Weimarer Transcriptionen Main Performer or Conductor: Weimarer Barock-Ensemble Soloists: Simon Standage, violin Guido Titze, oboe Sebastian Knebel, organ Ludger Rşmy, harpsichord Instrumentation: Harpsichord Oboe Orchestra Organ Violin Individual Works: Bach - Organ Concerto BWV 592 -- based on: Johann Ernst - violin concerto Bach - Harpsichord Concerto BWV 979 -- based on: Torelli - violin concerto Walther - Organ Concerto -- based on: Albinoni - Violin Concerto Bach - Harpsichord Concerto BWV 974 -- based on: Marcello - Oboe concerto Walther - Organ Concerto -- based on: Telemann - Oboe and Violin Concerto Bach - Harpsichord Concerto BWV 973 -- based on: Vivaldi - Violin Concerto op.7/2 no.2 RV 299 Walther - Organ Concerto -- based on: Albinoni - Violin Concerto Bach - Harpsichord Concerto BWV 982 -- based on: Johann Ernst - Violin Concerto Bach - Organ Concerto BWV 596 -- based on: Vivaldi - Concerto op.3 no.8 RV 565 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Thorofon Catalog Number: DCTH 2371/2 Year Released/Recorded: 1997 Total Playing Time: 142'00" Comments: Alastair Asher said: This recording is a marvel. True connoisseurs of Bach will know that he wrote many transcriptions for organ and harpchord of other composers' concertos. But how many times have we wondered what those concertos originally sounded like - WELL NOW WE KNOW! Because they are on this recording. They come after their Bach counterparts so we can compare them. An amazing thing is that this is the first recording of most of them (barring, of course, the Vivaldi ones, which most people have heard anyway). And who is playing solo violin here but the incomparable Simon Standage! What a delight indeed for connoisseurs. Of the other performers, I happen to know Ludger Rşmy is a very good harpsichordist. It is an all original-instrument affair (and with this repertoire practically has to be, making an exception for Glenn Gould playing BWV 974 of course). So, something truly NEW for Bach connoisseurs. What a rarity! I don't know about the other Bach transcriptions. Perhaps they are planning to do them some other time, or have already done. I don't know, but this does not represent all Bach's transcriptions. Oh, there are also some similar transcriptions by Johann Gottfried Walther with their originals. So Bach wasn't the only one doing it. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Alastair Asher Date First Submitted: 03/24/2007 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.

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