Best Bach 100

Tracklist

• CD 1: The Sacred Genius of Bach
• 1
  Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Chorus "Gloria in excelsis Deo"
  7:00
• 2
  Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Aria "Laudamus te"
  4:21
• 3
  Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Chorus "Et incarnatus est"
  3:05
• 4
  Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Aria "Agnus Dei"
  5:26
• 5
  Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Chorus "Osanna in excelsis"
  2:33
• 6
  Cantata, BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben": Chorale "Jesu bleibet meine freude"
  2:13
• 7
  Cantata, BWV 51 "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen": Aria "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen"
  4:16
• 8
  Cantata, BWV 82a "Ich habe genug": Aria "Ich habe genug"
  7:41
• 9
  Magnificat in D, BWV 243: Chorus "Magnificat anima mea"
  2:58
• 10
  Magnificat in D, BWV 243: Aria "Deposuit potentes"
  2:00
• 11
  Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Chorale "Wie soll ich dich empfangen"
  1:16
• 12
  Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Aria "Erleucht auch meine finstre Sinnen"
  4:18
• 13
  Passion according to St John, BWV 245: Chorale "Ach, großer König"
  1:31
• 14
  Passion according to St John, BWV 245: Aria "Es is vollbracht"
  5:07
• 15
  Passion according to St John, BWV 245: Chorus "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine"
  8:02
• 16
  Cantata, BWV 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele": Duetto "Wir eilen mit Schwachen"
  5:11
• 17
  Cantata, BWV 106 "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit": Sonatina "Molto adagio"
  2:14
• 18
  Cantata, BWV 106 "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit": Chorus "Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit"
  8:58
• CD 2: Bach the Church Musician
• 1
  Passion according to St Matthew, BWV 244: Aria "Erbarme dich, mein Gott"
  6:20
• 2
  Passion according to St Matthew, BWV 244: Chorale "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden"
  2:28
• 3
  Passion according to St Matthew, BWV 244: Aria "Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen"
  6:03
• 4
  Passion according to St Matthew, BWV 244: Chorus "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen"
  7:18
• 5
  Easter Oratorio, BWV 249: Chorus "Kommt, eilet und laufet"
  5:10
• 6
  "Hunt" Cantata, BWV 208 "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd": Aria "Schafe können sicher weiden"
  4:17
• 7
  Cantata, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme": Chorus "Watchet auf"
  8:08
• 8
  Chorale, BWV 659: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"
  4:21
• 9
  Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (attrib. Bach): Toccata
  2:26
• 10
  Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (attrib. Bach): Fugue
  5:45
• 11
  Concerto in A minor after Vivaldi, BWV 593: I. Allegro
  4:06
• 12
  Concerto in A minor after Vivaldi, BWV 593: II. Adagio
  3:28
• 13
  Concerto in A minor after Vivaldi, BWV 593: III. Allegro
  3:53
• 14
  Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
  13:29
• CD 3: Bach the Impressario
• 1
  Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068: Ouverture
  7:30
• 2
  Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068: Air
  4:47
• 3
  Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068: Gavotte
  4:06
• 4
  Concerto for two violins & strings in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
  3:50
• 5
  Concerto for two violins & strings in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
  6:51
• 6
  Concerto for two violins & strings in D minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro
  4:42
• 7
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: I. Rondeau - II. Sarabande - III. Bourrées I & II
  6:50
• 8
  Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: IV. Polonaise - V. Menuete - VI. Badinerie
  6:00
• 9
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049: I. Allegro
  7:26
• 10
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049: II. Andante
  3:41
• 11
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049: III. Presto
  5:00
• 12
  Concerto for keyboard & strings in F minor, BWV 1056: I. Allegro
  3:22
• 13
  Concerto for keyboard & strings in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
  2:31
• 14
  Concerto for keyboard & strings in F minor, BWV 1056: III. Presto
  3:21
• 15
  The Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercare a 6
  7:12
• CD 4: The Dazzling Concertos of Bach
• 1
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047: I. Allegro
  5:02
• 2
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047: II. Andante
  3:43
• 3
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai
  2:38
• 4
  Concerto for violin, oboe & strings in C minor, BWV 1060: I. Allegro
  4:53
• 5
  Concerto for violin, oboe & strings in C minor, BWV 1060: II. Adagio
  4:49
• 6
  Concerto for violin, oboe & strings in C minor, BWV 1060: III. Allegro
  3:27
• 7
  Concerto after Vivaldi for four keyboards & strings in A minor, BWV 1065: I. Allegro
  4:20
• 8
  Concerto after Vivaldi for four keyboards & strings in A minor, BWV 1065: II: Largo
  2:19
• 9
  Concerto after Vivaldi for four keyboards & strings in A minor, BWV 1065: III. Allegro
  3:28
• 10
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
  5:36
• 11
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048: II. Adagio - Allegro
  4:50
• 12
  Concerto for violin & strings in A minor, BWV 1041: I. Allegro
  3:49
• 13
  Concerto for violin & strings in A minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
  5:42
• 14
  Concerto for violin & strings in A minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai
  3:31
• 15
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
  9:21
• 16
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050: II. Affetuoso
  5:46
• 17
  Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D, BWV 1050: III. Allegro
  5:13
• CD 5: Bach the Chamber Musician
• 1
  Partita for solo flute in A minor, BWV 1013: I. Allemande
  4:58
• 2
  Sonate for viola da gamba & harpsichord, BWV 1029: I. Vivace
  5:30
• 3
  Sonate for viola da gamba & harpsichord, BWV 1029: II. Adagio
  5:59
• 4
  Sonate for viola da gamba & harpsichord, BWV 1029: III. Allegro
  3:56
• 5
  Italian Concerto, BWV 971: I. Allegro
  4:11
• 6
  Italian Concerto, BWV 971: II. Andante
  4:49
• 7
  Italian Concerto, BWV 971: III. Presto
  4:05
• 8
  Partita No. 2 for solo violin in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Ciaccona
  12:50
• 9
  Suite No. 1 for solo cello in G, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
  2:32
• 10
  Suite No. 3 for solo cello in C, BWV 1009: IV. Bourrées I & II
  3:21
• 11
  Suite No. 3 for solo cello in C, BWV 1009: VI. Gigue
  3:06
• 12
  Suite for "Lautenwerk" in E minor, BWV 996: IV. Sarabande
  3:56
• 13
  Suite for "Lautenwerk" in E minor, BWV 996: V. Bourrée
  0:56
• 14
  Suite for "Lautenwerk" in E minor, BWV 996: VI. Gigue
  2:35
• 15
  Partita No. 1 for keyboard in B flat, BWV 825: I. Praeludium
  2:01
• 16
  Partita No. 1 for keyboard in B flat, BWV 825: II. Allemande
  2:24
• 17
  Partita No. 1 for keyboard in B flat, BWV 825: III. Courante
  1:30
• 18
  Partita No. 1 for keyboard in B flat, BWV 825: IV. Sarabande
  2:37
• 19
  Partita No. 1 for keyboard in B flat, BWV 825: V. Menuets I et II
  2:21
• 20
  Partita No. 1 for keyboard in B flat, BWV 825: VI. Gigue
  1:35
• CD 6: Bach the Virtuoso
• 1
  Partita No. 3 for solo violin in E, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
  4:09
• 2
  Partita No. 3 for solo violin in E, BWV 1006: II. Gavotte en rondeaux - III. Menuets I & II - IV. Bourrée
  10:11
• 3
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 3 in D-sharp, BWV 848
  3:29
• 4
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883
  7:50
• 5
  Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903: Fantasia
  5:44
• 6
  Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903: Fugue
  5:49
• 7
  Sonata for flute & keyboard in E flat, BWV 1031: I. Allegro moderato
  4:11
• 8
  Sonata for flute & keyboard in E flat, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano
  2:19
• 9
  Sonata for flute & keyboard in E flat, BWV 1031: III. Allegro
  3:24
• 10
  Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
  4:30
• 11
  Sonata for violin & basso continuo, BWV 1023: I. Prelude: Adagio ma non tanto
  4:18
• 12
  Sonata for violin & basso continuo, BWV 1023: II. Allemande
  3:45
• 13
  Sonata for violin & basso continuo, BWV 1023: III. Gigue
  2:53
• 14
  Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C, BWV 564: Toccata
  5:44
• 15
  Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C, BWV 564: Adagio
  4:25
• 16
  Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C, BWV 564: Fugue
  4:38

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Release credits

• Adrian Hunter
  editor [15]
• Alfredo Bernardini
  oboe [4-6]
• Alison Bury
  violin [10-11]
• Andrew Keener
  editor [8], producer [8]
• Andrew Parrott
  conductor [4.15-17, 1.6, 1.13-15, 2.5]
• Anthony Woodrow
  violone [12-14]
• Barbara Hendricks
  soprano vocals [6]
• Bernhard Klapprott
  harpsichord [7-9]
• Bob van Asperen
  conductor [3.12-14, 4.7-9], harpsichord [4.7-9, 6.3-4, 3.12-14]
• Caroline Trevor
  alto vocals [14]
• Carsten Lohff
  harpsichord [7-9]
• Catherine Patriasz
  soprano vocals [2]
• Charles Brett
  alto vocals [4]
• Christian Tetzlaff
  violin [8]
• Christoph Prégardien
  tenor vocals [10]
• Collegium Vocale Gent
  choir vocals [1, 3, 5, 11], performing orchestra [1-5, 11-12]
• Consortium Musicum
  performer [2-3], performing orchestra [1.16-18, 2.2-4, 2.4, 2.7]
• Crispian Steele‐Perkins
  trumpet [7]
• David R. Murray
  producer [7]
• Davitt Moroney
  chamber organ [11-13], harpsichord [6.11-13, 5.5-7]
• Eckart Haupt
  recorder [6]
• Edith Mathis
  soprano vocals [16, 18]
• Elizabeth Wallfisch
  violin [12-14]
• Emmanuelle Haïm
  harpsichord [1]
• English Chamber Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1-3, 7-8]
• Ensemble orchestral de Paris
  performing orchestra [1]
• Eric Macleod
  producer [8]
• Ernst Rothe
  balance [2-4]
• Europa Galante
  performing orchestra [1.8, 4.4-6]
• Fabio Biondi
  conductor [8], violin [4-6]
• Frances Eustace
  bassoon [15]
• Franz Crass
  bass vocals [18]
• François Fernandez
  violin [12-14]
• Gerd Berg
  producer [2-4]
• Giles Holland
  editor [12-14]
• Giles Lewin
  recorder [9-11]
• Gudrun Jahn
  recorder [6]
• Gustav Leonhardt
  harpsichord [15-20]
• Hugues Deschaux
  balance [1]
• Ian Bostridge
  tenor vocals [8]
• Jane Murdoch
  violin [4-6]
• Janet See
  flute [15-17]
• John H. West
  editor [8], producer [11-13]
• John Holloway
  violin [4.15-17, 6.11-12, 6.12-13]
• John Nelson
  conductor [1]
• John Toll
  harpsichord [15-17]
• Jonathan Rees
  conductor [4-6, 9-11], violin [4-6, 9-11]
• Jordi Savall
  viola da gamba [2-4]
• Júlia Hamari
  mezzo-soprano vocals [2]
• Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  performing orchestra [6]
• La Petite Bande
  performing orchestra [9-10]
• Lionel Rogg
  harpsichord [7-9], organ [6.14-16, 2.8-14], pipe organ [14]
• Maggie Cole
  harpsichord [5-6, 10]
• Marc Hantaï
  flute [1]
• Marcelo Bussi
  harpsichord [7-9]
• Mark Bennett
  trumpet [1, 3]
• Matthew Cocker
  editor [13-15]
• Melante Amsterdam
  performer [13], performing orchestra [3.12-14, 4.7-9]
• Michel Debost
  flute [7-9]
• Mike Clements
  balance [12-13]
• Mike Hatch
  balance [5.8, 6.11-13, 1.13-15]
• Mike Purton
  producer [4-6, 9-11]
• Monica Huggett
  conductor [7], violin [6.1-2, 3.15, 4.1, 4.3]
• Nancy Argenta
  soprano vocals [7]
• Nederlands Kamerkoor
  choir vocals [9]
• Nicholas Parker
  producer [3.15, 4.12-13]
• Nicolai Gedda
  solo [3], tenor vocals [3]
• Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
  performer [3], performing orchestra [1-3, 12-13]
• Paul Baily
  editor [12-14]
• Paul Goodwin
  oboe [1, 3], oboe da caccia [15]
• Paul Vavasseur
  balance [8]
• Pavlo Beznosiuk
  viola [15]
• Pere Casulleras
  balance [1-5], producer [1-5]
• Peter Kooij
  bass vocals [12]
• Peter Schreier
  conductor [6]
• Philip Ledger
  conductor [1-3, 7-8]
• Philippe Herreweghe
  conductor [1-5, 11-12]
• Pierre Hantaï
  harpsichord [12-14]
• Rachel Beckett
  flute [3], recorder [1, 3]
• Ralph Kirshbaum
  cello [9-11]
• Sally Heath
  harpsichord [4-6]
• Sarah Cunningham
  viola da gamba [15]
• Sayuri Yamagata
  violin [12-14]
• Scottish Ensemble
  performing orchestra [4-6, 9-11]
• Sigiswald Kuijken
  conductor [9-10]
• Simon Rhodes
  balance [12-14], engineer [7]
• Simon Woods
  producer [3.12-14, 1.13-15]
• Sonnerie
  instrument [15], performer [15], performing orchestra [7]
• Stephanie Blythe
  mezzo-soprano vocals [1], solo [1]
• Susan Sheppard
  cello [11-12, 12-13]
• Sybil Michelow
  alto vocals [16], contralto vocals [16]
• Süddeutscher Madrigalchor
  choir vocals [1.18, 2.2, 2.2-3, 2.3-4, 2.4, 2.7]
• Taverner Choir
  choir vocals [1.15, 2.5]
• Taverner Consort
  choir vocals [6, 13, 15], performing orchestra [13-14]
• Taverner Players
  performing orchestra [2.5, 1.6, 1.13-15, 4.15-17]
• The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
  performer [5], performing orchestra [5]
• Theo Altmeyer
  tenor vocals [18]
• Tim Handley
  editor [7]
• Ton Koopman
  harpsichord [2-4]
• Tony Faulkner
  balance [4-6, 9-11], engineer [15]
• Tony Kime
  balance [4-6, 9-11]
• Wilbert Hazelzet
  flute [15]
• William Lyons
  recorder [9-11]
• Wim ten Have
  viola [12-14]
• Wolfgang Gönnenwein
  additional [4], conductor [1.16-18, 2.2, 2.2-3, 2.3-4, 2.4, 2.7], performer [17]
• Wolfgang Gülich
  balance [2-4]
• Wouter Möller
  cello [12-14]
• Étienne Collard
  producer [1]
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  B
  Bach 100 Best

  6x Digital Media
  15 September 2006
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  B
  Best Bach 100

  6x CD
  2006
• S
  Ses 100 chefs-d'œuvre

  6x CD