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1Toccata und Fuge in D minor, BWV 565: 1. Toccata
organ:
E. Power Biggs (English organist/harpsichordist)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
2:44
2Toccata und Fuge in D minor, BWV 565: 2. Fuge
organ:
E. Power Biggs (English organist/harpsichordist)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: II. Fuge
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
6:24
3Tönet, ihr Pauken! Ershallet, Trompeten, Cantata, BWV 214: Tönet, ihr Pauken - Erschallet, Trompeten
choir vocals:
Berliner Solisten (1973-1980s East German choir)
orchestra:
Kammerorchester Berlin (Berlin Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor)
recorded at:
Studio Christuskirche (Berlin) in Berlin, Germany
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 214 "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!": I. Coro "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!" (from 1977-10 until 1977-12)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1733-12-07)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1733)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1733)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
premiered at:
Zimmermannsches Kaffeehaus in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1733-12-07)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 214 "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erschallet, Trompeten!"
7:53
4Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV 846: 1. Prelude
harpsichord:
Hans Pischner (harpsichordist)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude (from 1962-01 until 1962-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 29)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
revision of:
Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846.1/846a: I. Prelude (early version)
2:19
5Bist du bei mir, BWV 508
conductor:
Herbert Collum (organist)
recording of:
Bist du bei mir, BWV 508 (previously attributed to Bach, catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (composer)
previously attributed to:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Aria, BWV 508 “Bist du bei mir” (previously attributed to Bach)
part of:
Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach, Kleine Suite
2:47
6Willst du dein Herz mir schenken, BWV 518
conductor:
Herbert Collum (organist)
recording of:
Aria di Giovannini, BWV 518: Willst du dein Herz mir schenken (attribution doubtful)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bachs Notenbibliothek (BNB) (number: BNB I/An/13), Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 37), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (third edition, 2022, BWV³) (number: BWV 518), Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 518) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (second edition, 1990, BWV²) (number: BWV 518)
3:04
7Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major: 1. Allegro
orchestra:
Kammerorchester Berlin (Berlin Chamber Orchestra)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
version of:
Concerto D-Dur, BWV 1050a: I. Allegro
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050)
11:13
8St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Erbarme dich
recording engineer:
Jürgen Regler (from 1970-01 until 1970-02)
producer:
Reimar Bluth
editor:
Annelene Dziengel and Hildegard Miehe
alto vocals:
Annelies Burmeister (contralto) (from 1970-01 until 1970-02)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) (from 1970-01 until 1970-02)
conductor:
Erhard Mauersberger (Thomaskantor and organist) (from 1970-01 until 1970-02) and Rudolf Mauersberger (Kreuzkantor and organ player) (from 1970-01 until 1970-02)
balance engineer:
Claus Strüben (german sound engineer) (from 1970-01 until 1970-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
edel records GmbH (in 1975) and VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin (in 1975)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1970-01 until 1970-02)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, XXXIX. Aria (Alto) "Erbarme dich, mein Gott" (from 1970-01 until 1970-02)
orchestrator:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II
7:14
9St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth, BWV 591
organ:
Robert Köbler (harpsichordist)
recording of:
Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth, BWV 591
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 591)
5:15
10Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, Cantata, BWV 1: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
choir vocals:
Thomanerchor Leipzig
orchestra:
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum (New Bach Collegium Musicum)
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 1 “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern”: I. Coro “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern” (from 1981-02 until 1983-02)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1725-03-25)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1725)
librettist:
Philipp Nicolai (in 1599)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 1 “Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern”
7:10
11Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
organ and solo organ:
Arthur Eger (organist)
recorded at:
Große Orgel des Doms zu Freiberg in Freiberg, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Sechs Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle): Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (on 1966-11-07)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 645)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”: IV. Choral (Tenor) “Zion hört die Wächter singen”
part of:
Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art
5:17
12Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: 7. Badinerie
orchestra:
Kammerorchester Berlin (Berlin Chamber Orchestra)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
1:23
13Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: 1. Allegro
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042: I. Allegro (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042 (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042)
8:01
14Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: 2. Allegro
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042: II. Adagio (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042 (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042)
6:29
15Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: 3. Allegro assai
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042 (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042)
2:44