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Edith Picht-Axenfeld
Bach's Instrumental Works

Contents

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
Recordings of Chamber Works
Recordings of Orchestral Works
Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue
Recordings of Vocal Works. See: Short Biography

Edith Picht-Axenfeld - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works


K-5

?

Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [11:20]

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

Archiv Produktion 3401 AVM

1949

LP / TT:

1st recording of Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue BWV 903 by E. Picht-Axenfeld.


K-10

Bach: The English Suites

 

LP-1 [45:13]:
English Suite No. 1 in A major, BWV 806 []
English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 []
LP-2:
English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 []
English Suite No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 []
LP-3:
English Suite No. 5 in E minor, BWV 810 []
English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 []

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

Mercury Classics

1950

3-LP / TT:

Recording: München, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Germany.
LP-1: MG-10091; LP-2: MG-10092; LP-3: MG-10093
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English Suites No. 1 BWV 806 + No. 2 BWV 807 [45:13]

 

K-6

IX. Forschungsbereich, Serie G: Das Schaffen Johann Sebastian Bachs

Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [12:23]
Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV 904 [8:00]
Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, BWV 906 [8:30]

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

Archiv Produktion 13009 AP

Jan-Feb 1953

LP / TT:

1st recording of Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue BWV 903 by E. Picht-Axenfeld.


K-8

IX. Forschungsbereich, Serie G: Das Schaffen Johann Sebastian Bachs - Inventionen und Sinfonionen

Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) (15), BWV 787-801 []

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Clavichord)

Archiv Produktion 13015 AP

Early 1950's ?

10" LP / TT:

 

K-7

IX. Forschungsbereich, Serie G: Das Schaffen Johann Sebastian Bachs

French Overture in B minor, BWV 831 [28:20]
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [13:05]

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

Archiv Produktion 14008 APM

c1955

LP / TT:

1st recording of French Overture BWV 831 by E. Picht-Axenfeld.


K-1

J.S. Bach: Variations Goldberg
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord) [Martin Scholtz harpsichord]

Erato STU-70347
Musical Heritage Society MHS-790

Oct 5+12, 1966

LP / TT: 56:53 / 56:45 / 57:16

Recorded at Bethanian Kloster, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by E. Picht-Axenfeld.


K-9

J.S. Bach: Variations Goldberg

 

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

Erato HES-6070

Jun 1-3, 1971

LP / TT:

Recorded at in Vienna, Austria.
2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by E. Picht-Axenfeld.


K-2

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

Goldberg Variations BWV 988 [84:15]
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 [12:47]
Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 [12:29]

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord) [William Dowd]

Camerata Tokyo CMCD-1512-3

Sep 16-17, 1983

2-CD / TT: 109:48

Recorded at House of St. Gregorius, Higashi-Kurume, Tokyo, Japan.
3rd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by E. Picht-Axenfeld.


K-1

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

Erato

1965 ?

LP / TT: 56:53 / 56:45 / 57:16

1st recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by E. Picht-Axenfeld.


K-2

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

Goldberg Variations BWV 988

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

Camerata Tokyo

Sep 1983

2-CD / TT: 84:15

2nd recording of Goldberg Variations BWV 988 by E. Picht-Axenfeld.
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K-3

Bach: The Complete Partitas

Partitas BWV 825-830 []

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

Camerata Tokyo

Late 1970's - Early 1980's

2-CD / TT:

 

K-4

Bach: French Suites, Partita in b

French Suites BWV 812-817 []
French Overture in B minor, BWV 831 []

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

Camerata Tokyo

Late 1970's - Early 1980's

2-CD / TT:

1st recording of French Overture BWV 831 by E. Picht-Axenfeld.


Recordings of Chamber Works


H-1

Baroque Flute Sonatas

Partita for solo flute in A minor, BWV 1013 [17:16]
Sonata for flute (or violin) & keyboard in G minor, BWV 1020 [11:09]
Sonata for flute & keyboard in B minor, BWV 1030 [17:47]

Chang-Kook Kim (Flute) [1-3]; Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord) [2-3]

Camerata

Dec 1978 [1]; May 1979 [2-3]

CD / TT: 66:52

Recorded at Casino Zögermitz, Teldec Studio, Vienna, Austria [1]; Iruma Shimin Kaikan, Japan [2-3].
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Recordings of Orchestral Works


O-1

Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 [26:30, 12:23, 13:04, 16:47, 22:38, 18:41]

Herbert von Karajan

Berliner Philharmoniker

Alan Civil (Horn) [1]; Karl Steins (Oboe) [1]; Charles Hopkins (Horn) [1]; Michel Schwalbe (Violin) [1, 4-5]; Lothar Koch (Oboe) [2]; Karlheinz Zoeller (Flute) [2]; Adolf Scherbaum (Trumpet) [2]; Michel Schwalbe (Violin) [2]; Karlheinz Zoeller (Flute) [4-5]; Matthias Rutters (Flute) [4]; Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord) [5]

Deutsche Grammophon

Aug 1964

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at Konzertsall "La Reine Victoria", St.Mortiz.
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O-2

J.S. Bach: Der zufriedengestellte Äolus BWV 205 · Cembalokonzert Nr. 3

Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054 [17:06]

Helmut Winschermann

Deutsche Bachsolisten

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

Bärenreiter-Musicaphon / MHS

May 1967

CD / TT: 62:50

Recorded at Münster zu Heilsbronn, Germany. Other work: Cantata BWV 205 conducted by H. Rilling..
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Recordings of Musical Offering & Art of Fugue


A-1

Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (?) [Unreleased]

Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080, Hermann Scherchenīs orchestration.

Richard Travis

Radio-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt

Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

Hessischer Rundfunk - unreleased

1968

? / TT:

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2007 - December 2018)
Thanks to contributors: Guy Glenet (February 2008), Matthias Hansen (February 2007, March 2007), Teddy Kaufman (January 2007), Monsieur Pichon (December 2018), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007)

Edith Picht-Axenfeld: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Instrumental Works


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