J. S. Bach: The Brook And The Wellspring (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium)

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Jeanne Lamon (Conductor), Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (Conductor), Helmuth Rilling (Conductor), Carlo Maria Giulini (Conductor), Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Performer), Stuttgart Bach Collegium (Performer), Charlotte Nediger (Performer), Igor Kipnis (Performer), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (Orchestra), Bayerischen Rundfunkorchester und chor (Performer), Anthony Newman (Performer), E. Power Biggs (Performer), Glenn Gould (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Stuttgart Bach Collegium, Charlotte Nediger, Igor Kipnis, Bayerischen Rundfunkorchester und chor, et al.
• Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
• Conductor: Jeanne Lamon, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch, Helmuth Rilling, Carlo Maria Giulini
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (January 12, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000HXL0
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #162,291 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #41 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Variations > Passacaglias

Track Listings

1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: Allegro

2. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation No.18: Canone alla Sesta a 01 Clav.

3. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation No.25: a 02 Clav.

4. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation No.30: Quodlibet a 01 Clav.

5. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria da capo

6. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: First Movement

7. Passacaglia and Fugue, for organ in C minor, BWV 582 (BC J79)

8. Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: V: Chaconne

9. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): Chorale, 'Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe'

10. St. John Passion (Johannespassion), BWV 245 (BC D2): Herr, unser Herrscher

11. Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major (WTC I/1), BWV 846 (BC L80): No.1 in C major, BWV.846

12. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): Part II, No.1: Credo in unum Deum

13. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): Part II, No.5: Crucifixus

14. Mass in B minor, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, BWV 232 (BC E1): Part II, No.6: et resurrexit

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BACH- Expressive, Dramatic, and yes ,even ROMANTIC!, July 18, 2003

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Eric Spray (Chico, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: J. S. Bach: The Brook And The Wellspring (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium) (Audio CD)

I don't mean to be rude either, but how could someone think of Bach's music as being unexpressive? Bach is one of the most expressive composers EVER,and this excellent compilation combines some of his most popular works with mostly stunning performances to make a "greatest hits" cd that for once is worth more then a throw away introduction to be discarded once the listener has moved on to full, indivdual works.

Anyway, to continue on about emotion,...true..., Bach's music doesn't bash you on the head like a great Romantic era symphony, but to compose such works as the Chaccone, Passacaliga and Fugue,Goldberg Variations, and the amazing Mass in B minor, takes the full and unrestrained outpouring of one's soul and being.His music is profoundly complex, sublime, and enigmatic. Bach is a thunderer, a poet, and a mystic, all rolled into one.

Continuing...,even with my extensive Bach collection, I still go back to this cd every now and again for it's quality and variety. Thats more than I can say for some of my other "greatest hits" type cds that are now collecting dust.

Almost every recording is excellent, the one exception being the opening to the Saint John's Pasion which is sung waaay too fast and unexpressivley.The Passacaliga is played VERY intensely, if a bit flamboyantly.The three selections from the Mass are so moving, especially Crucifixus. The Chaccone is absolute perfection. It is, in my opinion, the most dramatic, gut wrenching, beautiful piece of music ever composed.Who else but Bach could conjure such incredible technique and emotion, sustain it for so long, and convey it with only ONE mere violin! I can't imagine Bach himself performing it any other way as it is here.

All that aside, I know Glenn Gould is a great favorite, but his humming is a bit distracting and his interpretation is not to my liking. I prefer Angela Hewitt.

To conclude, I can't think of a better introduction to Bach- great selection of compositions, variety,and superb performances.

1 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, March 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: J. S. Bach: The Brook And The Wellspring (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium) (Audio CD)

Just a comment on your "Customers who bought titles by Johann Sebastian Bach also bought titles by these artists": In recommending this disc you also recommend B.B. King, Dave Matthews Band & Dolly Parton! Cool. But wouldn't John Lewis have been more apt? DSTerrell