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4,(Catalan),Cant Del Ocells (Song Of The Birds),,The Prades Festival Orchestra,,Pablo Casals, Cello; Eugene Istomin, Piano,Slow melody.,Casals interp lacks tension, loses interest; suspect a generally poor perf by all.,ML4926,33,66

4,(Sardana),Sant Marti Del Canigo,,Prades Festival Orchestra,Pablo Casals, Conductor,Pablo Casals, Cello,Heavy beat melody.,Casals interp lacks tension, loses interest; suspect a generally poor perf by all.,ML4926,33,66

4,A. Corelli,Sonata Op. 5 No. 8 For Viola & Guitar,Music For Guitar And Strings,,,Abel Nagytothy-Toth, Guitar; Jerry Csaba, Violin; Janos Csaba, Viola,Pretty but dull; guitar serves as continuo.,Poor perf.,,33,1370

0,A. Schumann,Warum? (Why),The Art Of Paderewski,Stojowski By The Brookside,Stojowski,Paderewski,,,CAL310,33,97

3,Aaron Copland,Appalachian Spring,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Aaron Copland, Conductor,,pleasant, evocative, still rather meandering,,,33,178

5,Aaron Copland,Quiet City,Americana,Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra,Lukas Foss,,meandering, pointless,,,33,2171

0,Aaron Copland,Quiet City,Four American Landscapes,The Symphony Of Los Angeles,Werner Janssen,,,,,33,1002

3,Aaron Copland,The Tender Land,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Aaron Copland, Conductor,,pleasant, evocative, still rather meandering,,,33,178

0,Abdelazer, Or The Moors Revenge,,Chamber Orchestra Of The Hartford Symphony,Fritz Mahler,,,,,33,1106

0,Abdelazer,The Gordian Knot Untied,,Chamber Orchestra Of The Hartford Symphony,Fritz Mahler,,,,,33,1106

0,Abdelazer,The Married Beau,,Chamber Orchestra Of The Hartford Symphony,Fritz Mahler,,,,,33,1106

0,Abdelazer,The Virtuous Wife,,Chamber Orchestra Of The Hartford Symphony,Fritz Mahler,,,,,33,1106

0,Adam,Holy Night,,Victor Salon Orchestra,Shilkret,,,10 Inch Disc,Victor 19820,78,4159

0,Addinsell,Warsaw Concerto,,Boston Pops,Fiedler,Leo Litwin, Piano,,,Victor 11-8863,78,4155

0,Alan Rawsthome,Shakespeare: Twenty Sonnets,,The Philharmonia Orchestra,Alan Rawsthome,Read By Dame Edith Evans,,,,33,2699

0,Alan Rawsthome,T.S. Eliot: Practical Cats,,The Philharmonia Orchestra,Alan Rawsthome,Read By Robert Donat,,,,33,2699

5,Alban Berg,Concerto For Violin And Orchestra,,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Isaac Stern, Violin,Exc. perf can't save this pseudo-expressive nonsense; maybe interesting to analysts, but it is ineffective, conveying nothing coherent; an all-chromatic composer is hobbled from the start, since scale and key changes are unavailable for mood changes.,,,33,766

5,Alban Berg,Lulu Suite (Complete),,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,(Probably) tone-row chromatic, meandering, expressive of nothing except maybe a musical impression of George Gershwin experiencing seasickness; just when you think it can't get any worse, a wailing Banshee starts singing.,,,33,1643

3,Alban Berg,Sonata, Op. 1,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,Chromatic expressionist, played sensitively as though it is moody, with some effectiveness; sounds at times like Debussy, but with even less connection to standard harmony; not as far out as Schoenberg, seems exc. perf.,Exc. recording,,33,1102

2,Albeniz,Evocacion,The Unforgettable William Kapell,,,William Kapell,Meditative, similar style to Rachmaninoff solo piano pieces.,Murky, distorted recording.,,33,464

4,Albeniz,Song Of Love,David Oistrakh Encores,,,David Oistrakh; Yampolsky, Piano,Overemotive melody, as from a 1940's romantic love story movie.,,,33,1196

5,Albinoni,Adagio,Greatest Hits Of 1720,Philharmonia Virtuosi Of New York,Kapp,,Slow, dull, over-emotive, and long,,,33,2579

1,Albinoni,Adagio For Strings And Organ,,The Sinfonia Instrumental Ensemble,Jean Witold,Denyse Gouarne, Harpsichord (Pleyel) And Organ; Philippe Lamacque, Violin,Suspenseful; familiar theme (or one similar to Gluck?); reminds me of Vivaldi's Nisi Dominus; effective use of organ with orch, a rarity.,,,33,1599

1,Albinoni,Concerto A Cinque In C Major,,The Sinfonia Instrumental Ensemble,Jean Witold,Denyse Gouarne, Harpsichord (Pleyel) And Organ; Philippe Lamacque, Violin,Italian baroque, Vivaldi-like.,,,33,1599

1,Albinoni,Concerto A Cinque In C Major, Op. 5, No. 12,,The Sinfonia Instrumental Ensemble,Jean Witold,Denyse Gouarne, Harpsichord (Pleyel) And Organ; Philippe Lamacque, Violin,Vivaldi-like, but with more freedom from metronomic regularity; notes compare 1st mvmt to Corelli; 3rd sounds like Handel.,,,33,1599

1,Albinoni,Concerto A Cinque In E Minor, Op. 5, No. 9,,The Sinfonia Instrumental Ensemble,Jean Witold,Denyse Gouarne, Harpsichord (Pleyel) And Organ; Philippe Lamacque, Violin,Handel/Vivaldi-like; a little gem that moves right along; too short.,,,33,1599

3,Albinoni,Concerto In D Minor For Oboe, Strings, And Continuo, Opus 9, No. 2,I Musici: A Decade Of Eloquence,I Musici,,Evert Van Tright, Oboe,very nice,,,33,2014

4,Albinoni,Sonata In A Major, Op. 6 No. 11,Italian Violin Sonatas,,,Jan Tomasow, Violin; Anton Heiller, Harpsichord,Ok. Harpsichord is ineffective, but is at least audible.,,,33,731

3,Albinoni, Stradella, Vivaldi, Scarlatti, Torelli,Sonata, Concerto And Cantatas,Italian Chamber Music,Societas Musica Orchestra,,,pleasant, soothing, and stereotypical, but somewhat dull,,,33,741

0,Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoy,Prelude In D Minor,Variations On Russian Themes,,,Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoy, Guitar,,,,33,1090

4,Alexander Russell,St. Lawrence Sketches,Concert Music For Organ And Chimes,,,Richard Ellsasser, Organ and Chimes,4 sketches; not awful; semi-chromatic, sort of pretty; dull.,,,33,1027

4,Alfredo Catalani,A Sera, Serenatella,Symphonic Works By Operatic Composers Of The Romantic Era,Angelicum Orchestra Of Milan,Luciano Rosada,,Light, dull, trivial,,,33,2514

0,Alfven,Midsummer Vigil,,Royal Opera House Orchestra,Hollingsworth,,,,,33,909

0,Alfven,Swedish Rhapsody,Rhapsody,The Cleveland Pops Orchestra,Louis Lane,,,,,33,901

3,Alkan,Barcarolle, Op. 65, No. 6,Piano Music Of Alkan,,,Raymond Lewenthal,Gentle, meditative.,,Lm-2815,33,1203

3,Alkan,Le Festin D'esope, Op. 39, No. 12,Piano Music Of Alkan,,,Raymond Lewenthal,Theme vaguely familiar, but not in this form; florid pounding theme and variations.,,Lm-2815,33,1203

4,Alkan,Quasi-Faust (Second Movement From Grande Sonate, Op. 33 ),Piano Music Of Alkan,,,Raymond Lewenthal,Sort of crashingly lyrical, probably like Liszt, or like Chopin without the pretty melody; lots of pounding.,,Lm-2815,33,1203

4,Alkan,Symphonie Op. 39 Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7: Allegro; Marche Funebre; Menuet; Finale,Piano Music Of Alkan,,,Raymond Lewenthal,Like a symphony transcribed for solo piano; pounding chords and lots of flurry and fury, but its ideas are tedious, heavy-handed, & over-serious; incredibly difficult.,,Lm-2815,33,1203

2,Allan Sherman,,,Boston Pops,Arthur Fiedler,,Funny, and the music is good, too.,Musical Humor,,33,995

1,Andalessandro Marcello,Concerto For Two Guitars And Orchestra,,The Pro Arte Orchestra Of Munich,Kurt Redel,Ida Prest And Alexandre Lagoya, Guitarists,Quite Vivaldi-like; sounds inspired by Four Seasons, more introspective; some parts sound a bit Spanish, Sor-like. Very nice.,,,33,993

3,Andrea Gabrieli,Canzona In The Ionian Mode,Heritage Of The Baroque,The Telemann Society Orchestra,Richard Schulze, Conductor,,'One of earliest known instrumental compositions (1589)'. But record label says it is Ricercar on the 12th Tone, not the Canzona.,,,33,664

5,Anton Rubinstein,Etude, Op. 23 No. 2,The Virtuoso Piano: Music From The Golden Age Of The Keyboard,,,Earl Wild, Piano,mediocre musical ideas embellished with unnecessary difficulty.,,,33,1299

4,Anton Rubinstein,Piano Concerto No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 70,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Eleazar De Carvalho,Raymond Lewenthal, Piano,Virtuosic chord pounding & arpeggios with apparent intent of making a lot of noise; also has melodic soft parts, not linear, engaging, or interesting.,,,33,2125

0,Anton Rubinstein,Sonata No. 2 In G Major, Op. 39 For Cello And Piano,,,,Kalman Dobos, Cello; Rosario Marciano, Piano,,,,33,2578

4,Anton Webern,String Quartet, Op. 28,,The Claremont Quartet,,,Very economical of notes, a few here, a few there, many plucked; the epitome of the style it exemplifies, it could be fairly interesting and seems quite good, but it's barely musical.,,,33,1693

2,Antonio Caldara,Balletto In G Major From 'La Clemenza Di Tito',,,,Annelies Hueckl, Soprano; Eduard Melkus, Violin; Peter Gruemmer, Cello; Vera Schwarz, Harpsichord; Rene Clemencic, Recorder And Positive Organ,Pretty 'scenes', in different dance tempos and different instrument combinations.,,,33,1853

2,Antonio Caldara,Cantata 'La Rosa',,,,Annelies Hueckl, Soprano; Eduard Melkus, Violin; Peter Gruemmer, Cello; Vera Schwarz, Harpsichord; Rene Clemencic, Recorder And Positive Organ,Pretty, slow melody, nice voice, hypnotic.,,,33,1853

2,Antonio Caldara,Magdalen's Recitative And Aria From 'Morte E Sepultura Di Gesu Christo',,,,Annelies Hueckl, Soprano; Eduard Melkus, Violin; Peter Gruemmer, Cello; Vera Schwarz, Harpsichord; Rene Clemencic, Recorder And Positive Organ,Pretty, delicate.,,,33,1853

2,Antonio Caldara,Sonata Da Camera In C Major, Op. 2, No. 6 For Recorder, Violin And Continuo,,,,Annelies Hueckl, Soprano; Eduard Melkus, Violin; Peter Gruemmer, Cello; Vera Schwarz, Harpsichord; Rene Clemencic, Recorder And Positive Organ,Pretty; recorder makes it sound sort of Renaissance Faire primitive.,,,33,1853

1,Antonio Caldara,Sonata In F Major For Violin And Harpsichord,,,,Annelies Hueckl, Soprano; Eduard Melkus, Violin; Peter Gruemmer, Cello; Vera Schwarz, Harpsichord; Rene Clemencic, Recorder And Positive Organ,Magnificent piece, similar to Bach's double cto, but fuller, more chordal, and with lush Vivaldi-like melodies.,Harpsichord audible but wimpy.,,33,1853

2,Antonio Caldara,Sonata No. 5 In C Major For Violin, Cdlo And Continuo,,,,Annelies Hueckl, Soprano; Eduard Melkus, Violin; Peter Gruemmer, Cello; Vera Schwarz, Harpsichord; Rene Clemencic, Recorder And Positive Organ,Less fire than the F Major, but stately, pretty, hypnotic.,,,33,1853

0,Arensky,Suite, Op. 15: Waltz,Keyboard Giants Of The Past,,,Harold Bauer And Ossip Gabrilowitsch,,,,33,465

5,Arensky,Waltz from 'Suite No. 1 for 2 Pianos',Our Favorite Encores,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,,,,33,1075

1,Arriaga,Quartet No. 1 In D Minor,Juan Crisostomo Arriaga,Cuarteto Clasico De Radio Nacional De Espana,,,Inspired & enjoyable; occasionally a theme takes a brief Spanish turn; liner notes say his main influence was Haydn; otherwise I have trouble placing him; sounds typical of his era (1806-26) but with originality, too. Cherubini praised him.,,,33,1350

3,Arriaga,Quartet No. 2 In A Major,Juan Crisostomo Arriaga,Cuarteto Clasico De Radio Nacional De Espana,,,Much weaker than No. 1; vapid melody and dull sonorous orchestration mimics (or precedes?) Schubert (especially), Mendelssohn.,,,33,1350

5,Arthur Benjamin,Jamaican Rhumba,Our Favorite Encores,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,Silly novelty piece,,,33,1075

4,Auber,Bronze Horse,Overtures By Offenbach And Auber,Detroit Symphony,Paul Paray,,Overly boisterous for its substance, which it lacks,,,33,181

3,Auber,Fra Diavolo,Overtures By Offenbach And Auber,Detroit Symphony,Paul Paray,,Fairly pleasant, some particularly nice sections; improves from a dull start,,,33,181

3,Auber,Masaniello,Overtures By Offenbach And Auber,Detroit Symphony,Paul Paray,,Fairly exciting and dramatic, but uneven,,,33,181

0,Auer,,Great Violinists Of The 19th And 20th Centuries,,,,,,,33,400

2,Azzaiolo,Villote Del Fiore,,Petit Ensemble Vocal,George Little,,soothing, pretty a capella,,,33,928

5,Bacewicz,Music For Strings, Trumpets, And Percussion,Contemporary Polish Music,Warsaw National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra,Witold Rowicki,,Chromatic, not quite atonal; dissociated sounds and phrases in a pretentious attempt to outdo Webern or Stravinsky at their weirdest.,,,33,2061

0,Bach,,Great Violinists Of The 19th And 20th Centuries,,,,,,,33,400

2,Bach,Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland,,Philadelphia Orchestra,Stokowski,Sills, Soprano,Gentle, sweet, flowing, melodic, with a sound more like Wagner's Siegfried Idyll than it is like anything else by Bach (partly due to Stokowski's scoring & interp, probably); exc. perf.,,,33,2084

3,Bach, C. P. E.,6 Marches (Wot. 185),,The Musica Viva Ensemble,James Bolle,,All short, lively, cheerful.,,,33,1636

4,Bach, C. P. E.,6 Sonatas (Wotquenne No. 184) - Sonata 1 Allegretto (D Major),,The Musica Viva Ensemble,James Bolle,,Short, Mozartish, and pointless.,,,33,1636

3,Bach, C. P. E.,6 Sonatas (Wotquenne No. 184) - Sonata 2 Andante (F Major),,The Musica Viva Ensemble,James Bolle,,Short, Mozartish, and pointless.,,,33,1636

4,Bach, C. P. E.,6 Sonatas (Wotquenne No. 184) - Sonata 3 Allegro (G Major),,The Musica Viva Ensemble,James Bolle,,Short, Mozartish, and pointless.,,,33,1636

3,Bach, C. P. E.,6 Sonatas (Wotquenne No. 184) - Sonata 4 Allegro Ma Non Troppo (E Flat Major),,The Musica Viva Ensemble,James Bolle,,Sort of nice.,,,33,1636

4,Bach, C. P. E.,6 Sonatas (Wotquenne No. 184) - Sonata 5 Allegro Assai (A Major),,The Musica Viva Ensemble,James Bolle,,Short and trivial.,,,33,1636

4,Bach, C. P. E.,6 Sonatas (Wotquenne No. 184) - Sonata 6 Allegretto Grazio (C Major),,The Musica Viva Ensemble,James Bolle,,Slow, stately, dull.,,,33,1636

3,Bach, C. P. E.,Chromatic Fantasy,,,,Schaefer, Brink, Pinkham, Soloists,Unfamiliar; its main interest is as a demonstration of harpsichord technique.,Exc. recording; even the harpsichord sounds good.,,33,618

3,Bach, C. P. E.,Concerto For Orchestra In D Major,A Treasury Of Haydn Symphonies And Concertos,,,,nice piece, shows more influence of Vivaldi and of Italian form and styles of orchestration and melody than it does of J.S.Bach. Not particularly impressed by perf, and didn't listen to rest of boxed set.,,,33,1311

3,Bach, C. P. E.,Concerto For Orchestra In D Major,The Bach Family,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,strangely, it hardly sounds like the same piece as #1311. Not sure I like this one a whole lot better; seems leaden, and less Italian.,Transcribed By Maximilian Steinberg,,33,650

4,Bach, C. P. E.,Duet For Two Flutes In G Major,Flute Duets By The Bach Family,,,Rampal And Baron, Flute; Fuller, Harpsichord,Uninteresting classical counterpoint; like 2 tweeting birds.,,,33,1218

3,Bach, C. P. E.,Flute Concerto In B-Flat Major Wq. 167,,Saar Radio Chamber Orchestra,Karl Ristenpart,Jean-Pierre Rampal, Flute,pleasant but monotonous baroque,,,33,1732

2,Bach, C. P. E.,Sinfonie 5 In B Minor,Sons Of Bach,Mainzer Kammerorchester,Gunter Kehr,Helma Elsner, Harpsichord,He seems far more influenced by Vivaldi than by his father; melodic, suspenseful, dramatic.,,,33,1260

3,Bach, C. P. E.,Solo (Sonata),18th Century Harp Music,,,Nicanor Zabaleta, Harp,Pretty, then dull; not especially suited to harp.,,,33,1044

4,Bach, C. P. E.,Sonatina In D Minor (Wot. 107),,The Musica Viva Ensemble,James Bolle,,Mildly annoying elegante baroque elevator music.,,,33,1636

4,Bach, C. P. E.,Sonatina In E Flat Major (Wot. No. 108),,The Musica Viva Ensemble,James Bolle,,Stale post-baroque.,,,33,1636

3,Bach, C. P. E.,Trio In B Flat Major,,,,Schaefer, Brink, Pinkham, Soloists,Very nice; cheerful & beautiful; good instrument combination; gets a bit dull.,Exc. recording; even the harpsichord sounds good.,,33,618

0,Bach, J. S.,A Mighty Fortress,The Beloved Choruses,The Philadelphia Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir,Eugene Ormandy; Dr. Richard P. Condie,,,,ML5364,33,45

2,Bach, J. S.,A Musical Offering, BWV 1079,,Concentus Musicus Wien,Harnoncourt,,Enjoyable to listen to; a series of fugal pieces (fugues, canons, ricercares) in formal style, some long; apparently of significant study value (crab canon, etc.), and apparently of great formal variety, though it mostly all sounds the same. (see memo),Good perf; even the harpsichord sounds good. Held out partly to save it from mold until I'm through listening to it. However, it's not particularly good listening; side 2 is better.,,33,2239

2,Bach, J. S.,Ach Bleib' Bei Uns, Herr Jesu Christ (Abide With Us, Lord Jesus Christ),J.S.Bach : Bach's Royal Instrument-Volume 1,,,E. Power Biggs, Organ,Applies to all tracks: some familiar, some not; pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out to make them worth rating individually.,Recorded In Symphony Hall, Boston,ML4284,33,21

4,Bach, J. S.,Adagio (From Concerto for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060),Greatest Hits Of 1720,Philharmonia Virtuosi Of New York,Kapp,,Slow, dull, awful interp.,,,33,2579

3,Bach, J. S.,Adagio And Allegro From Sonata 2 For Viola Da Gamba And Clavier (BWV-1028) In D Major,Lev Aronson Plays Cello Classics And Encores With Strings, Organ And Piano,,,Lev Aronson, Cello; Pianist: Roger L. Keyes; Organist: Joyce Jones,Strangely non-Bach-like. Distorted recording, both sides, and skips.,,,33,2266

0,Bach, J. S.,Adagio From Concerto For Violin And Oboe In C Minor,,Saidenberg Little Symphony,Daniel Daidenberg,Mitchell Miller, Oboe,,,,33,51

3,Bach, J. S.,Air (For The G String) from Suite 3 BWV 1068,Greatest Hits Of 1720,Philharmonia Virtuosi Of New York,Kapp,,Over-sweet with strings, but nice,,,33,2579

4,Bach, J. S.,Air for the G String,Encore!,New York Philharmonic,Kostelanetz,,Ineffective,,,33,1213

0,Bach, J. S.,Air For The G String,The Sound Of Strings,His Symphony Orchestra,Leopold Stokowski,,,,,33,827

5,Bach, J. S.,Air on the G String (arr. Virgil Fox),Virgil Fox Encores,,,Virgil Fox, Organ,Very poor dull interp & arrangement of a famous piece.,,,33,783

3,Bach, J. S.,All Men Are Mortal, S. 643,,,,Virgil Fox, On The Massive Riverside Church Organ in New York,Slow, dull, & more evolutional than melodic.,This is another Command Classic, with 3 pages of rhapsodic hyperbole about its excellence of performer, recording, and manufacture; naturally, the performance isn't that great, but at least the record isn't physically defective, and the recording IS good.,,33,2057

3,Bach, J. S.,Alleluia (From The Christmas Cantata L\O- 1 A2),Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

2,Bach, J. S.,Allemande And Bourree From The Suite In E Minor. BWV 996,J. S. Bach Lute Music,,,Walter Gerwig, Lute,Bouree is familiar from Jethro Tull version of it.,Has a style that is slower, more expressive, and less mechanical than Segovia.,,33,2142

3,Bach, J. S.,Allemande In D Minor, BWV 812, 1,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Unfamiliar; steady, dull; like an organ prelude, but an organ or a piano would be better.,,,33,1750

0,Bach, J. S.,Amore Traditore (Cantata No.203),,Pro Musica,Rolf Reinhardt,,,,,33,444

4,Bach, J. S.,Aria (From Organ Pastorale In F),,The Perpignan Festival Orchestra,Pablo Casals, Conductor,Pablo Casals, Cello,Poorly arranged adagio.,Casals interp lacks tension, loses interest; suspect a generally poor perf by all.,ML4926,33,66

4,Bach, J. S.,Aria For Clavier, BWV 988, 1,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Stately, dull.,,,33,1750

0,Bach, J. S.,Arioso From Cantata 156,,Saidenberg Little Symphony,Daniel Daidenberg,Mitchell Miller, Oboe,,,,33,51

2,Bach, J. S.,Art Of The Fugue, Part 1, Contrapuncti 1 Through 11,,Fine Arts Quartet; New York Woodwind Quintet,,,Interesting, soothing. Like mellow organ fugues, but voice separation is easy to follow because they're handled by different instruments. All pretty much sound the same, but they're pleasant. Set intended for study. Seems well-played.,,,33,1041

4,Bach, J. S.,Art Of The Fugue, Part 2: Contrapuncti 11 Through 16,,Fine Arts Quartet; New York Woodwind Quintet,,,intended for study; very abstract; not as pleasant listening as #1041, though more lively, and fewer voices.,,,33,1042

4,Bach, J. S.,Art Of The Fugue, Part 2: Contrapuncti 17 Through 19,,Fine Arts Quartet; New York Woodwind Quintet,,,slow, abstract, with more voices than 11-16. Meandering, but pleasant, dull, background music.,,,33,1042

5,Bach, J. S.,Ave Maria,Ave Maria And Other Songs,Don Cossack Choir,,,really boring, droning mens choir,,,33,1735

3,Bach, J. S.,B Minor Mass,The Great Choral Works Of J.S.Bach,,,,Murky echoey recording; a cheerier more upbeat perf would sound less like droning church music and bring out its musical features, which it does seem to have; even so, each section sets a mood & motif and flogs it with vocal counterpoint, (see memo),with little forward thematic motion, so it's not exciting, though parts are very pleasant (R2) and soothing; in places like Vivaldi's Gloria, in other like Handel, even Purcell(?), Gluck; sides 2 and 5 are R2, the rest R3.,,33,2232

4,Bach, J. S.,Bist Du Bei Mir, BWV 508,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Irritating; piercing voice.,,,33,1750

2,Bach, J. S.,Bourree (From Suite In E Minor),The Classical Guitar,,,Julian Bream,familiar; Jethro Tull did a version of this,,,33,2257

1,Bach, J. S.,Bourree (Trans. Segovia),Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,A favorite of mine.,,,33,1580

1,Bach, J. S.,Brandenberg Concerto No.5 In D, S.1050,Age Of The Great Instrumentalists - Six Concertos (Great Performances),Adolf Busch Chamber Orchestra,Adolf Busch,Marcel Moyse, Flute; Adolf Busch, Violin; Rudolf Serkin, Piano,Superb. Re-release of #770 (see),#1961 to 1963 boxed set,,33,1961

3,Bach, J. S.,Brandenburg Concerto 1,Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-3 Complete,Netherlands Chamber Orchestra,Szymon Goldberg,,Good, has Vivaldi-like passages. Murky recording. R3 might be inaccurate; it was rated as a group with the others.,Is on HD for completeness, so I have them all. Also a held-out for the same reason. Almost any other perf would be better.,LC3604,33,135

4,Bach, J. S.,Brandenburg Concerto 1 In F,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Serge Koussevitzky,,not as interesting as chamber orch version. old recording makes instruments sound pretty awful.,,LM1063,33,4

3,Bach, J. S.,Brandenburg Concerto 2,Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-3 Complete,Netherlands Chamber Orchestra,Szymon Goldberg,,Particularly famous. Murky recording. R3 might be inaccurate; it was rated as a group with the others.,Is on HD for completeness, so I have them all. Also a held-out for the same reason. Almost any other perf would be better.,LC3604,33,135

3,Bach, J. S.,Brandenburg Concerto 3,Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-3 Complete,Netherlands Chamber Orchestra,Szymon Goldberg,,Even more famous than 2. Murky recording. Downgraded from R2 because I found a much better performance.,,LC3604,33,135

3,Bach, J. S.,Brandenburg Concerto 4,Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4 - 6 Complete,Netherlands Chamber Orchestra,Szymon Goldberg,,Very pleasant. Harpsichord part would probably sound better on piano. Murky recording. Downgraded from R2 because I found a much better performance.,,LC3605,33,150

3,Bach, J. S.,Brandenburg Concerto 5,Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4 - 6 Complete,Netherlands Chamber Orchestra,Szymon Goldberg,,Very pleasant. Harpsichord part would probably sound better on piano. Murky recording. Downgraded from R2 because I found a much better performance.,,LC3605,33,150

4,Bach, J. S.,Brandenburg Concerto 5 In D,,National Philharmonic Orchestra,Kiril Kondrashin,Emil Gilels, Piano; Elizaveta Gilels, Violin; Nicolai Kharkovsky, Flute,poor sound quality; weird interp (too fast) nonetheless has moments; poor perf.,tinny, distant recording lacks presence.,CRLP250,33,168

3,Bach, J. S.,Brandenburg Concerto 6,Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4 - 6 Complete,Netherlands Chamber Orchestra,Szymon Goldberg,,Very pleasant, especially #6. Harpsichord part would probably sound better on piano. Murky recording. Downgraded from R2 because I found a much better performance.,,LC3605,33,150

3,Bach, J. S.,Brandenburg Concerto 6 In B-Flat,,Boston Symphony Orchestra,Serge Koussevitzky,,has diff. feel from chamber orch version, accentuates Vivaldi similarities. Better piece than No. 1, more effective.,,LM1063,33,4

1,Bach, J. S.,Brandenburg Concertos 3, 4, 5,,Adolf Busch Chamber Orchestra,,Marcel Moyse, Flute; Adolf Busch, Violin; Rudolf Serkin, Piano,Crystal clear recording of a great, inspired, sensitive, dynamic performance (and harpsichord part is played on piano!),recorded 1935,,33,770

4,Bach, J. S.,Cantata 104 "Du Hirte Israel, Hoere",,Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra,Fritz Werner,Heinrich Schuetz Choir Of Heilbronn,Tolerable, but boring.,,,33,1574

3,Bach, J. S.,Cantata 11 "Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen" (Ascension Oratorio),,Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra,Fritz Werner,Heinrich Schuetz Choir Of Heilbronn,Serene, pretty; exc. perf.,,,33,1574

3,Bach, J. S.,Cantata 118,,Concerto Amsterdam,Jaap Schroder,,Devotional church song with counterpoint and horns.,,,33,1929

3,Bach, J. S.,Cantata 130, Herr Gott, Dich Loben Alle Wir,,Bach-Collegium, Stuttgart,Helmuth Rilling,Soloists, Figuralchor Of The Ged-Schtniskirche, Stuttgart,very nice,,,33,2464

3,Bach, J. S.,Cantata 152,,Bach Collegium, Stuttgart,Helmuth Rilling,Arleen Auger, Soprano; Wolfgang Schone, Bass,Pleasant, but a bit dull.,,,33,2575

2,Bach, J. S.,Cantata 158,,Concerto Amsterdam,Jaap Schroder,,Bass singer with violin and organ continuo.,,,33,1929

3,Bach, J. S.,Cantata 167, Ihr Menschen, Riihmet Gottes Lieb,,Bach-Collegium, Stuttgart,Helmuth Rilling,Soloists, Figuralchor Of The Ged-Schtniskirche, Stuttgart,very nice,,,33,2464

2,Bach, J. S.,Cantata 199,,Bach Collegium, Stuttgart,Helmuth Rilling,Arleen Auger, Soprano; Wolfgang Schone, Bass,Pretty.,,,33,2575

4,Bach, J. S.,Cantata 205 'Der Zufriedengestellte Aeolus',,Bach-Collegium Stuttgart,Helmuth Rilling,Figuralchor of the Stuttgart Gedachtniskirche,pleasant, but meandering, dull,,,33,2469

3,Bach, J. S.,Cantata 208, (Hunt Cantata),,Figuralchor Of The Gedfichtniskirche, Stuttgart with Bach-Collegium,Helmuth Rilling,,Vocals mixed too loud, instruments (an often ineffective combination of them) too soft & murky; singers seem off-pitch; but it improves. Side 1=R3, Side 2=R2.,,,33,1274

5,Bach, J. S.,Cantata 27,,Concerto Amsterdam,Jaap Schroder,,Subdued song, of no interest instrumentally.,,,33,1929

2,Bach, J. S.,Cantata 59,,Concerto Amsterdam,Jaap Schroder,,Soprano, bass, horns, timpani.,,,33,1929

0,Bach, J. S.,Cantata Arias,,Berlin philharmonic Orchestra,Dietrich Fischer,Dieskau Choir Of St. Hedwig's Cathedral,,,,33,263

1,Bach, J. S.,Capriccio On The Departure Of His Brother,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,Simple and very beautiful, but perf is a 1 only because this is the only version I have.,inferior recording, and the piano has poor tone,,33,620

2,Bach, J. S.,Chaconne (From Partita 2 In D Minor For Solo Violin),The Classical Guitar,,,Julian Bream,nice, but I like Segovia's better.,recording defect -- weird microphone noises & shorts out?,,33,2257

4,Bach, J. S.,Chaconne In D Minor,Andres Segovia And Rosalyn Tureck Play Bach,,,Andres Segovia, Guitar,Self-conscious, uneven. His later recording is much better.,,,33,1240

3,Bach, J. S.,Choral Preludea Lci Jubilo,Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

3,Bach, J. S.,Chorale: Awake Thou Wintry Earth (From Cantata I29),Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

3,Bach, J. S.,Chorale: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring ( From The Cantata Ra7,Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

1,Bach, J. S.,Chorale: Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier, S. 731,Bach Organ Music,,,,exc!,,,33,1833

3,Bach, J. S.,Chorale: Now Christ Doth End In Triumph (From The Christmas Oratorio),Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

1,Bach, J. S.,Chorale: Vater Unser Im Himmelreich, S. 737,Bach Organ Music,,,,exc!,,,33,1833

3,Bach, J. S.,Chorale-Iaralude: Rejoice, Beloved Christians,Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

3,Bach, J. S.,Chorale-Prelude: In Dulcijubilo (Fantasia),Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

3,Bach, J. S.,Chorale-Prelude: Now Thank We All Our God (From Cantata 79),Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

4,Bach, J. S.,Chorale-Prelude: Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Laatwalten, BWV 691,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Slow, embellished.,,,33,1750

5,Bach, J. S.,Chromatic Fantasy And Fugue,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,slightly familiar, don't like it much, seems poor perf.,,,33,620

0,Bach, J. S.,Coffee Cantata (No.211),,Pro Musica,Rolf Reinhardt,,,,,33,444

3,Bach, J. S.,Concerto And Chorale,Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

1,Bach, J. S.,Concerto For 2 Harpsichords And Strings In C Major BWV 1061,,,Trevor Pinnock,Trevor Pinnock; Kenneth Gilbert,Somewhat weaker than the other two, but still very good & interesting; harpsichords are forefront, with orchestral accents.,On Period Instruments,,33,2697

1,Bach, J. S.,Concerto For 2 Harpsichords And Strings In C Minor BWV 1060,,,Trevor Pinnock,Trevor Pinnock; Kenneth Gilbert,Reminds me of Italian cto and Brandenburgs; sounds familiar.,On Period Instruments,,33,2697

1,Bach, J. S.,Concerto For 2 Harpsichords And Strings In C Minor BWV 1062,,,Trevor Pinnock,Trevor Pinnock; Kenneth Gilbert,This is the violin double cto.,On Period Instruments,,33,2697

2,Bach, J. S.,Concerto For Two Violins In D Minor,Fritz Kreisler In Immortal Performances,,,Fritz Kreisler And Efram Zimbalist,Sounds like an inspired perf, but the 1915 recording is terrible, not good listening.,,,33,630

3,Bach, J. S.,Concerto In A Minor,,Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra,Alfred Wallenstein,Jascha Heifetz, Violinist,conservative, reigned-in perf, sort of dull.,,,33,456

1,Bach, J. S.,Concerto In A Minor,,Robert Masters Chamber Orchestra,Yehudi Menuhin, Conductor,Yehudi Menuhin,beautiful, remarkably Vivaldi-like.,,G7210,33,153

2,Bach, J. S.,Concerto In D Minor For Piano & Orchestra,,National Philharmonic Orchestra,K. Zanderling,Sviatoslav Richter, Piano,familiar; pretty good perf. catch it quickly at end, or needle runs onto label.,tinny, distant recording lacks presence.,CRLP250,33,168

2,Bach, J. S.,Concerto In D Minor For Three Pianos And Orchestra,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Robert, Gaby And Ean Casadesus, Pianists,very nice, similar to Italian cto,,,33,872

1,Bach, J. S.,Concerto In F Major (Italian),,,,Glenn Gould, Piano,great, odd interpretations,,,33,492

0,Bach, J. S.,Courante,Variations On Russian Themes,,,Alexander Ivanov-Kramskoy, Guitar,,,,33,1090

3,Bach, J. S.,Dir, Dir, Jehova, Will Ich Singen, BWV 299,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Pretty, but piercing and affected.,,,33,1750

1,Bach, J. S.,Double Concerto In D Minor,,Festival Chamber Orchestra,Yehudi Menuhin, Director,Yehudi Menuhin and Christian Ferras, Soloists,,,G7210,33,153

3,Bach, J. S.,Double Concerto In D Minor,,,Monteux,Menuhin, Violin; Enesco, Viola,Tentative old-sounding Kreisleresque interp; record has acceptable sound quality, but the recording is tinny, orch barely audible.,Boxed 78 set.,,78,4025

1,Bach, J. S.,Double From Suite In B Minor For Unaccompanied Violin (Trans. Segovia),Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,But it's not the one I usually think it is, which is the B Flat Major.,,,33,1580

3,Bach, J. S.,Duet: My Spirit Be Joyful (From The Easter Cantata 146) .,Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

1,Bach, J. S.,Duetto Allegro From Cantata 78, 'Jesu, Der Du Meine Seele',,Munich Pro Arte Orchestra,Kurt Redel,Kurt Redel, flute; Christian Eink, Violin; Helmut Rose, Harpsichord,cheery,exc. perf., and exc. recording and tone balance.,,33,2685

4,Bach, J. S.,'Es Ist Vollbracht' From The Passion According To St. John, Transcribed For Cello,Lev Aronson Plays Cello Classics And Encores With Strings, Organ And Piano,,,Lev Aronson, Cello; Pianist: Roger L. Keyes; Organist: Joyce Jones,Church-like, dull. Distorted recording, both sides, and skips.,,,33,2266

2,Bach, J. S.,Fantasy And Fugue In C Minor, S. 537,,,,Virgil Fox, On The Massive Riverside Church Organ in New York,Develops nicely from a meditative start.,This is another Command Classic, with 3 pages of rhapsodic hyperbole about its excellence of performer, recording, and manufacture; naturally, the performance isn't that great, but at least the record isn't physically defective, and the recording IS good.,,33,2057

4,Bach, J. S.,Flute Sonata In B Minor (BWV 1030),,,,Zoltan Jeney, Flute; Paul Angerer, Harpsichord; Johann Klika, Cello,Endless tootle-tooting counterpoint with ineffective harpsichord,,,33,736

3,Bach, J. S.,Flute Sonata In C Major (BWV 1033),,,,Zoltan Jeney, Flute; Paul Angerer, Harpsichord; Johann Klika, Cello,a little more interesting than No.1030,,,33,736

3,Bach, J. S.,From The Anna Magdalena Notebook No. 22,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,familiar, poor perf.,,,33,620

2,Bach, J. S.,From The Anna Magdalena Notebook No. 11,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,slow, unfamiliar, nice,,,33,620

2,Bach, J. S.,From The Anna Magdalena Notebook No. 19,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,unfamiliar, interesting,,,33,620

4,Bach, J. S.,From The Anna Magdalena Notebook No. 27,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,didn't like it much,,,33,620

3,Bach, J. S.,From The Anna Magdalena Notebook No. 7,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,,,,33,620

3,Bach, J. S.,From The Anna Magdalena Notebook Nos. 26,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,not particularly interesting,,,33,620

3,Bach, J. S.,Fugue In A Minor,Baroque Guitar,,,Julian Bream,,,,33,1395

3,Bach, J. S.,Fugue In G Minor (The Little Fugue),Virgil Fox Encores,,,Virgil Fox, Organ,Well known, lively; theme sounds a bit like the song 'Hey, Ho, Nobody Home'.,,,33,783

4,Bach, J. S.,Fugue In G Minor (The Little),,Philadelphia Orchestra,Stokowski,,Inaudible; marching band-like arrangement is pretty bad.,,Victor 7437,78,4171

1,Bach, J. S.,Fugue In G Minor. BWV 1000 (2nd Movement Of Sonata In G Minor For Violin BWV 1001),J. S. Bach Lute Music,,,Walter Gerwig, Lute,Nice sound; slow & expressive.,Has a style that is slower, more expressive, and less mechanical than Segovia.,,33,2142

1,Bach, J. S.,Gavotte (Transcribed By Saint-Saens),Keyboard Giants Of The Past, Vol. 2,,,Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Piano,One of my favorites, it's nice to have another version besides Segovia; but the interp. not very good here.,The focus of this record is the pianists, and except for Rachmaninoff, almost serves as a catalog of ones I might as well avoid!,,33,1300

4,Bach, J. S.,Gavotte For Lute,Andres Segovia And Rosalyn Tureck Play Bach,,,Andres Segovia, Guitar,Self-conscious, uneven.,,,33,1240

3,Bach, J. S.,Gigue in C Major (arr. Ross),Our Favorite Encores,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,Lively; stumbling perf.,,,33,1075

3,Bach, J. S.,Goldberg Variations,,,,Wanda Landowska, Harpsichord,endless variations on meandering abstract metronomic Baroque themes; not particularly interesting or pleasant.,,,33,700

3,Bach, J. S.,Harpsichord/Flute Sonata In G Minor, S. 1020,,,,Severino Gazzelloni, Flute; Bruno Canino, Harpsichord And Piano,Directionless in both fast & slow; flute & harpsichord a poor combination; flute part ineffective and generic.,,,33,2250

4,Bach, J. S.,Ich Habe Genug; Schlummert Ein, Ihr Matten Augen, BWV 82,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Boring & dull.,,,33,1750

0,Bach, J. S.,In Deepest Grief,The Beloved Choruses,The Philadelphia Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir,Eugene Ormandy; Dr. Richard P. Condie,,,,ML5364,33,45

3,Bach, J. S.,Italian Concerto,,,,Joerg Demus, Piano,careless interp, no tension, poor recording,,,33,620

2,Bach, J. S.,Italian Concerto In F Major,,,,Robert, Gaby And Ean Casadesus, Pianists,,,,33,872

3,Bach, J. S.,Italianisches Konzert,Baroque Masters,,,Ingrid Heiler, Cembalo,(Italian Cto) Interesting to have a version on harpsichord; some chords have a surprising power that they don't have on a piano. Otherwise, nothing special.,,,33,1593

2,Bach, J. S.,Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring,Bach Handel Corelli,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,wonderful arrangement of Handel, Corelli pleasant, Bach ponderous reminiscent of Stokowski's heavy-handed plodding arrangement.,,,33,448

0,Bach, J. S.,Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring,The Beloved Choruses,The Philadelphia Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir,Eugene Ormandy; Dr. Richard P. Condie,,,,ML5364,33,45

1,Bach, J. S.,Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring,The Sound Of Genius, Volume 3,,,Leon Fleisher, Pianist,Exc. interp; piano is more effective than the usual organ.,,,33,636

3,Bach, J. S.,Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring,Virgil Fox Encores,,,Virgil Fox, Organ,Same old famous song, made somewhat more interesting with varying registrations.,,,33,783

2,Bach, J. S.,Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (Arr. Hess),Legendary Performances,,,Dinu Lipatti, Piano,Pretty, but Fleischer is better.,Echoey recording.,,33,1914

3,Bach, J. S.,Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. Horne-Murdoch),Our Favorite Encores,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,,,,33,1075

2,Bach, J. S.,Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (From Church Cantata 147),,,,Myra Hess, Piano,Murky recording.,,,33,328

3,Bach, J. S.,'Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring,' From Cantata 147 ( Arr. Peter Schickele),In Dulci Jubilo - A Baroque Concert,His Orchestra,Leopold Stokowski,Igor Kipnis, Harpsichord,,,,33,1757

2,Bach, J. S.,Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel Herunter (Comest Thou Now, Jesus, From Heaven ,J.S.Bach : Bach's Royal Instrument-Volume 1,,,E. Power Biggs, Organ,Applies to all tracks: some familiar, some not; pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out to make them worth rating individually.,Recorded In Symphony Hall, Boston,ML4284,33,21

4,Bach, J. S.,Largo (From Harpsicord Concerto in F Minor BWV 1056),Greatest Hits Of 1720,Philharmonia Virtuosi Of New York,Kapp,,Slow & dull, barely audible, played without suspense; needs Glenn Gould interp.,,,33,2579

3,Bach, J. S.,Little Prelude 3,The Romeros Play Baroque Concertos For Four Guitars And Other Works,The Romeros,,,Familiar, nicely done.,Terrible recording, badly distorted.,,33,2015

2,Bach, J. S.,Little Prelude In C Minor,The Classical Guitar,,,Julian Bream,familiar,,,33,2257

2,Bach, J. S.,Loure, Gavotte, Menuett 1 & 2 And Gigue From Suite In E Major. BWV 1006a (Lute Version Of Partita In E Major For Violin, BWV 1006),J. S. Bach Lute Music,,,Walter Gerwig, Lute,Parts familiar from Segovia.,Has a style that is slower, more expressive, and less mechanical than Segovia.,,33,2142

0,Bach, J. S.,Magnificat,The Great Choral Works Of J.S.Bach,,,,,12 disc box,,33,2232

3,Bach, J. S.,Magnificat In D Major,,,Helmuth Rilling,,Steady-rhythmed contrapuntal singing in style of Handel's Messiah or Vivaldi's Gloria; without the episodic variety of either, it gets frustratingly monotonous; the themes that lend themselves to counterpoint aren't very melodic; singers ok. (see notes),It can be done superbly. See Napster: Oxford Schola Cantorum / Northern Chamber Orchestra / Ward, Nicholas; which is beautiful though still uncompelling.,,33,1782

0,Bach, J. S.,Magnificat In D Major,,New York Philharmonic And The Schola Cantorum,Leonard Bernstein,Lee Venora, Jennie Tourel, Russell Oberlin, Charles Bressler, Norman Farrow,,,,33,2028

3,Bach, J. S.,March In D, BWV Anhang 122,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Somewhat familiar; harpsichord is ineffective.,,,33,1750

3,Bach, J. S.,March In E-Flat, BWV Anhang 127,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Unfamiliar, ornamented.,,,33,1750

2,Bach, J. S.,March In G, BWV Anhang 124,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Lively, but piano would be better.,,,33,1750

2,Bach, J. S.,Meine Seele Erhebt Den Herren (My Soul Doth Magnify The Lord),J.S.Bach : Bach's Royal Instrument-Volume 1,,,E. Power Biggs, Organ,Applies to all tracks: some familiar, some not; pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out to make them worth rating individually.,Recorded In Symphony Hall, Boston,ML4284,33,21

2,Bach, J. S.,Minuet (From Anna Magdalena Notebook),Greatest Hits Of 1720,Philharmonia Virtuosi Of New York,Kapp,,The one Yo Yo Ma plays on Arthur show; sleepy interp, but nice,,,33,2579

3,Bach, J. S.,Minuet In G Minor, BWV Anhang 115,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Minor key version of A114,,,33,1750

3,Bach, J. S.,Minuet In G, BWV Anhang 114,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,The piece from the Arthus show with Yo Yo Ma; ornamented, uncompelling perf.,,,33,1750

3,Bach, J. S.,Minuet In G, BWV Anhang 116,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,harpsichord is ineffective.,,,33,1750

4,Bach, J. S.,Miscellaneous short (and shortened) selections and excerpts,A New Sound From The Japanese Bach Scene,,,,Bach selections played on guitar, bass, drums, and traditional Japanese instruments unsuited to the music, in remarkably poor arrangements; the liner notes are covertly apologetic, and rightly so; poor recording; not unlistenable.,,,33,2153

3,Bach, J. S.,Musette In D, BWV Anhang 126,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Familiar,,,33,1750

3,Bach, J. S.,Now Thank We All Our God,Virgil Fox Encores,,,Virgil Fox, Organ,Spirited but dull church song with counterpoint.,,,33,783

0,Bach, J. S.,Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland,The Sound Of Genius: Columbia Record Club 5th Anniversary,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Leopold Stokowski,,,Columbia Record Club,,33,242

4,Bach, J. S.,O Ewigkeit, Du Donnerwort, BWV 513,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Boring chorus.,,,33,1750

0,Bach, J. S.,Oratorios,The Great Choral Works Of J.S.Bach,,,,,12 disc box,,33,2232

3,Bach, J. S.,Organ Works,Schweitzer Plays Bach Organ Works,,,Albert Schweitzer, Organ,fairly dull pieces played ok (2411-2),,,33,2411

2,Bach, J. S.,Passacaglia And Fugue In C Minor,Bach Handel Corelli,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,wonderful arrangement of Handel, Corelli pleasant, Bach ponderous reminiscent of Stokowski's heavy-handed plodding arrangement.,,,33,448

1,Bach, J. S.,Passacaglia In C Minor, BWV 582 (13:44),Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Master Works For Organ, Vol.9,,,Heinz Wunderlich At The Arp Schnitger Organ Of St. Jacobi Church, Hamburg,exc. The sound quality of this is much better than #1833.,,,33,2222

1,Bach, J. S.,Passacaglia In C Minor, S. 582,Bach Organ Music,,,,exc!,,,33,1833

0,Bach, J. S.,Passions,The Great Choral Works Of J.S.Bach,,,,,12 disc box,,33,2232

3,Bach, J. S.,Pastorale (BWV-590),Lev Aronson Plays Cello Classics And Encores With Strings, Organ And Piano,,,Lev Aronson, Cello; Pianist: Roger L. Keyes; Organist: Joyce Jones,Ok, slow, prayer-like. Distorted recording, both sides, and skips.,,,33,2266

1,Bach, J. S.,Piano Partita 1 In B Flat Major,,,,Glenn Gould, Piano,great, odd interpretation. Plays it quickly.,,,33,492

1,Bach, J. S.,Piano Partita 1 In B Flat Major,Dinu Lipatti, His Last Recital,,,Dinu Lipatti, Piano,Pleasing soothing gentle interp that I like better than #492 (Gould). HD is Left channel only. (doesn't matter; record is mono). Right has high hiss level (needle damage?).,,,33,114

2,Bach, J. S.,Piano Partita 1 In B-Flat Major,Legendary Performances,,,Dinu Lipatti, Piano,Somewhat rote, straightforward, lacking tension; the piece itself gets somewhat dull; last mvmt very familiar.,Echoey recording.,,33,1914

1,Bach, J. S.,Piano Partita 2 In C Minor,,,,Glenn Gould, Piano,great, odd interpretations,,,33,492

3,Bach, J. S.,Polonaise In G Minor, BWV Anhang 119,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Unfamiliar, stately.,,,33,1750

2,Bach, J. S.,Prelude & Fugue In E Minor, BWV 548 (13:37),Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Master Works For Organ, Vol.9,,,Heinz Wunderlich At The Arp Schnitger Organ Of St. Jacobi Church, Hamburg,Interesting, not engaging.,,,33,2222

4,Bach, J. S.,Prelude and Courante From Cello Suite 2,Andres Segovia And Rosalyn Tureck Play Bach,,,Andres Segovia, Guitar,Prelude very familiar; courante more interesting,Segovia recording lacks presence, sounds lute-like and plinky. Piano sounds murky.,,33,1240

4,Bach, J. S.,Prelude And Fugue (From Partita In C Minor),The Classical Guitar,,,Julian Bream,difficult, sort of interesting, but mainly just plodding,,,33,2257

3,Bach, J. S.,Prelude And Fugue In D Major, S. 532,,,,Virgil Fox, On The Massive Riverside Church Organ in New York,Prelude has some similarities to the Dm, but I don't like it as well; fugue is appealing, bright; fair perf.,This is another Command Classic, with 3 pages of rhapsodic hyperbole about its excellence of performer, recording, and manufacture; naturally, the performance isn't that great, but at least the record isn't physically defective, and the recording IS good.,,33,2057

1,Bach, J. S.,Prelude And Fugue In E Flat Major, S. 552 (St. Anne),Bach Organ Music,,,,exc!,,,33,1833

1,Bach, J. S.,Prelude In C Minor, BWV 999,J. S. Bach Lute Music,,,Walter Gerwig, Lute,Familiar; nice sound; slow & expressive.,Has a style that is slower, more expressive, and less mechanical than Segovia.,,33,2142

3,Bach, J. S.,Prelude In C, BWV 846, 1,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,My first prelude; (Ave Maria); harpsichord is ineffective.,,,33,1750

2,Bach, J. S.,Prelude In D Minor,Baroque Guitar,,,Julian Bream,Familiar; effective, even interp.,,,33,1395

1,Bach, J. S.,Prelude In F Sharp Minor,Albert Spalding Plays,,,Albert Spalding,,Old recording with a piercing sound, somewhat Kreisler-like touch. 7/10/04 removed from held-outs.,,33,167

1,Bach, J. S.,Prelude In G Minor,The Art Of Guiomar Novaes, Vol. 2,,,Guiomar Novaes, Piano,Very strange & melodic, like an organ prelude on piano.,Exc. perf; recording has volume peak distortion,,33,789

3,Bach, J. S.,Prelude, Fugue And Allegro,The Classical Guitar,,,Julian Bream,probably difficult, sort of pretty, but thematically directionless,,,33,2257

2,Bach, J. S.,Preludes And Fugues From The Well-Tempered Clavier,,The Violoncello Society,Heitor Villa-Lobos Conducting,,The all-cello orch has a better sound than any mixed-strings all-string orch; Bach authorship with a Vivaldi-like sound in places; beautiful and soothing. Formerly rated R1 collectively, they are not all equally good.,Transcribed For Orchestra Of Violoncellos By Villa-Lobos. 7/9/04 Downgraded to R2 and removed from held-outs. Don't know why it was R1.,LPBR-6024,33,522

4,Bach, J. S.,Preludes And Fugues, Book 1, No. 1, BWV 846,Andres Segovia And Rosalyn Tureck Play Bach,,,Rosalyn Tureck, Piano,'My' prelude. Fast, mechanical, no feeling at all. The fugue is interesting, interp not.,,,33,1240

4,Bach, J. S.,Preludes And Fugues, Book 1, No. 3, BWV 848,Andres Segovia And Rosalyn Tureck Play Bach,,,Rosalyn Tureck, Piano,Fast, mechanical, no feeling at all.,,,33,1240

3,Bach, J. S.,Preludes And Fugues, Book 1, No. 8, BWV 853,Andres Segovia And Rosalyn Tureck Play Bach,,,Rosalyn Tureck, Piano,Nice slow meditative piece; interp isn't awful,,,33,1240

4,Bach, J. S.,Preludes And Fugues, Book 2, No. 20, BWV 889,Andres Segovia And Rosalyn Tureck Play Bach,,,Rosalyn Tureck, Piano,Nice prelude,,,33,1240

1,Bach, J. S.,Preludio From Partita In E Major For Violin,,All American Orchestra,Stokowski,,Poor sound, but nice orchestral arrangement in spite of his characteristically unnuanced interp.,,Columbia 11983d,78,4143

4,Bach, J. S.,Recitative (From Organ Concerto 3). Transcribed By Marie Rosanoff.,,The Perpignan Festival Orchestra,Pablo Casals, Conductor,Pablo Casals, Cello; Eugene Istomin, Piano,Well arranged adagio.,Casals interp lacks tension, loses interest; suspect a generally poor perf by all.,ML4926,33,66

4,Bach, J. S.,Rondeau In B (Couperin), BWV Anhang 183,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Dull, meandering.,,,33,1750

1,Bach, J. S.,Sarabande (From Suite In E Minor),The Classical Guitar,,,Julian Bream,slow, interesting,,,33,2257

2,Bach, J. S.,Sarabande (Trans. Segovia),Segovia On Stage,,,Segovia, Guitar,Slow and stately.,,,33,1580

4,Bach, J. S.,Sarabande and Bourree From Lute Suite 1,Andres Segovia And Rosalyn Tureck Play Bach,,,Andres Segovia, Guitar,Bourree familiar,,,33,1240

5,Bach, J. S.,Selections (Jazz Vocal Treatments),Bach's Greatest Hits,Creative Swingle Singers,,,Sort Of Pleasant, Nice Idea Pretty Badly Executed,,,33,850

0,Bach, J. S.,Sheep May Safely Graze,The Beloved Choruses,The Philadelphia Orchestra; Mormon Tabernacle Choir,Eugene Ormandy; Dr. Richard P. Condie,,,,ML5364,33,45

2,Bach, J. S.,Sheep May Safely Graze (arr. Howe),Our Favorite Encores,,,Bartlett And Robertson, Piano,Pretty; good arrangement,,,33,1075

3,Bach, J. S.,Sheep May Safely Graze (From The Birthday Cantata 208),Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

3,Bach, J. S.,'Sheep May Safely Graze' From Cantata 208, 'Was Mir Behagt, Ist Nur Die Muntre Jagd,,Munich Pro Arte Orchestra,Kurt Redel,Kurt Redel, flute; Christian Eink, Violin; Helmut Rose, Harpsichord,pleasant, not my favorite of his,exc. perf., and exc. recording and tone balance.,,33,2685

3,Bach, J. S.,'Sheep May Safely Graze,' From Cantata 208 (Arr. Leopold Stokowski),In Dulci Jubilo - A Baroque Concert,His Orchestra,Leopold Stokowski,Igor Kipnis, Harpsichord,,,,33,1757

3,Bach, J. S.,'Shepherd's Christmas Music' (Sinfonia From The Christmas Oratorio),In Dulci Jubilo - A Baroque Concert,His Orchestra,Leopold Stokowski,Igor Kipnis, Harpsichord,,,,33,1757

2,Bach, J. S.,Si Chorale Preludes (Schubler),J.S.Bach : Bach's Royal Instrument-Volume 1,,,E. Power Biggs, Organ,Applies to all tracks: some familiar, some not; pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out to make them worth rating individually.,Recorded In Symphony Hall, Boston,ML4284,33,21

2,Bach, J. S.,Sinfonia 3 in D Major,,,,Heifetz, Primrose, Piatigorsky,Livelier than the other two; unfamiliar.,,,33,665

3,Bach, J. S.,Sinfonia 4 In D Minor,,,,Heifetz, Primrose, Piatigorsky,Legato noncrisp counterpoint; unfamiliar.,,,33,665

3,Bach, J. S.,Sinfonia 9 In F Minor,,,,Heifetz, Primrose, Piatigorsky,Legato noncrisp counterpoint; unfamiliar.,,,33,665

3,Bach, J. S.,Sinfonia To Cantata,Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

4,Bach, J. S.,So Oft Ich Meine Tabakapfeife, BWV 515b,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Dull, but good voice.,,,33,1750

4,Bach, J. S.,Sonata For Two Flutes And Harpsichord In G Major,Flute Duets By The Bach Family,,,Rampal And Baron, Flute; Fuller, Harpsichord,Steady, sometimes lively, but never very interesting counterpoint.,,,33,1218

2,Bach, J. S.,Sonata In C Major For 2 Violins & Harpsichord,,,,David And Igor Oistrakh, Violin; Hans Pischner, Harpsichord; Vladimir Yampolski, Piano,Very pretty; followable counterpoint; parts mesh well; harpsichord almost inaudible. Maybe not Bach.,,,33,1358

3,Bach, J. S.,Sonata To Cantata 182,Music Of Jubilee - Johann Sebastian Bach,The Columbia Chamber Orchestra,Richard Burgin,E. Power Biggs, Organ; Solo Trumpets: Roger Voisin And Marcel Lafosse; Solo Flutes: Phillip Kaplan And Lois Schaefer; Solo Violin Alfred Krips,Pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out. Biggs's interp. is remarkably unremarkable in light of his fame. Not individually rated; R3 applies to record as a whole.,,ML4435,33,20

4,Bach, J. S.,Suite 2 In D Minor For Unaccompanied Cello,,,,Antonio Janigro, Cello,much like violin partitas, but unrelieved by liveliness,,,33,605

4,Bach, J. S.,Suite 6 In D Major For Unaccompanied Cello,,,,Antonio Janigro, Cello,much like violin partitas, but unrelieved by liveliness,,,33,605

2,Bach, J. S.,Suite In A Major (Transcription By Walter Gerwig From Suite In G Major For Cello BWV 1007),J. S. Bach Lute Music,,,Walter Gerwig, Lute,Pretty.,Has a style that is slower, more expressive, and less mechanical than Segovia.,,33,2142

3,Bach, J. S.,Suite In C Minor, BWV 997,,,,Jean Pierre Rampal, Flute; Robert Veyron-Lacroly, Harpsichord,Pleasant but dull steady counterpoint; harpsichord too faint.,,,33,1733

3,Bach, J. S.,The Two And Three Part Inventions, Nos. 1-15 (Complete, I think),The Two And Three Part Inventions (Inventions and Sinfonias),,,Glenn Gould, Piano,Not enough differences to rate them individually; like Bach's other sets, they sound much alike; reminds me of Handel's Harmonious Blacksmith, but this is all more or less meandering counterpoint, without the engaging melody; pleasant, but (see memo),gets boring; only No. 8 is familiar; seems good perf, though unremarkable.,,33,1000

3,Bach, J. S.,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude And Fugue 1 in C,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Preludes And Fugues 1-8),,,Glenn Gould, Pianist,Strange staccato interp.,Not sure the ratings are accurate; I lost track which was which on side 1; but the whole record is very nice.,,33,1076

1,Bach, J. S.,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude And Fugue 2 in Cm,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Preludes And Fugues 1-8),,,Glenn Gould, Pianist,,Not sure the ratings are accurate; I lost track which was which on side 1; but the whole record is very nice.,,33,1076

1,Bach, J. S.,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude And Fugue 3 in C#,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Preludes And Fugues 1-8),,,Glenn Gould, Pianist,,Not sure the ratings are accurate; I lost track which was which on side 1; but the whole record is very nice.,,33,1076

2,Bach, J. S.,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude And Fugue 4 in C#m,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Preludes And Fugues 1-8),,,Glenn Gould, Pianist,,Not sure the ratings are accurate; I lost track which was which on side 1; but the whole record is very nice.,,33,1076

2,Bach, J. S.,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude And Fugue 5 in D,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Preludes And Fugues 1-8),,,Glenn Gould, Pianist,,Not sure the ratings are accurate; I lost track which was which on side 1; but the whole record is very nice.,,33,1076

2,Bach, J. S.,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude And Fugue 6 in Dm,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Preludes And Fugues 1-8),,,Glenn Gould, Pianist,,Not sure the ratings are accurate; I lost track which was which on side 1; but the whole record is very nice.,,33,1076

3,Bach, J. S.,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude And Fugue 7 in Eb,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Preludes And Fugues 1-8),,,Glenn Gould, Pianist,Slower and more meditative than most, in places.,Not sure the ratings are accurate; I lost track which was which on side 1; but the whole record is very nice.,,33,1076

3,Bach, J. S.,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude And Fugue 8 in Ebm,The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Preludes And Fugues 1-8),,,Glenn Gould, Pianist,Slow like a chaconne.,Not sure the ratings are accurate; I lost track which was which on side 1; but the whole record is very nice.,,33,1076

1,Bach, J. S.,Toccata & Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565 (8:55),Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Master Works For Organ, Vol.9,,,Heinz Wunderlich At The Arp Schnitger Organ Of St. Jacobi Church, Hamburg,exc! My favorite interp.,,,33,2222

1,Bach, J. S.,Toccata & Fugue In F, BWV 540 (14:44),Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Master Works For Organ, Vol.9,,,Heinz Wunderlich At The Arp Schnitger Organ Of St. Jacobi Church, Hamburg,exc!,,,33,2222

2,Bach, J. S.,Toccata And Fugue In D Minor,Bach Handel Corelli,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,wonderful arrangement of Handel, Corelli pleasant, Bach ponderous reminiscent of Stokowski's heavy-handed plodding arrangement.,,,33,448

1,Bach, J. S.,Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, S. 565,Bach Organ Music,,,,exc, but not as good interp as #2222. The fugue is powerful.,,,33,1833

2,Bach, J. S.,Toccata and Fugue in E Minor, Peters Vol. 4, No. 3,,,,Rudolph Serkin, Piano,Unfamiliar, I think; poor sound quality.,Records #5000-5999 have arbitrary MaxIDs (no markings on the record itself) that can be changed anytime; they are in the library, and have been played on the old Victrola with steel needles.,,78,5003

3,Bach, J. S.,Toccata In F, S. 540,,,,Virgil Fox, On The Massive Riverside Church Organ in New York,Unbelievably awful perf, & too fast, probably fitted to available record space, but the piece more or less saves itself. Toccata only, no fugue. In this case the S.540 matches BWV540, but I've no idea whether they do in general.,This is another Command Classic, with 3 pages of rhapsodic hyperbole about its excellence of performer, recording, and manufacture; naturally, the performance isn't that great, but at least the record isn't physically defective, and the recording IS good.,,33,2057

2,Bach, J. S.,Toccata, Adagio And Fugue In C Major (The Great) (Peters Volume III, No. 8),J.S.Bach : Bach's Royal Instrument-Volume 1,,,E. Power Biggs, Organ,Very good, not great; good interp; good piece, not rousing.,Recorded In Symphony Hall, Boston,ML4284,33,21

3,Bach, J. S.,Trio Sonata 6 In G,Virgil Fox Encores,,,Virgil Fox, Organ,Perf. seems poor, perfunctory; a better perf could be interesting.,,,33,783

2,Bach, J. S.,Trio Sonata 6 In G, S. 530,,,,Virgil Fox, On The Massive Riverside Church Organ in New York,Quick, lively counterpoint in 3 very different voices (and using only 2 hands); 1st mvmt the best.,This is another Command Classic, with 3 pages of rhapsodic hyperbole about its excellence of performer, recording, and manufacture; naturally, the performance isn't that great, but at least the record isn't physically defective, and the recording IS good.,,33,2057

2,Bach, J. S.,Trio Sonatas: BWV 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039,,,,,All 4 very pleasant and have similar qualities, the intermovement variations exceeding the inter-piece ones; the music is better than its interp.; may sound better with repeated hearings.,Whiny interp. (swelling & fading of each note) gives even cheerful passages an unpleasant morose feeling.,,33,1255

2,Bach, J. S.,Violin Concerto 2 In E Major,,The Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Vladimir Golschmann,Mischa Elman,famous cto, opening theme instantly recognizable. Whole record: I think performance could be better, orch & solo not very together. Good recording, though little presence.,,,33,380

3,Bach, J. S.,Violin Concerto In E Major,,Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra,Alfred Wallenstein,Jascha Heifetz, Violinist,conservative. Heifetz has appealing interp, but orchestra doesn't share it, and is behind half a beat.,,,33,456

1,Bach, J. S.,Violin Concerto In E Major,,Robert Masters Chamber Orchestra,Yehudi Menuhin, Conductor,Yehudi Menuhin,fantastic interp, orchestration; beautiful touch, tone, phrasing; interesting modulations.,,G7210,33,153

3,Bach, J. S.,Violin Partita 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002,J. S. Bach: The Sonatas And Partitas For Unaccompanied Violin,,,Sergiu Luca, Violin,Sounds like practice for (or outtakes from!) No. 2; some mvmts overly similar to each other, they individually lack focus and collectively lack unity & direction; last mvmt is one Segovia plays, that I like.,Liner notes are very interesting and informative, with manuscript photos.,,33,2581

1,Bach, J. S.,Violin Partita 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004,,,,Jascha Heifetz, Violin,one of my favorite records for 30 years,,,33,435

2,Bach, J. S.,Violin Partita 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004,J. S. Bach: The Sonatas And Partitas For Unaccompanied Violin,,,Sergiu Luca, Violin,I once rated this R3?, but after hearing the Heifetz 'definitive' version a hundred times or more, this slower, carefully measured, meditative interp. is enjoyably different (R1), except the Chaconne, its effectiveness hurt by his lack of control over it.,Liner notes are very interesting and informative, with manuscript photos. good acoustics and recording,,33,2581

2,Bach, J. S.,Violin Partita 3 in E Major, BWV 1006,J. S. Bach: The Sonatas And Partitas For Unaccompanied Violin,,,Sergiu Luca, Violin,Rachmaninoff plays 1st mvmt on #513; 2nd mvmt has a feel & passing disharmonies that could have inspired Webern or Stravinsky; Segovia plays 3rd mvmt; most pieces on the record have similarities to No. 2 - this has very few; fair perf.,Liner notes are very interesting and informative, with manuscript photos.,,33,2581

1,Bach, J. S.,Violin Partita 3 Prelude (Arranged For Piano By Rachmaninoff),The Art Of Sergei Rachmaninoff Vol.2,,,Rachmaninoff, Piano,Version on #513 may be a little better.,,CAL486,33,98

1,Bach, J. S.,Violin Partita 3 Prelude (Arranged For Piano By Rachmaninoff),The Great Rachmaninoff,,,Rachmaninoff,,,,33,513

1,Bach, J. S.,Violin Sonata 1 In G Minor,,,,Joseph Silverstein, Violinist,Focused, soulfully expressive interp makes the piece almost as enjoyable as Partita 2, which even Heifetz does not manage; deep, rich, echoey tone sounds artificial at first, but grows pleasant.,,,33,577

1,Bach, J. S.,Violin Sonata 1 In G Minor,,,,Jascha Heifetz, Violin,,,,33,435

1,Bach, J. S.,Violin Sonata 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001,J. S. Bach: The Sonatas And Partitas For Unaccompanied Violin,,,Sergiu Luca, Violin,Similar in methods to Partita 2, but with a pervasively melancholy mood; familiar.,Liner notes are very interesting and informative, with manuscript photos.,,33,2581

1,Bach, J. S.,Violin Sonata 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003,J. S. Bach: The Sonatas And Partitas For Unaccompanied Violin,,,Sergiu Luca, Violin,Rhythmically more tripping and cheerful than Partita 2 and Sonata 1 (really??), with predominantly different methods that make it stylistically distinct. Not unique enough for HD.,Liner notes are very interesting and informative, with manuscript photos.,,33,2581

3,Bach, J. S.,Violin Sonata 3 in C Major, BWV 1005,J. S. Bach: The Sonatas And Partitas For Unaccompanied Violin,,,Sergiu Luca, Violin,Struggling perf with arpeggios, and the violin itself sounds like it doesn't want to play in that key!; overly difficult piece works hard, yet manages little musical effect, though the last mvmt is a happy little gigue that alone raised this R4 to R3.,Liner notes are very interesting and informative, with manuscript photos.,,33,2581

2,Bach, J. S.,Vvo Soll Ich Fliehen Hin (O Whither Shall I Flee),J.S.Bach : Bach's Royal Instrument-Volume 1,,,E. Power Biggs, Organ,Applies to all tracks: some familiar, some not; pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out to make them worth rating individually.,Recorded In Symphony Hall, Boston,ML4284,33,21

2,Bach, J. S.,Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme (Sleepers Wake, A Voice Is Calling),J.S.Bach : Bach's Royal Instrument-Volume 1,,,E. Power Biggs, Organ,Applies to all tracks: some familiar, some not; pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out to make them worth rating individually.,Recorded In Symphony Hall, Boston,ML4284,33,21

2,Bach, J. S.,Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott Lasst Walten (If Thou But Suffer God To Guide Thee),J.S.Bach : Bach's Royal Instrument-Volume 1,,,E. Power Biggs, Organ,Applies to all tracks: some familiar, some not; pleasant record, but nothing particularly stands out to make them worth rating individually.,Recorded In Symphony Hall, Boston,ML4284,33,21

3,Bach, J. S.,Willst Du Dein Herz Mir Schenken, BWV 518,J. S. Bach - Selections From The Musical Notebook For Anna Magdalena,Tolzer Boychoir,,Gustav Leonhardt, Harpsichord; Johannes Koch, Viola Da Gamba; Angelica May, Cello; Rudolf Ewerhart, Positive Organ,Nice voice.,,,33,1750

4,Bach, J. S.-Busoni,Chorale Prelude 'Nun Freut Euch,' BWV 734,Vladimir Horowitz, Vol.2,,,Vladimir Horowitz, Piano,,Billed as one of the great recordings of the century, it is, of course, not. I didn't find any of the interps stellar.,,33,1180

3,Bach, J. S.-Busoni,Ich Ruf' Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ,Legendary Performances,,,Dinu Lipatti, Piano,Slow, sort of nice chord changes, but dull.,Echoey recording.,,33,1914

4,Bach, J. S.-Busoni,Nun Komm' Der Heilt Teiland,Legendary Performances,,,Dinu Lipatti, Piano,Slow, stately, even, boring.,Echoey recording.,,33,1914

3,Bach, J. S.-Gounod,Ave Maria,Solo Pieces For Double-Bass And Piano,,,Thorvald Fredin, Double-Bass; Lars Roos, Piano,Nice melody and tone.,Side 1/Side 2 labels are reversed.,,33,2624

1,Bach, J. S.-Kempff,Siciliana (From Sonata In E-Elat Major For Flute And Harpsichord),Legendary Performances,,,Dinu Lipatti, Piano,Even and pretty.,Echoey recording.,,33,1914

0,Bach, J. S.-Walton,The Wise Virgins,,Concert Arts Orchestra,Robert Irving,,,,,33,539

0,Bach, J. S.-Walton,The Wise Virgins Ballet Suite,,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Franz Litschauer,,,,VRS440,33,19

3,Bach, P. D. Q. (Peter Schickele),Selections,P. D. Q. Bach,,Jorge Mester,,Iphigenia in Brooklyn cantata is very funny; the rest is ok.,,,33,1280

4,Bach, P. D. Q. (Peter Schickele),The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach,The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach,,,,Barely funny and not much musically, either.,I think this was from horizontal shelf of LivRm south window; that's where I put it back, anyway.,,33,534

0,Bach, Telemann, Fissinger, Goodrich, Musser,,,,,Vida Chenoweth, Marimba,,,,33,578

2,Bach, W. F.,Adagio And Fugue In D Minor (Falck 65),W. F. Bach Orchestral Works,New York Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra,Raffael Adler,,Not tremendously interesting, but pleasant, and its clarity probably makes it a good subject for studying the rules of a fugue; exc. recording.,,,33,1940

3,Bach, W. F.,Duet For Two Flutes In E Minor,Flute Duets By The Bach Family,,,Rampal And Baron, Flute; Fuller, Harpsichord,More imaginatively melodic than the CPE or JS, but not much more interesting.,,,33,1218

3,Bach, W. F.,Duet For Two Flutes In F Major,Flute Duets By The Bach Family,,,Rampal And Baron, Flute; Fuller, Harpsichord,More imaginatively melodic, varied, and interesting than the CPE or JS.,,,33,1218

1,Bach, W. F.,Sinfonia in B Minor For Two Flutes, Two Violins, Viola, Bass & Harpsichord,Sons Of Bach,Mainzer Kammerorchester,Gunter Kehr,Helma Elsner, Harpsichord,Slow allegro sounds like a fugue (like J. S. Bach) on Vivaldi's Gloria *and* Nisi Dominus; seems familiar; not quite R1.,,,33,1260

2,Bach, W. F.,Sinfonia In D Minor For Two Flutes And Strings,The Bach Family,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,,Has depth, motion, drama; by far the most interesting piece on the record; a better perf could make it a 1.,articles inside cover,,33,650

3,Bach, W. F.,Sonata In F Major,,,,Schaefer, Brink, Pinkham, Soloists,Even, classical, contrapuntal; pleasant but dull.,Exc. recording; even the harpsichord sounds good.,,33,618

1,Bach, W. F.,Symphony In D Major (Falck 64),W. F. Bach Orchestral Works,New York Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra,Raffael Adler,,Very pleasant, appealing; good orchestration; but simple, and probably lacks long term interest value; exc. recording.,,,33,1940

2,Bach, W. F.,Symphony In F Major (Falck 67),W. F. Bach Orchestral Works,New York Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra,Raffael Adler,,Enjoyable in spite of being an obvious and lesser quality imitation of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.,,,33,1940

4,Balakirev,Islamey, An Oriental Fantasy,,Bamberg Symphony,Perlea,,Irritating; I suspect it is supposed to evoke whirling Arabian belly dancers or something; certainly nothing actually Oriental, and barely remotely Middle Eastern.,,,33,831

1,Balakirev,Islamey-Oriental Fantasia,,,,Julius Katchen (Piano),Exc perf (likely best) of wide-ranging (from meditative to fast and jumbled with lots of double-struck notes); good piece that doesn't appeal to me much; part of the fantasy is that there's anything Oriental about it.,Style could have inspired Gershwin, even more than the Rachmaninoff.,,33,2007

0,Balakirev,Overture On Themes Of Russian Folksongs,,Kansas City Philharmonic,Hans Schwieger,,,,,33,1258

1,Balakirev,Reminiscences Of Glinka's Opera 'A Life For The Tsar' (Fantasy For Piano),,,,Earl Wild, Pianist,Rousing dramatic late romantic virtuosic piano solo; exc. perf.,,,33,1990

1,Balakirev,Symphony 1 In C Major,,Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,Beecham,,Sounds programmatic; ebullient, with a wide variety of orchestral moods, effects, and textures, unfocused in their use; an individual sound with multiple "influences", most whom he predates! Schubert, Brahms, Dvorak, Tchaik, Stravinsky/jazz, (see memo),scherzo is Mendelssohn-like with wider mood range; exc perf.; saves fine as MP3, ok to convert anytime.,,33,358

5,Banchieri,Festino-A Renaissance Madrigal Entertainment...Fat Thursday,An Anthology Of Their Greatest Works,The New York Pro Musica,Noah Greenberg,,Dull; only listened to two.,,,33,2031

5,Barber,Adagio For Strings, Opus 11,,I Musici,,,Slow, over-soothing, boring,,,33,751

3,Barber,Piano Concerto,,Cleveland Orchestra,Szell,John Browning, Piano; Leonard Rose, Cello,more interesting than most 20th century music,,,33,1024

0,Barber,Symphony 1 In One Movement,,Milwaukee Symphony,Kenneth Schermerhorn,William Masselos, Piano,,,,33,2460

4,Barber,Violin Concerto Op. 14,Violin Concerti,Vienna State Opera Orchestra,Zeller,Gerle, Violin,Style similar to Delius, but with longer, more coherent themes and more actual development of them; more dramatic, but still not exactly gripping! 2nd mvmt an utter bore.,,,33,851

4,Baron,,18th Century Lute Trios,,,,A bit like Haydn.,,,33,1080

1,Barrios,Etude In B Minor,The Great Etudes For Guitar,,,Oscar Caceres, Guitar,,,,33,2580

0,Bartok,Bluebeard's Castle,,London Symphony Orchestra,Istvan Kertesz,Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry,,,,33,1404

0,Bartok,Bluebeard's Castle Complete Opera -Opus 11 (1911)- Libretto By Bela Balazs,,The London Symphony Orchestra,Antal Dorati,,,Sung In The Original Hungarian,,33,1244

3,Bartok,Concerto 1 For Violin And Orchestra, Op. Posth.,,The Philadelphia Orchestra,Eugene Ormandy,Isaac Stern, Violin,modern. slow start,First Recording,,33,486

0,Bartok,Concerto For Orchestra,Bartok Concerto For Orchestra,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,,(My record #119 had this cto, diff orch and conductor: R4: Disjointed sound collage with a boring leaden quality like Shostakovich, to whom liner notes compare this; Bartok was a friend of Serly.),,,33,224

0,Bartok,Dance Suite,,The Philharmonia Hungarica,Antal Dorati,,,,,33,780

0,Bartok,Dance Suite,,London Philharmonic Orchestra,Janos Ferencsik,,,,LPBR-6022,33,458

0,Bartok,Deux Portraits, Op. 5,,The Philharmonia Hungarica,Antal Dorati,,,,,33,780

4,Bartok,Divertimento For Strings,,The Zurich Chamber Orchestra With Winds Of Ihe Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra,Edmond De Stoutz,,Highly dissonant & rhythmically varied; discernible themes sewn together in a seemingly pointless patchwork. Unpleasant, uninteresting.,,,33,594

0,Bartok,Hungarian Sketches,,Chicago Symphony Orchestra,Fritz Reiner,,,,,33,784

0,Bartok,Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta,,Chicago Symphony Orchestra,Fritz Reiner,,,,,33,784

3,Bartok,Old Dance Tunes From Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs (Nos. 7-15) (Transc. Laszlo Varga),Works By Moor, Bartok, Vivaldi, Jongen,New York Philharmonic Cello Quartet,,,Vignettes; sort of strange, modern, interesting, and even pleasant, too.,,,33,1366

0,Bartok,Piano Concertos Nos 2 Et 3,,Pro Musica Orchester,Wien,Gyorgy Sandor, Piano,(My record #119 had this cto, diff orch, same soloist: R4: Meditative; interesting in places, but mostly unpleasant; last mvmt is good, has vigor, coherence, & momentum.),,,33,524

0,Bartok,Rhapsody For Piano And Orchestra, Sz. 27,,Symphony Orchestra Of The Southwest German Radio, Baden-Bader,Rolf Reinhardt,Gyorgy Sandor, Piano,,,,33,1004

4,Bartok,Roumanian Dances,Henryk Szeryng Plays Treasures For the violin,,,Henryk Szeryng With Charles Reiner, Pianist,Irritating, 'gypsy'-like.,,,33,904

4,Bartok,Roumanian Folk Dances Stick Dance, Sash Dance, Stamping Dance, Hornpipe Dance, Roumanian polka, Fast Dance,,I Musici,,Roberto Michelucci, Violin soloist,Slow, using gypsy scale, livens up at end,,,33,751

4,Bartok,Sonata For Solo Violin (1944),,,,Joseph Silverstein, Violinist,Only R4, but seems sort of interesting; manages to be hideous without actually being annoying or unlistenable; Bach influence is evident, but is grotesquely overwhelmed by Hungarian folk music influence.,,,33,577

5,Bartok,Two Rhapsodies For Violin And Orchestra (No. 1 and No. 2),,New York Philharmonic,Leonard Bernstein,Isaac Stern, Violin,He is known for incorporating Hungarian folk music, which unfortunately I just plain don't like. No. 2 is less folksy and more imaginative than No. 1, but still unpleasant; seems exc. perf.,,,33,766