Compositions of Bach, chiefly organ works, transcribed for orchestra by well-known composers. Program notes in English by Gregory Van Den Toorn, with German and French translations (19 p.) inserted in container. Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor. Recorded on October 6-7, 1999, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California.
Contents:
Toccata & fugue in D minor, BWV 565 / arr. by Leopold Stokowski -- Fantasy & fugue in C minor, BWV 537 / arr. by Edward Elgar -- Ricercare no. 2 from the Musical offering, BWV 1079 / arr. by Anton Webern -- Prelude & fugue in E-flat major, "St. Anne," BWV 552 / arr. by Arnold Schoenberg -- Fugue in G minor, "Little," BWV 578 / arr. by Leopold Stokowski -- Suite for organ, harpsichord & orchestra (from Orchestra suites nos. 2 & 3) / arr. by Gustav Mahler.
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