adapted by, arranged by, composed by Uri Caine tracks 1-14, 1-21, 1-33, 1-36, 1-38, 2-12, 2-18 alto saxophone Greg Osby tracks 1-12, 2-10 bass Drew Gress tracks 1-21, 1-33, 1-36, 2-12, 2-18 bass James Genus tracks 1-23, 1-31, 2-3 bass Reid Anderson tracks 1-4, 1-17, 1-24, 1-32, 1-39, 2-16, 2-27 choir Kettwiger Bach Ensemble tracks 1-7, 1-9, 1-12, 1-23, 1-31, 2-2, 2-10 clarinet Don Byron co-producer Adrian von Ripka co-producer Dorothee Stürmer co-producer Kunststiftung NRW co-producer Markus Heugerl co-producer Ulrich Kurth co-producer Westdeutscher Rundfunk composed by [composed after] Johann Sebastian Bach copyist, copyist [part preparation by] Jeff Baumeister tracks 1-7, 1-9, 1-20, 1-21, 1-31, 1-33, 1-36, 1-38, 2-2, 2-12, 2-18, 2-31 drums Ralph Peterson tracks 1-20, 1-38, 2-31 electric bass Reggie Washington engineer [album head engineer], engineer [avatar (assistant)] Anthony Ruotolo engineer [avatar, loft, &villa medici-giulini] Adrian von Ripka engineer [goodandevil] Chris Kelly engineer [goodandevil] Danny Blume engineer [loft (assistant)] Christian Heck engineer [wdr (head)] Carlos Albrecht engineer [wdr] Mark Hohn engineer [westrax] Jeremy Harris tracks 1-1, 1-2, 2-7, 2-27 fortepiano [silbermann] Uri Caine tracks 1-3, 1-8, 1-13, 1-18, 2-1, 2-10, 2-22 harpsichord Uri Caine tracks 1-10, 1-17, 1-25, 1-34, 2-4, 2-6, 2-9, 2-23, 2-25, 2-31 keyboards Uri Caine mixed by Adrian von Ripka mixed by Johannes Wohlleben mixed by [assistant] Dirk Kloiber tracks 1-20, 2-30, 2-31 organ [hammond] Uri Caine performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], alto vocals Anne-Katherine Schlegel performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], alto vocals Patricia Just performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], alto vocals Ulli Neumann performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], bass vocals Guido Diesing performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], bass vocals Lothar Düsterhus performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], bass vocals Oliver Kopetzki performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], conductor Wolfgang Kläsener performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], soprano vocals Beate Gebauer performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], soprano vocals Franziska Jahr performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], soprano vocals Hildegard Singer performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], soprano vocals Petra Schnabel performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], tenor vocals Hans-Joachim Kuhs performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], tenor vocals Kim Nguyen performer [kettwinger bach ensemble], tenor vocals Richard Martin-Markowski performer [köln string quartet], cello Arno Jochem performer [köln string quartet], viola Jane Oldham performer [köln string quartet], violin [1st] Annegret Siedel performer [köln string quartet], violin [2nd] Mary Utiger performer [quartetto italiano], viol [viola basso] Cristiano Contadin performer [quartetto italiano], viol [viola basso] Vittorio Ghielmi performer [quartetto italiano], viol [viola soprano] Paolo Biordi performer [quartetto italiano], viol [viola tenore] Rodney Prada photography by Robert Lewis tracks 1-5, 1-9, 1-11, 1-12, 1-14, 1-16, 1-19 to 1-21, 1-23, 1-26, 1-28, 1-30 to 1-33, 1-36 to 1-38, 2-3, 2-5, 2-7, 2-11 to 2-13, 2-18 to 2-20, 2-24, 2-26, 2-31, 2-32 piano Uri Caine producer Stefan Winter tracks 1-10, 1-25, 1-34, 2-9, 2-23 recorded by, producer Boomish tracks 1-10, 1-25, 1-34, 2-9, 2-23 recorded by, producer Tim Lefebvre tracks 1-10, 1-25, 1-34, 2-9, 2-23 recorded by, producer Zach Danziger tracks 1-12, 1-13, 1-27, 1-35, 2-1, 2-10, 2-14 soprano recorder, alto recorder Cordula Breuer tracks 1-11, 1-25, 1-34, 2-8, 2-11, 2-20 strings Köln String Quartet tracks 1-15, 2-7, 2-17, 2-27 strings Quartetto Italiano Di Viole Da Gamba tracks 1-7, 1-9, 1-31, 2-2 trombone Joshua Roseman tracks 1-7, 1-9, 1-12, 1-21, 1-23, 1-31, 1-33, 1-36, 1-38, 2-2, 2-10, 2-12, 2-15, 2-18 trumpet Ralph Alessi tracks 1-3, 1-8, 1-13, 2-1, 2-22 trumpet [baroque] Paul Plunkett tracks 1-7, 1-9, 2-2 tuba Bob Stewart tracks 1-3, 1-8, 1-12, 1-13, 1-27, 1-35, 2-1, 2-10, 2-22 viola da gamba Arno Jochem tracks 1-3, 1-8, 1-12, 1-13, 1-22, 1-27, 1-31, 1-35, 2-1, 2-10, 2-14 violin Annegret Siedel tracks 1-4, 1-12, 1-17, 1-24, 2-1, 2-10, 2-16 vocals David Moss Record Company Edel Manufactured By Optimal Media Production Printed By Herzog + Idex Recorded At Avatar Studios Recorded At WDR Studio, Köln Recorded At Goodandevil Studios Recorded At Skin Tone Riddles Recorded At Villa Giulini, Briosco Recorded At Bauer Studios Ludwigsburg Recorded At Loft, Köln Mastered At Bauer Studios Ludwigsburg Aria and Variations for various ensembles.
Recorded in remembrance of 250th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).
CD Nº 1 Total Time 76:26, CD Nº 2 Total Time 77:29
Silbermann forte piano built by Andrea Restelli, Milano, Italy 1996 after a model of Gottfried Silbermann. Special thanks to Lorenzo Ghielmi.
CD-Smart Pac® 19532321.1-53: Herzog+Idex
Digital recording at: + Avatar Studios, New York City, NY, USA, October 1999 + WDR Studio 2, Köln, Germany, November 1999 + Boomish Studio, New York City, NY, USA, November 1999 + GoodandEvil Studio, Brooklyn, NY, USA, November 1999 + Skin Tone Riddles Studio, Brooklyn, NY, USA, November 1999 + Westrax Studio, New York City, NY, USA, November 1999 + Velour Studio, New York City, NY, USA, November 1999 + Loft Studio, Köln, Germany, December 1999 + Villa Medici-Giulini, Briosco, Italy, December 1999 + Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, Germany, December 1999 and January 2000
Digital mixing, editing, and mastering at Bauer Studios, Ludwigsburg, December 1999 and January 2000