Switched-On Brandenburgs is a 1980 double album by Wendy Carlos. It was the seventh album released by Carlos, and the fourth album in her project of classical music which also included Switched-On Bach (1968), The Well-Tempered Synthesizer (1969), Switched-On Bach II (1974), and Switched-On Bach 2000 (1992). It was the first album she released under the name of Wendy Carlos rather than Walter Carlos.
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Switched-On Brandenburgs | ||||
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Released | 1980 | |||
Recorded | 1968–1980 | |||
Genre | Electronic, baroque | |||
Length | 122:34 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Rachel Elkind | |||
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jsbach.org | Performance: astonishing Recording: outstanding[2] |
Switched-On Brandenburgs is a collection of all six of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos performed by Carlos on her Moog modular synthesizer. 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.
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