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Masterworks of the Orchestral Repertoire : a Guide for Listeners. by Ferguson, Donald N.

Table of Contents: “…A WORD TO THE READER; JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750); BELA BARTOK (1881-1945); LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827); HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803-1869); GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875); ERNEST BLOCH (b. 1880); ALEXANDER BORODIN (1834-1887); JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833-1897); ANTON BRUCKNER (1824-1896); ERNEST AMEDÉE CHAUSSON (1855-1890); LUIGI CHERUBINI (1760-1842); FRANÇOIS FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849); AARON COPLAND (b. 1900); CLAUDE ACHILLE DEBUSSY (1862-1918); PAUL DUKAS (1865-1935); ANTONIN DVORÁK (1841-1904); EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934); MANUEL DE FALLA (1877-1946); CÉSAR FRANCK (1822-1890).…”
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Gala from Berlin : "invitation to the dance" / Invitation to the dance

Table of Contents: “…Gavotte I and II / Johann Sebastian Bach -- Divertimento K. 334. Menuetto ; Rondo for piano and orchestra, K. 382 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Aida. …”
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Mind in the wilderness

Table of Contents: “…Sheep may safely graze / Johann Sebastian Bach -- October, no. 10 from "The seasons", op. 37b, D minor / Peter Tschaikovsky -- Scherzo no. 2, op. 31, B minor / Frédéric Chopin -- Clair de lune, no. 3 from "Suite bergamasque", D flat major / Claude Debussy -- When almonds blossomed / Giya Alexandrovich Kancheli -- Intermezzo, op. 117/2, B flat minor / Johannes Brahms -- La valse (piano solo version) / Maurice Ravel -- Etude, op. 2, C sharp minor / Alexander Skryabin -- Slavonic dance op. 72/2 (Allegretto grazioso) / Antonin Dvořák -- Danse russe ; Chez Pétrouchka ; La semaine grasse / Igor Stravinsky -- Vagiorko mai / arranged by Buniatishvili -- Menuett, from Suite des pièces, G minor / George Frideric Handel -- Improvisation on Libertango / Astor Piazolla.…”
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Master classes with Menahem Pressler by Brown, William Paul, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…Master Classes. 1. Johann Sebastian Bach -- 2. Samuel Barber -- Interlude II. …”
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The classical music lover's companion to orchestral music by Philip, Robert, 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Johann Sebastian Bach -- Mily Balakirev -- Samuel Barber -- Béla Bartók -- Ludwig van Beethoven -- Hector Berlioz -- Georges Bizet -- Alexander Borodin -- Bohuslav Martinú -- Felix Mendelssohn -- Olivier Messiaen -- Darius Milhaud -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Modest Musorgsky -- Carl Nielsen -- Sergei Prokofiev -- Johannes Brahms -- Benjamin Britten -- Max Bruch -- Anton Bruckner -- Emmanuel Charbrier -- Frédéric Fryderyk Chopin -- Aaron Copland -- Arcangelo Corelli -- Claude Debussy -- Frederick Delius -- Antonin Dvor̆ák -- Edward Elgar -- Manuel de Falla -- Gabriel Fauré -- César Franck -- George Gershwin -- Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka -- Edvard Grieg -- George Frideric Handel / Georg Friedrich HăndelL -- Franz Joseph Haydn -- Paul Hindemith -- Gustav Holst -- Charles Ives -- Leos̆ Janác̆ek -- Franz Liszt -- Gustav Mahler -- Sergei Rachmaninoff -- Maurice Ravel -- Nikolai Rimskykorsakov -- Gioachino Rossini -- Camille Saintsaëns -- Erik Satie -- Arnold Schoenberg -- Franz Schubert -- Robert Schumann -- Alexander Scriabin / Aleksandr Nikolayevich Skryabin -- Dmitri Shostakovich -- Jean Sibelius -- Bedr̆ich Smetana -- Rirchard Strauss -- Igor Stravinsky -- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky -- Michael Tippett -- Ralph Vaughan Williams -- Antonio Vivaldi -- Richard Wagner -- William Walton -- Carl Maria von Weber -- Anton Webern.…”
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Menahem Pressler : artistry in piano teaching by Brown, William Paul, 1947-

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The great composers portrayed on film, 1913 through 2002 by Mitchell, Charles P., 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; Isaac Albéniz; Johann Sebastian Bach; Arnold Bax; Ludwig van Beethoven; Vincenzo Bellini; Hector Berlioz; Georges Bizet; Johannes Brahms; Anton Bruckner; Frederic Chopin; Aaron Copland; Claude Debussy; Frederick Delius; Gaetano Donizetti; George Gershwin; Mikhail Glinka; Charles Gounod; Percy Grainger; Edvard Grieg; George Frideric Handel; Franz Joseph Haydn; Victor Herbert; Bernard Herrmann; Charles Ives; Scott Joplin; Constant Lambert; Franz Liszt; Gustav Mahler; Marin Marais; Bohuslav Martinu; Pietro Mascagni; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.…”
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The organs of J.S. Bach : a handbook by Wolff, Christoph, Zepf, Markus, 1972-

Table of Contents: “…Bach -- Preliminary remarks -- Section A: Organs with a proven connection to Bach -- Altenburg -- Ammern -- Arnstadt -- Berka (Bad Berka) -- Dörna -- Dresden -- Eisenach -- Erfurt -- Gera -- Görlitz -- Gotha -- Halle (Saale) -- Hamburg -- Hohnstein -- Kassel -- Köthen -- Langewiesen -- Leipzig -- Lübeck -- Lüneburg -- Mühlhausen -- Naumburg -- Ohrdruf -- Potsdam -- Sangerhausen -- Stöntzsch -- Störmthal -- Taubach -- Weimar -- Weissenfels -- Weissensee -- Zschortau -- Section B: Reference organs from Bach's world -- Berlin -- Buttstädt -- Erfurt -- Frankfurt (Oder) -- Freiberg -- Gotha -- Gräfenroda -- Lahm (Itzgrund) -- Liebertwolkwitz -- Lübeck -- Merseburg -- Potsdam -- Rötha -- Waltershausen -- Section C: Overview -- An inventory of the organs and their parts, including their state of preservation -- Part two: Organ tests and examinations -- Section A: Johann Sebastian Bach's organ reports -- 1. St. Blasius's church, Mühlhausen, 1708 -- 2. …”
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The organs of J.S. Bach : a handbook by Wolff, Christoph, Zepf, Markus, 1972-

Table of Contents: “…Bach -- Preliminary remarks -- Section A: Organs with a proven connection to Bach -- Altenburg -- Ammern -- Arnstadt -- Berka (Bad Berka) -- Dörna -- Dresden -- Eisenach -- Erfurt -- Gera -- Görlitz -- Gotha -- Halle (Saale) -- Hamburg -- Hohnstein -- Kassel -- Köthen -- Langewiesen -- Leipzig -- Lübeck -- Lüneburg -- Mühlhausen -- Naumburg -- Ohrdruf -- Potsdam -- Sangerhausen -- Stöntzsch -- Störmthal -- Taubach -- Weimar -- Weissenfels -- Weissensee -- Zschortau -- Section B: Reference organs from Bach's world -- Berlin -- Buttstädt -- Erfurt -- Frankfurt (Oder) -- Freiberg -- Gotha -- Gräfenroda -- Lahm (Itzgrund) -- Liebertwolkwitz -- Lübeck -- Merseburg -- Potsdam -- Rötha -- Waltershausen -- Section C: Overview -- An inventory of the organs and their parts, including their state of preservation -- Part two: Organ tests and examinations -- Section A: Johann Sebastian Bach's organ reports -- 1. St. Blasius's church, Mühlhausen, 1708 -- 2. …”
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Clavichord for beginners. by Benson, Joan

Table of Contents: “…Johann Wilhelm Hässler (1747-1822)Christian Petzold (1677-1733); Wolfgang Mozart (1756-1791); Francesco Pasquale Ricci (1732-1817); 7 -- EXPLORING THE PAST: FIFTEENTH THROUGH SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES; Burgundian Lands; The Habsburg Dynasty; Spain; Italy; England; France; Germanic Countries; 8 -- EXPLORING EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY GERMANY; Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750); Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788); Daniel Gottlob Türk (1750-1813); 9 -- EXPLORING THE PRESENT AND FUTURE; Improvisation; Ensemble; Recordings; Composition for Clavichord and Electronics; APPENDIX: BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS.…”
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The Shock of Recognition : the Books and Music That Have Inspired Me. by Jones, Barry

Table of Contents: “…Cover; About the author; Title Page; Copyright; CONTENTS; 1 LIFE OF MY MIND; Part I MUSIC, THE FOOD OF LOVE; 2 GREAT MUSIC: SIXTY WORKS; 3 EARLY AND BAROQUE MUSIC; FROM HILDEGARD TO BYRD; HILDEGARD OF BINGEN; PÉROTIN; GUILLAUME DUFAY; JOHANNES OCKEGHEM; JOSQUIN DESPRÉZ; THOMAS TALLIS; GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI DA PALESTRINA; WILLIAM BYRD; BAROQUE; CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI; DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE; HENRY PURCELL; FRANÇOIS COUPERIN; ANTONIO VIVALDI; GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN; JEAN PHILIPPE RAMEAU; DOMENICO SCARLATTI; GEORG FRIDERIC HÄNDEL; JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Poet, mystic, transcendental force.…”
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Chamber music : an extensive guide for listeners by Murray, Lucy Millerr

Table of Contents: “…Charles Abramovic (b.1955) -- John Adams (b.1947) -- Thomas Adès (b.1971) -- George Antheil (1900-1959) -- Anton Arensky (1861-1906) -- Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga (1806-1826) -- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) -- Samuel Barber (1910-1981) -- Béla Bartók (1881-1945) -- Arnold Bax (1883-1953) -- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) -- Alban Berg (1885-1935) -- Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) -- Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) -- Ernest Bloch (1880-1959) -- Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) -- Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) -- Pierre Boulez (b.1925) -- Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) -- Frank Bridge (1879-1941) -- Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) -- Michael Brown (b. 1987) -- Max Bruch (1838-1920) -- Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) -- Elliott Carter (1908-2012) -- Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) -- Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) -- Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) -- Aaron Copland (1900-1990) -- John Corigliano (b.1938).…”
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All saints : daily reflections on saints, prophets, and witnesses for our time by Ellsberg, Robert, 1955-

Table of Contents: “…Joseph -- Sebastian Castellio -- Johann Sebastian Bach -- Emmanuel Mounier -- Nicolai Berdyaev -- Oscar Arnulfo Romero -- St. …”

Chamber music : a listener's guide by Keller, James M., 1953-

Table of Contents: “…Piano trio no. 1 in D minor, op. 32 / Anton Arensky -- Trio sonata in G major for flute, viollin, and basso continuo, BWV 1038 ; Sonata sopr'il soggetto reale from Musical Offering, BWV 1079 / Johann Sebastian Bach -- String quartet, op. 11 ; Summer music for wind quintet, op. 31 / Samuel Barber -- String quartet no. 2 ; String quartet no. 3 ; String quarter no. 4 ; String quartet no. 5 ; Sonata for two pianos and percussion ; Contrasts for clarinet, violin, and piano ; String quartet no. 6 / Béla Bartók -- Piano trio in C minor, op. 1, no. 3 ; Trio in B-flat major for clarinet, cello, and piano, op. 11 ; String quartet in B-flat major, op. 18, no. 6 ; Septet in E-flat major for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, and double bass, op. 20 ; Serenade in D major for flute, violin, and viola, op. 25 ; String quintet in C major, op. 29 ; String quartet in F major, op. 59, no. 1, first Razumovsky ; String quartet in E minor, op. 59, no. 2, second Razumovsky ; String quartet in C major, op. 59, no. 3, third Razumovsky ; Piano trio in D major, op. 70, no. 1, Ghost ; Piano trio in E-flat major, op. 70, no. 2 ; String quartet in E-flat major, op. 74, Harp ; String quartet in F minor, op 95, Quartett serioso ; Piano trio in B-flat major, op. 97, Archduke ; String quartet in E-flat major, op. 127 ; String quartet in A minor, op. 132 ; String quartet in B-flat major, op. 130, and Grosse Fuge, op. 133 ; String quartet in C-sharp minor, op. 131 ; String quartet in F major, op. 135 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Lyric suite for string quartet / Alban Berg -- String quartet no. 2 in D major / Alexander Borodin -- Piano trio no. 1 in B major, op. 8 ; String sextet no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 18 ; Piano quartet no. 1 in G minor, op 25 ; Piano quartet no. 2 in A major, op. 26 ; Piano quintet in F minor, op. 34 ; String sextet no. 2 in G major, op. 36 ; Trio in E-flat major for horn, violin, and piano, op. 40 ; String quartet no. 1 in C minor, op 51, no. 1 ; String quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 51, no. 2 ; Piano quartet no. 3 in C minor, op. 60 ; String quartet no. 3 in B-flat major, op. 67 ; Piano trio no. 2 in C major, op. 87 ; String quintet no. 1 in F major, op. 88 ; Piano trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101 ; String quintet no. 2 in G major, op. 111 ; Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello, and piano, op. 114 ; Clarinet quintet in B, op. 115 / Johannes Brahms.…”
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Bach and His B Minor Mass: An Introduction by Herbert Blomstedt. / B Minor Mass by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Chorale 'Jesus bleibet meine Freude'. / Jesu, joy of man's desiring by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Cantata No. 199, BWV 199. by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Contrapunctus 3 from Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080. by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Toccata and Fugue in C major, BWV 564. by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Overture in the French Style in b minor, BWV 831. / Partita by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816. by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007. by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Chorale 'Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'. by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Partita for Violin solo No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006. / Partita for Violin by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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J.S. Bach : a Life in Music. by Williams, Peter, 1937 May 14-2016

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Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10. / Cantata No. 10 by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Partita for Violin solo No. 2 in d minor, BWV 1004. by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Contrapunctus 4 from Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080. by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Contrapunctus 6 from Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080. by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Contrapunctus 2 from Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080. by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Frank Peter Zimmermann - Bach and Me

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Contrapunctus 18, Fuga a 3 soggetti, from Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080. by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Partita No. 2 in c minor, BWV 826. / Partita No. 2 by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Suite from the Orchestral Overtures (BWV 1066, BWV 1068, BWV 1067). by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Music in camera. / Double reed duo by Holliger, Heinz

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Piano sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109 by Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

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Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007. by (1685), Johann Sebastian Bach

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Etude op. 10, no. 4 by Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849

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Music in camera. / Duet no. 3 by Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann, 1710-1784

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Ich habe genug, BWV 82. / Cantata No. 82 by Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

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