Johann Sebastian Bach

A prolific German composer and organist, his sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the strands of the baroque genre and brought it to its ultimate maturity. Born 1685, passed 1750.

The Bach album

The Bach Album

Format: Vinyl (12" 33 1/3RPM)
Released: 1970
In Collection: US Issue
Genre: Classical, Baroque
Label: Columbia Masterwork
Catalog No.: MG 30072
Length: 1:27:11
Notes: Probably a manufacturing variant of the original issue.

Bach's Greatest

Bach's Greatest

Format: Cassette
Released: 1972
In Collection: 1980s Reissue
Genre: Classical, Baroque
Label: RCA
Catalog No.: ALK1-7112
Length: 43:04

Cantatas: No.56 I Will Carry The Cross & No. 82 Oh Lord, 'Tis Enough

Cantatas: No.56 I Will Carry The Cross & No. 82 Oh Lord, 'Tis Enough

Format: Vinyl (12" 33 1/3RPM)
Released: 1960
In Collection: Original Issue
Genre: Classical, Baroque
Label: RCA Victor Red Seal
Catalog No.: LM-2312
Length: 48:35

The Essential Bach

The Essential Bach

Format: CD
Released: circa 1985
In Collection: Original Issue
Genre: Classical, Baroque
Label: Pro Arte
Catalog No.: CDM 801
Length: 1:06:26

The Majesty Of The Lüneburg Organ

The Majesty Of The Lüneburg Organ

Format: Vinyl (12" 33 1/3RPM)
Released: 1959
In Collection: Possibly Original Issue
Genre: Classical, Baroque
Label: Alshire
Catalog No.: ASC-807
Length: 31:53
Notes: Release is either original 1959, or reissue circa 1964.

The Organ At St. Andreas-Kirche, Hildesheim

The Organ At St. Andreas-Kirche, Hildesheim

Format: CD
Released: 1986
In Collection: Late 1980s Issue
Genre: Classical, Baroque
Label: Telarc
Catalog No.: CD-80217
Length: 56:48

The Smithsonian Collection

The Smithsonian Collection

Format: Vinyl (12" 33 1/3RPM)
Released: 1979
In Collection: Original Issue Box Set
Genre: Classical, Baroque
Label: Smithsonia Collection
Catalog No.: P9 14825
Length: 5:36:23
Notes: Box set containing 9 records with his partitas (records 1-3), sonatas (records 4-6), and concerti (records 7-9). Each housed in their own box in the slipcase. The conductor is unlisted.