Switched On Bach II

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Released 1973 Artist Wendy Carlos Producer Rachel Elkind		Length 40 minutes Release date 1973 Label Columbia Records

Switched-On Bach (1973) Bach Brandenburg Concertos No.3, 4 & 5 (1975) Genres Classical music, Electronic music Similar Wendy Carlos albums, Other albums

Switched-On Bach II is a musical album by Wendy Carlos, produced by Carlos and Rachel Elkind and released in 1973.

Talking about Switched-On Bach II, American Record Guide in 2000 said "Switched-On Bach II has the Badinerie, Minuet, and Bourrée from Bach's orchestral suite in B minor, the Inventions in A and A minor, 'Sheep May Safely Graze,' four little pieces from Anna Magdalena's Notebook (including a heart-rending 'Bist du bei mir'), and Brandenburg 5."

In February 1974, Billboard reported that the album sold over 70,000 copies in its first five weeks of release.

Tracks

All composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Selections from Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067

Badinerie (1:25)

Minuet (1:20)

Bourrée (1:40)

Two-Part Invention in A Minor, BWV 784 (1:20)

Two-Part Invention in A Major, BWV 783 (1:10)

"Sheep May Safely Graze", from Cantata No. 208, BWV 208 (5:00)

Suite from Anna Magdalena Notebook

Musette in D. Major, Anh. 216 (1:10)

Minuet in G Major, Anh. 114 (1:40)

"Bist du bei mir", BWV 508 (2:15)

Marche in D Major, Anh. 122 (1:00)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050

Allegro (10:45)

Affetuoso (5:35)

Allegro (4:50)

Songs

1From Suite No 2 in B minor: Badinerie1:27
2From Suite No 2 in B minor: Minuet1:21
3From Suite No 2 in B minor: Bourrée1:46

References

Switched-On Bach II Wikipedia

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