Switched-On Bach II
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Switched-On Bach II is a musical album by Wendy Carlos, produced by Carlos and Rachel Elkind and released in 1973.
Talking about Switched-On Bach II, American Record Guide in 2000 said "Switched-On Bach II has the Badinerie, Minuet, and Bourrée from Bach's orchestral suite in B minor, the Inventions in A and A minor, 'Sheep May Safely Graze,' four little pieces from Anna Magdalena's Notebook (including 'Bist du bei mir'), and Brandenburg 5."
In February 1974, Billboard reported that the album sold over 70,000 copies in its first five weeks of release.[1]
Tracks
All composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (except that the four pieces from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach are either doubtful or spurious):
- Selections from Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067:
- Badinerie (1:25)
- Minuet (1:20)
- Bourrée (1:40)
- Two-Part Inventions:
- in A Minor, BWV 784 (1:20)
- in A Major, BWV 783 (1:10)
- "Sheep May Safely Graze", from Cantata No. 208, BWV 208 (5:00)
- Suite from Anna Magdalena Notebook:
- Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 (1:10)
- Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 (1:40)
- "Bist du bei mir", BWV 508 (2:15)
- Marche in D Major, BWV Anh. 122 (1:00)
- Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050:
- Allegro (10:45)
- Affetuoso (5:35)
- Allegro (4:50)
References
External links
- Switched-On Bach II --ESD 81622 at WendyCarlos.com