Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Aria
2. Variatio 1, a 1 Clav.
3. Variatio 2, a 1 Clav.
4. Variatio 3, a 1 Clav. Canone all'Unisono
5. Variatio 4, a 1 Clav.
6. Variatio 5, a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
7. Variatio 6, a 1 Clav. Canone alla Seconda
8. Variatio 7, a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga
9. Variatio 8, a 2 Clav.
10. Variatio 9, a 1 Clav. Canone alla Terza
11. Variatio 10, a 1 Clav. Fughetta
12. Variatio 11, a 2 Clav.
13. Variatio 12, Canone alla Quarta
14. Variatio 13, a 2 Clav.
15. Variatio 14, a 2 Clav.
16. Variatio 15, a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quinda, Andante
17. Variatio 16, a 1 Clav. Ouverture
18. Variatio 17, a 2 Clav.
19. Variatio 18, a 1 Clav. Canone alla Sesta
20. Variatio 19, a 1 Clav.
21. Variatio 20, a 2 Clav.
22. Variatio 21, Canone alla Settima
23. Variatio 22, a 1 Clav. Alla breve
24. Variatio 23, a 2 Clav.
25. Variatio 24, a 1 Clav. Canone all'Ottava
26. Variatio 25, a 2 Clav. Adagio
27. Variatio 26, a 2 Clav.
28. Variatio 27, a 2 Clav. Canone alla Nona
29. Variatio 28, a 2 Clav.
30. Variatio 29, a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
31. Variatio 30, a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
32. Aria da capo

Disc 2:

1. Magnificat - Fugue No. 5 in F major

Disc 3:

1. Praeludium und Fugue in G minor, H25

Disc 4:

1. 1. Allemande
2. 2. Courante
3. 3. Sarabande
4. 4. Gigue
5. 1. Ouverture
6. 2. Air
7. 3. Rigaudon - Trio
8. 4. Rondeau
9. 5. Menuet
10. 6. Chaconne
11. 1. Allemande
12. 2. Courante
13. 3. Sarabande
14. 4. Ciaconna [Passacaille]
15. 1. Allemande
16. 2. Courante
17. 3. Sarabande
18. 4. Gigue

Disc 5:

1. Sonata in F minor, K. 185/184
2. Sonata in F minor, K. 238/239
3. Sonata in E flat major, K. 192/193
4. Sonata in A major, K. 208/209
5. Sonata in E flat major, K. 252/253

Disc 6:

1. Sarabande
2. Prélude
3. Courante in C major
4. Sarabande in C major
5. Courante in F major
6. Chaconne

Disc 7:

1. Menuets
2. Prélude
3. Allemande
4. Courante
5. Menuet
6. Chaconne
7. Menuets in C minor

Disc 8:

1. 1. Allegro
2. 2. Adagio
3. 3. Allegro
4. 1. Allegro
5. 2. Adagio ma non tanto e dolce
6. 3. Alle breve
7. 1. Allegro
8. 2. Adagio
9. 3. Allegro

Disc 9:

1. 1. (Chor mit Rezitativen) Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende
2. 2. Recitativo. Mein Leben hat kein ander Ziel
3. 3. Aria. Wilkommen! will ich sagen
4. 4. Recitativo. Ach, wer doch schon im Himmel wär
5. 5. Aria. Gute Nacht, du Weltgetümmel
6. 6. Choral. Welt ade! ich bin dein müde
7. 1. (Chor) O ewiges Feuer, o Ursprung der Liebe
8. 2. Recitativo. Herr, unsre Herzen halten dir
9. 3. Aria. Wohl euch, ihr auserwählten Seelen
10. 4. Recitativo. Erwählt sich Gott die heilgen Hütten
11. 5. Coro. Friede über Israel
12. 1. (Chor) Jesu, nun sei gepreiset
13. 2. Aria. Laß uns, o höchster Gott, das Jahr vollbringen
14. 3. Recitativo. Ach! Deine Hand, dein Segen muß allein
15. 4. Aria. Woferne du den edlen Frieden
16. 5. Recitativo. Doch weil der Feind bei Tag und Nacht
17. 6. Choral. Dein ist allein die Ehre

Disc 10:

1. 1. Allegro
2. 2. Adagio
3. 3. Allegro
4. 1. Allegro
5. 2. Poco Andante
6. 3. Allegro assai

Disc 11:

1. Preludio - Vivace
2. Corrente - Allegro
3. Sarabanda - Largo
4. Giga - Allegro
5. Preludio - Largo
6. Allemanda - Allegro
7. Sarabanda - Largo
8. Giga - Allegro
9. Preludio - Largo
10. Giga - Allegro
11. Adagio
12. Tempo di Gavotta - Allegro
13. Preludio - Adagio
14. Allemanda - Allegro
15. Sarabanda - Largo
16. Gavotta - Allegro
17. Giga - Allegro
18. Preludio - Adagio
19. Allegro
20. Adagio - Vivace
21. Gavotta - Allegro

Disc 12:

1. 1. La Rameau (Majestueusement)
2. 2. La Guignon (Vivement en détaché)
3. 3. La Léon. Sarabande (Tendrement)
4. 4. La Boisson (Vivement, les pincés bien soutenûs)
5. 5. La Montigni (Galamment sans lenteur)
6. 6. La Sylva (Très tendrement)
7. 7. Jupiter (Modérement)

Disc 13:

1. Grave - Allegro
2. Largo
3. Presto
4. Largo
5. Allegro
6. Allegro
7. Affettuoso
8. Vivace
9. Soave
10. Allegro
11. Andante
12. Vivace
13. Andante
14. Allegro
15. Largo
16. Allegro
17. Prélude. Vitement
18. Rigaudon
19. Air
20. Replique
21. Menuet 1 - Menuet 2
22. Gigue
23. Prélude. Gaiement
24. Air. Modérément
25. Réjouissance
26. Courante
27. Passepied

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7291 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-03
• Number of discs: 15
• Formats: Box set, Import

Customer Reviews

What a Price!
FIFTEEN CDs for $34.98, or a good deal less! I repeat, what a price! I almost overlooked this Jubilee Edition, thinking it contained a few re-released recordings that I'd have on vinyl anyway. But this is too good a deal to ignore, virtually a career retrospective on the Prometheus of the harpsichord, the man who did more than anyone to rescue Bach and whole Baroque era from the malted schmaltz tyranny of the Steinway and the Wurlitzer! Gratias tibi Gustavo agimus deo musicae!

What's in the box?
1) Goldberg Variations, recorded in '78 but very cleanly remastered and sounding better than remembered.
2) Organ works by JS Bach
3) Organ works by various 17th C composers, most prominently Pachelbel
4) Organ works by Buxtehude, Weckmann, Sweelinck, & others, including Bach
5) Harpsichord works by Weckmann and Froberger
6) Harpsichord Works by Georg Böhm
7) Nine sonatas by D. Scarlatti
8) Harpsichord suites by Louis Couperin
9) Harpsichord Suites by Rameau, Le Roux, Royer, Duphly
10) Three concertos by Bach, BWV 1060R, 1044, 1052, Leonhardt conducting
11) Concerto BWV 1052 by Bach, Concerto Wq 23 by CPE Bach, Leonhardt playing
12) Corelli sonatas, Brüggen on recorder, Bylsma on cello, Leonhardt on cembalo
13 French: Marais, d'Anglebert, Forqueray, two Kuijkens and a Leonhardt
14 Telemann, Paris Quartets, three Kuijkens and a leonhardt
15 Three cantatas by Bach BWV 27, 34, 41 with Markus Schäfer tenor, Harry van der Kamp bass --
Cantata 41 (Jesu, nun sei gepreiset) is especially fine under Leonhardt's steady, understated baton. It's performed with the Tölzer Boys' Choir, and several arias and recitativos are sung by boy sopranos. The aria Lass uns, o höchster Gott, das Jahr vollbringen features some very able bassoon obbligato playing.

Leonhardt is quoted in the accompanying notes as saying that the musician should "perform, not interpret" a great work of music. "...he should show the music the respect it deserves. To me, 'to interpret' also means 'to translate', and we should avoid translating music; the musician's task is to present the work, to play it as the composer intended." That's an admirably clear manifesto for 'historically informed' performance, and one many younger performers have begun to dispute. But the interpreters of the current generation, those who are modest enough, realize that they are taking their stand on Gustav Leonhardt's shoulders.

A no-brainer
When I first came across this item while searching for Bach organ music, I couldn't believe the price for 15 (yes, that's right, 15) CDs performed by Gustav Leonhardt and with other outstanding performers, such as, Harry van der Kamp, Anner Bylsma, Sigiswald and Wieland Kuijken. And they are performing a variety of Baroque (and a little Renaissance) organ and harpsichord music along with some other great instrumental music, such as Telemann's Paris Quartets. And all of this for a ridiculously low price. Even if some of the works duplicate works already in your collection, buy it anyway. The music is outstanding, the performances and recording are superb. As I said at the outset, this is a no-brainer.

A good, inexpensive baroque collection
For those who enjoy early music, particularly baroque, this set of fifteen discs should be self-recommending. A fair range of styles and composers is presented here. At the price, this would be a good place to start investigating the baroque repertoire for those who are tempted to do so but don't want to shell out too much money. Those with an aversion to the sound of the harpsichord should perhaps look elsewhere. The performances are well-recorded and engaging. Recommended.