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[BOX SET] Wanda Landowska - Bach: The Landowska Recordings

Artist: Wanda Landowska
Title Of Album: Bach: The Landowska Recordings
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: Rca Red Seal
Genre: Classical
Quality: APE (*image+.cue,covers)
Total Time: 07:41:10 min
Full Size: 2,02 Gb

These are not by any means the complete recordings of Wanda Landowska; the great Polish-born harpsichordist enthusiastically embraced the new technology of recording well before World War II. Born in 1879 into a Jewish family, she made numerous recordings before fleeing Europe with little more than her Pleyel harpsichord and settling in Connecticut with her student and life companion, Denise Restout. These recordings were all made in the U.S. for the RCA label, when Landowska was 70 years old or more. Earlier Landowska recordings are necessary to fill out a representative collection, but there is much to recommend this large set.

In a way, Landowska was one of the originators of the entire historical-performance movement; she was the first person to insist that Bach's non-organ keyboard works should be played on the harpsichord. Yet her Bach performances bore little resemblance to what soon after her death would be considered authentic performances; her Pleyel harpsichord was a loud, complicated thing, with lots of different manuals and stops, and it did not resemble any harpsichord of Bach's time in the least. Landowska played it in what for Bach qualifies as a hyperexpressive style; whether or not Glenn Gould was directly influenced by Landowska (and it's hard to see how he wouldn't have been), the music of this set gives an idea of what the Canadian pianist might have sounded like had he ever recorded on the harpsichord. She races across the keyboard, booms through chordal movements, and takes a bit of liberty with tempo at times. The hugely varied performance of the Well-Tempered Clavier on the first two discs qualifies as one of the all-time greats. Landowska played the way she did because, she said, she had to convince skeptics that the harpsichord was more than a tinkly relic of the distant past.

At any rate, any decline in Landowska's skills -- and such a decline is slight, if present at all -- is offset by the superior (for the 1940s and 1950s) sound quality of these late recordings. Landowska was something of a sound engineering wonk and worked closely with engineers to realize the huge variety of effects that her big harpsichord was capable of. This is a propitious time for the re-release of these classic recordings: there's an extreme spirit afoot in the world of Baroque recordings, and it's one that Wanda Landowska would have loved. If you're a fan of Janine Jansen's Vivaldi or of any of the Young Turks of the harpsichord, sample this set to see where it all began. You may find yourself hooked enough to buy the whole seven-disc set.

Tracklist:

Disc: 1
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 1 in C
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 1 in C
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 2 in C Minor
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 2 in C Minor
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 3 in C-Sharp
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 3 in C-Sharp
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 4 in C-Sharp Minor
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 4 in C-Sharp Minor
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 5 in D
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 5 in D
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 6 in D Minor
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 6 in D Minor
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 7 in E-Flat
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 7 in E-Flat
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 8 in E-Flat Minor
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 8 in D-Sharp Minor
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 9 in E
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 9 in E
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 10 in E Minor
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 10 in E Minor
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 11 in F
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 11 in F
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 12 in F Minor
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 12 in F Minor

Disc: 2
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 13 in F-Sharp
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 13 in F-Sharp
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 14 in F-Sharp Minor
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 14 in F-Sharp Minor
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 15 in G
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 15 in G
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 16 in G Minor
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 16 in G Minor
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 17 in A-Flat
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 17 in A-Flat
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 18 in G-Sharp Minor
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 18 in G-Sharp Minor
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 19 in A
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 19 in A
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 20 in A Minor
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 21 in B-Flat
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 21 in B-Flat
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 22 in B-Flat Minor
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 22 in B-Flat Minor
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 23 in B
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 23 in B
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Prelude 24 in B Minor
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): Fugue 24 in B Minor

Disc: 3
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 1 in C
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 1 in C
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 2 in C Minor
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 2 in C Minor
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 3 in C-Sharp
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 3 in C-Sharp
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 4 in C-Sharp Minor
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 4 in C-Sharp Minor
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 5 in D
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 5 in D
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 6 in D Minor
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 6 in D Minor
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 7 in E-Flat
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 7 in E-Flat
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 8 in D-Sharp Minor
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 8 in D-Sharp Minor

Disc: 4
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 9 in E
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 9 in E
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 10 in E Minor
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 10 in E Minor
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 11 in F
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 11 in F
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 12 in F Minor
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 12 in F Minor
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 13 in F-Sharp
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 13 in F-Sharp
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 14 in F-Sharp Minor
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 14 in F-Sharp Minor
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 15 in G
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 15 in G
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 16 in G Minor
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 16 in G Minor

Disc: 5
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 17 in A-Flat
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 17 in A-Flat
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 18 in G-Sharp Minor
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 18 in G-Sharp Minor
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 19 in A
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 19 in A
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 20 in A Minor
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 20 in A Minor
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 21 in B-Flat
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 21 in B-Flat
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 22 in B-Flat Minor
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 22 in B-Flat Minor
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 23 in B
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 23 in B
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Prelude 24 in B Minor
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893 (BC L104-127): Fugue 24 in B Minor

Disc: 6
01. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria
02. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 1
03. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 2
04. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 3: Canone all’unisuono
05. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 4
06. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 5
07. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 6: Canone alla seconda
08. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 7
09. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 8
10. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 9: Canone alla terza
11. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 10
12. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 11
13. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 12: Canone alla quarta
14. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 13
15. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 14
16. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 15: Canone alla quinta
17. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 16: Ouverture
18. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 17
19. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 18: Canone alla sesta
20. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 19
21. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 20
22. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 21: Canone alla settima
23. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 22
24. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 23
25. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 24: Canone alla ottava
26. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 25
27. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 26
28. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 27: Canone alla nona
29. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 28
30. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 29
31. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Variation 30: Quodlibet
32. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria
33. Concerto for solo keyboard No. 1 in D major (after Vivaldi Op. 3/9), BWV 972 (BC L189): Allegro
34. Concerto for solo keyboard No. 1 in D major (after Vivaldi Op. 3/9), BWV 972 (BC L189): Larghetto
35. Concerto for solo keyboard No. 1 in D major (after Vivaldi Op. 3/9), BWV 972 (BC L189): Allegro
36. Fantasia and Fugue, for keyboard in C minor (fugue incomplete), BWV 906 (BC L133, 138)
37. Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, for lute in E flat major, BWV 998 (BC L132): Prelude
38. Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, for lute in E flat major, BWV 998 (BC L132): Fugue
39. Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, for lute in E flat major, BWV 998 (BC L132): Allegro

Disc: 7
01. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 1 in C
02. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 2 in C Minor
03. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 3 in D
04. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 4 in D Minor
05. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 5 in E-Flat
06. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 6 in E
07. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 7 in E Minor
08. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 8 in F
09. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 9 in F Minor
10. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 10 in G
11. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 11 in G Minor
12. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 12 in A
13. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 13 in A Minor
14. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 14 in B-Flat
15. Two-Part Inventions for keyboard, BWV 772-786 (BC L42-56): No. 15 in B Minor
16. Fantasia for keyboard in C minor (by Johann Bernhard Bach, not JSB), BWV 919
17. Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56): No. 1 in C
18. Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56): No. 2 in C Minor
19. Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56): No. 5 in E-Flat
20. Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56): No. 11 in G Minor
21. Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56): No. 13 in A Minor
22. Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56): No. 14 in B-Flat
23. Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias) for keyboard BWV 787-801 (BC L42-56): No. 15 in B Minor
24. Capriccio sopra la lotananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, for keyboard in B flat major, BWV 992 (BC L181): Arioso
25. Capriccio sopra la lotananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, for keyboard in B flat major, BWV 992 (BC L181): Andante (fugato)
26. Capriccio sopra la lotananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, for keyboard in B flat major, BWV 992 (BC L181): Adagissimo
27. Capriccio sopra la lotananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, for keyboard in B flat major, BWV 992 (BC L181): Aria Introduction
28. Capriccio sopra la lotananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, for keyboard in B flat major, BWV 992 (BC L181): Aria di postiglione
29. Capriccio sopra la lotananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, for keyboard in B flat major, BWV 992 (BC L181): Fuga all’imitazione
30. Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (BC L2): Sinfonia
31. Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (BC L2): Allemande
32. Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (BC L2): Courante
33. Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (BC L2): Sarabande
34. Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (BC L2): Rondeau
35. Partita for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (BC L2): Capriccio

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