Switched-On Bach II

Switched-On Bach II
Switched-On Bach II
Studio album by Wendy Carlos
Released	1973
Genre	Electronic, baroque
Length	40 minutes
Label	East Side Digital
Producer	Rachel Elkind
Wendy Carlos chronology

Switched-On Bach II is a musical album by Wendy Carlos, originally released under her birth name, Walter Carlos, in 1973 on Columbia Records and produced by Carlos and Rachel Elkind and is a sequel to the 1968 album Switched-On Bach.

In February 1974, Billboard reported that the album sold over 70,000 copies in its first five weeks of release.^[1]

Tracks[]

All composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (except that the four pieces from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach are either doubtful or spurious):

Selections from Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067:
- Badinerie (1:25)
- Minuet (1:20)
- Bourrée (1:40)
Two-Part Inventions:
- in A minor, BWV 784 (1:20)
- 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, BWV Anh. 126 (1:10)
- Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (1:40)
- "Bist du bei mir", BWV 508 (2:15)
- Marche in D major, BWV Anh. 122 (1:00)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050:
- Allegro (10:45)
- Affetuoso (5:35)
- Allegro (4:50)

References[]

^ 16 February 1974 edition of Billboard magazine, p. 27.

External links[]

Switched-On Bach II, ESD 81622 at WendyCarlos.com

[1] 16 February 1974 edition of Billboard magazine, p. 27.

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show v t Wendy Carlos
Albums	Switched-On Bach (1968) The Well-Tempered Synthesizer (1969) Sonic Seasonings (1972) Switched-On Bach II (1973) Switched-On Brandenburgs (1980) Digital Moonscapes (1984) Beauty in the Beast (1986) Peter & the Wolf/Carnival of the Animals – Part II (1988)
Soundtrack albums	Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1972) Walter Carlos's Clockwork Orange (1972) The Shining (Original Sound Track) (1980) Tron: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1982)
Musical tunings	Alpha scale Beta scale Gamma scale Harmonic scale

show v t Chamber music and orchestral works by, and transcriptions after, Johann Sebastian Bach
Solo	Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, BWV 1001–1006 Partita No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 Cello Suites, BWV 1007–1012 Partita for Solo Flute, BWV 1013
Ensemble	Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014–1019 Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV 1027–1029 Flute Sonatas in B minor, BWV 1030 in E♭ major, BWV 1031 (doubtful) in A major, BWV 1032 in C major, BWV 1033 (doubtful) in E minor, BWV 1034 in E major, BWV 1035 for two flutes and continuo, BWV 1039 Canonic Trio Sonata, BWV 1040
Concertos	Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 Concerto for Two Violins, BWV 1043 Triple Concerto, BWV 1044 Sinfonia for violin and orchestra, BWV 1045 Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051 No. 5 Keyboard concertos, BWV 1052–1065 No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 No. 2 in E major, BWV 1053 No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055 For two harpsichords in C minor, BWV 1060
Suites	Orchestral Suites, BWV 1066–1069 Orchestral Suite in G minor, BWV 1070 (doubtful)
Fugal	The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 discography
Adaptations	"Air on the G String" "Alphabet" "Ave Maria" Bach-Busoni Editions "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" "Joy" "Lady Lynda" "Sheep may safely graze" "They" Trio Sonata, BWV 525a
Albums	Bach's Greatest Hits Back to Bach Jazz Sebastian Bach Switched-On Bach Switched-On Bach II
List of compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach