Johann Sebastian Bach - Portrait Of The Composer

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1-1	Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major Conductor – Otto KlempererFlute – Gareth Morris Oboe – Sidney SutcliffeTrumpet – Adolf ScherbaumViolin – Hugh Bean	13:52
1-2	Mass In B Minor (Excerpts—Beginning) Conductor – Otto Klemperer	7:40
2-1	Mass In B Minor (Excerpts—Conclusion) Baritone Vocals – Hermann PreyConductor – Otto KlempererMezzo-soprano Vocals – Janet Baker	23:47
3-1	Sonata No. 4 In C For Flute And Continuo Flute – Elaine ShafferHarpsichord – George MalcolmViola da Gamba – Ambrose Gauntlett	9:30
3-2	Passacaglia And Fugue In C Minor Organ – Fernando Germani
4-1	Italian Concerto In F Major Harpsichord – Helmut Walcha	12:50
4-2	Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins Violin – Erica Morini, Nathan Milstein	15:38
Music From The Cantatas	(23:10)
5-1A	No. 140, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Chorale: Zion hört die Wächter singen) Conductor – Wolfgang Gönnenwein	4:43
5-1B	No. 8, Liebster Gott, wann werd' ich sterben (Aria: Doch weichet, ihr tollen, vergeblichen Sorgen) Baritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-DieskauConductor – Karl Forster	5:44
5-1C	No. 78, Jesu der du meine Seele (Duet: Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten) Conductor – Wolfgang GönnenweinContralto Vocals – Sybil MichelowSoprano Vocals – Edith MAthis	5:10
5-1D	No. 80, Ein feste Bury ist unser Gott (Opening Chorus) Conductor – Wolfgang Gönnenwein	7:15
6-1	Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major Conductor – Yehudi Menuhin	19:43

Notes

Three discs with illustrated booklet.

"Here for all to hear and know him is the devout Bach and the Rabelaisian Bach, the serene Bach of the lovely concertos and the lusty Bach of the Suites, the exalted Bach of the great cantatas and masses and the 18th century rock Bach."

1-1 features the Philharmonia Orchestra
1-2 & 2-1 feature the B.B.C. Chorus & New Philharmonia Orchestra
4-2 features a Chamber Orchestra
5-1A & 5-1D feature the South German Madrigal Choir & Consortium Musicum
5-1B features the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
5-1C features the Consortium Musicum
6-1 features the Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra

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