Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: 1. Allegro
St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. 66a. Und Joseph nahm den Leib. 66b. Chorus. Herr, wir haben gedacht. 66c. Pilatus sprach zu
St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. 68. Chorus. Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder
Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: 1. Prélude
Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (BC L80) (WTC I/1)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: 1. Allegro
St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. 66a. Und Joseph nahm den Leib. 66b. Chorus. Herr, wir haben gedacht. 66c. Pilatus sprach zu
St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. 68. Chorus. Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder
Suite for solo cello No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011: 1. Prélude
Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (BC L80) (WTC I/1)
Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37)
Harmonia Mundi's two-disc set called The Essential Bach does indeed provide a clear view of the essential Bach in a compact package even if it cannot hope to represent the fullness of the composer's output. Starting with a suitably sparkling performance of the opening movement of the Fifth Brandenburg Concerto by the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin is a good move, and following that with an appropriately gloomy performance of the closing movements of the St. Matthew Passion by the Choeur et Orchestre du Collegium Vocale ...
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Harmonia Mundi's two-disc set called The Essential Bach does indeed provide a clear view of the essential Bach in a compact package even if it cannot hope to represent the fullness of the composer's output. Starting with a suitably sparkling performance of the opening movement of the Fifth Brandenburg Concerto by the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin is a good move, and following that with an appropriately gloomy performance of the closing movements of the St. Matthew Passion by the Choeur et Orchestre du Collegium Vocale Ghent is a brilliant countermove. From there on, things get a bit dodgy: a moody performance of the Prelude from the C minor Cello Suite by Jean-Guihen Queyas followed by a meditative performance of the first Prelude and Fugue from the First Book of the Well-Tempered Clavier by harpsichordist Richard Egarr, then followed by a wild and wooly performance of the Toccata and Fuge in D minor arranged for solo violin with daredevil aplomb by Andrew Manze. And that's only halfway through the...
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