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Sleepers Wake!, from Cantata BWV 140Empire Brass, Douglas Major, organ (National Cathedral)

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Sleepers Wake!, from Cantata BWV 140Empire Brass, Douglas Major, organ (National Cathedral)
Magnificat in E-flat, BWV 243aCarolyn Sampson, soprano; Ingeborg Danz, alto; Mark Padmore, tenor; Sebastien Noack, bass; Collegium Vocale Gent, Philippe Herreweghe, conductor

Fuga sopra il Magnificat, BWV 733Douglas Lawrence, organ (Rieger organ, The Scots' Church, Melbourne, Australia)
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat, BWV 890, from Book II of The Well-Tempered ClavierAndras Schiff, piano
Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

Cantata BWV 62 Nun komm, der Heiden HeilandYukari Nonoshita, soprano, Robin Blaze, alto, Makoto Sakurada, tenor, Peter Kooij, bass, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Chorale prelude: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 661His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts, Timothy Roberts, director
Golberg Variations, BWV 988 (excerpts)Catrin Finch, harp

Cantata BWV 61 Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland [I]Christine Schäfer, soprano, Werner Güra,tenor, Gerald Finley, bass, Arnold Schoenberg Choir & Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor
Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659Nikolai Demidenko, piano
Cantata BWV 36 Schwingt freudig euch emporSibylla Rubens, soprano, Christoph Pregardien, tenor, Peter Kooy, bass, Collegium Vocale, Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
Chorale preludes: Herr Christ, der einge Gottes-Sohn (Lord Christ, only Son of God), BWV 601, and Lob sei dem allmächtigen (Praise Be to God Almighty), BWV 602Gerhard Weinberger, organ (Joachim Wagner organ at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway)

Ach bleib' bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 649Jonathan Plowright, piano
Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn, BWV 648Jonathan Plowright, piano
Fantasia in G, BWV 572Jonathan Plowright, piano
Cantata BWV 116 Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu ChristSibylla Rubens, soprano, Annette Markert, alto, Christoph Prégardien, tenor, Klaus Mertens, bass, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Ton Koopman, conductor
Andante from Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047Jonathan Plowright, piano
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047Friedemann Immer, trumpet, Christopher Krueger, recorder, Mac Schachman, oboe, Daniel Stepner, violin, Boston Baroque, Martin Pearlman, conductor

Prelude and Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552 St. AnneBoston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041Renaud Capucon, violin, Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Cantata BWV 139, Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen GottYukari Nonoshita, soprano, Robin Blaze, counter-tenor, Makoto Sakurada, tenor, Peter Kooij, bass, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Aria and Menuet from French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813Renaud Capucon, violin, Gautier Capucon, cello

Piece d'orgue, BWV 572Olivier Latry, organ (Cavaille-Coll organ at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris)
Fugue in G minor, BWV 578, LittleOlivier Latry, organ (Cavaille-Coll organ at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris)
Cantata BWV 125 Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahinSarah Wagener, soprano, Benno Schachtner, alto, Sebastian Kohlhepp, tenor, Thomas E. Bauer, bass, Chorus Musicus of Cologne and Das Neue Orchester, Christoph Spering, conductor
Trio Sonata in C, BWV 529Isabelle Faust and Bernhard Forck, violins, Jan Freiheit, cello, Raphael Alpermann, harpsichord

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1Cantata BWV 146 Wir mussen durch viel Trubsal in das Reich Gottes eingehenBrigitte Geller, soprano, William Towers, alto, Mark Padmore, tenor, Julian Clarkson, bass, Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, conductor3×
2Missa Brevis in G, BWV 236Cantus Cölln, Konrad Junghänel2×
3Missa Brevis in A, BWV 234Cantus Coelln, Konrad Junghaenel2×
4Cantata BWV 39 Brich dem Hungrigen dein BrotJayne West, soprano, Pamela Dellal, alto, Mark McSweeney, bass, Emmanuel Music, Craig Smith conductor2×
5Cantata BWV 129 Gelobet sei der Herr, mein GottRuth Holton, soprano, Daniel Taylor, alto, Peter Harvey, bass, Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, conductor2×
6Cantata BWV 172 Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten!Barbara Schlick, soprano, Kai Wessel, alto, Christoph Pregardien, tenor, Klaus Mertens, bass, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir, Ton Koopman, conductor2×
7Sonata for Solo Violin in C, BWV 1005Alina Ibragimova, violin2×
8Suite No. 2 in D minor for solo cello, BWV 1008Pieter Wispelwey, cello2×
9Cantata BWV 87 Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten in meinem NamenRobin Blaze, counter-tenor, Makoto Sakurada, tenor, Peter Kooij, bass, Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki, conductor2×
10Partita No. 4 in D, BWV 828David Fray, piano2×