''Switched-On Bach II'' is a musical album by

Wendy Carlos Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos, November 14, 1939) is an American musician and composer best known for her electronic music and film scores. Born and raised in Rhode Island, Carlos studied physics and music at Brown University before moving ...

in 1973 on Columbia Records and produced by Carlos and

Rachel Elkind Rachel Elkind (born February 23, 1939) is an American classical musician, record producer and composer. She produced the work of Wendy Carlos, most notably the bestselling 1968 album ''Switched-On Bach''. Elkind grew up in San Francisco. She moved ...

and is a sequel to the 1968 album ''

Switched-On Bach ''Switched-On Bach'' is the debut album by American composer Wendy Carlos, originally released under her birth name Walter Carlos in October 1968 by Columbia Records. Produced by Carlos and Rachel Elkind, the album is a collection of pieces by J ...

''. In February 1974, ''

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'' reported that the album sold over 70,000 copies in its first five weeks of release.16 February 1974 edition of ''Billboard'' magazine, p. 27.
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Tracks

All composed by

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

(except that the four pieces from the ''

Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach The title ''Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach'' (german: Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach) refers to either of two manuscript notebooks that the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach presented to his second wife, Anna Magdalena. Ke ...

'' 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 "Sheep may safely graze" (german: Schafe können sicher weiden, link=no) is a soprano aria by Johann Sebastian Bach to words by Salomon Franck. The piece was written in 1713 and is part of the cantata , BWV 208 (''Only the lively hunt pleases me' ...

", from Cantata No. 208, BWV 208 (5:00) * Suite from Anna Magdalena Notebook: ** Musette in D major, (1:10) – possibly by J.S. Bach ** Minuet in G major, BWV Anh. 114 (1:40) – composed by Christian Petzold ** "

Bist du bei mir "" (If you are with me, I go with joy) is an aria from Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel's opera ''Diomedes'', which was first staged on 16 November 1718. The aria is best known as "," BWV 508, a version for voice and continuo found as No. 25 in t ...

", BWV 508 (2:15) – melody by

Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (13 January 1690 in – 27 November 1749 in Gotha) was a prolific German composer of the Baroque era. Stölzel was an accomplished German stylist who wrote a good many of the poetic texts for his vocal works. Biogra ...

** Marche in D major, (1:00) – possibly by

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (8 March 1714 – 14 December 1788), also formerly spelled Karl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, and commonly abbreviated C. P. E. Bach, was a German Classical period musician and composer, the fifth child and sec ...

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 Johann Sebastian Bach wrote his fifth ''Brandenburg Concertos, Brandenburg Concerto'', BWV 1050.2 (formerly 1050), for harpsichord, flauto traverso, flute and violin as soloists, and an orchestral accompaniment consisting of string section, ...

in D major, BWV 1050: ** Allegro (10:45) ** Affetuoso (5:35) ** Allegro (4:50)

References

External links

''Switched-On Bach II'', ESD 81622
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