巴赫被尊称为「音乐之父」,他是西洋音乐在三百年前的第一个高峰。他代表了巴洛克音乐整体音乐风格的集大成,将德国、义大利和法国三个主要音乐重镇的音乐风格,融合於一身,其对於传统的复音音乐的体现,成为后世创作的标竿,即使在单音音乐来到的古典和浪漫乐派,他还是成为莫札特、贝多芬等人创作的灵感,他在「平均律」钢琴曲集中的前奏曲写作,影响了浪漫时代百年间的作曲家,从萧邦、德布西到史克里亚宾所写的钢琴前奏曲,都以他为模范;他的赋格写作,让莫札特写出第四十一号「天王」交响曲的终乐章、贝多芬后期四重奏、奏鸣曲和交响曲的赋格型式,更在萧士塔高维契的四十八首前奏与赋格中获得现代音乐的肯定;而巴哈自己改编自韦瓦第的协奏曲,则展现他对於同时代义大利音乐的礼讚和瞭解;同时,巴哈在夏康舞曲、帕萨卡格利亚舞曲、郭德堡变奏曲中所展现的庞大变奏手法,则在日后影响了贝多芬写下「狄亚贝里变奏曲」、布拉姆斯写出第四号交响曲等作。对所有学习音乐的人而言,巴哈的音乐是教本也是规范,但对於不识音符的爱乐者而言,巴哈的音乐是放鬆和平衡心性的良药。电视影集和电影,只要想勾勒理性和优雅的意境,没有不从巴哈借用音乐的,「人魔」里的郭德堡变奏曲、「飞狼」里的无伴奏大提琴等等例子,说明了巴哈雅俗共赏的美感。在这六张CD之中,收录了巴哈音乐的各种面貌,从崇高的圣乐、到脱俗的器乐曲、再到最让人兴奋的协奏曲和最静謐的独奏作品,揭露巴哈音乐的美感,省去了爱乐的您在唱片行寻寻觅觅的困扰。
This 6CD collection features music from one of the greatest composers of all time including: the Brandenburg Concertos, Toccata & Fugue, Suite No. 1 for cello and many many more.
Bach 100 Best is a broad survey of the music of J.S. Bach, drawn from the master's choral works, concertos, keyboard pieces, and other compositions that are regarded as his greatest music. Bearing in mind that these selections date from the late decades of the 20th century, there is some reason to be concerned over the age of the recordings and the slight variability of sound quality, which is inevitable in a six-disc collection. However, the preponderance of historically informed performances by leaders in the field of early music and the extremely high quality of the playing make other considerations small. The list of works sampled here include the Mass in B minor, the cantatas, the St. John Passion, the St. Matthew Passion, the Brandenburg Concertos, the violin concertos, the orchestral suites, the Goldberg Variations, the cello suites, and other pieces that have long been the most popular of Bach's oeuvre. EMI's roster of artists includes Jordi Savall, Ton Koopman, Gustav Leonhardt, Fabio Biondi, Monica Huggett, Christian Tetzlaff, Lionel Rogg, Elizabeth Wallfisch, Andrew Parrott, Jonathan Rees, Ralph Kirshbaum, Bob van Asperen, and several other distinguished performers, so this is a fine introduction to both Bach's music and the excellent musicians represented here.
CD 1 -
The Sacred Genius Of Bach
79.03
CD 2 -
Bach The Church Musician
77.52
CD 3 -
Bach The Impresario
77.15
CD 4 - The Dazzling Concertos Of Bach 79.08
CD 5 - Bach The Chamber Musician 75.54
CD 6 - Bach The Virtuoso 78.02