Bach Transcriptions for Orchestra

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)


Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582, orch. Respighi 13:42
1 Passacaglia 7:43
2 Fugue 5:58

3 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, orch. Bantock 5:22

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Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545, orch. Honnegger 5:25
4 Prelude 2:02
5 Fugue 3:21

6 O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß, BWV 622, orch. Reger 5:52

Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, orch. Elgar 9:04
7 Fantasia 5:36
8 Fugue 3:27

9 The 'Giant' Fugue (Wir glauben all' en einen Gott, BWV 680), orch. Vaughan Williams 2:27

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10 Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, orch. Raff 12:57

11 'Fugue à la gigue' in G major, BWV 577, orch. Holst 3:00

Prelude and Fugue in E flat major 'St Anne', BWV 552, orch. Schoenberg 14:36
12 Prelude 8:55
13 Fugue 5:40
73:03
BBC Philharmonic
Leonard Slatkin
Recorded in:
Chapel of New Broadcasting House, Manchester
30 Novemer-1 December 1999
Producer(s)
Brian Pidgeon (Executive)
Mike George (Recording)
Sound Engineer(s)
Stephen Rinker
Jonathan Cooper (Assistant)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit