Keyboard Music recordings
Different distributors charge slightly different prices. To keep things simple, we have grouped record prices (per disc) into the following categories (similar to that used by Gramophone)
£ £7.99 and under
££ £8.00 to £10.99
£££ £11.00 and over
Critical acclaim is noted in bright blue
BBach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Harpsichord music. Profil, PH0 8018, ££
" : Keyboard Concerts Vol 16. Miklos Spanyi, Menno van Delft, Opus X Ensemble. BIS, BISCD 1587, £££
" : Solo Keyboard Music Vol 17. Miklos Spanyi. BIS, BIS-CD-1424, £££
Bach, Johann Christian: 6 Keyboard Sonatas Opus 17. Alberto Nose. Naxos, 8.570361, £
" and Bach, Carl Philipp Emanual: Works for Organ and Oboe. Andre Isoir, Michel Giboureau. Calliope, CAL 9747, £££
Bach, Johann Sebastian: The Art of the Fugue; Four Solo Organ Concertos (2 CDs). Lionel Rogg. Gemini, 3817662, £
" : Clavierubung III (2 CDs). Matteo Messori. Brilliant Classics, 92769, £
" : Complete Organ Works on Historical Instruments Vol 20: Works of Doubtful Authenticity III. Gerhard Weinberger,
Georg Christoph Stertzing. CPO, 777212-2, ££
" : Das Wolhtempierierte Klavier: Book 1, BWV 846-869 (2 CDs). Richard Egarr. Harmonia Mundi, HMU 907431/2, £££
" : Early Works. Andreas Steier. Harmonia Mundi, HMC 901960, £££
" : The Essential Bach: 6 Brandenburg Concertos; Mass in B minor; The Well-Tempered Clavier I; Great Organ Works; Bach for Brass (5 DVDs).
Various artists. EuroArts, 2056768, ££
" : The French Suites 1-6; Suite in E flat Major; Suite in A minor (2 CDs) Pieter-Jan Belder. Brilliant Classics, 93322, £
" : Goldberg Variations BWV 988. Simone Dinnerstein. Telarc, CD 80692, £££
" : Goldberg Variations BWV 988 (DVD plus bonus CD). Andrea Bacchetti. ArtHaus Music, 101447, £££
" : The Goldberg Variations; Italian Concerto; Chromatic Fantasie and Fugue, etc (2 CDs). Mario Tipo. Gemini, 3817452, £
" : Great Pianists: Schnable (recordings made between 1836 and 1948). Atur Schnable, London Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Boult.
Naxos, 8.111286, £
" : Inventions: Bach Inventions; Novak Inventiones. Monika Knoblochova. Cube-Bohemia, CBCD2 738. £££
" : Keyboard Works. Jeno Jando. Naxos, 8.570291, £
" : Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080. Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Deutsche Gramophon, DG 4777345GH, £££ *Gramophone Editor's Choice*
" : Little Organ Book (2 CDs). Helga Schauerte, Immortal Bach Ensemble. Syrius, SYR 141412, ££
" : Organ Works: The Leipzig Chorales (2 CDs). John O'Donnell. Melba Recordings, MR 301084-2, ££
" : Organ Works Vol 2 (3 CDs). Ton Koopman. Novalis, 150-185-2, £££
" : Partitas 2, 3 and 4. Murray Perahia. Sony Classical, 226952, £££
" : Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord. Mikko Perkoa, Aapo Hakkinen. Naxos, 8.570210, £
" : Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard (2 CDs) Richard Tognetti, Neal Peres da Costa, Daniel Yeadon. ABC Classics, ABC 4765942, £££
" : The Well-Tempered Clavier: 48 Preludes and Fugues BWV 846-893 (4 CDs). Angela Hewitt. Hyperion, CDS 44291/4, £££
" : The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 (2 CDs). Jill Crossland, Signum Records, SIGCD 113, ££
" : The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 (2 CDs). Bob van Asperen. Veritas, 38117662, ££
" : The Well-Tempered Clavier (3 CDs) Arthur Loesser. Doremi, 7893, £££
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Benda, George Anton: Complete Keyboard Sonatas (4 CDs). Sylvia Georgieva. Praga Digitalis, PRD 350027, ££
Buxtehude, Dietrich: Complete Works for Organ Vol 5. Bine Bryndof. Da Capo, 6.220520, £££
" : Complete Works for Organ Vol 6 (SACD). Bine Bryndorf. Da Capo, 6.220530, £££
" : Harpsichord Music, Vol 1: Suites in C Major and D minor; Vie Schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern. Lars Ulrik Mortensen. Naxos, 8.570579, £
" : Organ Music Vol 6. Julia Brown. Naxos, 8.570311, £
" : Organ Music Vol 7. Julia Brown. Naxos, 8.570312, £
Byrd, William: Clarifica Me: Organ Pieces. Leon Berben. Ramee, RAM 0704, £££
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Couperin, Louis: Harpsichord Music (2 CDs). Lucy van Dael, Frans Bruggen, Bruce Haynes, Alan Curtis. Virgin Veritas 3858062, £
" : Pieces de Clavecin: Pierre Hantai. Mirare, MIR 027, £££
" : Tic Toc Choc and Other Pieces. Alexandre Tharaud. Harmonia Mundi, HMC 901956, £££
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Dard, Antoine: Sonatas for Cello, Harpsichord and Viola da Gamba. Hille Perl, Christine Schornsheim, Kristin von der Goltz. Raumklang, RK 2701, £££
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Fiocco, Joseph Hector: Works for Harpsichord (2 CDs). Ewald Demeyere. Accent, ACC 24176, ££
Frescobaldi, Girolamo: Keyboard Music from Manuscript Sources. Martha Folts. Naxos, 8.570717, £
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Gibbons, Orlando: Complete Keyboard Works (2 CDs). Daniel-Ben Pienaar. Deux-Elles, DXL 1126, £££ * Gramophone Editor's Choice*
Graupner, Christoph: Four Partitas for Harpsichord: Spring and Summer. Genevieve Soly. Analekta, AN 29119, £££
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Handel, Georg Frederic: Organ Concertos Opus 4 (SACD): The Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr. Harmonia Mundi, HMU 807446, £££
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" : Pieces de Clavecin avec Voix ou Violon. William Christie, Judith Nelson, Stanley Ritchie. Musique d'Abord, HMA 1951045, £££
" : Works for Harpsichord with Voice and Violin Opus 5. Shannon Mercer, Luc Beausejour, Helene Plouffe, Analekta Recording, AN 29920, £££
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Pachelbel, Johann: The Complete Organ Works Vol 8. Christoph Donat, Joseph Payne. Centaur, CRC 2419, £££
" : Organ Works (SACD). Joseph Keleman. Oehms, OC 613, £££
Platti, Giovanni Benedetto: Sonatas for Harpsichord Vol 2. Filippo Emanuele Ravizza. Concerto, CD 2023, £££
Praetorius, Michael: Pro Organico. Jean Charles Ablitzer. Alpha, ALPHA 114, £££
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Quagliati, Paolo: Toccata, Ricercari e Canzoni. Aaron Edward Carpene. TACTUS, TC 551701, £££
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Rameau, Jean-Philippe: The Complete Keyboard Music Vol 1. Stephen Gutman. Toccata Classics, TOCC 0050, £££
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Scarlatti, Domenico: 16 Sonatas. Ton Koopman. Capriccio Phoenix, CAP 67204, £
" : Duende (2 CDs). Skp Sempe. Paradizo, PA 9003, £ *Gramophone Editor's Choice*
" : Harpsichord Sonatas: Enrico Baiano. Symphonia, SY 05218, £££
" : Keyboard Sonatas (includes Paradizo sampler CD). Olivier Fortin, Skip Sempe. Paradizo, PA 9003, £££
*Gramophone Recommends*
" : Keyboard Sonatas Vol 10 K428-475 (3 CDs). Pieter-Jan Belder. Brilliant Classics, 93575, £
" : Keyboard Sonatas Vol 11 K476-519 (3 CDs) Pieter-Jan Belder. Brilliant Classics, 93576, £
" : Keyboard Sonatas Vol 12 K529-555 (3 CDs) Pieter-Jan Belder. Brilliant Classics, 93577, £
" : Sonate per Cembalo (1742) parte seconda. Francesco Cera. TACTUS, TC 681904, £££
" : Sonate per Cembalo (1742) parte terza. Francesco Cera. TACTUS TC 681905, £££
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Various: Baroque Pearls: Rediscovered Gems from France and Spain. David Warren Steel. Centaur, CRC 2846, £££
" : The Gold-Strung Evans Clavicytherium 1: Fundamentum: The Birth of Keyboard Repertoire. David Kinsela. Organ.O, ORO 202, £££
" : The Gold-Strung Evans Clavicytherium 2: Keyboard Banquet: A Choice Selection from the Buxheim Organ Book of Conradr Paumann.
Organ.O, ORO 206, £££
" : The Gold-Strung Evans Clavicytherium 3: Harmony Lore: The Tablature of Amerbach of Basel. David Kinsela. Organ.O, ORO 105, £££
" : The Italian Concertos. Vital Julian Frey. Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, 88697 12718-2, £££
" : Wanda Landowska: The Well-tempered Musician: The complete European recordings 1933-40 (8 CDs). United Archives, UAR 018.8, £