bec by Frans Brüggen
Telemann, Bach, Handel and others by René Clemencic
Handel with Care by Michael Copley
Micro Classics by Michael Copley
The Art of the Recorder by David Munrow Ensemble
Abundance by Flanders Recorder Quartet
Armonia di flauti by Flanders Recorder Quartet
Bach: Flanders Recorder Quartet by Flanders Recorder Quartet
Banchetto Musicale by Flanders Recorder Quartet
The Nations by Flanders Recorder Quartet
Block Flutes, Vol.1 by Walter van Hauwe
Recorder Graffiti by Dan Laurin
Recorder Graffiti by Dan Laurin
Recorder Graffiti by Dan Laurin
Music for Recorder from Renaissance & Baroque by Hans-Martin Linde
Musik für Blockflöte und Laute by Hans-Martin Linde
Bach-Trio Sonatas by Judith Linsenberg
Capriccio di flauti by Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam
Die Kunst der Fuge - J.S.Bach by Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam
Dutch Masters Volume 40 by Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam
Extra Time by Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam
Fuge around the clock by Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam
Bach-Brandenburg Concertos by Christian Mendoze
Sonates pour flute a bec & basse continue by Christian Mendoze
Bach: a due per Flauto e Cambalo by Dorothee Oberlinger
Works for Baroque Flute and Recorders by Clas Pehrsson
Bach, Telemann, Babell: Flute & Recorder Concertos by Clas Pehrsson
Artists of the Century - Michala Petri - Ultimate Collection by Michala Petri
Bach for Breakfast by Michala Petri
Bach Sonatas by Michala Petri
Bach Sonatas by Michala Petri
Bach/Telemann-Works for Recorder & Strings by Michala Petri
Bach: Sonatas / Keith Jarrett, Michala Petri by Michala Petri
Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos nos 1, 2 & 3 / Marriner by Michala Petri
Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos nos 4, 5 & 6 / Marriner by Michala Petri
Die virtuose Blockflöte by Michala Petri
Greensleeves by Michala Petri
Inspired Bach: Music to Enhance Your Spirit by Michala Petri
Recorder Favourites by Michala Petri
Recorder Sonatas by Michala Petri
Souvenir by Michala Petri
Works for Recorder, Guitar and Lute by Michala Petri
Deutsche Barockmusik aus russischer Sicht by Valery Proshutinsky
Recorder Memories: Quartettino by Quartettino
Delicacies for Sopranino Recorder & Oboe with Organ by Helmut Schaarschmidt
Bach Edition 6: Brandenburg Concertos I (1, 2, 3 & 6) by Nadja Schubert
Bach Edition 7: Brandenburg Concertos II (4 & 5) by Nadja Schubert
Bach: Multiple Concerti by Nadja Schubert
The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach by Nadja Schubert
Trios by Nadja Schubert
Recorder Memories: Schwanewede Recorder Consort by The Schwanewede Recorder Consort
Intuition - Ratio: Music from 1300-1750 for Recorder &Cimbal by Gerald Stemfel
Bach: The Concertos for One and Two Harpsichords by Richard Taylor
Bach Trio Ensemble by Pamela Thorby
The Art of the Recorder by Marion Verbruggen
Bach-Three Suites (arr for Recorder) by Marion Verbruggen
Bach-Trio Sonatas by Marion Verbruggen
Bach-Cello Suites transcriptions for Recorder, Vol. 2 by Marion Verbruggen
18th Century Recorder Sonatas by Marion Verbruggen