Bach, J S: Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6

This page lists all recordings of Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6, by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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J. S. Bach - Alio modo

Passacaglia & other keyboard works transcribed for viols

Bach, J S:

Fughetta super 'Dies sind die heilgen zehen Gebot', BWV679

Chorale Prelude BWV672 'Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit'

Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6

Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV582

Fantasia in G major, BWV572

Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 22 in B flat minor, BWV867

Chorale Prelude BWV686 'Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir'

Fugue in E flat major, BWV552/2 'St Anne'

Christe, aller Welt (Riemenschneider)

Chorale Prelude BWV671 'Kyrie, Gott heiliger Geist'

Chorale Prelude BWV678 'Dies sind die heilgen zehn Gebot'

Chorale Prelude BWV680 'Wir glauben all an einen Gott' ('Giant Fugue')

Chorale Prelude BWV684 'Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam'

Prelude & Fugue Book 2 No. 11 in F major, BWV880

Prelude & Fugue Book 2 No. 16 in G minor, BWV885

Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 4 in C sharp minor, BWV849

Fretwork

“The world's leading viol consort” The Independent

Harmonia Mundi - HMU907395

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Bach/Webern Ricercar

Bach, J S:

Cantata BWV4 'Christ lag in Todesbanden' (Easter Cantata)

Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6

arr. Webern

Webern:

String Quartet, Op. post. (1905)

version for chamber orchestra

Five movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909)

(version for string orchestra)

Muenchener Kammerorchester & Hilliard Ensmble, Christoph Poppen

“Both enlightening and immensely rewarding” - Erik Levi, BBC Music Magazine

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ECM New Series - 4619122

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Bach - Organ Works Volume 15

Bach, J S:

Organ Concerto in G major (after Johann Ernst), BWV592

Chorale Preludes II, BWV645-650 'Schübler Chorales'

Couperin Aria in F major, BWV587

Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6

Organ Concerto in A minor (after Vivaldi), BWV593

Organ Concerto in D minor (after Vivaldi), BWV596

Gerhard Weinberger (Zacharias Hildebrandt Organ, Naumburg, St. Wenzel, built 1743-46)

“Weinberger's version [of Bach’s Ricercar from The Musical Offering] is the most powerful I have ever heard, but the real distinction is that the tremendous strength continues unabated from beginning to end. I felt totally drained by the conclusion, and I think it is fair to say that the reading is one that no listener would ever forget.” MusicWeb

CPO - 7770182

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A Musical Offering

The Complete Instrumental Trio Sonatas

Bach, J S:

Trio Sonata in G major, BWV1038

Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6

Trio Sonata in G major, BWV1039

Trio Sonata from the Musical Offering BWV1079

Trio Sonata in C major, BWV1037

Florilegium

Channel - CCS14598

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J. S. Bach - Organ Miniatures

Bach, J S:

Allabreve in D major, BWV589

Prelude & 'Fiddle' Fugue in D minor, BWV539

Couperin Aria in F major, BWV587

Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV551

Fasch Trio in C minor, BWV585

Prelude & Fugue in G major, BWV550

Duets Nos. 1-4, BWV802-805

Fantasia con imitatione in B minor BWV563

Trio in D minor, BWV583

Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV561

Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 3

Fugue in G major, BWV577 'a la gigue'

Prelude & Fugue in D minor BWV549a

Pastorale in F major, BWV590

Prelude in A minor, BWV569

Fugue in G minor, BWV578 'Little'

Trio in G major (transcription) BWV1027a

Prelude in G major, BWV568

Fugue in G major, BWV576

Toccata in E major, BWV566

Fantasia in C major, BWV570

Fugue in C minor, BWV575

Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV535

Canzona in D minor, BWV588

Trio in G major, BWV586 (from a theme by Telemann?)

Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6

Prelude & Fugue in E minor, BWV533

Christopher Herrick (organ)

'An attractive way of gathering up some of Bach's less obvious masterpieces, and they are all splendidly played, and recorded on a fine Swiss organ' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

Hyperion - CDA67211/2

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J.S. Bach: The Works for Organ Volume XVII

Bach, J S:

Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6

Prelude & Fughetta in F major, BWV901

Fugue in B flat major, BWV955

Prelude & Fughetta in G major, BWV902

Fugue in D minor, BWV948

Fugue in A minor, BWV958

Prelude & Partita del tuono terzo in F major, BWV833

Fugue in B flat major, BWV954

Fugue in E minor, BWV945

Fantasia in C minor, BWV919

Prelude & Fughetta in G major, BWV902

Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV944

Fantasia in A minor, BWV922

Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV992

Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 3

Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6

(alternative registration)

The Art of Fugue, BWV1080

Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV668a

Kevin Bowyer (organ)

The last ten years of his life saw Bach developing a private preoccupation with the technical and musical possibilities surrounding strict fugal and canonic polyphony. The publication of the Goldberg Variations (BWV 988, 1742), with nine strict canons (to which an appendix of an additional fourteen has been recently discovered), the Musical Offering (BWV 1079, 1747), containing alongside two excellent ricercari, nine cerebrally devised canons in varying forms, and the canonic variations on Vom Himmel hoch (BWV 769, see Volume XI in this series), clearly reflect Bach’s increasing obsession with this type of composition. It comes as no surprise, therefore, to find that during the same period, Bach began another series of canons and fugues under the title The Art of Fugue

Nimbus Kevin Bowyer Bach Organ Works - NI5738/40

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Bach: The Complete Organ Music

Bach, J S:

Trio Sonatas Nos. 1-6, BWV525-530

Chorale Preludes IV, BWV669-689 'German Organ Mass'

Organ Concerto in C major (after Vivaldi), BWV594

Organ Concerto in A minor (after Vivaldi), BWV593

Organ Concerto in D minor (after Vivaldi), BWV596

Fugue in B minor on a theme by Corelli, BWV579

Organ Concerto in G major (after Johann Ernst), BWV592

Organ Concerto in C major (after Johann Ernst), BWV595

Fugue in C minor on a theme by Legrenzi, BWV574

Fantasia (Concerto) in G major, BWV571

Chorale Prelude BWV758 'O Vater, allmächtiger Gott'

Organ Concerto in E flat major, BWV597

Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV531

Chorale Preludes I, BWV599-644 'Orgelbüchlein'

Chorale Preludes III, BWV651-668 'Leipzig Chorales' ('The Great Eighteen')

Chorale Preludes II, BWV645-650 'Schübler Chorales'

Chorale Preludes V, BWV690-713 'Kirnberger Chorales'

Fantasia & Fugue in G minor, BWV542 'Great'

Fantasia in C minor, BWV562

Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV543

Prelude & Fugue in D major, BWV532

Prelude & Fugue in B minor, BWV544

Prelude & Fugue in G major, BWV541

Prelude & Fugue in E flat major, BWV552 'St Anne'

Prelude & Fugue in C minor, BWV546

Fantasia in G major, BWV572

Prelude & Fugue in E minor, BWV548 'Wedge'

Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV547

Prelude & Fugue in F minor, BWV534

Fantasia & Fugue in C minor, BWV537

Prelude & Fugue in A major, BWV536

Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV545

Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV565

Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV564

Toccata & Fugue in F major, BWV540

Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV538 'Dorian'

Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV582

Fugue in G minor, BWV578 'Little'

Allabreve in D major, BWV589

Prelude & Fugue in E minor, BWV533

Prelude in A minor, BWV569

Pastorale in F major, BWV590

Prelude & Fugue in D minor BWV549a

Fugue in G major, BWV577 'a la gigue'

Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 3

Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV561

Trio in D minor, BWV583

Fantasia con imitatione in B minor BWV563

Duets Nos. 1-4, BWV802-805

Prelude & Fugue in G major, BWV550

Fasch Trio in C minor, BWV585

Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV551

Couperin Aria in F major, BWV587

Prelude & 'Fiddle' Fugue in D minor, BWV539

Trio in G major (transcription) BWV1027a

Prelude in G major, BWV568

Fugue in G major, BWV576

Toccata in E major, BWV566

Fantasia in C major, BWV570

Fugue in C minor, BWV575

Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV535

Canzona in D minor, BWV588

Trio in G major, BWV586 (from a theme by Telemann?)

Musical Offering, BWV1079: Ricercar a 6

Herr Christ, der einig Gottes Sohn BWV-Anhang 55

Fantasia in C (unfinished) BWV573

Fugue in C minor (unfinished) BWV562ii

Chorale Prelude BWV764 'Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern' (unfinished)

Chorale Prelude BWV753 'Jesu, meine Freude' (unfinished)

Pedal-Exercitium, BWV598

Chorale Prelude BWV762 'Vater unser im Himmelreich'

Chorale Prelude BWV741 'Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh darein'

Chorale Prelude BWV743 'Ach, was ist doch unser Leben'

Fugue in D major, BWV580

Chorale Prelude BWV747 'Christus, der uns selig macht'

Chorale Prelude BWV754 'Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier'

Chorale Prelude BWV723 'Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ'

Prelude in C major, BWV567

Fugue in C major, BWV946

Chorale Prelude BWV758 'O Vater, allmächtiger Gott'

Kleines harmonisches Labyrinth, BWV591

Chorale Prelude BWV755 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g'mein'

Chorale Prelude BWV765 'Wir glauben all' an einen Gott'

Trio in G minor, BWV584

Chorale Prelude BWV653b 'An Wasserflüssen Babylon'

Chorale Prelude BWV730 'Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier'

Chorale Prelude BWV731 'Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier'

Chorale Prelude BWV736 'Valet will ich dir geben'

Fantasia super 'Valet will ich dir geben', BWV735

Chorale Prelude BWV728 'Jesu, meine Zuversicht'

Fantasia sopra Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV718

Chorale Prelude BWV717 'Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr'

Fuga super 'Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr', BWV 716

Chorale Prelude BWV715 'Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr'

Chorale Prelude BWV725 'Herr Gott, dich loben wir'

Chorale Prelude BWV721 'Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre Gott'

Fuga sopra il Magnificat 'Meine Seele erhebt den Herren', BWV733

Chorale Prelude BWV740 'Wir glauben all'an einen Gott, Vater'

Chorale Prelude BWV726 'Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'

Chorale Prelude BWV720 'Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott'

Chorale Prelude BWV727 'Herzlich tut mich verlangen'

Chorale Prelude BWV739 'Wie schön leuchte der Morgenstern'

Chorale Prelude BWV734 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein'

Chorale Prelude BWV738 'Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her'

Chorale Prelude BWV724 'Gott durch deine Güte' or 'Gottes Sohn ist kommen'

Chorale Prelude BWV722 'Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ'

Chorale Prelude BWV732 'Lobt Gott, ihr Christen, allzugleich'

Chorale Prelude BWV729 'In dulci jubilo'

Chorale Partita BWV768 'Sei gegrusset, Jesu gütig'

Canonic Variations on the Christmas Hymn 'Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her', BWV769

Chorale Partita BWV766 'Christ, der du bist der heilige Tag'

Chorale Partita BWV767 'O Gott, du frommer Gott'

Chorale Partita BWV770 'Ach, was soll ich Sunder machen?'

Chorale Preludes from the Neumeister Collection, BWV714, 719, 737, 742, 957 & 1090-1120

Eight Small Preludes & Fugues, BWV553-560

Chorale Prelude BWV759 'Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele'

Chorale Prelude BWV752 'Jesu, der du meine Seele'

Chorale Prelude BWV763 'Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern'

Chorale Prelude BWV757 'O Herre Gott, dein göttliches Wort'

Chorale Prelude BWV760 'Vater unser im Himmelreich'

Chorale Prelude BWV761 'Vater unser im Himmelreich'

Chorale Prelude BWV745 'Aus der Tiefe rufe ich'

Chorale Prelude BWV746 'Christ ist erstanden'

Chorale Prelude BWV744 'Auf meinen lieben Gott'

Chorale Prelude BWV748 Anh. 172 'Gott der Vater wohn uns bei'

Fugue in G major, BWV581

Chorale Prelude BWV756 'Nun ruhen alle Wälder'

Chorale Prelude BWV749 'Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend'

Chorale Prelude BWV750 'Herr Jesu Christ, meines Lebens Licht'

Chorale Prelude BWV751 'In dulci jubilo'

Chorale Partita BWV771 'Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr'

Christopher Herrick (organ)

'Let me say without hesitation that Herrick’s performances are models of clarity, accuracy, precision and musicality … this is a complete Bach that has plenty of character and verve and which would bear repeated listening' (Choir and Organ)

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