Hemsing, Eldbjorg & Norwegian S | Colors Of Bach | CD

Eldbjørg Hemsing is a violinist who performs with the Norwegian String Quintet on this recording. Eldbjørg Hemsing worked with arrangers Tim Allhoff, Jan-Peter Klöpfel and Jarkko Riihimäki on this project.

This one disc CD, Colors of Bach, was released by Sony Classical on 16 January 2026. It presents 20 works by Johann Sebastian Bach in new arrangements for solo violin, string quintet, piano and harpsichord. It was recorded in the studio of the Oslo Opera House with string players from the Oslo Philharmonic.

Track List

1. Bach Partita Variation (After Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV
2. I. Preludio)
3. Ertönt Uns Durch Dein Güte Variation (After Jesus Nahm Zu Sich Die Zwölfe, BWV22, No.
4. Ertöt Uns Durch Dein Güte)
5. Ave Maria Variation (After the Well-tempered Clavier I: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV
6. I. Prelude)
7. Minuet in G Major Variation (After Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, BWVAnh.116, No.
8. Menuet in G Major)
9. Concerto in a Minor Variation (After Violin Concerto No. 1 in a Minor, BWV
10. II. Andante)
11. Melancholy Variation (After Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor, BWV1060R: III. Allegro)
12. Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben Variation (After Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben, BWV
13. VI. Wohl Mir, Daß Ich Jesum Habe)
14. Air Variation (After Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV
15. II. Air)
16. Bach Brandenburg Concerto Revisited (After Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV
17. I. Allegro)
18. Ich Steh an Deiner Krippen Hier, BWV469
19. Aria Goldberg Variation (After Goldberg Variations, BWV
20. Aria)
21. Prelude in C Major Variation (After Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV
22. I. Prelude)
23. Es Ist Gewisslich an Der Zeit Variation (After Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen Gmein, BWV734)
24. Invention in F Major Variation (After Invention in F Major, BWV779)
25. Organ Sonata Variation (After Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV
26. II. Andante)
27. Befiehl Du Deine Wege Variation (After Matthäuspassion, BWV244, No.
28. Befiehl Du Deine Wege)
29. Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott Variation (After Matthäuspassion, BWV244, No.
30. Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott)
31. Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ Variation (After Ich Ruf Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV639)
32. Concerto in D Minor Variation (After Concerto in D Minor, BWV
33. III. Presto)
34. I. Allegro
35. II. Adagio
36. III. Allegro Assai
37. Choral Aria Variation (After Widerstehe Doch Der Sünde, BWV
38. I. Aria)