Switched-On Bach

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Wendy Carlos's Switched-On Bach is one of those rare novelty recordings that never gets boring. In the capable hands of Carlos, Bach's keyboard masterpieces sound like they were made for the otherworldly blurps, farts, and chimes of a Moog synthesizer. And, in a sense, they were. Bach's inventive music doesn't lose any of it's contrapuntal punch in these complicated arrangements and, novelties aside, the playing is great on this Grammy Award-winning classic. Whether performing Bach's "Two-Part Inventions," "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," or "Wachet Auf," Carlos offers one-of-a-kind interpretations, her synthesizers still sounding as otherworldly as they did in 1968. This is one of those weird and wonderful classical releases that anyone--classical scholar or pop enthusiast--can enjoy. A Switched-On box set exists, capturing most of Carlos's baroque-gone-berserk output, but this is the disc that started it all. In a word, fun. --Jason Verlinde

Disc 1:

1. Sinfonia to Cantata #29
2. Air on a G String
3. Two-Part Invention in F Major
4. Two-Part Invention in B-Flat Major
5. Two-Part Invention in D Minor
6. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
7. Prelude and Fugue #7 in E-Flat Major [From Book I of the Well-Tempered
8. Prelude and Fugee #2 in C Minor [From Book I of the Well-Tempered ...]
9. Chorale Prelude "Wachet Auf"
10. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major: I- Allegro
11. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major: II-Adagio [First 1968 Version]
12. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major: III-Allegro
13. Initial Experiments

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Customer Reviews

Rating: - I remember this from an LP in Elementary Sch. Still fantastic!!
The scene is an Elementary School music classroom circa 1972. The teacher is telling the students about a new musical instrument called the Moog Synthesizer. It can make sounds and noises that could not be created before. One of the pioneers of this sound and instrument was Wendy Carlos, although I have to admit, I pictured the Bach guy on the cover behind the synth keyboard. The teacher then put the needle down on the LP and it took the students to a whole new level of music appreciation.
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Rating: - Can you give a Zero?
Cuz that's what I got from this seller-- A Big ZERO!Amazon, Lehman this Brother!!!
Rating: - The Granddaddy of all Electronic Music
This is where it all began: Wendy Carlos, Bach, and the Moog Synthesizer.
Includes a bonus track narrated by Wendy. From here, Carlos went on to do the soundtrack for "A Clockwork Orange" and other works. Sheer genius!
Rating: - 40 years later it's STILL great
even though it's been 40 years since it was released, Switched on Bach by Wendy (formerly Walter) Carlos is one of the best musical performances ever recorded.Anyone even remotely into classical music would enjoy this CD.I had this as a kid (on a record - ask your parents what those were) and it disappeared in all the moves.I was SO glad to find it again.
Chris
Rating: - Switched-On Bach
This is some Bach songs played on a synthesizer back in the 80's.Synthesizers were still in their infancy, so the recording is less than great by today's standards.