Bach,J.S. / Collegium Vocale Gent / Herreweghe - Johann Sebastian Bach: Motetten BWV 225-230 - VINYL LP

Bach,J.S. / Bosgraaf / Cordevento - Concertos for Recorder [VINYL LP] date 11/17/2023

Julius Berger writes of his new InchJohann Sebastian Bach's suites for cello solo are arguably the purest form of music, works that require no explanation or background knowledge. Johann Sebastian Bach made one of his most profound affirmations, a Gradus ad Parnassum, which in six stages sets out an intellectual and technical challenge that is and will probably remain peerless in the history of music for our instrument. My colleague and friend, Prof. Peter Langgartner from the Mozarteum University of Salzburg pointed out to me that the Prelude of the first suite contains Luther's chorale InchVom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich herInch (from Heaven above, from thence I come). I had always presumed so and was grateful for confirmation that the cello suites make allusions to chorales and religious messages. I have therefore found a musical way of opening a spiritual door to the suites and added chorales to Suites 1, 3, and 5 in the mould of sounds from John Cage's work One 8, chorales that in my opinion are definitely consistent with messages conveyed in the suites. I find that John Cage's music shares similarities with Bach's. His music allows for inner reflection, providing a contemplative point of calm. Cage said the purpose of music is Inchto cleanse the soul and bring it peace, thus making it amenable to divine influencesInch. My son Immanuel intones the chorales to this special music; each chorale is followed by two Bach suites

When Bach composed them, in his last years in Köthen, those pivotal years that were to lead him to Leipzig, he already had an incredible number of masterpieces behind him. He took the trouble to make a beautiful fair copy of this work. It's a product of his maturity. But since these pieces serve as a basic tool for learning the piano, they're inevitably overshadowed by the larger cycles, like The Well-Tempered Clavier, the Goldberg Variations, The Art of Fugue and so on. But that's a mistake, because there's an extraordinary density of music in the Inventions and Sinfonias. Zhu Xiao-Mei. Album Tracks DISC 1 1. Inventio 1 in C Major, BWV772 2. Inventio 2 in C minor, BWV773 3. Inventio 3 in D Major, BWV774 4. Inventio 4 in D minor, BWV775 5. Inventio 5 in E-Flat Major, BWV776 6. Inventio 6 in E Major, BWV777 7. Inventio 7 in E minor, BWV778 8. Inventio 8 in F Major, BWV779 9. Inventio 9 in F minor, BWV780 10. Inventio 10 in G Major, BWV781 11. Inventio 11 in G minor, BWV782 12. Inventio 12 in a Major, BWV783 13. Inventio 13 in a Minor, BWV784 14. Inventio 14 in B-Flat Major, BWV785 15. Inventio 15 in B minor, BWV786 DISC 2 1. Sinfonia 1 in C Major, BWV787 2. Sinfonia 2 in C minor, BWV788 3. Sinfonia 3 in D Major, BWV789 4. Sinfonia 4 in D minor, BWV790 5. Sinfonia 5 in E-Flat Major, BWV791 6. Sinfonia 6 in E Major, BWV792 7. Sinfonia 7 in E minor, BWV793 8. Sinfonia 8 in F Major, BWV794 9. Sinfonia 9 in F minor, BWV795 10. Sinfonia 10 in G Major, BWV796 11. Sinfonia 11 in G minor, BWV797 12. Sinfonia 12 in a Major, BWV798 13. Sinfonia 13 in a Minor, BWV799 14. Sinfonia 14 in B-Flat Major, BWV800 15. Sinfonia 15 in B minor, BWV801