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The Complete 1950s Bach Recordings on ArchivRalph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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There was a time when harpsichordist Ralph Kirkpatrick was the avante-garde in historically informed performance practice and the dernier cri of the period instrument movement. Of course, that time was the late '50s and early '60s and times have changed. What was once the avante-garde is now the rear guard and what was once the dernier cri is just another cry in the streets. But shorn of its foreign appellations and either its modernity or its nostalgia, how does Ralph Kirkpatrick's Bach hold up almost half a century later?Magnificently, as it turns out: Kirkpatrick was a terrific player and a tremendous musician and his recordings of Bach on Archiv are as good as the best ever recorded. His technique was superb, and nothing in Bach, not the most gnarly passages nor the most gnomic pages, is beyond him. His interpretations were sublime, and nothing in Bach, not the most exalted pages nor the funniest pages, is beyond him. On those grounds alone, Kirkpatrick's reputation is secure against the fashion of time. But aside from his technique and his interpretations, there was Kirkpatrick's tone: enormous but intimate, full but delicate, warm with overtones and partials, and clear with brightness and brilliance. It could be argued that no harpsichordist since Kirkpatrick played with a more robust, subtle, and beautiful tone. Deutsche Grammophon's original sound was rich and deep in its time and this remastering is even better.
© James Leonard, All Music Guide
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerEnglish Suite No.1 in A, BWV806 WorkRecorded 1956
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 1 | 1.Prelude | 1:56 | $0.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Allemande | 3:48 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Courante 1 | 1:36 | $0.49 | |||
| 4 | 4.Courante 2; 5.Double 1; 6.Double 2 | 2:53 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 7.Sarabande | 3:58 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 8.Bourrée 1; 9.Bourrée 2 | 4:05 | $0.99 | |||
| 7 | 10.Gigue | 2:28 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerEnglish Suite No.2 in A-, BWV807 WorkRecorded 1956
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 8 | 1.Prelude | 4:56 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 2.Allemande | 3:18 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 3.Courante | 1:41 | $0.49 | |||
| 11 | 4.Sarabande | 3:39 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 4b.Sarabande 2 | 2:01 | $0.99 | |||
| 13 | 5.Bourrée 1 and 2 | 4:16 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 6.Gigue | 3:18 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerEnglish Suite No.3 in G-, BWV808 WorkRecorded 1956
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 15 | 1.Prelude | 3:01 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | 2.Allemande | 2:43 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | 3.Courante | 2:04 | $0.99 | |||
| 18 | 4.Sarabande | 3:30 | $0.99 | |||
| 19 | 4a.Sarabande (alternate ornaments) | 1:48 | $0.49 | |||
| 20 | 5.Gavotte 1 and 2 ('La musette') | 3:06 | $0.99 | |||
| 21 | 6.Gigue | 2:47 | $0.99 | |||
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerEnglish Suite No.4 in F, BWV809 WorkRecorded 1956
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 1 | 1.Prelude | 4:22 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Allemande | 3:23 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Courante | 1:24 | $0.49 | |||
| 4 | 4.Sarabande | 2:37 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 5.Menuet 1 and 2 | 3:43 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 6.Gigue | 3:27 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerEnglish Suite No.5 in E-, BWV810 WorkRecorded 1956
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 7 | 1.Prelude | 4:22 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 2.Allemande | 3:17 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 3.Courante | 1:55 | $0.49 | |||
| 10 | 4.Sarabande | 3:11 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 5.Passepied 1 ('en Rondeau') and 2 | 3:23 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 6.Gigue | 2:53 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerEnglish Suite No.6 in D-, BWV811 WorkRecorded 1956
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 13 | 1.Prelude | 7:40 | $1.49 | |||
| 14 | 2.Allemande | 3:36 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | 3.Courante | 2:13 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | 4.Sarabande; 5.Double | 4:24 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | 6.Gavotte 1 and 2 | 3:58 | $0.99 | |||
| 18 | 7.Gigue | 3:33 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerFrench Suite No.1 in D- BWV812 WorkRecorded 1957
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 19 | 1.Allemande | 2:59 | $0.99 | |||
| 20 | 2.Courante | 1:50 | $0.49 | |||
| 21 | 3.Sarabande | 2:46 | $0.99 | |||
| 22 | 4.Menuet 1 and 2 | 2:52 | $0.99 | |||
| 23 | 5.Gigue | 3:24 | $0.99 | |||
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerFrench Suite No.2 in C-, BWV813 WorkRecorded 1957
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 1 | 1.Allemande | 3:29 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Courante | 1:59 | $0.49 | |||
| 3 | 3.Sarabande | 3:16 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Air | 1:23 | $0.49 | |||
| 5 | 5.Menuet 1 and 2 | 1:15 | $0.49 | |||
| 6 | 6.Gigue | 2:26 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerFrench Suite No.3 in B-, BWV814 WorkRecorded 1957
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 7 | 1.Allemande | 2:41 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 2.Courante | 1:56 | $0.49 | |||
| 9 | 3.Sarabande | 3:06 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 4.Anglaise | 1:16 | $0.49 | |||
| 11 | 5.Menuet and Trio | 2:39 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 6.Gigue | 1:56 | $0.49 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerFrench Suite No.4 in Eb, BWV815 WorkRecorded 1957
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 13 | 1.Allemande | 2:17 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 2.Courante | 1:46 | $0.49 | |||
| 15 | 3.Sarabande | 3:17 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | 4.Gavotte | 1:15 | $0.49 | |||
| 17 | 6.Menuet | 0:44 | $0.49 | |||
| 18 | 5.Air | 1:49 | $0.49 | |||
| 19 | 7.Gigue | 2:12 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerFrench Suite No.5 in G, BWV816 WorkRecorded 1957
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 20 | 1.Allemande | 2:30 | $0.99 | |||
| 21 | 2.Courante | 1:45 | $0.49 | |||
| 22 | 3.Sarabande | 4:30 | $0.99 | |||
| 23 | 4.Gavotte | 1:05 | $0.49 | |||
| 24 | 5.Bourrée | 1:18 | $0.49 | |||
| 25 | 6.Louré | 2:04 | $0.99 | |||
| 26 | 7.Gigue | 3:27 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerFrench Suite No.6 in E, BWV817 WorkRecorded 1957
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 27 | 1.Allemande | 2:26 | $0.99 | |||
| 28 | 2.Courante | 1:32 | $0.49 | |||
| 29 | 3.Sarabande | 3:14 | $0.99 | |||
| 30 | 4.Gavotte | 1:04 | $0.49 | |||
| 31 | 5.Polonaise | 1:29 | $0.49 | |||
| 32 | 6.Bourrée | 1:34 | $0.49 | |||
| 33 | 7.Menuet | 1:24 | $0.49 | |||
| 34 | 8.Gigue | 2:05 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerFantasia and Fugue in A-, BWV944 WorkRecorded 1957
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 35 | Fantasia and Fugue in A-, BWV944 | 5:38 | $0.99 | |||
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerGoldberg Variations, BWV988 (Clavier-Übung IV) WorkRecorded 1958
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 1 | Aria | 2:06 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | Variation 1 (a 1 clav.) | 1:06 | $0.49 | |||
| 3 | Variation 2 (a 1 clav.) | 1:16 | $0.49 | |||
| 4 | Variation 3 (canone all'unisuono a 1 clav.) | 1:56 | $0.49 | |||
| 5 | Variation 4 (a 1 clav.) | 0:39 | $0.49 | |||
| 6 | Variation 5 (a 1 o vero 2 clav.) | 0:48 | $0.49 | |||
| 7 | Variation 6 (canone alla seconda a 1 clav.) | 0:48 | $0.49 | |||
| 8 | Variation 7 (a 1 o vero 2 clav., al tempo di giga) | 1:17 | $0.49 | |||
| 9 | Variation 8 (a 2 clav.) | 1:10 | $0.49 | |||
| 10 | Variation 9 (canone alla terza a 1 clav.) | 1:12 | $0.49 | |||
| 11 | Variation 10 (fughetta a 1 clav.) | 0:56 | $0.49 | |||
| 12 | Variation 11 (a 2 clav.) | 0:52 | $0.49 | |||
| 13 | Variation 12 (canone alla quarta a 1 clav.) | 1:22 | $0.49 | |||
| 14 | Variation 13 (a 2 clav.) | 2:33 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | Variation 14 (a 2 clav.) | 1:13 | $0.49 | |||
| 16 | Variation 15 (canone alla quinta a 1 clav.: Andante) | 2:20 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | Variation 16 (ouverture a 1 clav.) | 1:41 | $0.49 | |||
| 18 | Variation 17 (a 2 clav.) | 0:53 | $0.49 | |||
| 19 | Variation 18 (canone alla sexta a 1 clav.) | 0:58 | $0.49 | |||
| 20 | Variation 19 (a 1 clav.) | 0:39 | $0.49 | |||
| 21 | Variation 20 (a 2 clav.) | 1:04 | $0.49 | |||
| 22 | Variation 21 (canone alla settima a 1 clav.) | 1:02 | $0.49 | |||
| 23 | Variation 22 (a 1 clav. alla breve) | 0:57 | $0.49 | |||
| 24 | Variation 23 (a 2 clav.) | 1:00 | $0.49 | |||
| 25 | Variation 24 (canone all'ottava a 1 clav.) | 1:49 | $0.49 | |||
| 26 | Variation 25 (a 2 clav.: Adagio) | 4:08 | $0.99 | |||
| 27 | Variation 26 (a 2 clav.) | 1:07 | $0.49 | |||
| 28 | Variation 27 (canone alla nona a 2 clav.) | 0:53 | $0.49 | |||
| 29 | Variation 28 (a 2 clav.) | 1:08 | $0.49 | |||
| 30 | Variation 29 (a 1 o vero 2 clav.) | 1:08 | $0.49 | |||
| 31 | Variation 30 (quodlibet a 1 clav.) | 1:00 | $0.49 | |||
| 32 | Aria da capo | 2:15 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerChromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D-, BWV903 WorkRecorded 1959
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 33 | 1.Fantasia | 6:49 | $0.99 | |||
| 34 | 2.Fugue | 5:18 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer4 'Duettos', BWV802-805 (from Clavier-Übung III)...4 Duettos, BWV802-805 (from Clavier-Übung III; tr. harpsichord) WorkRecorded 1959
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 35 | No.1 in E-, BWV802 | 2:47 | $0.99 | |||
| 36 | No.2 in F, BWV803 | 3:10 | $0.99 | |||
| 37 | No.3 in G, BWV804 | 2:53 | $0.99 | |||
| 38 | No.4 in A-, BWV805 | 2:18 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerItalian Concerto, BWV971 WorkRecorded 1959
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 39 | 1.(Allegro) | 3:58 | $0.99 | |||
| 40 | 2.Andante | 4:43 | $0.99 | |||
| 41 | 3.Presto | 4:00 | $0.99 | |||
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerPartita No.1 in Bb, BWV825 WorkRecorded 1958
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 1 | 1.Praeludium | 2:12 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Allemande | 3:21 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Courante | 2:51 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Sarabande | 7:23 | $1.49 | |||
| 5 | 5.Menuet 1 and 2 | 2:39 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 6.Gigue | 2:22 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerPartita No.2 in C-, BWV826 WorkRecorded 1958
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 7 | 1.Sinfonia | 5:55 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 2.Allemande | 4:55 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 3.Courante | 2:21 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 4.Sarabande | 4:01 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 5.Rondeau | 1:37 | $0.49 | |||
| 12 | 6.Capriccio | 3:42 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerPartita No.4 in D, BWV828 WorkRecorded 1958
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 13 | 1.Ouverture | 6:29 | $0.99 | |||
| 14 | 2.Allemande | 9:22 | $1.49 | |||
| 15 | 3.Courante | 3:20 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | 4.Aria | 3:02 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | 5.Sarabande | 6:05 | $0.99 | |||
| 18 | 6.Menuet | 1:27 | $0.49 | |||
| 19 | 7.Gigue | 4:00 | $0.99 | |||
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerPartita No.3 in A-, BWV827 WorkRecorded 1958
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 1 | 1.Fantasia | 2:22 | $0.99 | |||
| 2 | 2.Allemande | 3:05 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Corrente | 2:49 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Sarabande | 4:15 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 5.Burlesca | 2:16 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 6.Scherzo | 1:12 | $0.49 | |||
| 7 | 7.Gigue | 3:12 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerPartita No.5 in G, BWV829 WorkRecorded 1958
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 8 | 1.Praeambulum | 2:45 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 2.Allemande | 4:40 | $0.99 | |||
| 10 | 3.Corrente | 2:21 | $0.99 | |||
| 11 | 4.Sarabande | 4:35 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 5.Tempo di minuetto | 1:51 | $0.49 | |||
| 13 | 6.Passepied | 1:43 | $0.49 | |||
| 14 | 7.Gigue | 4:00 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerPartita No.6 in E-, BWV830 WorkRecorded 1958
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 15 | 1.Toccata | 6:32 | $0.99 | |||
| 16 | 2.Allemande | 3:43 | $0.99 | |||
| 17 | 3.Corrente | 5:15 | $0.99 | |||
| 18 | 4.Air | 1:42 | $0.49 | |||
| 19 | 5.Sarabande | 6:07 | $0.99 | |||
| 20 | 6.Tempo di gavotta | 2:13 | $0.99 | |||
| 21 | 7.Gigue | 5:18 | $0.99 | |||
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerFrench Overture (Partita) in B-, BWV831 WorkRecorded 1959
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord
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| 1 | 1.Overture | 13:15 | $2.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Courante | 2:01 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Gavotte 1 and 2 | 3:16 | $0.99 | |||
| 4 | 4.Passepied 1 and 2 | 2:47 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 5.Sarabande | 4:04 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 6a.Bourrée 1 | 1:05 | $0.49 | |||
| 7 | 6b.Bourrée 2 | 1:19 | $0.49 | |||
| 8 | 7.Gigue | 3:14 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 8.Echo | 2:55 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerKeyboard Concerto in D-, BWV1052 WorkRecorded 1958
Festival Strings Lucerne String Ensemble,
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord,
Rudolf Baumgartner Ensemble Director
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| 10 | 1.Allegro | 8:16 | $1.49 | |||
| 11 | 2.Adagio | 7:05 | $1.49 | |||
| 12 | 3.Allegro | 8:14 | $1.49 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerKeyboard Concerto in E, BWV1053 WorkRecorded 1958
Festival Strings Lucerne String Ensemble,
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord,
Rudolf Baumgartner Ensemble Director
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| 13 | 1.[Allegro] | 8:43 | $1.49 | |||
| 14 | 2.Siciliano | 5:07 | $0.99 | |||
| 15 | 3.Allegro | 6:55 | $0.99 | |||
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Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerTriple Concerto in A-, for Flute, Violin and Keyboard, BWV1044 WorkRecorded 1960
Festival Strings Lucerne String Ensemble,
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord,
Aurele Nicolet Flute,
Rudolf Baumgartner Violin
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| 1 | 1.Allegro | 9:25 | $1.49 | |||
| 2 | 2.Adagio, ma non tanto, e dolce | 5:51 | $0.99 | |||
| 3 | 3.Tempo di alla breve | 7:10 | $1.49 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerKeyboard Concerto in A, BWV1055 WorkRecorded 1960
Festival Strings Lucerne String Ensemble,
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord,
Rudolf Baumgartner Ensemble Director
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| 4 | 1.[Allegro] | 5:07 | $0.99 | |||
| 5 | 2.Siciliano: Larghetto | 5:03 | $0.99 | |||
| 6 | 3.Allegro ma non tanto | 4:48 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerKeyboard Concerto in F-, BWV1056 WorkRecorded 1958
Festival Strings Lucerne String Ensemble,
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord,
Rudolf Baumgartner Ensemble Director
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| 7 | 1.[Allegro] | 3:25 | $0.99 | |||
| 8 | 2.Largo | 2:49 | $0.99 | |||
| 9 | 3.Presto | 4:05 | $0.99 | |||
Johann Sebastian Bach ComposerBrandenburg Concerto No.5 in D, BWV1050 WorkRecorded 1959
Festival Strings Lucerne String Ensemble,
Ralph Kirkpatrick Harpsichord,
Aurele Nicolet Flute,
Rudolf Baumgartner Violin
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| 10 | 1.Allegro | 10:52 | $1.99 | |||
| 11 | 2.Andante | 6:25 | $0.99 | |||
| 12 | 3.Allegro | 5:34 | $0.99 | |||









