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Stokowski's Symphonic Bach, Volume 2

Running Time: 73:48

CD UPC: 0095115128220

Release Date: February 2005
Originally recorded in 2004

Composer (1685-1750)
Johann Sebastian Bach

Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor
Matthias Bamert

Venue
Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, Manchester

Producer (Executive)
Brian Pidgeon

Producer (Recording)
Mike George

Engineer
Stephen Rinker

Engineer (Assistant)
Chris Lee

Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos

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Stokowski's Symphonic Bach, Volume 2

Stokowski's Symphonic Bach, Volume 2

Unpublished orchestral transcriptions by Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) of works by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

(1685-1750)

premiere recording of complete transcription

Fantasia and Fugue in G minor

12:13

in g-Moll - en sol mineur

BWV 542

1.

Fantasia. Largo

6:46

2.

Fuga. Allegro deciso

5:27

3.

Arioso

5:55

Largo from Concerto for harpsichord and strings in F minor, BWV 1056

4.

Wachet auf

4:04

(Sleepers, wake!)

'Schübler' Chorale Prelude, BWV 645

5.

Ein' feste Burg

3:09

(A Mighty Fortress)

Chorale after Luther

6.

Chaconne in D minor

16:19

in d-Moll - en ré mineur

from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

7.

Andante sostenuto

5:40

from Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003

8.

Preludio in E

3:46

from Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006

premiere recording

9.

Aus tiefer Noth

4:32

(De profundis)

Chorale Prelude, BWV 686 from Clavier-Übung, Book III

10.

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

3:05

No. 10, Chorale 'Jesus bleibet meine Freude', from Cantata, BWV 147 Herz und Mund unt Tat und Leben

11.

My Soul is Athirst

3:28

No. 72, Chorale 'Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden', from St Matthew Passion, BWV 244

12.

Sarabande

4:11

from Partita No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002

13.

Aus der Tiefe rufe ich

5:20

Chorale Prelude, BWV 745

Now attributed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)

14.

Fugue in C minor

2:06

in c-Moll - en ut mineur

BWV 847 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

75:28

Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor: Matthias Bamert

8 & 9 January 2004

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Reviews

I have played this CD again and again, with initial amazement soon giving way to deep satisfaction. I urge you to acquire a copy as soon as possible and revel in these glorious sounds.

Fanfare on CHAN 9930 (Stokowski’s Symphonic Baroqu

Bamerts warmly sympathetic readings obviously follow his mentors way with this music…

The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs on CHAN 9259 (S

Throughout these re-creations, Matthias Bamert knows just how to achieve the kind of spontaneous flexible rubato that was Stokowski’s personal style. With superb playing from the BBC Philharmonic, and marvellous rich and spacious Chandos recording, the result is truly spectacular. I can’t wait to hear the SACD!

Gramophone

This is Volume 2 of Bach in Chandos’ series of Stokowski transcriptions (re-)orchestrations, and symphonic syntheses with these forces. We seem to have missed reviewing Volume 1m which is a pity because Bamert has the Stokowski style down pat, the BBC Philharmonic plays beautifully, and the engineers have rustled up superb sound, with just the right balance of cosmic spaciousness and detail.

American Record Guide

You marvel at Stokowski’s skills (never mind ‘authenticism’ and yesterday’s snobbish rejection – these are pieces with a separate identity) but also at the wonderful finish and expressice commitment of the BBC Philharmonic’s playing… Matthias Bamert must be the most unsung conductor working in this country today.

Hi-Fi News

This is a sure bet for Stokowski’s fans and aficionados of fine orchestral playing, but purists should steer clear.

International Record Review

More important he {Bamert] never condescends to the music: He’s not even embarrassed by the cinematic ardour of the Andante sostenuto, played with just the right ‘tear-jerkissimo. He’s alert, too, to the ever changing character of the orchestrations: in the Chaconne, for example, – a fairly inward transcription that plays down the rugged grandeur that Busoni stressed in his piano version – he navigates the eddies and currents with remarkable sensitivity… this sort of music has just the sort of ripeness that Chandos’s engineers capture so well… even in plain stereo, this is a sumptuous wallow.

Fanfare (USA)

Extraordinary how Bach’s infuence on later composers can suddenly snap into focus in Stokowski’s ingenious orchestrations – Brahms, Medelssohn and Mahler are among the allusions. Excellent sound.

BBC Music Magazine

… brings out the tonal light and shade, as well as the wide dynamic range of the Stokowski arrangement, something which was only half-appreciable even in Stokowskis last recording… This ripely satisfying issue, opulently recorded by Chandos, superbly played by the BBC Philharmonic and conducted by an erstwhile assistant to Stokowski, Matthias Bamert, fills an important gap

Gramophone on CHAN 9259 (Stokowski’s Symphonic Bac

Stokowski tries to turn Bach into a late Romantic composer or a crafter of Hollywood soundtracks, pumping-up the decibels, applying the rubato the way whores apply lipstick, transforming pieces for solo violin into avalanches of orchestral effects. The BBC Philharmonic is brilliantly effective here under Matthias Bamert.

The Times

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