Sylvia Marlowe
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions
Box Sets
Recordings of Vocal Works, see: Short Biography

Sylvia Marlowe- Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works

K-1

Sylvia Marlowe Plays Bach

French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 [16:16]
Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906 [2:20]
Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912 [11:40]
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:22]
Contrapunctus XV from Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 [5:05]

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Decca DL-710012

1958

LP / TT: 47:43

K-2

Bach - Vivaldi

Concerto No. 1 in D major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 972 [9:22]
Concerto No. 2 in G major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 973 [7:46]
Concerto No. 4 in G minor (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 975 [10:42]
Concerto No. 5 in C major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 976 [11:23]
Concerto No. 7 in F major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 978 [8:08]
Concerto No. 9 in G major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 980 [10:41]

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Capitol Records 8361

1958 [R]

LP / TT: 58:02

1^st recording of Concerto BWV 972 by S. Marlowe.

K-3

J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [48:08]

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Decca DL-710056

Feb 6-7, 12, 15+17+23, 1962

LP / TT: 48:08

Recorded in England.
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [52:00] | Complete Work [52:02]

K-3

J.S. Bach: The Goldberg Variations

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [48:08]

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Decca DL-710056

Feb 6, 1962

LP / TT: 48:08

K-4

Sylvia Marlowe plays Bach and Handel

Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906 [2:20]
Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912 [11:40]
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:22]

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Baroque Music Club (from Decca)

1958

CD / TT: 71:35

Other works: by G.F. Händel. Compiled from [K-1].
Buy this album at: Baroque Music Club

K-5

Vivaldi - Bach: Harpsichord Concertos

Concerto No. 1 in D major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 972 [9:22]
Concerto No. 2 in G major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 973 [7:46]
Concerto No. 4 in G minor (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 975 [10:42]
Concerto No. 5 in C major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 976 [11:23]
Concerto No. 7 in F major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 978 [8:08]
Concerto No. 9 in G major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 980 [10:41

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Baroque Music Club BMC-36 (from Capitol)

1958 (?)

CD / TT: 78:02

Other works: by A. Vivaldi. Reissue of [K-2].
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CD: Baroque Music Club

K-8

Sylvia Marlowe, harpsichordist

Concerto No. 1 in D major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 972 [19:07]

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

VOA

Sep. 29, 1958

Tape / TT: 29:44

Recorded, in the American Theatre, at the World's Fair in Brussels, Belgium.
2^nd recording of Concerto BWV 972 by S. Marlowe.
Recorded by the VOA for possible broadcast. Digital preservation master recorded from original master analog tape by the Library of Congress Magnetic Recording Laboratory in 2004.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

K-6

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations & French Suite No. 5

French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 [16:16]
Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [48:14]

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Baroque Music Club BACH-731 (from Decca)

1958 [BWV 826]
BWV 988: Feb 6-7, 12, 15+17+23, 1962

CD / TT: 63:34

Compiled from [K-1] & [K-3].
Listen on YouTube:
Goldberg Variations BWV 988: Complete Work [52:00]
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CD: Baroque Music Club

K-7

A Harpsichord Recital

Concerto No. 1 in D major (after A. Vivaldi), BWV 972 []

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Decca DL-710113

Dec 19, 1964

LP / TT:

3^rd recording of Concerto BWV 972 by S. Marlowe.

Recordings of Chamber Works

H-2

Bach: Flute Sonatas

Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1030 []
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 2 in E flat major, BWV 1031 []
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 3 in A major, BWV 1032 []
Sonata for flute & keyboard No. 4 in C major, BWV 1033 []
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 in E minor, BWV 1034 []
Sonata for flute & continuo No. 6 in E major, BWV 1035 []

Julius Baker (Flute); Sylvia Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Decca DL-9551/9552
Oxford OXF-133

Dec 17, 1947 [BWV 1030-1032]
May 23, 1951 [BWV 1033-1035]

2-LP / TT:
CD / TT:

H-1

Bach: The Three Sonatas for Cello & Harpsichord

Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard BWV 1027-1029 []

Bernard Greenhouse (Cello); Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Decca DL-710036

Dec 27, 1960

LP / TT

Recordings of Orchestral Works

O-1

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos [O-3]
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos; Violin Concertos
Bach: Soli Deo Gloria - Meisterwerken in bedeutenden Aufnahmen [Box Set]

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 [21:20]

Fritz Reiner

Ensemble de Solistes (Chamber Orchestra)

Hugo Kolberg (Violin); Julius Baker (Flute); Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Columbia ML-4281/83
Document 204588
Document 221533
Synergie OMP
Dante LYS
History 204580

Nov 3, 1949

3-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 101:59
2-CD / TT: 135:03
2-CD / TT:
2-CD / TT:
20-CD / TT:

Recorded at Columbia 30^th Street Studio, New York City, New York, USA.
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O-3

Bach: Concertos for 2, 3, and 4 Harpsichords

Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo No. 2 in C major, BWV 1061 []
Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1064 []
Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor BWV 1065 []

Daniel Saidenberg

Baroque Chamber Orchestra

Sylvia Marlowe, Pamela Cook, Robert Conant, Theodore Saidenberg (Harpsichords)

Pamela Cook, Robert Conant

Decca DL-710028

Apr 13, 1964

LP / TT

O-2

Sylvia Marlowes Playes Bach Harpsichord Concertos

Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 [23:22]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 []
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 []

Sylvia Marlowe

Baroque Chamber Orchestra

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Decca DL-710104

Jun 17, 1964

LP / TT:

O-4

Bach: Harpsichord Concertos

1. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 [23:22]
2. Concerto for 2 harpsichords, strings & continuo No. 2 in C major, BWV 1061 []
3. Concerto for 3 harpsichords, strings & continuo in C major, BWV 1064 []
4. Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor BWV 1065 []

Daniel Saidenberg

The Baroque Chamber Orchestra

Sylvia Marlowe, Pamela Cook, Robert Conant, Theodore Saidenberg (Harpsichords)

Baroque Music Club (from Decca)

Jun 17, 1964 [BWV 1052]
Apr 13, 1964 [rest]

CD / TT: 72:58

Compiled from [O-2] & [O-3].
Buy this album at: Baaroque Music Club

O-5

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 []

Daniel Saidenberg

Baroque Chamber Orchestra

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord); Isidore Cohen (Violin); Samuel Baron (Flute)

Decca DL-710130

Mar 1, 1966

LP / TT:

Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions

T-1

From Bach to boogie-woogie

A. Templeton: Bach goes to town, from the Topsy turvy suite []

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord);

General

1940’s (?)

3 x 78 rpm

Box Sets

B-1

Sylvia Marlowe in concert

Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 [23:22]
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058 []
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 []
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:22]
Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912 [11:40]
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 [16:16]
Contrapunctus XV from Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 [5:05]
Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906 [2:20]

Daniel Saidenberg

Baroque Chamber Orchestra

Sylvia Marlowe (Harpsichord)

Sine Qua Non

1958-1964

3-LP / TT:

Other works by G.F. Handel.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2006 - December 2020)
Thanks to contributors: Bradley Lehman (August 2011)

Sylvia Marlowe: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works