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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) Hyperion Records CDA 66746
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- FANTASIA IN C MINOR, BWV906 [4'36]
FIFTEEN TWO-PART INVENTIONS, BWV772-786 [20'21]
- Invention 1 in C major / ut majeur / C-dur [1'04]
- Invention 2 in C minor / ut mineur / c-moll [1'27]
- Invention 3 in D major / ré majeur / D-dur [1'00]
- Invention 4 in D minor / ré mineur / d-moll [0'45]
- Invention 5 in E flat major / mi bémol majeur / Es-dur [1'21]
- Invention 6 in E major / mi majeur / E-dur [0'36]
- Invention 7 in E minor / mi mineur / e-moll [1'07]
- Invention 8 in F major / fa majeur / F-dur [0'44]
- Invention 9 in F minor / fa mineur / F-moll [1'49]
- Invention 10 in G major / sol majeur / G-dur [0'46]
- Invention 11 in G minor / sol mineur / g-moll [1'20]
- Invention 12 in A major / la majeur / A-dur [1'10]
- Invention 13 in A minor / la mineur / a-moll [1'10]
- Invention 14 in B flat major/ si bémol majeur / B-dur [1'12]
- Invention 15 in B minor / si mineur / h-moll [1'31]
FIFTEEN THREE-PART STNFONIAS (INVENTIONS), BWV787-801 [25'48]
- Sinfonia 1 in C major / ut majeur / C-dur [0'57]
- Sinfonia 2 in C minor / ut mineur / c-moll [1'43]
- Sinfonia 3 in D major / ré majeur / D-dur [1'05]
- Sinfonia 4 in D minor / ré mineur / d-moll [1'40]
- Sinfonia 5 in E flat major / mi bémol majeur / Es-dur [2'37]
- Sinfonia 6 in E major / mi majeur / E-dur [1'00]
- Sinfonia 7 in E minor / mi mineur / e-moll [2'15]
- Sinfonia 8 in F major / fa majeur / F-dur [1'01]
- Sinfonia 9 in F minor / fa mineur / F-moll [3'57]
- Sinfonia 10 in G major / sol majeur / G-dur [0'56]
- Sinfonia 11 in G minor / sol mineur / g-moll [1'59]
- Sinfonia 12 in A major / la majeur / A-dur [1'23]
- Sinfonia 13 in A minor / la mineur / a-moll [1'40]
- Sinfonia 14 in B flat major / si bémol majeur / B-dur [1'18]
- Sinfonia 15 in B minor/ si mineur / h-moll [1'38]
CHROMATIC FANTASIA AND FUGUE IN D MINOR, BWV903 [12'03]
- Fantasia [6'51]
- Fugue [5'11]
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In his preface to the Two- and Three-part Inventions, Bach wrote that they were for students 'desirous of learning' and to give them a good instruction in compositional technique. They were also meant to help the student produce a singing tone, and to develop the strength of every finger. They are also beautiful works of art. The disc also includes his dramatic Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue and the popular C minor Fantasia.
Recorded in the Beethovensaal, Hanover, Germany, on 3, 4, 5 January 1994
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'Performances of exemplary clarity and craftsmanship' (CDReview)
'As close to how I would choose to hear [the music] as I have yet had the pleasure of doing' (Gramophone)
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