''Switched-On Brandenburgs'' is a 1980 double album by

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. It was the seventh album released by Carlos, and the fourth album in her project of classical music which also included ''

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'' (1968), ''

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'' (1969), and '' Switched-On Bach II'' (1974). It was the first album she released under the name of Wendy Carlos rather than Walter Carlos. ''Switched-On Brandenburgs'' is a collection of all six of

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's Brandenburg Concertos performed by Carlos on her

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. Concerti #1, (most of) #2, and #6 were recorded specifically for the album. Concerti #3, #4, and #5 had been previously released on ''Switched-On Bach'', ''The Well-Tempered Synthesizer'', and ''Switched-On Bach II'' respectively (though the second movement of #3 was re-recorded for this release). The first movement of the Second Concerto had been recorded for the album ''By Request'', released in 1975, however an updated mix is on this album.

Track listing

Disc one

#"Brandenburg Concerto # 1 in F Major: Allegro" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 1 in F Major:

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" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 1 in F Major: Allegro" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 1 in F Major: Menuet/Trio I/Polacca/Trio II" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 2 in F Major: Allegro" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 2 in F Major:

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" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 2 in F Major: Allegro Assai" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 3 in G Major: Allegro" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 3 in G Major: Adagio" (see note) #"Brandenburg Concerto # 3 in G Major: Allegro"

Disc two

#"Brandenburg Concerto # 4 in G Major: Allegro" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 4 in G Major: Andante" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 4 in G Major: Presto" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 5 in D Major: Allegro" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 5 in D Major: Affettuoso" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 5 in D Major: Allegro" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 6 in B-Flat Major: Allegro" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 6 in B-Flat Major: Adagio Ma Non Tanto" #"Brandenburg Concerto # 6 in B-Flat Major: Allegro"

Notes

*The Adagio of Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 is Carlos' own composition. J.S. Bach provided only a Phrygian cadence consisting of two chords (A minor and B) between the two movements in G major. The version on this album was composed and recorded in 1979 and differs from the 1968 track used for ''

''.

References

Wendy Carlos albums 1980 albums Columbia Records albums Albums produced by Rachel Elkind {{classical-album-stub