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CDA66813 - Bach: The Italian Connection
CDA66813

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Recording details: May 1994
Pfarrkirche St Peter und Paul, Villmergen, Switzerland
Produced by Paul Spicer
Engineered by Paul Niederberger
Release date: May 1995
Total duration: 65 minutes 17 seconds

'A highly refreshing and enjoyable recording' (Classic CD)

'All these pieces are great fun!... A peach of a new release from a player whose Bach playing stands comparison with the very best' (Organists' Review)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
The Italian Connection
Christopher Herrick (organ)
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Concerto in C major RV208 BWV594  Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), arr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
1
Allegro  [7'06]
2
Adagio: Rezitativ  [3'17]
3
Allegro – Cadenza – Allegro  [8'52]
Concerto in A minor RV522 BWV593  Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), arr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
4
Allegro  [4'00]
5
Adagio  [3'59]
6
Allegro  [4'21]
Concerto in D minor RV565 BWV596  Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), arr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
7
Allegro – Grave – Fuga  [5'19]
8
Largo e spiccato  [2'43]
9
Allegro  [3'13]
10
Fugue on a theme of Corelli in B minor BWV579  [4'59]  Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Concerto in G major BWV592  Johann Ernst (1696-1715)
11
Allegro  [3'29]
12
Grave: Adagio  [2'27]
13
Presto  [1'59]
14
Concerto movement in C major BWV595  [3'58]  Johann Ernst (1696-1715), arr. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
15
Fugue on a theme of Legrenzi in C minor BWV574  [5'35]  Giovanni Legrenzi (1626-1690)
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