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 Johann Sebastian Bach  (1685-1750)

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).

Sheet Music:

  1. [§] Cantata Nr. 142: "Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren", D-Recorder Sheetmusicplus.com - 02678094
  2. [§] Come Sweet Death, Descant/Treble/Tenor/Bass Sheetmusicplus.com - 00753687
  3. [§] Contrapuncti I, III, IV & IX and Fugues II & V, Descant/Treble/Tenor/Bass
  4. [§] Pastorale, Tenor/Tenor/Tenor
  5. [§] Siciliano From Second Flute Sonata, Descant/Treble/Tenor/Bass
  6. [§] Twenty Passages From Flute Parts in the Church Cantatas, Treble
7. More recorder sheet music at SheetMusicPlus.com
Websites:
J.S. Bach Home Page an extensive Bach website by Jan Handford.
J.S. Bach detailed biography.
Midi World J.S. Bach midi files, bography, recordings and books.
Johann Sebastian Bach , biography by www.zzounds.com
YouTube Videos:
YouTube.comAbbado Bach Brandenburg 4, 1.movement (7:09), performed by Michala Petri.
YouTube.comBach Brandenburg 4, 2.+3.movement. Abbado (9:23), performed by Michala Petri.
YouTube.com3.movement, including repeat Bis Bach Brandenburg Concerto 2 (10:39), performed by Michala Petri.
YouTube.comBach Brandenburg Concerto 2, 1.movement (4:50), performed by Michala Petri.
YouTube.comBach Brandenburg Concerto 2, 2.movement (3:49), performed by Michala Petri.
YouTube.comFlanders Recorder Quartet in concert - Bach Vivaldi BWV 596b (2:57), performed by Flanders Recorder Quartet.
YouTube.comMichala Petri and Lars Hannibal plays Bach (6:57), performed by Michala Petri.
YouTube.comStefano Bagliano a Chieti (8.11.2009) . (5:26), performed by Stefano Bagliano.
Books:
[§] Bach by Esther Meynell amazon.com amazon.co.uk
[§] J.S. Bach by Albert Schweitzer amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca amazon.it amazon.es
[§] J.S. Bach by Charles S. Terry amazon.de
[§] J.S. Bach (Oxford Composer Companions) by Malcolm Boyd amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca amazon.it amazon.es
[§] J.S. Bach and the German Motet by Daniel R. Melamed amazon.com amazon.co.uk amazon.de amazon.fr amazon.ca amazon.es

Recorder Music CDs:
CD tracks/info Piers Adams on "The English Nightingale" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Antwerp Recorder Consort on "Dowland, Ortiz, Serocki, et al / Antwerp Recorder Consort" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Stefano Bagliano on "Bach: Sonaten für Blockflöte" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Pieter-Jan Belder on "Art of the Recorder" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Irmhild Beutler on "Galante Kurzweyl" 
CD tracks/info Irmhild Beutler on "L'Apothéose de Corelli -Triosonaten des Barock" 
CD tracks/info Frans Brüggen on "Frans Brüggen Edition Vol. 11 (Bach: Kammermusik und Orch.)" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Frans Brüggen on "The Art of Recorder" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Frans Brüggen on "Le Charme de la Flûte à bec" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info René Clemencic on "Telemann, Bach, Handel and others" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Michael Copley on "Handel with Care" 
CD tracks/info Michael Copley on "Micro Classics" 
CD tracks/info David Munrow Ensemble on "The Art of the Recorder" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Flanders Recorder Quartet on "Abundance" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Flanders Recorder Quartet on "Armonia di flauti" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Flanders Recorder Quartet on "Bach: Flanders Recorder Quartet" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Flanders Recorder Quartet on "Banchetto Musicale" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Flanders Recorder Quartet on "The Nations" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Walter van Hauwe on "Block Flutes, Vol.1" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Helen Hooker on "Helen and Friends" 
CD tracks/info Dan Laurin on "Recorder Graffiti" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Dan Laurin on "Recorder Graffiti" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Dan Laurin on "Recorder Graffiti" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Hans-Martin Linde on "Meister der Flöte und Gitarre" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Hans-Martin Linde on "Musik für Blockflöte und Laute" 
CD tracks/info Hans-Martin Linde on "Music for Recorder from Renaissance & Baroque" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Judith Linsenberg on "Bach-Trio Sonatas" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it
CD tracks/info Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam on "Capriccio di flauti" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam on "Die Kunst der Fuge - J.S.Bach" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam on "Dutch Masters Volume 40" 
CD tracks/info Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam on "Extra Time" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam on "Fuge around the clock" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Christian Mendoze on "Bach-Brandenburg Concertos" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Christian Mendoze on "Sonates pour flute a bec & basse continue" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Dorothee Oberlinger on "Bach: a due per Flauto e Cambalo" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Clas Pehrsson on "Works for Baroque Flute and Recorders" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Clas Pehrsson on "Bach, Telemann, Babell: Flute & Recorder Concertos" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Artists of the Century - Michala Petri - Ultimate Collection" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Bach for Breakfast" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Bach Sonatas" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Bach Sonatas" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Bach/Telemann-Works for Recorder & Strings" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Bach: Sonatas / Keith Jarrett, Michala Petri" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos nos 1, 2 & 3 / Marriner" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos nos 4, 5 & 6 / Marriner" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Die virtuose Blockflöte" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Greensleeves" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Inspired Bach: Music to Enhance Your Spirit" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Recorder Favourites" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Recorder Sonatas" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Souvenir" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Michala Petri on "Works for Recorder, Guitar and Lute" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Valery Proshutinsky on "Deutsche Barockmusik aus russischer Sicht" 
CD tracks/info Quartettino on "Recorder Memories: Quartettino" CDs at Ditty Box Enterprises
CD tracks/info Helmut Schaarschmidt on "Delicacies for Sopranino Recorder & Oboe with Organ" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Nadja Schubert on "Bach Edition 6: Brandenburg Concertos I (1, 2, 3 & 6)" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Nadja Schubert on "Bach Edition 7: Brandenburg Concertos II (4 & 5)" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Nadja Schubert on "Bach: Multiple Concerti" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Nadja Schubert on "The Life and Works of Johann Sebastian Bach" 
CD tracks/info Nadja Schubert on "Trios" 
CD tracks/info The Schwanewede Recorder Consort on "Recorder Memories: Schwanewede Recorder Consort" CDs at Ditty Box Enterprises
CD tracks/info Gerald Stemfel on "Intuition - Ratio: Music from 1300-1750 for Recorder &Cimbal" 
CD tracks/info Richard Taylor on "Bach: The Concertos for One and Two Harpsichords" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Pamela Thorby on "Bach Trio Ensemble" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Unknown on "Oeuvres Pour Flute A Bec" Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr
CD tracks/info Marion Verbruggen on "The Art of the Recorder" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Marion Verbruggen on "Bach-Three Suites (arr for Recorder)" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Marion Verbruggen on "Bach-Trio Sonatas" CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Marion Verbruggen on "Bach-Cello Suites transcriptions for Recorder, Vol. 2" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca Order CD's at Amazon.it Order CD's at Amazon.es
CD tracks/info Marion Verbruggen on "18th Century Recorder Sonatas" Order CD's at Amazon.com Order CD's at Amazon.co.uk Order CD's at Amazon.de Order CD's at Amazon.fr Order CD's at Amazon.ca
CD tracks/info American Recorder Orchestra of the West on "The Teutonic Spirit"