Johann Sebastian Bach: The Essentials
12 吉他谱
0 求谱
0 拨片
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Essentials专辑介绍
Review by James Leonard
Harmonia Mundi's two-disc set called The Essential Bach does indeed provide a clear view of the essential Bach in a compact package even if it cannot hope to represent the fullness of the composer's output. Starting with a suitably sparkling performance of the opening movement of the Fifth Brandenburg Concerto by the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin is a good move, and following that with an appropriately gloomy performance of the closing movements of the St. Matthew Passion by the Choeur et Orchestre du Collegium Vocale Ghent is a brilliant countermove. From there on, things get a bit dodgy: a moody performance of the Prelude from the C minor Cello Suite by Jean-Guihen Queyas followed by a meditative performance of the first Prelude and Fugue from the First Book of the Well-Tempered Clavier by harpsichordist Richard Egarr, then followed by a wild and wooly performance of the Toccata and Fuge in D minor arranged for solo violin with daredevil aplomb by Andrew Manze. And that's only halfway through the first disc with many more delights and surprises to come.
Some may question a few of the choices. Why all of the Cantata Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen? Why just the sixteenth variation from the Goldberg Variations? Why, after all period instruments performances, close with the Pastorale in C minor played on a Steinway grand? These questions are unanswerable to the listener. But to the question "does this two-disc set provide a view of the essential Bach?" The answer is yes. The Bach who emerges here piece by piece and performance by performance is the essential Bach: a virtuoso, a man, a mystic, and a composer of profound greatness.
Harmonia Mundi's two-disc set called The Essential Bach does indeed provide a clear view of the essential Bach in a compact package even if it cannot hope to represent the fullness of the composer's output. Starting with a suitably sparkling performance of the opening movement of the Fifth Brandenburg Concerto by the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin is a good move, and following that with an appropriately gloomy performance of the closing movements of the St. Matthew Passion by the Choeur et Orchestre du Collegium Vocale Ghent is a brilliant countermove. From there on, things get a bit dodgy: a moody performance of the Prelude from the C minor Cello Suite by Jean-Guihen Queyas followed by a meditative performance of the first Prelude and Fugue from the First Book of the Well-Tempered Clavier by harpsichordist Richard Egarr, then followed by a wild and wooly performance of the Toccata and Fuge in D minor arranged for solo violin with daredevil aplomb by Andrew Manze. And that's only halfway through the first disc with many more delights and surprises to come.
Some may question a few of the choices. Why all of the Cantata Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen? Why just the sixteenth variation from the Goldberg Variations? Why, after all period instruments performances, close with the Pastorale in C minor played on a Steinway grand? These questions are unanswerable to the listener. But to the question "does this two-disc set provide a view of the essential Bach?" The answer is yes. The Bach who emerges here piece by piece and performance by performance is the essential Bach: a virtuoso, a man, a mystic, and a composer of profound greatness.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 - Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b) - Part 2. 66a...66b...66c.
Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b) - Part 2. 68...
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 - Prélude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major (WTC I/1), BWV 846 (BC L80)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major (WTC I/1), BWV 846 (BC L80)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 170, "Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust," BWV 170 (BC A106) - 1.Aria. Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust
Johann Sebastian Bach: Easter Oratorio (Oster-Oratorium: "Kommt, eilet und laufet"), BWV 249 (BC D8) - Chorus. Preis und Dank
Johann Sebastian Bach: O Gott, du frommer Gott, chorale partita for organ, BWV 767 (BC K95) - Partita 1
Johann Sebastian Bach: O Gott, du frommer Gott, chorale partita for organ, BWV 767 (BC K95) - Partita 2
Johann Sebastian Bach: O Gott, du frommer Gott, chorale partita for organ, BWV 767 (BC K95) - Partita 3
Johann Sebastian Bach: O Gott, du frommer Gott, chorale partita for organ, BWV 767 (BC K95) - Partita 4
Johann Sebastian Bach: O Gott, du frommer Gott, chorale partita for organ, BWV 767 (BC K95) - Partita 5
Johann Sebastian Bach: O Gott, du frommer Gott, chorale partita for organ, BWV 767 (BC K95) - Partita 6
Johann Sebastian Bach: O Gott, du frommer Gott, chorale partita for organ, BWV 767 (BC K95) - Partita 7
Johann Sebastian Bach: O Gott, du frommer Gott, chorale partita for organ, BWV 767 (BC K95) - Partita 8
Johann Sebastian Bach: O Gott, du frommer Gott, chorale partita for organ, BWV 767 (BC K95) - Partita 9
Johann Sebastian Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of the Fugue), for keyboard (or other instruments), BWV 1080 - Contrapunctus 1 à 4 voix: thème rectus
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 122, "Das neugeborne Kindelein," BWV 122 (BC A19) - 4.Aria. Ist G
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 21, "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis," BWV 21 (BC A99) - Choeur. Ich h
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 - Air
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - Badinerie
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12 (BC A68) - No. 1. Sinfonia
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12 (BC A68) - No. 2. Coro. Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12 (BC A68) - No. 3. Recitativo. Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12 (BC A68) - No. 4. Aria
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12 (BC A68) - No. 5. Aria. Ich folge Christo nach
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12 (BC A68) - No. 6. Aria. Sei getreu, alle Pein
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 12 "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", BWV 12 (BC A68) - No. 7. Choral. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 - 1. Vivace
Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) - Aria
Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9) - Varia
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 158, "Der Friede sei mit dir," BWV 158 (BC A61) - Aria con Choral
Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat, for 5 voices, 5-part chorus, orchestra & continuo in D major, BWV 243 (BC E14) - Choeur. Magnificat anima mea Dominum
Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat, for 5 voices, 5-part chorus, orchestra & continuo in D major, BWV 243 (BC E14) - Aria & Choeur. Omnes generationes
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Musical Offering (Musikalisches Opfer), for keyboard and chamber instrume
Johann Sebastian Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium (Christmas Oratorio), in six parts, BWV 248 (BC D7) - Am
Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, Jesu, komm, motet for chorus & continuo, BWV 229 (BC C3) - Chor. Aria.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Nun danket alle Gott, chorale prelude for organ (Achtzehn Choräle No. 6), BWV 657 (BC K80)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1) - Sanctus
Johann Sebastian Bach: Pastorale for organ in F major, BWV 590 (BC J81) - Aria