In search of recordings.

[glBelgedin]

I'm looking for recordings (solo piano) of the following pieces:

Night on Bald Mountain - Modeste Mussorgsky -- I'm pretty sure there is an arrangement for piano, I cant' find any recordings, though.

Toccata & Fugue in Dm - Bach -- I've got a version played on a Pipe Organ(obviously), but I'd like a  good recording for Piano as well.

Sheep May Safely Graze* - Bach

*Cantata No. 140 I believe


Hopefully you guys will have heard recordings for some of these =)



Thanks,

Michael.

[Sketchee]

I don't have recordings of any of these, sorry.  But "Night on Bald Mountain" (Also called "St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain") does have a piano version (edit because I confused it with another piece for aminute before I looked it up) Rimsky-Korsakov actually orchestrated the popularized version heard today.

Busoni did a transcription of the Tocatta and Fugue for piano

I'll see if I can find recordings of these

[donjuan]

Hi Michael,
I have a recording of Bach/Busoni: Toccata and Fugue in Dm for the piano.  Let me know if you are interested.  If so, I am willing to give you the file over MSN messenger.

Just let me know.
donjuan

[glBelgedin]

Sketchee,

Thanks for all the info! I'll continue my search with these new facts. Thank you also for you willingness to help me find them.


Don Juan,

I would thrilled if you could send it =)  My MSN account is: belgedin@earthlink.net

I have a broadband connection so it shouldn't take a terribly long time, but I insist that you send at your leisure, I'm certainly in no rush and I truly appreciate the offer.



Thank you both for taking the time to reply (and help!) I very much appreciate it.

[donjuan]

ok, I added your name to my contact list.  When will you be on next?
donjuan

[glBelgedin]

Just thought I'd update everyone as to the status of my search.


Toccata & Fugue in Dm - Found. Thanks to DonJuan =)

Sheep May Safely Graze - Found. It's on a CD - "Bach Transcribed"

St John's Night on Bare Mountain - Found. I found one recording of this, by a lady named Briggite Engerer. The problem? It appears to be available solely in France:

https://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005AG74/qid=1098520393/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_2_7/171-9503334-7810620

...Not sure how I'll get ahold of that. I don't particularly care to order out of country, or make a French Amazon account. But, atleast I know there is a recording out there.

[rhapsody in orange]

Hmm does anyone here have a recording of rach 3?

[xvimbi]

I have nine.

[xvimbi]

St John's Night on Bare Mountain - Found. I found one recording of this, by a lady named Briggite Engerer. The problem? It appears to be available solely in France:

This CD is available from

https://shop.castleclassics.co.uk/acatalog/Mussorgsky__Modest__Russian_1839_1881_.html

It's 8.69 pounds (incl. shipping to the US - I don't know if you live in the US)

 

[DarkWind]

There's a person at the classicalarchives.com who plays the piano version of Night on Bald Mountain. Speaking of which, does anybody have sheet music to it?

[glBelgedin]

I don't have it, but I saw it on SheetMusicPlus.com, which is when I began looking for recordings of it. Haven't ordered the sheetmusic yet, though. I haven't yet found any free copies online.

Thanks for the tip on the recording, I'll have a look around.


Xvimbi,

Wicked! Thanks for the link =) It looks like a pretty reliable source. I do live in the US, by the way =)

[tph]

There's a kick-ass version of Mussorsky's "Night on Bare Mountain" for piano by Boris Berezovsky available on Teldec.

tph