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Bach-Saint-Saëns
Piano Transcriptions of Bach’s Works by Camille Saint-Saëns
Discography


1

Bach-Saint Saens: Overture in D major; Pouishnoff: Quand il pleut [T-1]
Leff Pouishnoff: The complete 78 rpm and selected Saga LP recordings [B-1]

 

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [3:21]

Leff Pouishnoff (Piano)

Columbia D-1459
APR (Appian) APR-6022
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Oct 1922

78 rpm
2-CD / TT: 149:21
MP3 / TT: 148:55

Recorded in London, England.
Matrix Numbers: 71948, 71950.
Recorded in London, England.
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2

J.S. Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 2 (Great Pianists) (1925-1950) [T-1]
Ossip Gabrilowitsch: His Issued and Unissued Recordings
[T-1]

 

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Bourrée from Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002, transcribed for piano [2:42]

Ossip Gabrilowitsch (Piano)

Victor (Unissued) [mx. BVE-32701-2]
Naxos Historical 8.111119
VAI Audio 1018

May 13, 1925

78 rpm
CD / TT: 79:47
CD / TT: 66:26

Recorded in New York City, New York, USA.
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3

Haydn: Sonate en fa majeur; J.S. Bach: Ouverture de la 28ème cantate d'eglise [T-1]

 

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Overture (Mvt. 1) from Cantata Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, BWV 28, transcribed for piano []

Raymond Trouard (Piano)

Odéon 123916

Dec 6, 1950

78 rpm

Matrix Nos.: xxP.7476 / xxP.7477.
Recorded in Paris, France.


4

J.S. Bach: Ouverture de la 28ème cantate d'eglise [T-2]
Bach & Haydn Recital
[T-2]

 

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano

Raymond Trouard (Piano)

Odéon 123917
Odéon OD-1002

Dec 6, 1950

78 rpm
LP / TT:

Recorded in Paris, France.
Listen on YouTube:
Raymond Trouard performs various Bach/transcriptions: BWV 29/1, BWV 645, BWV 734, BWV 639, BWV 543 [22:41]


5

Piano Miniatures, Vol. 1 [T-1]

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Bourrée from Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002, transcribed for piano []

Eldin Burton (Piano)

Classic Editions 1024

P 1950’s

LP / TT:

 

6

Bach: Transkriptionen [T-1]
J.S. Bach: Transkriptionen
[T-1]
Bach: Trancriptions
[T-1]

 

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantate BWV 29, transcribed for piano [LP: 4:00; CD: 4:03]

Bruno-Leonardo Gelber (Piano)

EMI 1C-039112779-1
EMI C063-12799
EMI Classics 50999-7-35300-22

Jan 1967

LP / TT: 39:26
CD / TT: 66:25

Recorded at Salle Wagram, Paris, France.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [4:03]
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7

The Piano Album, Vol. 2 [T-1]
The Piano Album
[T-1]

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Bourrée from Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003, transcribed for piano [2:53 / 2:49]

Stephen Hough (Piano)

Virgin Classics 59304
Virgin Classics 61498

Mar 1991

CD / TT: 64:00
2-CD / TT: 126:37
MP3 / TT: 126:36

Recorded at BBC Studio 7, Manchester, England.
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8

Bach Transcriptions for Piano [T-1]

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:10]

Risto Lauriala (Piano)

Naxos

May 1996

CD / TT: 62:52

Recorded at Sigyn Hall, Turku, Finland.
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9

Bach transcriptions: Saint-Saëns, Busoni and Liszt [T-1]

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [4:21]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Gavotte (?) from Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 [3:11]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Andante (Mvt. 3) from Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003, transcribed for piano [8:22]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Gavotte (Mvt. 3) from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006, transcribed for piano [3:21]

Mac McClure (Piano)

Columna Musica

July 10, 2000

CD / TT:

Recorded at Auditori Pau Casals, El Vendrell, Spain.
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10

Bach Transcriptions [T-1]

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Bourrée (?) from Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002, transcribed for piano []
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Andante (Mvt. 3) from Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003, transcribed for piano []

Alexander Zolotarev (Piano)

ARS Produktion

2000

CD / TT:

 

11

Bach: Piano Transcriptions [T-2]

 

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Ouverture (Mvt. 1 from Cantata BWV 29), transcribed for piano [4:01 / 4:03]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Adagio (Mvt. 1 from Cantata BWV 3), transcribed for piano [5:19 / 5:19]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Presto (Mvt. 5 from Cantata BWV 35), transcribed for piano [3:34/ 3:37]

Antony Gray (Piano)

ABC Classics 4765171

Apr 4, 2004

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

Recorded at Eugene Goossens Hall of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Ultimo Centre, Sydney, Ausrtralia.
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12

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

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Largo (Mvt. 3) from Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005, transcribed for piano []

Cyprien Katsaris (Piano)

Piano 21

2004

CD / TT: 62:00

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13

Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Transcriptions [T-1]
Collection découverte: 09 novembre 2009
[T-1]

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Bourrée from Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002, transcribed for piano [3:34]

Lucille Chung (Piano)

XXI-21 Productions

Mar 2-5, 2008

CD / TT:
MP 3 / TT: 58:33

Recorded at Conservatoire de musique de Montreal, Canada.
Issued with La scena musicale, Vol. 15, No. 3 (Nov 2009).
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14

Songs and Dances: Piano Music of Grieg, Respighi, Liszt, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Wagner and Gershwin [T-1]

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [CD: 3:31; Video: 3:24]

Joel Hastings (Piano)

Cambridge Recording
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YouTube

CD: Jul 7-11, 2008
Video Published: Jul 2, 2009

CD / TT: 71:42
MP3 / TT: 71:33
Video / TT:

Recorded at...
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 29: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [3:24]
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15

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

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [3:57]

David Bismuth (Piano)

AmeSon 0815

Sep 15-17, 2008

CD / TT: 54:35

Recorded at Temple Saint-Pierre, Paris, France.
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16

Bach-Transkriptionen - Neue und wieder-entdeckte Annäherungen an J.S. Bach [T-1]

 

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Ouvertüre/Presto (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 35, transcribed for piano [] 1

Angelika Nebel (Piano)

Ars Musici

Aug 3-4, 2009

CD / TT:

Recorded at Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf, Konzertsaal (Patikassal), Germany.
1. This item is listed on Angelika Nebel website but not on the album back cover.
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17

Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 10 – Saint-Saëns & Philipp [T-1]

 
 

Book I:
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Ouverture (Mvt. 1 from Cantata BWV 29), transcribed for piano [3:52]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Adagio (Mvt. 1 from Cantata BWV 3), transcribed for piano [4:29]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Andantino (Mvt. 1 from Cantata BWV 8), transcribed for piano [6:47]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Bourrée (Mvt. 7 from Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002), transcribed for piano [3:09]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Andante (Mvt. 3 from Sonata for solo violin No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003), transcribed for piano [4:57]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Presto (Mvt. 5 from Cantata BWV 35), transcribed for piano [3:17]
Book II:
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Introduction et Air (Mvt. 1 & Mvt. 5 from Cantata BWV 15), transcribed for piano [2:52]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Fugue (Mvt. 2 from Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005), transcribed for piano [7:04]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Largo (Mvt. 3 from Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005), transcribed for piano [3:09]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Récitatif et Air (Mvt. 4 & Mvt. 5 from Cantata BWV 30), transcribed for piano [2:29]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Gavotte (Mvt. 3 from Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006), transcribed for piano [2:55]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Air (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 36), transcribed for piano [3:23]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Choeur (Mvt. 1 (or Mvt. 12) from Cantata BWV 30), transcribed for piano [2:41]

Nadejda Vlaeva (piano)

Hyperion CDA-67873

Nov 8-10, 2010

CD / TT: 77:07

Recorded at St Silas' Church, Kentish Town, London, England.
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18

Home - Works for solo harp: Bach, Debussy & Sting [T-1]

 

9. Bach-Saint-Saëns: Largo (Mvt. 1) from Sonata for violin & keyboard No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1018, arraneged for solo harp [3:23]

Elizabeth Hainen (Harp)

Avie Records AV-2378
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Jun 12-14, 2015

CD / TT: 55:31
MP3 / TT: 55:25

Recorded at Gould Rehearsal Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Producer & Recording Engineer: Da-Hong Seetoo.
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19

Bach to the future - Bearbeitungen von Busoni, Siloti & Saint-Saens [K-1]

 

Bach-Saint-Saëns: Bourrée (Mvt. 7) from Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002, transcribed for piano [3:38]
Bach-Saint-Saëns: Largo (Mvt. 3) from Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005, transcribed for piano [3:50]

Sabine Weyer (Piano) [Steinwey D 274]

Ars Produktion ARS-38245
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Mar 20-21, 2017 & Aug 28-29, 2017

SACD / TT: 61:38
MP3 / TT: 61:38

Recorded at Kulturcentrum Immanuel, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Producer: Annette Schumacher; Sound Engineer: Manfred Schmacher; Tuning: Martin Ulrich.
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20

Fake Bach - A Journey into Bach Arrangements [T-1]

 
 

3. Bach-Saint-Saëns: Largo (Mvt. 3) from Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005, transcribed for piano [3:56]
11. Bach-Saint-Saëns: Bourrée (Mvt. 7 from Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002), transcribed for piano [1:47]

Luigi Palombi (Piano)

Dynamic CDS-7891
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Mar 14-16, 2019

CD / TT: 58:45
MP3 / TT: 58:38

Recorded at Auditorio Stelio molo, Lugano, Switzerland.
Recording Producer: Wolfgang Müller; Executive Producers: Giovanni Conti, Danilo Perfumo.
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21

Spira, Spera (Bach: Transcriptions) [T-1]

 
 

1. Bach-Saint-Saëns: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 29, transcribed for piano [3:54]

Emmanuel Despax (Piano) [Fazioli model 27, kindly provided by Jaques Samuel]

Signum Classics SIGCD-665
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Feb 4-6, 2020[

CD / TT: 80:30
MP3 / TT: 80:20

Recorded in the Concert Hall, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, Herefordshire, England [rest]; Maida Vale Studio 1, London, England [6, 10].
Producer: Andrew Keener; Engineer (Wyastone) & Editor: Robin Hawkins; Engineer (Maida Vale): Simon Eadon; Piano Technician: Marcin Brzozka.
Listen on YouTube:
CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 14 Tracks; TT: 80:33]
Watch on YouTube:
Album: trailer: Trailer [3:53] | Teaser: Teaser [0:53]
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2010 - January 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Teddy Kaufman (April 2007); Farhan Malik (October 2011); Aggelos Tsompanidis (April 2010, August 2011, January 2023)

Camillle Saint-Saëns: Short Biography | Piano Transcriptions: Works | Recordings


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Discussions: Part 1 | Links | Other Arrangements/Transcriptions




 

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