J.S. Bach: Mass In B Minor, BWV 232 / Kyrie — Kyrie eleison (I) · Nancy Argenta · Mary Nichols · Ashley Stafford · Wynford Evans · English Baroque Soloists · John Eliot Gardiner · The Monteverdi Choir
Bach, J.S.: Mass In B Minor BWV 232
℗ 1985 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Released on: 1985-01-01
Producer, Executive Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Producer, Executive Producer: Charlotte Kriesch
Producer, Recording Producer: Dr. Steven Paul
Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer, Editor: Klaus Behrens
Studio Personnel, Editor: Gregor Zielinsky
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Author: Anonymous
J. S. Bach
Cantatas:
BWV 139 [17:29]
BWV 163 [14:29]
BWV 52 [14:55]
BWV 140 [25:25]
Soprano: Gillian Keith [BWV 139, BWV 52]
Soprano: Susan Hamilton [BWV 163, BWV 140]
Alto: Hilary Summers
Tenor: William Kendall
Bass: Peter Harvey
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage.
Winchester Cathedral, England.
J. S. Bach
Cantatas
BWV 61 [15:06]
BWV 62 [19:33]
BWV 36 [30:26]
Soprano:Joanne Lunn
Counter-tenor: William Towers
Tenor: Jan Kobow
Bass: Dietrich Henschel
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner
Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage:
St. Maria im Kapitol, Köln, Germany.
Volume 13 CD 1
The Varnus Organ Hall needs your help. We are asking the communitys support to restoring and operating Varnus Hall, Canadas only private organ concert venue owned by Xaver Varnus, to provide a worthy home for organists, famous artists and young talent alike, from around the world to perform, and broadcast their concerts online. We are grateful to you if you can help our work with any donations. ca.gofundme.com/f/fundraising-for-varnus-organ-hall-in-nova-scotia
Xaver Varnus plays Toccata and Fugue in D minor (edited by Mendelssohn) on the great Sauer Organ of the Berliner Dom. Recorded live on the Opening Night of the «Berliner Internationaler Orgelsommer 2013».
At the time of its dedication in 1905, the great Sauer Organ of the Berliner Dom was the largest in Germany, with its 7269 pipes and 113 registers, distributed across four manuals and pedals. The court organ builder Wilhelm Sauer, from Frankfurt on the Oder, created an instrument that embodied the newest technical and musical developments of German organ building at the time. In that way, the organ met the high expectations of both the organ builder and his client: in the Protestant Cathedral of the capital city, there was to be a monumental, modern, and in every way extraordinary instrument of the highest quality. The organ of the Cathedral of Berlin represents the highpoint of Sauer’s career. At the same time, it marks the end of the long development of Romantic orchestral organs, whose sound corresponds to the characteristic sound of a symphonic orchestra of that period. Today, the organ in the Cathedral of Berlin is the largest late-Romantic pneumatic action organ in the world that has survived in its original condition.
•●The Official Video Site of Concert Organist Xaver Varnus●•
Born in Budapest, his first piano teacher was Emma Németh, one of the last pupils of Claude Debussy. Xaver Varnus has played virtually every important organ in the world, including those in Bachs Thomaskirche in Leipzig (2014), Berliner Dom (2013), Notre-Dame (1981), Saint-Sulpice (2006) and Saint-Eustache (1996) in Paris, National Shrine in Washington, D.C. (1985), and Canterbury Cathedral (2004), as well as the largest existing instrument in the world, the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia (1985). His Quadruple Platinum Disc winning album From Ravel to Vangelis, released by Sony BMG in 2007, is the best-selling organ CD ever. As a Canadian citizen, Xaver Varnus resides in Berlin, Germany. «Put simply, Varnus is a monster talent, every bit as stimulating and individual as the late Glenn Gould» (The Globe
Well here it is, the «Holy Grail» and «Old Testament» of keyboard literature. It does not really make sense to post yet another recording of the WTC, and by an amateur who is barely scratching the surface of this priceless music. But hey, there is worse stuff on YouTube, and I am somewhat proud of these recordings from 2009-2014. While flawed in many ways, they are many times better than my first recording (from 2007-2008 I think).
I am much indebted to the good folks at Piano Society, especially to Andreas Pfaul, for their stern but honest feedback and their many useful suggestions which enabled me to do a much better job the second time round.
I know Ill want to improve on these one day, even the greats do. This music is so much better than anyone could ever play it — Bach is always ahead of you, beckoning, challenging, and leading the way. He is both a hard task master and a gentle teacher. Sheesh, I can get really religious about Bach :) No other composer does that to me. I would think myself weird if I did not know that many people feel the same.
I never took any video footage for these. My apologies for being a lazy sod and not providing imagery or sheets to go along with the music. This just seems too much work for such a large video. And anyway, one should concentrate on the music rather than watching pictures or checking notes against the score :) At least Ill provide the titles and starting times as usual. Let me know what you think!
Bach — Das Wolhtemperierte Clavier, Book I (ca. 1722)
00:00:10 BWV 846 — Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C major
00:04:20 BWV 847 — Prelude and Fugue No.2 in C minor
00:07:33 BWV 848 — Prelude and Fugue No.3 in C sharp major
00:11:26 BWV 849 — Prelude and Fugue No.4 in C sharp minor
00:19:58 BWV 850 — Prelude and Fugue No.5 in D major
00:23:39 BWV 851 — Prelude and Fugue No.6 in D minor
00:27:03 BWV 852 — Prelude and Fugue No.7 in E flat major
00:33:34 BWV 853 — Prelude and Fugue No.8 in E flat minor
00:43:13 BWV 854 — Prelude and Fugue No.9 in E major
00:46:03 BWV 855 — Prelude and Fugue No.10 in E minor
00:49:41 BWV 856 — Prelude and Fugue No.11 in F major
00:53:28 BWV 857 — Prelude and Fugue No.12 in F minor
00:59:33 BWV 858 — Prelude and Fugue No.13 in F sharp major
01:03:57 BWV 859 — Prelude and Fugue No.14 in F sharp minor
01:08:30 BWV 860 — Prelude and Fugue No.15 in G major
01:12:34 BWV 861 — Prelude and Fugue No.16 in G minor
01:17:32 BWV 862 — Prelude and Fugue No.17 in A flat major
01:21:17 BWV 863 — Prelude and Fugue No.18 in G sharp minor
01:26:54 BWV 864 — Prelude and Fugue No.19 in A major
01:30:29 BWV 865 — Prelude and Fugue No.20 in A minor
01:36:14 BWV 866 — Prelude and Fugue No.21 in B flat major
01:39:29 BWV 867 — Prelude and Fugue No.22 in B flat minor
01:46:01 BWV 868 — Prelude and Fugue No.23 in B major
01:49:41 BWV 869 — Prelude and Fugue No.24 in B minor
Bach — Das Wolhtemperierte Clavier, Book II (ca. 1742)
02:00:33 BWV 870 — Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C major
02:04:46 BWV 871 — Prelude and Fugue No.2 in C minor
02:09:29 BWV 872 — Prelude and Fugue No.3 in C sharp major
02:13:31 BWV 873 — Prelude and Fugue No.4 in C sharp minor
02:20:32 BWV 874 — Prelude and Fugue No.5 in D major
02:31:23 BWV 875 — Prelude and Fugue No.6 in D minor
02:35:05 BWV 876 — Prelude and Fugue No.7 in E flat major
02:40:28 BWV 877 — Prelude and Fugue No.8 in E flat minor
02:49:15 BWV 878 — Prelude and Fugue No.9 in E major
02:59:10 BWV 879 — Prelude and Fugue No.10 in E minor
03:07:06 BWV 880 — Prelude and Fugue No.11 in F major
03:13:15 BWV 881 — Prelude and Fugue No.12 in F minor
03:20:03 BWV 882 — Prelude and Fugue No.13 in F sharp major
03:25:54 BWV 883 — Prelude and Fugue No.14 in F sharp minor
03:35:16 BWV 884 — Prelude and Fugue No.15 in G major
03:39:58 BWV 885 — Prelude and Fugue No.16 in G minor
03:45:23 BWV 886 — Prelude and Fugue No.17 in A flat major
03:52:39 BWV 887 — Prelude and Fugue No.18 in G sharp minor
04:00:47 BWV 888 — Prelude and Fugue No.19 in A major
04:04:58 BWV 889 — Prelude and Fugue No.20 in A minor
04:12:10 BWV 890 — Prelude and Fugue No.21 in B flat major
04:20:14 BWV 891 — Prelude and Fugue No.22 in B flat minor
04:28:38 BWV 892 — Prelude and Fugue No.23 in B major
04:34:59 BWV 893 — Prelude and Fugue No.24 in B minor
Glenn Gould performs Beethoven’s «Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor op 31/2 — The Tempest“, at the classical music television series „Music For a Sunday Afternoon“, originally broadcast on March 19, 1967. Remember to subscribe to stay up to date with all new releases on the channel.
00:00 I Largo Allegro
07:03 II Adagio
16:19 III Allegretto