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WILHELM FRIEDEMANN BACH (1710 - 1784)
The eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann was born in 1710 in Weimar and was taught by his father, after 1723, when the family moved to Leipzig, becoming a pupil at the Thomasschule. He spent four years at the University of Leipzig, before finding employment as organist at the Sophienkirche in Dresden and subsequently, with unhappy results, at the Liebfrauenkirche in Halle. From 1764 until his death twenty years later he held no official position, although he had been widely recognised as one of the most distinguished organists of his time and had mastered very thoroughly the lessons taught him by his father. His own tendency to the freedom of thought of the Enlightenment had not endeared him to his Pietist superiors in Halle and independence of character rendered him gradually less employable, within the restrictive circumstances of his time.
Keyboard Music
W.F. Bach wrote a number of harpsichord sonatas, fantasias and shorter dance pieces. His contrapuntal command was shown in a series of fugues that also reflect something of his known distinction in organ improvisation. His Concerto for two harpsichords combines the Baroque and the newly developing classical style of his time.
Orchestral Music
Bach left a number of harpsichord concertos and sinfonias.
Chamber Music
Chamber music by W.F. Bach includes a set of flute duets and trio sonatas.
Church Music
The exigencies of his employment led Bach to the composition of a number of church cantatas.
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BACH FAMILY (MUSIC OF THE) |
Capriccio C51117 |
Chamber Music, Choral - Sacred, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Chamber Music, Choral - Sacred
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BACH FAMILY (Sacred Music) |
Capriccio C49432 |
Choral - Sacred
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BACH FAMILY (Sacred Music) |
Capriccio C7100 |
Choral - Sacred
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BACH SONS (THE) – BACH, J.C.F. / BACH, W.F. / BACH, C.P.E. / BACH, J.C. (Music of the Bach Sons) (Concerto Koln) |
Capriccio C10283 |
Orchestral
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BACH, C.P.E. / BACH, W.F.: Sinfonias |
Naxos 8.553289 |
Orchestral
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BACH, C.P.E.: Keyboard Concerto, Wq. 14 / BACH, W.F.: Harpsichord Concerto, Fk. 41 / BACH, J.C.: Harpsichord Concerto, W. C73 (Schornsheim) |
Capriccio C10580 |
Concerto
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BACH, C.P.E.: Sinfonia, Wq. 179 / BACH, J.S.: Suite (Overture) No. 5 / BACH, J.C.F.: Sinfonia, W. 1/3 (Music of Bach's Sons) (Labadie) |
Dorian Sono Luminus DOR-90239 |
Orchestral
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BACH, J.S.: Organ Music (Jacobson) |
Proprius PROP7773-75 |
Instrumental
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BACH, W.F.: 6 Duets for 2 Flutes (Patrick Gallois, Kazunori Seo) |
Naxos 8.573768 |
Instrumental
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BACH, W.F.: Cantatas - Fk. 80, 83, 85 and 89 (Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, H. Max) |
Capriccio C5083 |
Choral - Sacred, Orchestral, Choral - Sacred, Orchestral, Choral - Sacred, Orchestral, Choral - Sacred
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BACH, W.F.: Cantatas (L'arpa festante, Otto) (NTSC) |
Accentus Music ACC-20103 |
Classical Concert
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BACH, W.F.: Cantatas, Vol. 1 - Lasset uns ablegen / Es ist eine Stimme eines Predigers (Max) |
Capriccio C10425 |
Choral - Sacred
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BACH, W.F.: Cantatas, Vol. 2 - Fk. 64, 83, 85 (Max) |
Capriccio C10426 |
Choral - Sacred, Orchestral, Choral - Sacred, Orchestral, Choral - Sacred
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BACH, W.F.: Fantasias / Fugues / Sonatas (Spiri) |
Oehms Classics OC569 |
Instrumental
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BACH, W.F.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 1 - 12 Polonaises / Sonata, Fk. 3 (Hill) |
Naxos 8.557966 |
Instrumental
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BACH, W.F.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 2 - 8 Fugues, Fk. 31 / Fantasias (J. Brown) |
Naxos 8.570530 |
Instrumental
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BACH, W.F.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 3 - Sonatas, Fk. 2, 4, 5, 9 / Suite, Fk. 24 (J. Brown) |
Naxos 8.572814 |
Instrumental
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BACH, W.F.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 4 - Keyboard Sonatas, Fk. 1b, 3 and 202 / Concerto for 2 Harpsichords, Fk. 10 (J. Brown, Baird) |
Naxos 8.573027 |
Instrumental, Concerto, Instrumental, Concerto, Instrumental
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BACH, W.F.: Keyboard Works, Vol. 5 - Keyboard Sonatas, Fk. 6a, 7, 8, 200, 201 and 204 (J. Brown) |
Naxos 8.573177 |
Instrumental
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BACH, W.F.: Organ Works (J. Brown) |
Naxos 8.570571 |
Instrumental
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BACH, W.F.: Piano Music (Spiri) |
Oehms Classics OC431 |
Instrumental
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BAROQUE CHRISTMAS |
Capriccio C5217 |
Choral - Sacred
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CAPRICCIO 20 PRIZE-WINNING YEARS |
Capriccio C14869 |
Concerto
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Chamber Music - BACH, J.S. / BACH, W.F. / BACH, C.P.E. / BACH, J.C. (Family Matters) (Musica Novantica Vienna) |
Gramola Records Gramola98877 |
Chamber Music
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Chamber Music - QUANTZ, J.J. / FREDERICK II / MOZART, W.A. / HAYDN, J. / BACH, C.P.E. / BACH, W.F. (Potsdam Meets Vienna) (Musica Novantica Vienna) |
Gramola Records Gramola98790 |
Instrumental
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Choral Music (Sacred) - BACH, J.S. / SCHUBERT, F. / ZELENKA, J.D. / SCHEIN, J.H. / HANDEL, G.F. / SCHUTZ, H. / BRUCKNER, A. / SCHUBERT, F. |
Capriccio C49337 |
Choral - Sacred
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Flute Music - MOZART, W.A. / BACH, W.F. / BLAVET, M. / TELEMANN, G.P. / DEVIENNE, F. (Magic Flutes) (Rampal, Arimany) |
Delos DE3226 |
Instrumental
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Flute Recital: Haupt, Eckart - QUANTZ, J.J. / BACH, W.F. / DE BOISMORTIER, J.B. / GOLDBERG, J.G. / HEINICHEN, J.D. (Hofische Barockmusik) |
Capriccio C10471 |
Chamber Music
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Keyboard Recital: Schornsheim, Christine - BACH, C.P.E. / BACH, W.F. / BACH, J.C. / KIRNBERGER, J.P. / MUTHEL, J.G. / NICHELMANN, C. |
Capriccio C49541 |
Concerto
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Orchestral Music – BACH, J.C.F. / BACH, W.F. / BACH, C.P.E. / BACH, J.C. (Music of the Bach Sons) (Concerto Köln) |
Capriccio C8007 |
Orchestral
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Orchestral Music - VIVALDI, A. / DURANTE, F. / MOZART, W.A. / KRAUS, J.M. / GOSSEC, F.-J. / BRUNETTI, G. (Concerto Köln) (10-CD Box Set) |
Capriccio C7305 |
Orchestral
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SAINT-SAENS, C.: Oboe Sonata in D Major / POULENC, F.: Oboe Sonata / BRITTEN, B.: 6 Metamorphoses after Ovid / SCHUMANN, R.: 3 Romanzen (Vogel) |
Delos DE3235 |
Chamber Music |
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