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Bach-Rachmaninov
Piano Transcriptions of Bach’s Works by Sergei Rachmaninov
Discography

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

Complete Recordings - 1900-1949


1

Great Pianists - J.S. Bach: Piano Transcriptions
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Great Pianists of the 20th Century) [T-1]
Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff: Solo Works and Transcriptions
Rachmaninov: His Complete Recordings [T-2]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:14, 2:54, 1:09]

Bach-Rachmaninov (Piano)

Naxos Historical
Philips
RCA (from Victor)
RCA

Feb 26-27, 1942

CD / TT: 67:39
2-CD / TT: 148:39
CD / TT:
10-CD / TT: 639:34

Recorded in New York, NY, USA.
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Complete Recordings - 1950-1959


Complete Recordings - 1960-1969


2

? [K-2]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano []

Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)

Delta 12018

Sep 17, 1962

CD / TT:

Recorded at Paris, Salle Wagram, Paris, France.


Complete Recordings - 1970-1979


3

The Archival Collection (1972-1980): Arrangements & Paraphrases [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano []

Peter Elyakim Taussig (Piano)

Pilgrim Records

1972-1980

CD / TT:

A Disklavier recording (Musical Sculpting) not released on CD, completed June 2000 at Yamaha Artist Services in New york. Used by them as their demo piece for the Disklavier Pro.


4

Great Rachmaninoff Transcriptions [T-1]
Jorge Bolet 1 (Great Pianists of the 20th Century)
[T-3]

 

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:40]

Jorge Bolet (Piano)

RCA ARL-10357
Philips

Jul 1973

LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 145:17

Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York, USA.
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5

Rachmaninoff Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [7:40]

Garrick Ohlsson (Piano)

Angel

1976

LP / TT: 51:00

 

6

Rachmaninov: Piano Transcriptions [T-2]
Rachmaninov: The Complete Solo Piano Music [Box Set]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [8:42]

Ruth Laredo (Piano)

Sony Classical

Aug 1977

CD / TT: 73:10

Recorded at 30th Street Studio, New York City, NY, USA.
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7

Rachmaninov: Complete works for piano, Vol. 1 [T-1]
S. Rachmaninov: Complete works for piano, Vol. 1
[T-1]
S. Rachmaninov: Complete works for piano
[T-1]
Rachmaninov: Études Tableaux; Mements musicaux; Nocturnes & autre pièces
[T-1]

 

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [4:17]

François-Joël Thiollier (Piano)

RCA France 37294 = Musical Heritage Society
Musical Heritage Society MHS 824662Y
RCA Red Seal 987232

Apr 1977

2-MC / TT: 84 min
2-LP / TT:
9-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 156:15

Recorded in Paris, France.
Musical Heritage Society 9-LP:
Vol. 1: MHS 824662Y (MHS 4662--MHS 4663)
Vol. 2: MHS 824843M (MHS 4843--MHS 4844)
Vol. 3: MHS 824914X (MHS 4914--MHS 4915)
Vol. 4: MHS 837071A (MHS 7071--MHS 7073).
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8

Bach in piano transcription; Schubert in piano transcription [T-1]

 

Bach-Rachmaninov: Gavotte from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:13]

Richard Tetley-Kardos (Piano)

Orion ORS-80394.

Late 1970's ? [released 1981]

LP / TT: 58 min

Recorded at…


Complete Recordings - 1980-1989


9

Rachmaninov: The Complete Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [8:36 / 8:46 ]

Sequeira Costa (Piano)

Camerata / Marco Polo

Sep 1981

CD / TT: 46:54

Recorded at Imaichi Public Hall (Tochigi Pref.), Japan.
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10

Virtuoso Transcriptions for Piano [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [8:17 / 8:23]

Philip Fowke (Piano)

CRD 1096.
CRD 3396

1981

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 59:04

Recorded at the Unitarian Chapel, Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
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11

Chopin: Études, Opp. 10 & 25; Rachmaninov: Complete Piano Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [8:01]

Ian Hobson (Piano)

EMI / Classics for Pleasure

May 1982

2-CD / TT: 100:31

Recorded at St Barnabas Church, North London, England.
1st recording of Bach-Rachmaninov: BWV 1006 by I. Hobson.
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12

Toccata! [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for organ [9:37]

Keith John (Organ)

Priory

May 1987

CD / TT: 45:00

Recorded at St. Mary's, Woodford, England.


Complete Recordings - 1990-1999


13

Virtuoso Piano Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:31, 3:13, 1:38]

Frederic Chiu (Piano)

Classical Express

Sep 1990

CD / TT: 62:19

Recorded at Salle Adyar, Paris, France.
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14

Chaconne: Bach Transcribed [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:36, 3:13, 1:54]

Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)

ASV

1991

CD / TT: 75:16

Recorded at St Dunstan's, Cheam, England.
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15

Rachmaninov: The Transcriptions [T-1]
The Complete Piano Music of Sergei Rachmaninov [Box Set]
[T-1]

 

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [8:09 = 3:33, 2:40, 1:43]

Howard Shelley (Piano)

Hyperion CDA-66486
Hyperion CDS-44041/8

Feb 20-22, 1991

CD / TT: 52:30
8-CD / TT: 436:06

Recorded at St Michael's Church, Highgate, London, England.
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16

Rachmaninov: Piano Transcriptions & Arrangements [T-2]
Rachmaninov: Piano Music [Box Set]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano []

Idil Biret (Piano)

Naxos

1991, 1995

CD / TT: 69:10
10-CD / TT:

Recorded at Clara-Wieck Auditorium, Sandhausen, Germany.
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17

Rachmaninov Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:09]

Janice Weber (Piano)

IMP Masters MCD-105

Mar 1992

CD / TT: 65:46

Recorded at Campion Center, Weston, Massachusetts, USA.
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18

S. Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2; Complete Piano Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [8:21]

Friedrich Höricke (Piano)

MDG 6110547-2

Mar 29-31, 1993

CD / TT: 75:13

Recorded at Fürstliche Reitbahn Arolsen, Germany.
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19

Transcendental Bach [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:05, 2:38, 1:33]

Thomas Labé (Piano)

Dorian

Jun 1993

CD / TT: 70:27

Recorded at Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy, NY, USA.
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20

The Complete Solo Piano Transcriptions And Arrangements Of Sergei Rachmaninoff [T-3]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [8:03]

Ian Hobson (Piano)

Arabesque

Sep 1994 - Jan 1995

CD / TT: 62:18

Recorded at Stude Concert Hall Of Rice University, Houston ,TX / Great Hall, Krannert Center For The Performing Arts, Urbana, IL, USA.
2nd recording of Bach-Rachmaninov: BWV 1006 by I. Hobson.
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21

S. Rachmaninov: Piano Works [T-3]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [8:39 = 3:32, 3:19, 1:48]

Frederick Moyer (Piano)

JRI Recordings J106

1994

CD / TT: 57:01

Recorded at Roseholm Studios, New York City, New York, USA.
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22

The Fiorentino Edition 4: J. S. Bach, Volume 2 [K-6]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:20, 2:42, 1:34]

Sergio Fiorentino (Piano)

APR 5559

Oct 14, 1995

CD / TT: 65:30

Recorded at Konzertsaal Siemensvilla, Berlin, Germany.
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23

Schweitzeriana (Bach-Transkriptionen) [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [4:02, 3:04, 1:44]

Matthijs Verschoor (Piano)

Erasmus

Oct 1995

CD / TT: 51:58

Recorded at Remonstrants / Doopsgezinde Kerk, Deventer, Holland.
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24

Rachmaninov: Six Moments Musicaux & Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano []

Alexander Ghindin (Piano)

Saison Rusee 288122
Le Chant de Monde

Sep 1995

CD / TT: 79:51

Recorded at Moscow Conservatory, Russia.
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25

Alexander Paley plays Blüthner [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [4:02, 3:09, 2:04]

Alexander Paley (Piano)

Accent - Blüthner Records

Sep 25, 1998

CD / TT: 74:96

Recorded in Leipzig, Germany.
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Complete Recordings - 2000-2009


26

Rachmaninov: Piano Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [7:52]

Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)

Decca

Dec 2000

CD / TT: 78:37

Recorded at Teldec Studios, Berlin, Germany.
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27

Bach Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano []

Alexander Zolotarev (Piano)

ARS Produktion

2000

CD / TT:

 

28

Frederick Moyer, Piano: Guest Recital [T-4]

 

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano: Prelude []

Frederick Moyer (Piano)

UNCG recital recordings.

Apr 14, 2002

CD / TT:

Recorded at the Recital Hall, School of Music, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries.


29

Bach: Piano Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano []

Vahan Mardirossian (Piano)

Transart Live

Jul 2003

CD / TT: 64:25

Recorded live at Grand Théâtre de Reims (Flâneries Musicales d’Eté), France.
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30

Rachmaninov: Transcriptions, Corelli Variations [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [7:54]

Olga Kern (Piano)

Harmonia Mundi HMU-907336

Aug 30-Sep 2, 2003

CD / TT: 72:21

Recorded at Skywalker Sound, a Lukas Film Ltd. Company, Marin County, California, USA.
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31

Baroque Reflections [K-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [8:26]

Alessio Bax (Piano)

Warner Classics

May 2004

CD / TT: 69:09

Recorded at The Maltings, Snape.
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32

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

Bach-Rachmaninov/Bach-Friedman/Bach-Katsaris: Gavotte & Rondeau (Mvt. 3) from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano []

Cyprien Katsaris (Piano)

Piano 21

2004

CD / TT: 62:00

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33

S. Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme by Corelli; Piano Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [7:51]

Ekaterina Mechetina (Piano)

Farus 513
Fuga Libera

May 2005

CD / TT: 59:48

Recorded at Mosfilm Tonstudios, Moscow, Russia.
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34

Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr: Nikolai Tokarev; Werke von Bach/Busoni, Bach/Siloti, Bach/Rachmaninov, Brahms, Schubert/Liszt, Liszt, Tschaikovsky [T-1]
Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr: Portraits (Recordings 2004-2005)
[T-1]

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:21, 2:53, 1:36]

Nikolai Tokarew (Piano)

Avi-Music
Avi-Music 8553023

Aug 9, 2005

CD / TT: 73:11
5-CD/ TT: 366:28

Recorded at the at the Klavier-Festival Ruhr, at Robert-Schumann-Saal Düsseldorf, Germany.
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35

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

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:23, 2:56, 1:31]

Bernd Glemser (Piano)

Oehms Classics 706

2007 ?

CD / TT: 71:09

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Complete Recordings - 2010-2019


36

Archive Recordings: Season of 2013 (Van Cliburn Piano Competition Winner Recital) [T-2]

 

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribedfor piano [9:04]

Vadym Kholodenko (Piano)

Aspen Music Festival

Aug 15, 2013

CD / TT: 53:27

Recorded live at Harris Concert Hall, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 871185853)


37

Vadym Kholodenko plays Medtner, Rachmaninoff [T-3]

 

Bach-Rachmaninov: Prelude, gavotte & gigue from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:40, 2:53, 1:39]

Vadym Kholodenko (Piano)

Delos DE-3467
=

Jan 2014 [released]

CD / TT: 64:32
MP3 / TT: 64:34

Recorded in Studio No. 5, "Kultura" National TV, Moscow, Russia. Executive producer: Carol Rosenberger; Recording Engineer/Producer: Lyubov Doronina; Assistant Engineer: Svetlana Novitskaya; Mastering: Matthew Snyde.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2007 - May 2014)
Thanks to contributors: Teddy Kaufman (January 2007, March , June 2007)

Sergei Rachmaninov: Short Biography | Piano Transcriptions: Works | Recordings


Piano Transcriptions: Composer/Arranger: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
BWV Number: Cantatas | Other Vocal | Organ | Chorale Preludes | Keyboard | Solo Instrumental | Chamber | Ensemble & Orchestral | MO & AOF | Name BACH & Bach-Inspired
Discussions: Part 1 | Links | Other Arrangements/Transcriptions




 

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