Bach (+ 4 CD)

4 CDs

Johann Sebastian Bach is known today as one of the greatest composers of all time. "Bach", another book in the "biographical kaleidoscope" series, brings the musical genius to life in entertaining episodes, excerpts from letters and copious illustrations.

Bach's music is captured in all its great variety on four CDs. Major choral and organ works, important concertos and chamber music are presented in prestigious performances for the listener's delight. Artists like Kurt Masur, Thomas Zehetmair, Ludwig Güttler, and the choirs of the Dresden Kreuzkirche and St Thomas, Leipzig, are an assurance of the highest quality.

CONTENIDO de los CDs:

CD 1- The Virtuoso
-Goldberg Variations
-Toccata and Fugue in D minor
-Harpsichord Concerto in E major
(Ragna Schirmer, Christine Schornsheim, Neues Bachsches Collegium Musicum, Burkhard Glaetzner)

CD 2. The Kapellmeister
-Orchestral Suite No. 2
-Violin Concerto in D minor
-Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
(Thomas Zehetmair, Amsterdamse Bach Solisten, Virtuousi Saxoniae, Ludwig Güttler)

CD 3. The Cantor
-Christmas Oratorio
-Cantatas BWV 51, 140, 169
-St John's Passion
(Christiane Oelze, Arleen Auger, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Dresdner Philharmonie, Martin Flämig)

CD 4. The Myth
-Mass in B minor
-The Art of Fugue
-St Matthew's Passion
(RIAS-Kammerchor, Hallenser Madrigalisten, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, René Jacobs, R. & E. Mauersberger, Kurt Thomas)