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Bach-Kempff
Piano Transcriptions of Bach’s Works by Wilhelm Kempff

Recordings

1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029

Complete Recordings 1900-1949


1

Wilhelm Kempff - Bach, Mozart, Schubert & Schumann: The Complete Polydor Recordings (1927-1936) [K-10]

 
 

15. Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [4:14]
16. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [5:00]
17. Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [2:52]
18. Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [3:51]

Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)

Apr Recordings APR-5638
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1927-1936 (see dates below)

CD / TT: 74:38
MP3 / TT: 74:24

Recorded probably in Polydor Studios, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Executive Producer: Mike Spring; Producer & Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn.
Original releases:
15. Recorded in 1927; Matrix: 573 bm (Polydor 66683)
16. Recorded on January 13, 1936; Matrix: 589¾ GS 8 (Polydor 67086)
17. Recorded in 1931; Matrix: 2898½ BH (Polydor 90188)
18. Recorded in 1931; Matrix: 2901 BH (Polydor 90189).
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CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 27 Tracks; TT: 74:50]
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2

J.S. Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 2 (Great Pianists) (1925-1950) [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [5:01]

Ellen Ballon (Piano)

Polydor 67086B [589 3/4 GS (67392B)].
Naxos Historical 8.111119

Jan 1936

78 rpm
CD / TT: 79:47

Recorded in Berlin, Germany.
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3

Wilhelm Kempff: Rare Recordings (1936-1945) [K-1]
Wilhelm Kempff: Radio Recordings (1945-1956)
[K-1]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:48]

Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)

Music & Arts
Koch Schwann

Aug 18, 1945

2-CD / TT: 133:56
CD / TT: 56:21

Recorded live at North German Radio Studios, Hamburg, Germany [1-2].
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Complete Recordings 1950-1959


4

Dinu Lipatti Plays Bach, Mozart, Scarlatti & Schubert [K-1]
Dinu Lipatti Plays Bach [K-3]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:04]

Dinu Lipatti (Piano)

EMI Classics
IDIS

Jul 6-10, 1950

CD / TT: 59:27
CD / TT: 57:15

Recorded at Studio 2, Radio Genève, Switzerland.
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5

L.v. Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas [K-2]

1. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:20]
2. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [3:15]
3. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:11]

Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)

Deutsche Grammophon

Sep 1952 [1]; Nov 1954 [2-3]

8-CD

Recordeed at World Peach Church, Hiroshoma, Japan by Japanese Radio [2-3]; Stuttgart by Süddeutscher Rundfunk [1].
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Complete Recordings 1960-1969


Complete Recordings 1970-1979


6

Peter Katin plays… (Piano Recital) [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano []

Peter Katin (Piano)

Unicorn UNS-224

1970 [R]

LP / TT:

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7

Bach: Englische Suite No. 3; Capriccio BWV 992; Trankrptionen für Klavier [K-5]
Bach J.S: Favourite Piano Transcriptions
[K-8]
Wilhelm Kempff plays Bach - Piano Transcriptions [Box Set] [B-1]

 
 

Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:35]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:22]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:41]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:31]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [4:49]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:33]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:11]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano [2:10]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:39]
Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [3:42]

Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)

Deutsche Grammophon

Apr 1975

CD / TT: 72:37
CD / TT:
2-CD / TT: 149:15

Recorded at Beethovensaal, Hannover, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 29: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [4:36]
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8

Yuji Plays Bach [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano []

Yuji Takahashi (Piano)

Deutsche Grammophon (Japan)

1976

CD / TT:

 

Complete Recordings 1980-1989


9

Bach for Christmas [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:50]

João Carlos Martins (Piano)

Concord Concerto / Labor Records / Tomato Music

1980 / 1986

CD / TT: 53:53

Recorded at Center For Performing Arts in the State University of New York.
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10

J.S. Bach: Toccata, Fugue, Preludes [K-5]
Tatiana Nikolayeva Plays J.S. Bach [Box Set] [B-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [5:24]

Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano)

Olympia / Mezhdunarodnaya Knig

Apr 1982

CD / TT: 56:19
3-CD / TT: 167:27

Recorded at Imaichi Public Hall, Japan.
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11

I bis di Nikita Magaloff [T-2]
The Magaloff Signature (Live Recording)
[T-2]

Bach-Kempff (?): Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [2:33]

Nikita Magaloff (Piano)

Fono-Schallplattengesellschaft Fonè 87F06-18
Fono-Schallplattengesellschaft Fone 93F24

1988

CD / TT: 58:19
9-CD / TT:

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12

Bach: Klavier [K-2]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano []

Detlef Kraus (Piano)

Teldec 66.21518 (Baedeker Record)

1980’s (?)

LP / TT:

 

Complete Recordings 1990-1999


13

Bach Recital I [K-2]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [3:04]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano from sonata for flute & keyboard in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [2:32]

Stanislav Bunin (Piano)

EMI Japan TOCE-13394

Feb 22-27, 1990

CD / TT: 57:01

Recorded at Maeda Hall, Senzoku Gakuen College Of Music, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.
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14

Fantasy [T-4]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:19]

Evgeny Kissin (Piano)

Deutsche Grammophon

Dec 1990

2-CD / TT: 148:50

Recorded at Bavaria Musikstudios, Munich, Germany.
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15

Michael Kuhlmann spielt Bach /Kempff- Choral aus "Jesu bleibet meine Freude"; Bach /Busoni - Nun komm der Heiden Heiland; Bach /Busoni - Nun freut euch, lieben Christen [TV-1]

 

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:15]

Michael Kuhlmann (Piano)

YouTube

Spring 1991

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed in house concerts at Hause Gesler in Hagen Emst, Germany.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 147: Mvt. 6: Chorale [3:15]


16

Wilhelm Kempff: Italian Suite op. 68 - Piano Sonata op. 47
Transcriptions of Bach - Gluck - Händel - Mozart
[T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:20]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:07]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:46]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [4:28]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:50]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:34]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:59]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano [1:43]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [2:49]
Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [3:42]

Idil Biret (Piano)

Marco Polo

Nov-Dec 1991

CD / TT: 77:46

Recorded at Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany.
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17

Chaconne: Bach Transcribed [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:42]

Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)

ASV

1991

CD / TT: 75:16

Recorded at St Dunstan's, Cheam, England.
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18

Kissin Plays Schubert Brahms Bach Liszt Gluck (1991) [T-5]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:32]

Evgeny Kissin (Piano)

RCA

1991

DVD / TT: 90:00

Recorded in Munich, Germany.
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19

Les Joies du Piano (The Joy of Piano) [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:45]

Valerie Tryon (Piano)

CBC

Jan 1992

CD / TT: 73:57

Recorded at Humbercrest United Church, Toronto, Canada.
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20

Bach Recital II [K-3]

English Suite No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 807 [19:54]
French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816 [16:02]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [5:15]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:49]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 734, transcribed for piano [3:59]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano [1:26]

Stanislav Bunin (Piano)

EMI Japan TOCE-13395

May 6-8, 1993

CD / TT: 51:25

Recorded at Maeda Hall, Senzoku Gakuen College Of Music, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki Kanagawa prefecture, Japan.


21

Jeanne Bovet Plays Bach, Scarlatti, Haendel [K-2]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:03]

Jeanne Bovet (Piano)

Gall / Gallo 772

1993

CD / TT: 60:45

Recorded at Studio de l'Offrande Musicale, Ardèche, France.
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22

Bach Transcriptions by Wilhelm Kempff: BWV 639 Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ [TV-1]

NU, P, NR NEW

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:22]

François de Larrard (Piano)

Piano Society

Early 1990's?

Audio / TT

Recorded in Lyon, France.
Listen on Piano Society Website:
Chorale Preludes: BWV 639


23

Encores [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [2:40]

Yara Bernette (Piano)

Sonopress 4

Feb 1995

CD / TT

Recorded at…


24

Schweitzeriana (Bach-Transkriptionen) [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:27]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:08]
Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [3:24]

Matthijs Verschoor (Piano)

Erasmus

Oct 1995

CD / TT: 51:58

Recorded at Remonstrants / Doopsgezinde Kerk, Deventer, Holland.
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25

J.S. Bach: Les Grandes Transcriptions - arrangements for piano [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano []

Jouni Somero (Piano)

Mils

1996

CD / TT:

 

Complete Recordings 2000-2009


26

Evening Bells: Christmas Pieces By Great Composers [T-4]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:39]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude In dulci jubilo, BWV 751, transcribed for piano [1:57]

Roland Pöntinen (Piano) [Steinway D]

BIS

May 2000

CD / TT: 76:55

Recorded at Nybrokajen, Stockholm, Sweden.
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27

John Robilette Live at Wigmore Hall in London [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano +
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [5:39]

John Robilette (Piano)

MSR Classics MS-1043

Jun 12, 2000

CD / TT: 63:13

Recorded live at at Wigmore Hall, London, England.
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28

Bach Arrangements [A-1]

 
 

1. Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:01]
2. Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:54]
3. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, transcribed for piano [5:43]
4. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, transcribed for piano [4:18]
5. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, transcribed for piano [2:48]

Angela Hewitt (piano)

Hyperion CDA-67309
=

Apr 1-4, 2001

CD / TT: 69:57
MP3 / TT:

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England.
Recording Producer: Ludger Böckenhoff; Piano Technician: Gerd Finkelstein; Executive Producers: Edward Perry, Simon Perry.
Review: Hewitt Bach arrangements
Review: New Album by Angela Hewitt
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29

J.S. Bach: Transcriptions & Variations [T-2]

Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:15]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:34]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:32]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Wacht auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645, transcribed for piano [5:06]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [ 4:23]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano [2:22]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:53]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:08]

Gerhard Oppitz (Piano)

Hänssler

2002

2-CD / TT: 129:41

Recorded at Reitstadel, Neumarkt, Germany.
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30

Bach: Piano Transcriptions [T-2]

 

Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [3:48 / 3:50]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:25 / 2:28]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / Chorale Prelude BWV 734, transcribed for piano [0:55, 1:31 / 0:55, 1:34]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [2:57 / 2:58]

Antony Gray (Piano)

ABC Classics 4765171

2003-2004 or 2012

3-CD / TT: 207:48 / 207:09

Recorded at Eugene Goossens Hall of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Ultimo Centre, Sydney, Ausrtralia or St Augustine's Church, Kilburn, London, England.
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31

David Theodor Schmidt, Klavier Plays J.S. Bach [K-1]

Bach-Kempff: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:21]

David Theodor Schmidt (Piano)

Famiro 4 035766 500163

Apr 13-15, 2004

CD / TT: 61:11

Recorded at Heinrich Lades Halle, Erlangen, Germany.
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32

Piano Music By Johann Sebastian Bach [K-2]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano [2:28]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:11]

William Corbett-Jones (Piano)

Cambria Records 1159

Jun 2004

2-CD / TT: 122:38

Recorded at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California, USA.
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33

Bach Recital Vol. 2: Transcriptions [T-3]

Bach-Bauer/Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano []*
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Wachet auf! ruft uns die Stimme (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 140, transcribed for piano []
* World premiere recording

Cyprien Katsaris (Piano)

Piano 21

2004

CD / TT: 62:00

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34

J.S. Bach / F.B. Busoni: Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:25]

Boris Krajný (Piano).

Rosa Classic

2004

CD / TT: 57:26

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35

Chaconne - Klavier Werken von J.S. Bach [T-2]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Befiehl du deine Wege, BWV 727, transcribed for piano []

Karl-Andreas Kolly (Piano)

Meister Music 1182

2005 ?

CD / TT:

 

36

Jeanne Bovet: Parcours d'une vie dédiée à la musique [K-3]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano []

Jeanne Bovet (Piano)

VDE-Gallo 1288

Jul 2007

DVD / TT: 60 min

Filmed at Chapelle du Vieux Rompon, Ardèche, France. Production: Marie Sirot, Olivier Faller, Pierre Goy Filmed under the auspieces of the l'Association de l'Offrande Musicale to celebrate Jeanne Bovet’s 90th birthday.


37

East West Encounter II - Works for Solo Piano [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale 'Jesu, joy of man’s desiring' (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:19]

Susan Chan (Piano)

MSR Classics 1280

Aug 2007

CD / TT: 67:03

Recorded at Lincoln Performance Hall of Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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38

J.S. Bach : Piano Transcriptions by Ferruccio Busoni, Sergei Rachmaninov, Myra Hess and Wilhelm Kempff [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:42]

Bernd Glemser (Piano)

Oehms Classics 706

2007 ?

CD / TT: 71:09

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39

Piano Recital: Bach & Scarlatti [K-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:35]

Hannes Sonntag (Piano)

Musicom 041217

Jul 1-2, 2008

CD / TT: 68:56

Recorded at Dülmen-Hiddingsel, Haus der Klaviere Gottschling, Germany.
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40

Johann Sebastian B.A.C.H. ianas & transcriptions [T-2]

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Her Jes Christ, BWV 639, transcribed for piano [2:50]
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:03]

David Bismuth (Piano)

AmeSon 0815

Sep 15-17, 2008

CD / TT: 54:35

Recorded at Temple Saint-Pierre, Paris, France.
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41

Was bedeutet eigentlich "wohltemperiert"? - Martin Stadtfeld über Johann Sebastian Bachs "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" [K-5]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:41]

Martin Stadtfeld (Piano)

Sony Classical 88697-37574-2
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2008 ?

CD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 35:54

Parallel to his recording of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier, Part 1" Martin Stadtfeld published this CD on which he talks to a 12-year-old girl on Bach's groundbreaking work. Stadtfeld explained on the CD, which was produced in co-production with the Southwest Radio, based on musical examples on the piano, the harpsichord, a clavichord and organ of the peculiarities of this work.
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Music DOwnload: Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


Complete Recordings 2010-2019


42

Bach: a Strange Beauty [K-3]

 

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude (Nun freut euch, liebe Christen ?) Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 / BWV 734, transcribed for piano.[2:26]

Simone Dinnerstein (Piano)

Sony Music 27282

Jun 12-14, 2010

CD / TT: 60:46

Recorded at Saal 1, Rundfunkzentrum Berlin, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence, 15 tracks]
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CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD (Japan): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com


43

J.S. Bach: Siciliano BWV 1031 [TV-2]

 

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:27]

Wim Lassche (Piano)

YouTube

Published: Feb 15, 2011

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed at...
Watch on YouTube:
Bach-Kempff: Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in BWV 1031: Siciliano [4:27]


44

About Bach [K-1]

 
 

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:37]

Iwona Karasińska-Schlair (Piano) [Steinway D]

Weinberg Records SW-010429-2

Oct 2012

CD / TT:

Recorded at Studio Weinberg, Kefermarkt OÖ, Austria.
Artistic Idea, Text and Performance: Iwona Karasińska-Schlair; Recording, Mastering: Matthias Kronsteiner, MMA.
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CD: Iwona Karasińska-Schlair Website


45

Lux Aeterna - Visions of Bach [T-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [4:02]

Beatrice Berrurt (Piano) [Bösendorfer grand]

Aparté AP-100D
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Jul 2014

CD / TT: 73:00
MP3 / TT: 72:26

Recorded at Flagey Studios, Brussels, Belgium.
Watch on YouTube:
Album: Recording Sessions 1 [2:17] | Recording Sessions 2 [2:17]
Sonata BWV 1031: Siciliano [4:03]
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CD (2015): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


46

Beethoven: Sonatas; Bach Transcriptions & Toccata [K-1]

 

Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659, transcribed for piano [4:52]
Bach-Kempff: Chorale Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 147, transcribed for piano [3:21]

Pavlos Hatzopoulos (Piano)

Hanssler Classic HC-16021

Dec 28-30, 2015

CD / TT: 62:42

Recorded at Stuttgart Music Theater University, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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CD (2017): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


47

Hypersuites on Bach, Rameau, Handel, Couperin [T-1]

 

Hypersuite on Bach:
8. Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano, adapted by Marina Baranova [3:22]
9. Bach-Kempff: Chorale Prelude Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein / Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 734, transcribed for piano, adapted by Marina Baranova [2:34]

Marina Baranova (Piano)

Berlin Classics 03000820-BC
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2015

CD / TT: 55:34
MP3 / TT: 55:24

Recorded at Teldex Studio, Berlin, Germany.
Recording Producer: Martin Sauer; Remixing: Hauschka.
Watch on YouTube:
Album: Trailer [3:24]
Buy this album at:
CD (2016): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


48

La Tempesta dei Solisti 5 [TV-4]

 

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:57]

Beatrice Berrurt (Piano)

YouTube

Jun 9, 2016

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel, as an encore.
Watch on YouTube:
Sonata BWV 1031: Siciliano [3:57]


49

Hypersuites Reloaded [T-2]

 

1. Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano, Remix by Marina Baranova [4:30]
3. Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano, Remix by Raz Ohara [3:38]

Marina Baranova (Piano)

Neue Meister 0300990-NM

2017

LP / TT: 42:17

Recorded at Calyx Studio, Berlin, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Album: Trailer [7:16]
Buy this album at:
LP (2017): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


50

Bach Nostalghia [K-2]

 
 

7. Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:16]

Francesco Piemontesi (Piano)

Pentatone PTC-5186846
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Dec 2019

CD / TT: 52:14
MP3 / TT: 52:06

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany.
Executive Producers: Stefan Lang (Deutschlandradio) & Renaud Loranger (Pentatone); Recording Producer: Johannes Kammann (Nordklang); Piano Technicians Thomas Hübsch and Esther Dreykluft; Product Management: Kasper van Kooten.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 10 Tracks; TT: 52:16]
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CD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


Complete Recordings 2020-2029


51

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano [TV-1]

Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:17]

Nico De Napoli (Piano)

YouTube

Aug 24, 2020

Audio / TT: 3:17

Recorded in London England.
Listen on YouTube:
Bach-Kempff: Siciliano in G minor from BWV 1031 [3:17]


52

Bach & Beethoven [K-1]

 
 

16. Bach-Kempff: Siciliano (Mvt. 2) from Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031, transcribed for piano [3:53]
17. Bach-Kempff: Largo (Mvt. 2) from concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo in F minor, BWV 1056, transcribed for piano [3:18]

Andrew von Oeyen (Piano) [Steinway by Régie Pianos]

Warner Classics 9029502051
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Sep 1-3, 2020

CD / TT: 75:14
MP3 / TT: 75:01

Recorded at Cité de la Musique et de la Danse GrandSoissons, Soissons, France.
Producer & Editor: Michael Fine; Engineer: Erdo Groot; Piano Technicians: Kazuto Osato, Akiko Osato.
Video: Josh de la Fuente / Raphael Wertheimer
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 17 Tracks; TT: 75:18]
Watch on YouTube:
Album: Excerpts [7:00]
Bach-Kempff: Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 BWV 1031: Siciliano [3:53]
Bach-Kempff: Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo BWV 1056: Largo [3:26]
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CD (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2007 - February 2022)
Thanks to contributors: Teddy Kaufman (June 2007); Farhan Malik (October 2011); Serge Smirnoff (March 2020)

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