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~ Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Leonard Slatkin (Conductor), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
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  • Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
  • Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Audio CD (15 Jun 2000)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Chandos
  • ASIN: B00004TZSE
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 86,761 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Bach - Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, P. 159 (arr. of BWV 582): Passacaglia 7:44£0.59
Listen  2. Bach - Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, P. 159 (arr. of BWV 582): Fugue 6:03£0.59
Listen  3. Bach - Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (arr. of BWV 645) 5:27£0.59
Listen  4. Bach - Les noces d'amour et de psyche: Prelude and Fugue in C major (arr. of BWV 545): Prelude 2:03£0.59
Listen  5. Bach - Les noces d'amour et de psyche: Prelude and Fugue in C major (arr. of BWV 545): Fugue 3:25£0.59
Listen  6. Bach - O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sunde gross (arr. of BWV 622) 5:56£0.59
Listen  7. Bach - Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, Op. 86 (arr. of BWV 537): Fantasia 5:37£0.59
Listen  8. Bach - Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, Op. 86 (arr. of BWV 537): Fugue 3:31£0.59
Listen  9. Bach - Wir glauben all' an einen Gott (arr. of BWV 680) 2:33£0.59
Listen10. Bach - Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne: Bach - Partita No. 2. in D minor: V. Chaconne (arr. of BWV 1004)13:01Album Only
Listen11. Fugue a la gigue in G major (arr. of Bach's BWV 577): Bach - Fugue a la gigue in G major (arr. of BWV 577) 3:05£0.59
Listen12. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in E flat major (arr. of BWV 552): Prelude 8:55Album Only
Listen13. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in E flat major (arr. of BWV 552): Fugue 5:41£0.59

On this CD:
  1. Prelude and Fugue in C minor
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

  2. Preludes and Fugues
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

  3. Fugue, 'Jig Fugue' in G
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

  4. Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

  5. Preludes and Fugues
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

  6. Orgel-Büchlein
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

  7. (6) Schübler Chorales
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

  8. Clavier-Übung III
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

  9. (3) Sonatas and 3 Partitas
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Conducted by Leonard Slatkin

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Another Bach anniversary offering, featuring fine performances that have been well recorded. These orchestrations (mainly of organ works) are essentially the product of 19th and 20th-century composers working at a time when it was widely seen as perfectly acceptable to pep up Bach's own orchestrations with the added colour and fattening of texture available from the modern orchestra. Slatkin certainly doesn't offer the kind of over-blown performances such big-boned reworkings often invited, but some may still find the echoes of that earlier tradition a shade unpalatable against the background of today's "authentic" performance styles. Some transcriptions work better than others--either when they retain a native simplicity (as in the moving Reger orchestration for strings of "O Mensch bewein' dein' Suende gross"), or when they represent the quintessential sound of the transcribing composer, as in Elgar's fabulous treatment of the Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537. As a snapshot of how past generations have viewed Bach there is undeniable fascination value here. --Andrew Green

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Astonishingly powerful performance of these wonderful pieces, 8 Nov 2001
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Slatkin and the BBC Philharmonic achieve a level of power and dynamicism in this recording that is seldom found. The Respighi transcription of the Pasacaglia and Fugue in C minor is breathtaking in its all-enveloping emotion. Together, the well-chosen pieces coupled in this recording result in one of the most pleasing CDs purchased in recent years.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Glorious!, 6 Nov 2005
This CD deserves five stars on all levels: the transcriptions in themselves range from great to brilliant; Slatkin and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra play impeccably. And the recording quality is really good. So whoever listens to this CD on a really good (preferably high-end) stereo will benefit from still another dimension of joy.
As I said, apart from a transcription by Schönberg (which I really didn’t like at all) the other works are all just wonderful. Some of them though stand out particularly. First of all, Slatkins casting of instruments on the Passacaglia and Fugue BWV 582 and his and the BBC’s performance make this the best version of BWV 582 I ever listened to. And then you have to mention definitely a truly great transcription of Prelude and Fugue BWV 545 (arr. by Arthur Honneger).
Two first prices go first of all to Elgar’s transcription of Fantasy and fugue BWV 537. Especially the fantasy is so wonderful that I not only have the impression it was Bach himself who did it, but it is even better than Bach’s original version for church organ. I cannot recommend enough Elgar’s version. I said to myself: „Now, this piece has reached its perfection”.
And finally there is that transcription of the famous „Chaconne“ (for solo violin, BWV 1004), played for the first time since its composition in 1873, by a certain Joseph Joachim Raff. This peace alone already would justify getting this CD.
Raff (who is little known in Germany) uses all the symphonic legacy of both the 18th and 19th century and he does it in the most masterful way. And what is more, he doesn’t give in to the common temptation of creating a kind of showcase of virtuosity and technique. He rather employs all those means he has at his disposal in the most subtle manner, bearing witness of a musical instinct that never goes astray. Everything just fits nicely. And therefore, this awe-inspiring version of the Chaconne teaches us also that eclecticism can produce indeed the most gorgeous results.
Obviously, the average supporter of historically accurate playing can only feel horror when confronted with such a daring and unencumbered way of dealing with the great works of the old masters. He will argue that Bach himself must be turning in his grave in the presence of such acts of musical vandalism.
But the question of how Bach would have reacted, nobody can know the answer for sure. But we do know that he transcribed not only the works of others, but especially his own works. And he did it constantly. The fact that passages and motives of his cantatas can appear in a newly dressed manner in his masses could still be explained by the relative proximity of both genres. But Bach went further than that. Pieces for organ suddenly pop up in a violin concerto or cembalo concerto, or vice versa or whatever, you name it. One might even call it “musical promiscuity”, and to put it in a nutshell, Bach himself seems to have been the most fervent transcriber of his own works.
And then there is the list with all those great names who dedicated themselves to transcribing Bach’s works. Of course, in some cases they were mere exercises for the still young composers. And in other cases, it was just rendering pieces of a great scope (including the church organ) performable in private houses.
But I get the impression that guys like Max Reger, Elgar, Busoni, Siloti, Feinberg, Kempff – just to name some of them – created their transcriptions feeling obliged to applying the highest standards and aware of the fact that they were not betraying the muses.
So, those who argue that transcriptions of this kind entail hybrid mixture of different musical styles, violating the principles of the „original“ performance, they are free to do so.
But there are also other more hedonistic oriented spirits who, at least in art and literature, follow the principle that “everything goes that pleases”. Be it N. Harnoncourt, Jordi Savall, Glenn Gould or the transcription of a Joseph Joachim Raff.
To those who love transcriptions of Bach’s works, I would like to recommend the following titles:
1. „Bearbeitungen für Klavier”. Risto Lauriala (piano). (naxos; at amazon.de)
2. „Transkriptionen Vol. 2”, Cyprien Katsaris (piano). (at amazon.de)
3. “Bach: Transcribed Franz Liszt”, Artur Pizarro (piano); (at amazon.co.uk, used, if you’re lucky. A real jewel and rarity).
4. “Chaconne” (Stern, Beyer), amongst which you find a great transcription of Edna Sterns teacher Lutz. Edna Stern plays wonderfully on the Fortepiano. (at amazon.co.uk)
5. “Bach/Gluck/Handel: Keyboard Works and Transcriptions by Wilhelm Kempff“, wonderful pieces played by Kempff himself with unrivalled beauty (at amazon.co.uk).
6. “Bach - Trio Sonatas”, Robert King and the King’s Consort (at amazon.co.uk).
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