Transcriptions

Bach (Artist), Stokowski (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 24, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003F7L
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,980 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Toccata & Fogue In D Minor, BWV 565

2. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring

3. Wir glauben all an einen Gott, BWV 680 ('Giant Fugue') - We All Believe In One God

4. Sheep May Safely Graze (Aria Cantata No. 208)

5. Fugue ('Little') In G Minor, BWV 578

6. Bourree (From English Suite No. 2, BWV 807)

7. Komm, susser Tod (Geistliche Gesange No. 40, BWV 478) - Come, Sweet Death

8. Chaconne In D Minor (From Partita No. 2, BWV 1004)

9. Prelude (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, No. 24, BWV 869) In B Minor

10. Chorale (From Easter Oratorio, BWV 249)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bach's legacy will endure forever!, July 7, 2006

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Hiram Gomez Pardo (Valencia, Venezuela) - See all my reviews
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Those notable transcriptions confirm, remark and show Bach's grandness music. Despite I consider the Chaconne' s arrangement was perhaps, extremely stylized, the entire CD is peerless treasure, that it should be part of your invaluable collection.

Absolutely recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it for the Chaconne, August 3, 2008

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F. Horne - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Transcriptions (Audio CD)

Mr. Pardo has it exactly right. As far as Stokowski orchestral transcriptions go, this one is outstanding because the playing is so good. I bought this CD years ago on the recommendation of the Penguin Guide (probably the 1995 edition!), and they explained that his Symphony Orchestra consisted of cherry-picked members of the 3 major symphonies working in NY at that time.

Specifically, I prefer this group's playing to the various EMI records, although you need one of them to get the Passacaglia (BWV582).

Now. I love to listen to Milstein play the Chaconne, especially his playing from the mid-1950's. And this orchestral version is idiosyncratic (as Hiram says). Milstein plays the piece in approx. 14 minutes + 25 seconds, while Stokowski does it here in 17 minutes + 22 seconds. Stokowski is not trying to simply play the original. But, this version is phenomenal, extremely engaging, and it's even more fun if you're familiar with the piece played straight. Truly a collector's item.

Incidentally, these same tracks are found on the Archipel label, just in a different order.

F. Horne