Bach Hour playlist for 08/15/2014

Program: 
Bach Hour
  • Bach, J.S., orch. by Arnold Schoenberg
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Präludium und Fuge, BWV 552, "St. Anne" in E-flat
from
  • Houston Symphony; Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
(
  • RCA Victor Red Seal
)
  • Bach, J.S.
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Sonata for Viola de Gamba & Harpsichord No. 2 in D Major, BWV 1028
from
  • John Hsu, viola de gamba; Kenneth Gilbert, harpsichord
(
  • Musical Heritage Society
)
  • Bach, J.S.
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Sonata for Viola de Gamba & Harpsichord No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1027
from
  • John Hsu, viola de gamba; Kenneth Gilbert, harpsichord
(
  • Musical Heritage Society
)
  • Bach, J.S., orch. by Edward Elgar
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Fantasy & Fugue in C minor, BWV 537
from
  • Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
(
  • Sony Classical
)
  • Bach, J.S., arr. by Gustav Mahler
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Suite for Organ, Harpsichord, & Orchestra (from Orchestra Suites No. 2 & 3)
from
  • Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
(
  • Sony Classical
)
  • Bach, J.S., orch. by Anton Webern
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"Ricercare No. 2" From the Musical Offering, BWV 1079
from
  • Los Angeles Philharmonic; Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
(
  • Sony Classical
)

Viola de gamba sonatas on rare 18th-century period instruments and powerful orchestral transcriptions by Schoenberg, Elger, Mahler, and Webern highlight this week's Bach Hour.

Department: 
Classical