Bach - Piano Transcriptions Volume 1
Selected works including Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565 and more
Sergey Rachmaninov, Alfred Cortot, Winifred Christie, Ethel Bartlett, Rae Robertson, Olga Samaroff, George Copeland, Harriet Cohen, Alexander Kelberine, Walter Gieseking, Wilhelm Backhaus, Byron Janis, Artur Rubinstein (all piano)
This grand transcription may forever be associated with Vladimir Horowitz's 1965 historic return, yet his rival Arthur Rubinstein arguably played it better for one of his least discussed and... — More…
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Excerpt,
- Sergey Rachmaninov
I. Preludio (Arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano)
II. Gavotte (Arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano)
III. Gigue (Arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano)
Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056, II. Largo
- Alfred Cortot
Aria (Largo) from Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056 [arr. A. Cortot for piano]
Bach, J S: Toccata (Adagio - Presto) [arr. C. Tausig for piano]
- Winifred Christie
Bach, J S: Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565
- Winifred Christie
Fugue (Allegro) [arr. C. Tausig for piano]
Bach, J S: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208, "Hunt Cantata", Aria, Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze)
- Ethel Bartlett, Rae Robertson
Sheep May Safely Graze from Birthday Cantata, BWV 208 [arr. M. Howe for piano]
Bach, J S: Fugue in G minor, BWV578 'Little'
- Olga Samaroff
Fugue (Allegro moderato) in G Minor from Little Organ Book, BWV 578 [arr. O. Samaroff]
Bach, J S: Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4, Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn
- George Copeland
Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn from Easter Cantata, BWV 4 (Arr. W. Rummel)
Bach, J S: Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwolfe, BWV 22, Chorale, Ertodt' uns durch dein' Gute
- Harriet Cohen
Sancify us by Thy Goodness (Ertödt' uns durch dein' Güte) from Cantata BWV 22 [arr. H. Cohen]
Bach, J S: Fervent Is my Longing (Herzlich tut mich verlangen), BWV 727
- Alexander Kelberine
Chorale Prelude. Fervent Is my Longing [Herzlich tut mich verlangen], BWV 727 [arr. A. Kelberine]
Excerpt,
- Walter Gieseking
Jesu bleibet meine Freude from Cantata Herz und Mund und Leben, BWV 147
Excerpt,
- Wilhelm Backhaus
Pastorale (Arr. C. Lucas)
Bach, J S: Prelude (Moderato)
- Byron Janis
Bach, J S: Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 643
- Byron Janis
Fugue (Allegretto moderato)
Bach, J S: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV564
- Arthur Rubinstein
Preludio, quasi improvvisando (Tempo moderato) [arr. A. Rubinstein]
Intermezzo (Adagio) [arr. A. Rubinstein]
Fuga (Moderatamente scherzando, un poco umoristico) [arr. A. Rubinstein]