department navigation
click for search help

Additional composers or artists are detailed after their works.
Click to Order
Add to Wish List

Write a Review

More by:

Composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach

Conductor:
Leonard Slatkin

Background: Many composers have arranged the music of Bach, but it is rarer to hear conductors' transcriptions. This novel collection contains works by Bach in sumptuous orchestrations by some of the great interpreters of the twentieth century. Some of these unique arrangements are recorded here for the first time.


CATALOGUE NR: CHSA5030
RECORD LABEL: Chandos
FORMAT: Hybrid SACD
PRICE: £ 12.95 including VAT, or £ 11.02 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 14-Jun-2004

COMPOSER: Johann Sebastian Bach
TITLE: The Conductors' Transcriptions
TRACKS: Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565 (orchestrated by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski). Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring No.1 from Three Choral Preludes Chorale Prelude from Cantata BWV147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (orchestrated by Eugene Ormandy). Herzlich tut mich verlangen Chorale Prelude BWV727 (orchestrated by Erich Leinsdorf). Suite No.6 for Full Orchestra : Prelude - Prelude in C sharp major BWV848 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I / Lament - Adagio from Capriccio on the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother in B flat major BWV992 / Scherzo - from Partita No.3 in A minor BWV827 / Gavotte and Musette - Gavottes I and II from English Suite No.6 in D minor BWV811 / Andante mistico - Prelude in B flat minor BWV867 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I / Finale - Prelude from Partita No.3 in E major BWV1006 (orchestrated by Sir Henry Wood). Air on the G String from Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV1068 (orchestrated by Sir Malcolm Sargent). Sheep May Safely Graze - Schafe konnen sicher weiden from Cantata BWV208 Was mir behagt ist nur die muntre Jagd! (orchestrated by Sir John Barbirolli). Fantasia and Fugue in G minor BWV542 (orchestrated by Dimitri Mitropoulos). Ich ruf' zu dir Herr Jesu Christ No.1 from Tre Preludi Corali Chorale Prelude BWV639 from Das Orgel-Buchlein (orchestrated by Vittorio Gui). Bist du bei mir? Aria BWV508 from Clavierbuchlein Book II for Anna Magdalena Bach (orchestrated by Otto Klemperer). A Mighty Fortress Is Our God - Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott - Chorale Prelude BWV720 (orchestrated by Walter Damrosch).
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Leonard Slatkin

- Sep-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Oct-2004 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Bach poached from the organ loft, or ferried away from the recital stage and magnified to cinematic proportions' - Penguin Guide 3 star 'very fine playing throughout from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and superbly spacious, demonstration worthy sound from Chandos'

Normally ships in 5-6 complete working days after order

Others who bought this title also bought:

Set up a PIN | Check an existing order | How to order | Privacy Policy | Contact Information | Secure Server Details
SSL
Copyright (c) Crotchet. All rights reserved
go to the advanced search facility browse the current multi-buy discounts browse our top 20 best selling titles go to your account administration go to your wishlists go to details of the crotchet affiliate program check your basket go to check status of existing web store orders go to help on crotchet web store facilities go to classical home the main classical music department go to the baroque and early music department go to the chamber music department go to the film soundtrack department go to the orchestral music department go to the opera department go to the arias, songs / lieder, vocal and choral music department go to the dvd video department go to the sacd department go to the box set department go to the audio books department go to the jazz and nostalgia department go to the world music department go to this department for featured pre-release titles and discounts go to the classical music historical recordings department go to the classical twofers - 2 CDs for the price of 1 department go to the naxos department go to the universal classics department go to the warner classics department click to see the featured pre-release titles click to see the featured releases click for more information on the advanced search facility