Comparing this set to the Brilliant Classics box, I would certainly give higher grades to Hänssler. The discs are therefore easy to find and choose from the box. Bach: The Complete Works Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788), the second son of Johann Sebastian Bach, was one of the most influential and prolific composers of the eighteenth century. Too many pages per volume, is not easy to manipulate then (but have a good bind, and complete Bach`s piano works in performance edition is too much expensive) The best: the most complete edition. Please try again. The organ works fill 20 CDs, the keyboard works 32, 11 discs of chamber music, 11 discs of orchestral music, and 4 discs of alternate versions of cantatas. in one of the Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach). Includes a selection of harpsichord works, laid out on three staves when relevant (preludes and fugues, concertos, variations, ricercari from the Musical Offering, etc.). OK I have listed to about 20 cds across the set. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. I have a very large collection of Bach recordings other than this set, and I am delighted beyond measure to have this, especially for the vocal music which I have never really listened to or appreciated. 4. I'll certainly be listening to it for the rest of my life. Of these around a thousand are original compositions by Bach, that is: more than a mere copy or transcription of an earlier work by himself or another composer. This said, Rilling often uses a technique that I find a bit disturbing. Orchestral works, Concertos, Cantatas, Vocal works, Chamber music, Keyboard works, Organ works (review). They are arguably Bach's finest works, together with the secular cantatas (eight discs) and the other sacred vocal works (passions, masses, motets and oratorios) which cover 16 discs. Listen to C.P.E. One of the only elements I find missing is versions of The Art of Fugue for organ and for chamber orchestra. Works Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV694 'Wo soll ich fliehen hin' Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV736 'Valet will ich dir geben' Bach, J S: Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV944 If you're familiar with Rilling's cantata recordings, and appreciate them, then this set is worth getting if only for those discs - which do make up more than a third of the set. It's a big box, sleek and well-designed, and, as you can see in the illustration to this review, opens to show the CDs in three sections. Prepared with the most exacting methods of source criticism, it has set new standards for modern scholarly-critical editions in the latter half of the 20th century. The snag is that it is so dreadfully earnest. Rilling's recordings are more dense and lush than others, and his tempi are often slower than HIP recordings - no "original instruments" for Rilling. C.P.E. Excellent and varied performances of the Cantatas! However, technically they continue where Karl Richter left off. I don't think that I can add more of substance on this collection. The OrganScore J.S. Boris Pergamenschikow's cello suites are ponderous; Dmitry Sitkovetsky's solo violin recordings are a bit better, but not up to the competition. Condition: New. Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2018. Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2018. as they've done with the Well-Tempered Klavier. Johann Sebastian Bach’s stature as a composer of extraordinary talent and widespread influence is so firmly established in Western culture that it is difficult to believe that only 150 years ago his works lay in veritable obscurity, unknown to all but a small group of scholars. Please try again. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. I would say they are exactly in the style of Karl Richter and the Bach Munich Orchestra. al. Please Subscribe to our New channel @PAINTED. But do you really need all this music? Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Bach on Brilliant Classics is back! There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. This set contains the works of Johann Sebastian Bach which are originally written by Bach, fully completed by him, and of undisputed authenticy. The organ works are performed by seven different organists, playing in different locations. But opening it is exhilarating and overwhelming. There are over 1000 known compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, which are listed here in the order of their numbers in the most recent BWV catalogue, including the spurious works in the BWV Anhang ("Appendix"). It is more expensive, but I think it's a much more worthwhile investment than the more uneven Brilliant Classics set. Recorded 1978-1980 this is the second of Marie Claire Alain's three complete Bach Organ works recordings. The Cantatas are stellar! Finally, there is a CD-ROM with complete texts of the vocal music, extensive notes and detailed track and artist information. Yes, just like the ones you used to find when purchasing software. Buy this set and you will be knee-deep in Bach – literally. This brings me to the subject at hand:, the Hänssler set of Bach recordings, which the label organized around 2000, during the celebrations for the 250th anniversary of Bach's death. I notably purchased many of the keyboard recordings, and some of them have become my favourites. They enlisted Rilling to oversee the set, and came up with a wonderful collection of 172 CDs in 140 volumes (a number of the volumes contain 2 or 3 discs). Stream songs including "Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Wq. There are over 1500 works that feature in a catalogue of works by Bach, like the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, and/or in a collection of works associated with Bach (e.g. And that doesn’t really come across in this set. Add it to your Christmas list, perhaps, or buy yourself a present. And the Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra, led by Helmuth Rilling, plays the Brandenburg Concertos and Orchestral Suites; certainly not my favourite versions, but fine ones nevertheless. 54/1: II. Long live JS Bach! 54/1: I. Allegro", "Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Wq. Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, … If the complete collection does not outclass those, it always provides worthy performances. CPE Bach: Complete Works for Piano Solo (Ana-Marija Markovina) - Hanssler Classics - 26 CDs Condition is "Like New". You either like or dislike modern instruments and you eith like or dislike Rilling's work. While I have a preference for John Eliot Gardiner's cantata recordings, because of his forces and his more HIP choices, there is no doubt that Rilling's recordings are excellent. A complete set of Bach which owes nothing to historically informed performance practice, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2018. This app includes the complete list of works by Johann Sebastian Bach, according to the BWV catalogue, with free music, videos and scores for almost every composition. I have some amazing Bach recordings, but there are none that top these! I've found lots of great deals on Amazon over the years, but this is easily the most worthwhile purchase I have made in the last ten years. To see what I mean sample Edward Adwell’s interpretation of the French Suites. This is time-consuming and expensive. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Bach: Complete Works for Violin. For myself, I have been waiting an awefully long time to get this set at a reasonable price. One more point: the actual recording quality of these works varies, and is generally not as clean as that of more recent cantata recordings using newer technology. There are treasures within for the most fanatic aficionados. But he creates such a detailed sound-world that any fan of these works should want to hear Rilling's versions to compare with others. I must admit it is difficult to see how Amazon can be making any profit on this - but I shall sit down now and enjoy the performances. Having purchased the Brilliant complete set a couple of years ago, I really only wanted the sacred cantatas by Rilling and his forces. After releasing them individually, they then sold a box set, at what was then considered a normal price, but since the advent of Brilliant Classics pricing, seemed expensive. A wonderful collection I bought some time ago, Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Robert Hill's recording of The Art of Fugue on harpsichord is brilliant, and includes early versions of some of the fugues; the notes explain the different versions, and tell you how you can program the tracks in such a way as to listen to the two different versions of the work. He'll have one instrument or group of instruments sequestered to one track, and others on the other track, giving a sound similar to that of early Beatles' stereo mixes, where vocals were on one track and instruments on the other. Globally recognized as the ONLY authoritative editionof Bach's works NOW AVAILABLE at a NEWcompetitive price - a celebration of a lifetime's work- and sought-after throughout the World hänsslerCLASSIC's Complete Works of Bach, produced incooperation with the International Bach Academy.172 CDs - recorded under the direction of ProfessorHelmuth Rilling from 1975 to 2000!Helmuth Rilling was awarded the Grand Prix duDisque for his landmark recordings of cantatas andthey now enjoy benchmark status. I already have the Bach box done by Glenn Gould which I really enjoy. To think that one can have all of Johnny Bach's music, for such a price, all in one box !!! This is a mixed bag, with some excellent recordings, but quite a few mediocre discs. There are also two booklets: one is a full catalogue of the set, by disc, with track-listings; this runs to nearly 300 pages. While this is a minor detail, it can be obvious if you compare different recordings of a given cantata. Bach: Complete Works for Organ [Digital Recording] - Marie-Claire Alain on AllMusic - 1994 - The grande dame of French organists, Marie-Claire… You could buy individual CDs, filling your collection slowly, looking for the best versions of each work. By 1740, Bach was struggling with his eyesight, but he continued to work despite his vision problems. Bach are available at an affordable price in these strong recordings, with very helpful documentation such as texts. Bach: The Complete Works for Piano Solo, Vol. 172 CDs - recorded under the direction of Professor Helmuth Rilling from 1975 to 2000! -- MusicWeb International, Kirk McElhearn, November 2010. This Bach-itis has led me to collect more than 1,000 discs of Bach, and, while I've slowed down on purchases in recent years, I do pick up some new Bach recordings every now and then, notably the recently concluded set of cantatas recorded by John Eliot Gardiner (review). It is not permitted to sell this item on Discogs. Complete Works Audition Awards Ceremony Gold Medal Winners: John Perry Piano Masterclass This release has been blocked from sale in the marketplace. Find release reviews and credits for J.S. At first, Hänssler set out to fill out their Bach recordings, which were built around Helmuth Rilling's set of the sacred cantatas. They feature thegreat names of the singing world: including ArleenAugér, Julia Hamari, Aldo Baldin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Schöne, Peter Schreier, AndreasSchmidt accompanied by Gächinger Kantorei, BachCollegium Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling and others.172 CDs - over 175 hours1 CD-ROM with 5000 page eBook(includes all song texts, introductions,and biographical notes)2 books with BWV- (288 pages) andCD- (144 pages) number listing andadditional informationincludes the complete:Chamber Music, Cantatas,Orchestral Works,Passions & Oratorios,Chorales & more. Complete Works Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, et al./Helmut Rilling Hänssler 140 volumes - 172CDs Or. The complete works of J.S. The set is divided into nine series (each with several volumes per series) Naturally, at nearly one-third of the box, the sacred cantatas are form the biggest chunk here. These are two of my favourite groups of Bach's works, and I turn to other recordings when I want to listen to them. Johann Sebastian Bach – The Complete Works (Edition Bachakademie) Label: Master Music (6) – MM4000-2, B.M.S., Bohemian Music Service Ltd. – MM4000-2 Bach Festivals will resume for 2021 using the 2021 CWA List as usual. Really the company producing them could not get printed card envelopes!!! After downloading, uncompress the file(s) and import the folder of audio files into iTunes or a similar application. Helmuth Rilling is an excellent conductor and interpreter of Bach's sacred music. Back in 2000, during the wonderful Bach year, I bought a number of the individual Hänssler discs to fill out my collection. The large format radically changes the way organists will approach these works. Get it and forget everything else! Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2020, I know this will take me some time to go through at 172 CDs. Title: J.S. Proposes alternative chorale manual setting, dep… I've just received my box today and am working my way through the keyboard works; as other reviewers have noted, I myself was a bit dubious about the seeming lack of star quality--I had never heard of Robert Hill, Peter Watchhorn and others and scoffed at the idea that they would hold a candle to the Bach specialists I have in my collection (Goode, Gould and Schiff, among others). While I initially felt the cantata recordings to be good, more recent recordings (by Gardiner, Suzuki and others) have put them near the back of the pack. Volumes I and II of J.S. 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