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Michael Form
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions
Box Sets
Recordings of Vocal Works

Michael Form - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Solo Instrumental Music


Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

Bach: Flute Sonatas [H-1]

Partita for solo flute in A minor, BWV 1013 [19:54]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1030 [15:34]
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 3 in A major, BWV 1032 [12:17]
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 in E minor, BWV 1034 [14:56]
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 6 in E major, BWV 1035 [12:26]

Michael Form (Recorder); Fabio Bonizzoni (Harpsichord)

Raum Klang RK-9701

Jan 1997

CD / TT: 75:40

Recorded at Gemeindesaal der Pauluskirche, Halle/Saale, Germany.
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Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

J.S. Bach: Concerts avec plusieurs instruments III [O-3]

 

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 [14:18]
Concerto for oboe d’amore in D major (reconstruction after Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053) [17:53]
Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1064 [15:19]
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 [22:55]

Pablo Valetti

Café Zimmermann

Pablo Valetti, Amandine Beyer, Nick Robinson, David Plantier (Violins); Patricia Gagnon (Viola); Petr Skalka (Violoncello); Ludek Brany (Double-bass); Patrick Beaugiraud (Oboe d'amore); Diana Baroni (Transverse Flute); Michael Form, Luis Beduschi (Recorders); Dirk Börner, Anna Fontana, Céline Frisch (Harpsichords)

Alpha ALPHA-071
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Feb & Aug 2004

CD / TT: 70:44
MP3 / TT: 70:35

Recorded at L'Arsenal de Metz, France.
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O-2

J.S. Bach: Concerts avec plusieurs instruments IV

 

Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [13:00]
Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo No. 2 in C major, BWV 1061 [16:10]
Concerto for flute, violin, harpsichord, strings & continuo in A minor ("Triple"), BWV 1044 [18:21]
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 [10:31]

Pablo Valetti (Concertmaster)

Café Zimmermann

Pablo Valetti, David Plantier, Guadalupe Del Moral, Nick Robinson, (Violins); Patricia Gagnon (Viola); Petr Skalka (Violoncello); Ludek Brany (Double-bass); Diana Baroni (Transverse Flute); Michael Form (Flute); Hannes Rux (Trumpet); Céline Frisch, Dirk Börner (Harpsichords)

Alpha ALPHA-137
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Feb 2004; Jul 2008

CD / TT: 61:07
MP3 / TT: 61:00

Recorded at Temple Saint-Jean de Mulhouse [Jul 2008] & L’Arsenal de Metz, France [Feb 2004].
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Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue


A-1

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue · Die Kunst der Fuge [A-1]
J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue for Four Quartets [A-1]

 
 

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, arranged for 4 quartets by Heribert Breuer (4 quartets: 2 flutes, 2 viola da gamba; string quartet; clarinet, oboe, horn, bassoon; vibraphone, 2 pianos, keyboard)

Heribert Breuer (Director & Organ)

Berliner Bach Akademie, Bern Brass Quartet, Ensemble IV, Leipzig Baroque Soloists, Leipzig String Quartet

Soloists of the Berliner Bach Akademie:
Leipzig Baroque Soloists (Robert Ehrlich, Michael Form, recorders; Siegfried Pank, Renate pank, viola da gamba)
Bern Brass [i.e. Wind] Quartet (Nigel Shore, oboe ; Michael Kern, clarinet; Barnabas Kubina, horn; Frank Forst, bassoon)
Leipzig String Quartet (Andreas Seidel, Tilman Büning, violins; Ivo Bauer, viola; Matthias Moosdorf, violoncello)
Ensemble IV (Aglaia Bätzner, Cristina Marton, piano; Edgar Guggeis, vibraphon, Frithjof Grabner, double bass)

Arte Nova 74321-74465-2
Arte Nova 74321-74465-2
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Jan. 3-5, 2000

CD / TT: 70:49
CD / TT: 70:49
MP3 / TT: 70:24

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany.
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Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions


T-1

Vivaldiana: Venetian flute music by Vivaldi & his contemporaries

 

Fugue in B minor on a theme by T. Albinoni, BWV 951 [7:31]

Michael Form (Recorder); Dirk Börner (Harpsichord, Organ); Mélanie Flahaut (Bassoon); Delphine Biron (Violoncello)

Pan Classics PC-10255
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Jul 15-18, 2011

CD / TT: 79:23
MP3 / TT: 79:09

Recorded at Salle Gaveau, Paris, France.
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T-2

Bach Remixed - J.S. Bach: Six “New” Sonatas for recorder & basso continuo

 

Overture in D minor, after BWV Anh 17, 814, 827, 1003 & 1011 [10:57]
Sonata in G major, after BWV 590, 998, 1005, & 1021 [9:19]
Suite in A major, after BWV 809, 815, 817, 819 & 1010 [15:23]
Partita in C minor, after BWV 997 [15:25]
Solo in C major, after BWV 1033 (reconstruction of the presumed original version) [7:10]
Sonata in G minor, after BWV 35, BWV 198, BWV 508 & BWV 1024 [13:29]

Michael Form (Recorder); Dirk Börner (Harpsichord)

Pan Classics PC-10299

Nov 2012

CD / TT: 74:26

Recorded at Propstei, St. Gerols, Voralberg, Austria.
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T-3

Speculation on J.S. Bach - Reconstructed chamber music and chorals

 
 

1-3. Trio Sonata in C major, after Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 3 in A major, BWV 1032, reconstructed by Michael Form [12:06]:
4. Chorale Prelude O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde groß, BWV 622 [3:41]
5. Chorale Prelude Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650 [3:00]
6-9. Trio Sonata in D major, after Sonata for viola da gamba & harpsichord No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028, reconstructed by Michael Form [12:31]:
10. Dirk Börner: Chorale-setting of Jesu meine Freude, after BWV 794 [4:09]
11. Chorale Prelude Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641 [2:09]
12-15.Trio Sonata in B flat major (BWV Anh. 111 / BWV 655 / BWV 584 / BWV 676]
16. Chorale Prelude Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I), BWV 639 [2:15]
17. Chorale Prelude An Wasserflüssen Babylon (I), BWV 653 [3:52]|
18. Dirk Börner: Chorale-setting of Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, after BWV [3:10]
19-21. Concerto a4 in G minor (BWV 548 / BWV 885) [13:59]

Michael Form (Recorder); Marie Rouquié (Violin); ÉÉtienne Floutier (Basse de viole); Dirk Börner (harpsichord)
Instruments:
Alto recorder in g’ after Denner (Joel Meyer, Hemberg, Switzerland, 2017); Two Alto recorders in f’ after Bressan (Ernst Meyer, Biel, Switzerland 2012/2015); Alto recorder in f’ after Bressan (Sebastian Meyer, Hemberg, Switzerland, 2017); Alto recorder in e flat’ after Bressan (Ernst Meyer, Montreuil, France, 2011); Tenor recorder in d’ after Bressan (Ernst Meyer, Montreuil, France 2011); Tenor recorder in d’ after Bressan (Joel Meyer, Hemberg, Switzerland, 2017)
Violin by an unknown maker from the 17th century, baroque bow by Luis Emilio Rodrigues Carrington
Basse de viole after Nicolas Bertrand, end of 17th century (François Danger, Thègra, France, 2009)
German harpsichord after Michael Mietke (Christoph Kern, Staufen, Germany, 2004)

Pan Classics PC-10384
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Jun 25-28, 2017

CD / TT: 70:55
MP3 / TT: 70:45

Recording: at Temple St. Jean, Mulhouse, France.
Recording Producer & Digital Editing: Leonie Wagner; Executive Producer: Michael Sawall.
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Box Sets


B-1

J.S. Bach: Concertos with Multiple Instruments, Vols. 1-6 (Cafe Zimmermann) [B-1]

 

CD-1:
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1042
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
CD-2:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor ("Double"), BWV 1043
Orchestrtal Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo No. 1 in C minor, BWV 1060
CD-3:
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 [14:18]
Concerto for oboe d’amore in D major (reconstruction after Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053) [17:53]
Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1064 [15:19]
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 [22:55]
CD-4:
Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041 [13:00]
Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo No. 2 in C major, BWV 1061 [16:10]
Concerto for flute, violin, harpsichord, strings & continuo in A minor ("Triple"), BWV 1044 [18:21]
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 [10:31]
CD-5:
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in D minor, BWV 1063
CD-6:
Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1068
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor, BWV 1065

Pablo Valetti (Concertmaster)

Café Zimmermann

Varuious instrumentalists

Alpha ALPHA-811
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2004-2008

6-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 6:16:54

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (September 2013 - May 2019)

Michael Form: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works


Instrumental Works: Recordings, Reviews & Discussions - Main Page | Order of Discussion
Recording Reviews of Instrumental Works: Main Page | Organ | Keyboard | Solo Instrumental | Chamber | Orchestral, MO, AOF
Performers of Instrumental Works: Main Page | 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




 

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