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| AlbumTitle | Subtitle | Works | Performers | Record Label | Catalog No |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu (The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus)(1787) | Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu, H777 | Ute Schwabe (sop), Christoph Genz (ten), Stephan Genz (bs), Ex Tempore, La Petite Bande dir. Sigiswald Kuijken | Hyperion | CDA67364 |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Magnificat | 1. Magnificat Wq 215; 2. Heilig ist Gott Wq 217; 3. Symphony in D Major Wq 183/1 | Elizabeth Watts (sop), Wiebke Lehmkuhl (alt), Lothar Odinius (ten), Markus Eiche (b), RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin dir. Hans-Christoph Rademann | Harmonia Mundi | HMC 902167 |
| C.P.E. Bach | Sonates pour viol de gambe et basse continue | 1. Sonata in D major for gamba and continuo Wq. 137; 2. Würtemburgische Sonata No. 1 for Harpsichord in A minor Wq. 49/1; 3. Sonata in C major for gamba and continuo; 4. Preussische Sonata No. 3 for Harpsichord in E major; 5. Sonata in g minor for gamba and cembalo | London Baroque | Harmonia Mundi | HMA 1901410 |
| C.P.E. Bach | Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin | 1. Sonata in D Major H. 502; 2. Sonata in C minor H. 514; 3. Sonata in A Major H.535; 4. Sonata in B flat Major H. 513 | Adrian Butterfield (vln), Laurence Cummings (hpsd, clavichord) | ATMA Classique | ACD2 2313 |
| C. P. E. Bach | Keyboard Concertos Vol. 15 | Solo Keyboard Music Vol. 15 | 1. Concerto in D minor Wq 23; 2. Sonatina in E flat Major Wq 105; 3. Concerto in B flat major Wq 35; 4. La Gabriel Wq 117/35; 5. La Philippine Wq 117/34; 6. La Caroline Wq 117/39; 7. Allegretto in F Major Wq 166/19; 8. Allegro in D Major Wq 116/20; 9. Sonata in A minor Wq 65/33; 10. La Xenophon & La Sybille Wq 117/29; 11. La Sophie Wq 117/40; 12. L'Ernestine Wq 199/16; 13. L'Auguste Wq 117/22; 14. Sonata in D Minor Wq 62/15; 15. L'Ernestine Wq 117/38; 16. Andantino in D minor Wq 116/18; 17. La Louise Wq 117/36 | Miklós Spányi (tangent pno, clavichord), Opus X Ensemble dir. Petri Tapio Mattson and Miklós Spányi | BIS | BIS-CD-1422 |
| C. P. E. Bach | Solo Keyboard Music Vol. 17 - Württemberg Sonatas II | 1. Sonata in B flat Major Wq 49/4 (H32); 2. Sonata in E flat Major Wq 49/5 (H34); 3. Sonata in B minor Wq 49/6 (H36) | Miklós Spányi (clavichord) | BIS | BIS-CD-1424 |
| C. P. E. Bach | Solo Keyboard Music Vol. 25 - Sonatas from 1740-47 | 1. Sonata in D Major Wq65/14 (H. 42); 2. Sonata in G Major Wq65/12 (H. 23); 3. Sonata in F minor Wq62/6 (H.40); 4. Sonata in F Major Wq65/21 (H. 52); 5. Sonata in C Major Wq 62/7 (H. 41) | Miklós Spányi (clavichord) | BIS | BIS-CD-1819 |
| C. P. E. Bach | Württemberg Sonatas | 1. Sonata in A minor H30; 2. Sonata in A flat Major H31; 3. Sonata in E minor H33; 4. Sonata in B flat Major H32; 5. Sonata in E flat Major Wq 67 H34; 6. Sonata in B minor H36 | Mahan Esfahani (hpsd) | Hyperion | CDA67995 |
| C. P. E. Bach • J.G. Müthel | Keyboard Music in the Empfindsamer Style | 1. Württemberg Sonata No. 6 in Bminor Wq 49/6 H36 (C.P.E. Bach); 2. Arioso and 12 Variations in G Major (Johann Gottfried Müthel); 3. Arioso and 12 Variations in C minor (Johann Gottfried Müthel); 4. Variations on Folies d'Espagne, Wq118/9 H263 (C.P.E. Bach) | Preethi de Silva (hpsd, fp) | FHR | FHR28 |
| C. P. E. Bach | Portraits de Caractère | 1. Rondo, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor (Kenner V/4), H. 283, Wq. 59/4; 2. La Borchward, polonaise for keyboard in G major, H. 79, Wq. 117/17; 3. La Pott, minuet for keyboard in C major, H. 80, Wq. 117/18; 4. La Gleim, rondo for keyboard in A minor, H. 89, Wq. 117/19; 5. La Bergius, for keyboard in B flat major, H. 90, Wq. 117/20; 6. La Prinzette, for keyboard in F major, H. 91, Wq. 117/21; 7. L'Auguste, polonaise for keyboard in F major, H. 122, Wq. 117/22; 8. L'Herrmann, for keyboard in G minor, H. 92, Wq. 117/21; 9. La Buchholz, for keyboard in D minor, H. 93, Wq. 117/24; 10. La Stahl, for keyboard in D minor, H. 94, Wq. 117/25; 11. La Boehmer, for keyboard in D major ('Murky'), H. 81, Wq. 117/26; 12. Fantasia, for keyboard in C major (Kenner V/6), H. 284, Wq. 59/6; 13. L'Aly Rupalich, for keyboard in C major, H. 95, Wq. 117/27; 14. La complaisante, for keyboard in B flat major, H. 109, Wq. 117/28; 15. Les langueurs tendres, for keyboard in F minor, H. 110, Wq. 117/30; 16. La capricieuse, for keyboard in E minor, H. 113, Wq. 117/33; 17. La Gabriel, for keyboard in C major, H. 97, Wq. | Marcia Hadjimarkos (fortepiano, clavichord) | Zig-Zag Territoires | ZZT 020301 |
| C.P.E. Bach | Symphonies & Concertos | 1. Symphonie in E flat major Wq 179; 2. Concerto for harpsichord, strings and basso continuo Wq. 20; 3. Symphonie in E minor Wq. 178; 4. Concerto for violoncello, strings and basso continuo Wq. 170; 5. Symphonie in G major Wq. 173 | Raphael Alpermann (hpsd), Peter Bruns (vc), Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin | Harmonia Mundi | HMC 901711 |
| Johann Christian Bach | Symphonies and Concertos | 1. Symphony in E flat Major Op. 6 No. 2 (J. C. Bach); 2. Concerto for piano in B Major Op. 13 No. 4 (J. C. Bach); 3. Symphony in G minor (J.C. Bach); 4. Concerto for flute in D minor (C.P.E. Bach) | Raphael Alpermann (fortepiano), Christoph Huntgeburth (fl), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin dir. Stephan Mai | Harmonia Mundi | HMC 901803/HMG 501711 |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Concertos for various instruments | 1. Concerto for flute solo, strings and basso continuo in D Major, Wq. 13; 2. Cello Concerto in A minor, Wq. 170 ; 3. Concerto for oboe solo, strings and basso continuo in B-flatMajor, Wq. 164 | Jan De Winne (fl), Emmanuel Balssa (vc), Marcel Ponseele (oboe), Il Gardellino | Accent | ACC 24285 |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | 1. Cello Concerto in A minor ,Wq. 170 2. Sinfonia No. 5 in B minor, Wq.182; 3. Cello Concerto in A Major, Wq. 172; 4. Trio Sonata in C minor for two violins and continuo, Wq. 161 | Ophélie Gaillard (vc), Pulcinella Orchestra dir. Ophélie Gaillard | Aparté | APO080 | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Four Orchestra-Symphonies (Wq. 181) | Cello Concerto in A Major (Wq. 172) | 1. Orchestra-Symphony in D Major, Wq 181/1; 2. Orchestra-Symphony in B flat Major, Wq 181/2; 3. Orchestra-Symphony in C Major, Wq 181/3; 4. Orchestra-Symphony in A Major, Wq 181/4; 5. Cello Concerto in A Major, Wq. 172 | The English Concert dir. Andrew Manze | Harmonia Mundi | HMU 907403 |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Sei Concerti per il Cembalo Concertato (Wq. 43) | 1. Concerto for Harpsichord, Wq 43: no 1 in F Major/H 471; 2. Concerto for Harpsichord, Wq 43: no 2 in D Major/H 472; 3. Concerto for Harpsichord, Wq 43: no 3 in E flat Major/H 473; 4. Concerto for Harpsichord, Wq 43: no 4 in C minor, H 474; 5. Concerto for Harpsichord, Wq 43: no 5 in G major, H 475; 6. Concerto for Harpsichord, Wq 43: no 6 in C Major/H 476 | Andreas Staier (hpsd), Freiburg Baroque Orchestra | Harmonia Mundi | HMC 902083.84 |
| C.P.E. Bach | Empfindsamkeit! - Symphonies & Concertos | 1. Symphony in F minor Wq 178; 2. Oboe Concertoin E-flat Major Wq165; 3. Harpsichord Concerto in D minor Wq 17; 4. Symphony in D Major Wq 183/1 | Alfredo Bernardini (oboe), Christian Kjos (hpsd), Barokkanerne dir. Alfredo Bernardini | LAWO Classics | LWC 1038 |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Six Symphonies | 1. Symphony in G Major Wq 182/1; 2. Symphony in B flat Major Wq 182/2; 3. Symphony in C Major Wq 182/3; 4. Symphony in A Major Wq 182/4; 5. Symphony in B minor Wq 182/5; 6. Symphony in E Major Wq 182/6 | The Academy of Ancient Music dir. Christopher Hogwood | L'Oiseau Lyre | 443 192-2 |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | The Symphonies for Strings Wq. 182 | 1. Symphony in G Major Wq 182/1; 2. Symphony in B flat Major Wq 182/2; 3. Symphony in C Major Wq 182/3; 4. Symphony in A Major Wq 182/4; 5. Symphony in B minor Wq 182/5; 6. Symphony in E Major Wq 182/6 | The English Concert dir. Trevor Pinnock | Archiv Produktion | 477 5000 |
| C.P.E. Bach | La Folia and other works | 1. Sinfonia a tre voci in D Major H 585; 2. Twelve Variations on "La Folia" Wq 118/9. H 263; 3. Trio Sonata in C minor "sanguineus and Melancholicus" Wq 161/1, H579; 4. Viola da gamba Sonata in D Major Wq 137, H559; 5. Trio Sonata in Bflat Major Wq 158, H584 | The Purcell Quartet: Catherine Macintosh (vln), Elizabeth Wallfisch (vln), Richard Boothby (v da g), Robert Wooley (hpsd) | Helios | CDH55232 |
| Friedrich der Grosse • Graun • Nichelmann • C.P.E. Bach | Music for the Berlin Court | 1. Ouvertüre und Allegro (J. G. Graun); 2. Concerto per il Cembalo concertante (Nichelmann); 3. Concerto in G minor for oboe, Strings and Continuo (J. G. Graun); 4. Concerto per il Viola da Gamba concertata o (J. G. Graun); 5. Sinfonia Nr. 1 (C.P.E. Bach) | Akademie für Alte Musik | Harmonia Mundi | HMC902132 |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Concertos for Flute and String Orchestra | 1. Concerto in A minor Wq 166; 2. Concerto in B flat Major Wq 167 | Stephen Preston (flute) The English Concert dir. Trevor Pinnock | Archiv Produktion | 2533 455 (LP) |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Four Orchestral Symphonies | 1. Symphony in D Major Wq 183/1; 2. Symphony in E flat Major Wq 183/2; 3. Symphony in F Major Wq 183/3; 4. Symphony in G Major Wq 183/4 | Munich Bach Orchestra dir. Karl Richter | Archiv Produktion | 2533 050 (LP) |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Eight Symphonies | 1. Symphony in G Major Wq 182/1; 2. Symphony in B flat Major Wq 182/2; 3. Symphony in C Major Wq 182/3; 4. Symphony in A Major Wq 182/4; 5. Symphony in B minor Wq 182/5; 6. Symphony in E Major Wq 182/6; 7. Symphony in C Major Wq 174; 8. Symphony in D Major Wq 176 | The Academy of Ancient Music dir. Christopher Hogwood | L'Oiseau Lyre | DSLO 557/8 (LP) |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Sonatas and Sonatinas from "Essay on the true art of playing keyboard instruments" (1753) | 1. Sonata No. 1 Wq 63/1; 2. Sonata No. 2 Wq 63/2; 3. Sonata No. 3 Wq 63/3; 4. Sonata No. 4 Wq 63/4; 5. Sonata No. 5 Wq 63/5; 6. Sonata No. 6 Wq 63/6; 7. 6 Sonatine nuove Wq 63/7-12 | Christopher Hogwood (clavichord) | L'Oiseau Lyre | 444 162-2 |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Keyboard Sonatas I | 1. Sonata in G minor H47 Wq 65/17; 2. Sonata in A Major H29 Wq 49/6; 3. Sonata in B flat Major H25 Wq 48/2; 4. Sonata in C minor H27 Wq 4814; 5. Sonata in B flat Major H50 Wq52/1 | Danny Driver (pno) | Hyperion | CDA67786 |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Keyboard Sonatas II | 1. Sonata in F sharp minor H37 Wq 52/4; 2. Sonata in E Major H39 Wq 62/5; 3. Sonata in C minor H121 Wq 65/31; 4. Sonata in A Major H135 Wq 65/32; 5. Sonata No. 5 Wq 63/5; 6.Fantasie in F sharp minor H300 Wq 67; 7. Rondo in D minor H290 Wq 61/4 | Danny Driver (pno) | Hyperion | CDA67908 |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Organ Sonatas | 1. Sonata in A Major Wq 65/32. H. 135; 2. Sonata in G minor Wq 70/6, H. 87; 3. Sonata in D Major Wq 70/5, H. 86; 4. Sonata in F Major Wq 70/3, H.84; 5. Sonata in A minor Wq 70/4, H.85; 6.Sonata No. 2 in B flat Major Wq 70/2, H. 134 | Iain Quinn (org) | Naxos | 8.573424/font> |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Complete Organ Works | 1. Sonata No. 1 in A Major Wq 70/1; 2. Sonata No. 2 in B flat Major Wq 70/2; 3. Sonata in F Major Wq 70/3; 4. Sonata in A minor Wq 70/4; 5. Sonata No. 5 in D Major Wq 70/5; 6. Sonata No. 6 in G minor Wq 70/6; 7. Fantasia and Fugue in C minor Wq 119/7; 8. Adagio for organ in D minor Wq nv 66; 9. Prelude in D Major Wq 70/7; 10. Fugue in D minor; 11. Fugue in E flat Major Wq 119/6 | Herbert Tachezi (org) | Das Alte Werke | 6.35453 (LP) |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | 6 Prussian Sonatas Wq 48 | 1. Sonata No. 1 in F Major Wq 48/1; 2. Sonata No. 2 in B flat Major Wq 48/2; 3. Sonata in E Major Wq 70/3; 4. Sonata in C minor Wq 48/4; 5. Sonata No. 5 in C Major Wq 48/5; 6. Sonata No. 6 in A Minor Wq 48/6 | Bob van Asperen (hpsd) | Das Alte Werke | 6.35460(LP) |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Kammermusik | 1. Quartet in A minor Wq 93; 2. Quartet in D Major Wq 94; 3. Quartet in G Major Wq 95; 4. Sonata in G Major Wq 133; 5. Sonata in D Major Wq 137; 6. Trio Sonata in B minor Wq 143; 7. Trio Sonata in E Major Wq 162 | Freiburger Barocksolisten | Audite | FSM 53 192/3 (LP) |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Odes, Psalms and Lieder | 1. Über die Finsternis kurz vor dem Tode Jesu; 2. Der Frühling; 3. Prüfung am abend; 4. Morgengesang; 5. Bitten; 6. Trost der Erlösing; 7. Passionslied; 8. Die Güte Gottes; 9. Abendlied; 10. Wider den Übermut; 11. Demut; 12. Der 19. Psalm; 13. Der 130. Psalm; 14. Weihnachtslied; 15. Jesus in Gethsemane; 16. Der Tag des Weltgerichts; 17. Der 148. Psalm | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bar), Jörg Demus (fortepiano) | Archiv Produktion | 2533 058 (LP) |
| C.P.E. Bach/J.C. Bach arr. W.A. Mozart | Concertos | 1. Concerto in E Major Wq 14 (C.P.E. Bach); 2. Concerto in G Major Wq 43/5 (C.P.E. Bach); Concerto in D Major (J.C. Bach arr. W.A. Mozart) | The English Concert dir. Trevor Pinnock | CRD | CRD 1011 (LP) |
| C.P.E. Bach | "Hamburg" Harpsichord Concertos | 1. Concerto No. 1 in F Major Wq 43/1; 2. Concerto No. 2 in D Major Wq 43/2; 3. Concerto No. 3 in E flat Major; 4. Concerto No. 4 in C minor Wqu 43/4; 5. Concerto No. 5 in G Major Wq 43/5; 6. Concerto No. 6 in C Major Wq 43/6 | Bob van Asperen (hpsd), Melante '81 Orchestra dir.Bob van Asperen | EMI Reflexe | SB-3929 |
| Arias for Guadagni | The First Modern Castrato | 1. O Lord, whose mercies numberless (David) (Act 1 Scene 5. Aria from Saul, HWV53) (Handel) ; 2. The raptur'd soul (Didymus) (Act 1 Scene 2. Aria from Theodora, HWV68) (Handel); 3. Yet, can I hear that dulcet lay (Hercules) (No 15. Air from The Choice of Hercules, HWV69) (Handel); 4. Destructive war (Cyrus) (Act 3 Scene 3. Aria from Belshazzar, HWV61) (Handel); 5. Ah che dissi! (Enea) (Act 1 Scene 19a. Accompagnato from Didone abbandonata) (Hasse); 6. Se resto sul lido (Enea) (Act 1 Scene 19b. Aria from Didone abbandonata) (Hasse); 7. Odi colˆ la frigia tromba? (Enea) (Act 3 Scene 8a. Fanfare & Recitative from Didone abbandonata) (Hasse); 8. A trionfar mi chiama (Enea) (Act 3 Scene 8b. Aria from Didone abbandonata) (Hasse); 9. Say, lovely Dream! (Extract from The Fairies) (John Christopher Smith); 10. Vengeance, O come inspire me! (Act 2. Aria from Alfred) (Thomas Arne); 11. Orchester-Sinfonie in D major H663 (Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach); 12. Ah! non turbi il mio riposo (Telemaco) (Act 2 Scene 3. Aria from Telemaco) ( Gluck); 15. The Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Act 2 Scene 2a. Ballo from Orfeo ed Euridice) (Gluck) 16. Che puro ciel! (Orfeo) (Act 2 Scene 2b. Arioso from Orfeo ed Euridice) (Gluck) 17. Ahim! Dove trascorsi? (Orfeo) (Act 3 Scene 1a. Recitative from Orfeo ed Euridice) (Gluck) 18. Che far˜ senza Euridice? (Orfeo) (Act 3 Scene 1b. Aria from Orfeo ed Euridice) (Gluck) 19. Pensa a serbarmi, o cara (Gaetano Guadagni) | Iestyn Davies (ct), Arcangelo dir. Jonathan Cohen | Hyperion | CDA67924 |
| Duo | Luca Pianco | Vittorio Ghielmi | 1. Adagio y Ciaccona en do mayor, viola y b.c., (Johann Schenck); 2. "La Capricieuse" en re menor, laúd, (Carl Philip Emanuel Bach); 3. Piezas manuscritas para viola sola: Adagio en re menor, Allegro en la mayor, (Carl Friedrich Abel); 4, Aria "Credete al mio Dolore" de la ópera "Alcina", laúd, (George Frideric Handel); 5. Ciaccona en fa mayor, viola y b.c., (Johann Schenck); 6. "La Caroline" en sol menor, laúd, (Carl Philip Emanuel Bach); 7. Allegro moderato en re menor, viola sola, (Carl Friedrich Abel); 8. Aria "In diesen heil'gen Hallen", viola sola, (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart); 9. Allegro en re mayor, viola sola, (Carl Friedrich Abel); 10. Sonata para viola de gamba y b.c.,(Andreas Lidl); 11. Aria "Che faro' senza Euridice" de la ópera "Orfeo ed Euridice", (Christoph Willibald Gluck) | Luca Pianco (l), Vittorio Ghielmi (v da g) | Harmonia Mundi | HMI 987063 |
| Time Present and Time Past | 1. Variations on "La Follia" (Alessandro Scarlatti); 2. Harpsichord Concerto Op. 4 (Henryk Gorecki); 3. 12 Variations on "Les Folies d'Espagne" (C.P.E. Bach); 4. Concerto grosso in D minor (Francesco Geminiani); 5. Piano Phase for Two Pianos (Steve Reich); 7. Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 1052 (J.S. Bach) | Mahan Esfahani (hpsd), Concerto Köln | Archiv Produktion | 479 4481 | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Volume 2 | 1. Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in G Major Wq. 16; 2. Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings Wq 32 | Malcolm Hamilton (hpsd), The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra dir. Gerard Schwartz | Nonesuch | 79055-1 (LP) |
| J.S. Bach ° C.P.E. Bach ° W.F. Bach ° W.A. Mozart | Fantasias | 1. Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor BWV 903 (J.S. Bach); 2. Fantasia in C minor Wq. 254 (C.P.E. Bach); 3. Fantasia in C major Wq. 59/6 and 61/6 (C.P.E. Bach); 4. Fantasia in D minor Falck 19 (W.F. Bach); 5. Fantasia in D minor KV 397 (W.A. Mozart) | Colin Tilney (hpsd) | Archiv Produktion | 2533 326 (LP) |
| Tanzmusik von der Renaisance bis zum Biedermeir | Dance Music Through the Ages | 1. Polonaise; 2. Polonaise; 3. Polonaise; 4. Polonaise; 5. Polonaise (C. Ph. E. Bach); others var. in 4 CD set | Ulsamer Collegium dir. Eduard Melkus | Archive | 439 964-2 |