The set is divided into nine series (each with several volumes per series) Really the company producing them could not get printed card envelopes!!! Complete works organized into groups for download. For myself, I have been waiting an awefully long time to get this set at a reasonable price. There's a problem loading this menu right now. 7 by Ana-Marija Markovina on Apple Music. but for me it is pure joy. This is something you never hear in live performance; while one instrument may be on one side, you still hear it on the other side. By 1740, Bach was struggling with his eyesight, but he continued to work despite his vision problems. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2012. Notes — concerning related works, completeness, authorship, etc. The UMD Library all of the currently published volumes of the Bach Neue Ausgabe Sämtlicher Werke (Bach's Complete Works).The call number for the set is M 3 .B1133. To record all of Bach is obviously an epic undertaking and Haenssler, Rilling et. The organ works are performed by seven different organists, playing in different locations. # of cases [Details in Notes]): MM4172-2 to MM4214-2, Other (Cat. In some ways I would have preferred a single organist, even at different locations, but this isn't a deal-breaker. The Cantatas are stellar! 54/1: I. Allegro", "Keyboard Sonata in F Major, Wq. Extensive appendices. Naturally, at nearly one-third of the box, the sacred cantatas are form the biggest chunk here. To see what I mean sample Edward Adwell’s interpretation of the French Suites. In short, I don't see how any Bach followers can afford not to have Helmut Rilling's outstanding set. Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2018. OK I have listed to about 20 cds across the set. Rilling notably has an excellent collection of singers in the sacred works. The sound is good. The same can be said for the other sacred works, the passions, oratorios and masses. in one of the Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach). This said, Rilling often uses a technique that I find a bit disturbing. Globally recognized as the ONLY authoritative editionof Bach's works NOW AVAILABLE at a NEWcompetitive price - a celebration of a lifetime's work- and sought-after throughout the World hänsslerCLASSIC's Complete Works of Bach, produced incooperation with the International Bach Academy.172 CDs - recorded under the direction of ProfessorHelmuth Rilling from 1975 to 2000!Helmuth Rilling was awarded the Grand Prix duDisque for his landmark recordings of cantatas andthey now enjoy benchmark status. They are arguably Bach's finest works, together with the secular cantatas (eight discs) and the other sacred vocal works (passions, masses, motets and oratorios) which cover 16 discs. A celebration of a lifetime’s work and sought-after throughout the World hänssler CLASSIC’s Complete Works of Bach, produced in cooperation with the International Bach Academy. For music affianados, this is like a candy store that never closes. The recordings are digital and better quality, because they are more recent. This was in part because, at the time, there were not a lot of choices for some of the less common works, but also because of the excellent quality of these recordings. Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2018. I would say they are exactly in the style of Karl Richter and the Bach Munich Orchestra. And Rilling's choirs are always top-notch. It is comprehensive, generally uses modern instruments and is well recorded. -- MusicWeb International, Kirk McElhearn, November 2010. For an overview of Bach’s complete organ works, check the Bach OrganScore Complete Edition Page. Proposes alternative chorale manual setting, dep… Each CD is in a paper and glassine sleeve, and is well labelled. Recorded from 1969 to 1985, over a longer period of time than most other sets, there is a lot of change throughout the series. Bach: The Complete Works Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788), the second son of Johann Sebastian Bach, was one of the most influential and prolific composers of the eighteenth century. I have a very large collection of Bach recordings other than this set, and I am delighted beyond measure to have this, especially for the vocal music which I have never really listened to or appreciated. If you have a lot of Bach and want more, then the answer is obvious. Buy this set and you will be knee-deep in Bach – literally. The large format radically changes the way organists will approach these works. While this is a minor detail, it can be obvious if you compare different recordings of a given cantata. 54/1: II. Johann Sebastian Bach’s stature as a composer of extraordinary talent and widespread influence is so firmly established in Western culture that it is difficult to believe that only 150 years ago his works lay in veritable obscurity, unknown to all but a small group of scholars. Includes all BWV organ works, even those identified as spurious (with the exception of BWV 771, a partita by Nicolaus Vetter). Every note is there but they seem almost too scholarly in his approach. Obviously, I'd say if you are into Historic Instrument Performances, avoid it. These are two of my favourite groups of Bach's works, and I turn to other recordings when I want to listen to them. And with modern instruments. I have been listening to Bach all of my life, and am humbled by the sheer volume of wonderful music of his that I have never had the joy of hearing. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! 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