Colors of Bach
Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Norwegian String Quintet (chamber ensemble), Tim Allhoff, Martynas (accordion), Louisa Tuck
the best music on this album is the untouched, and at times quite beautiful, performance of the Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major. Here, the musicians are notably more energetic, the phrasing...
Colors of Bach
Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Norwegian String Quintet (chamber ensemble), Tim Allhoff, Martynas (accordion), Louisa Tuck
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the best music on this album is the untouched, and at times quite beautiful, performance of the Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major. Here, the musicians are notably more energetic, the phrasing...
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Tim Allhoff, Johann Sebastian Bach:
Bach Partita Variation (After Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 100: I. Preludio) [Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Tim Allhoff]
Work length2:18
- Eldbjørg Hemsing, Norwegian String Quintet, Tim Allhoff
Johann Sebastian Bach, Jan-Peter Klöpfel:
Ertönt uns durch dein Güte Variation (After Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22, No. 5: Ertöt uns durch dein Güte) [Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel]
Work length2:59
- Eldbjørg Hemsing, Norwegian String Quintet, Tim Allhoff
Tim Allhoff, Johann Sebastian Bach:
Ave Maria Variation (After The Well-Tempered Clavier I: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude) [Arr. for Violin, String Quintet and Piano by Tim Allhoff]
Work length2:09
- Eldbjørg Hemsing, Norwegian String Quintet, Tim Allhoff
Bach, J S:
Minuet in G Major Variation (After Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, BWV Anh.116, No. 7: Menuet in G Major) [Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel]
Work length2:14
- Eldbjørg Hemsing, Norwegian String Quintet, Tim Allhoff
Johann Sebastian Bach, Jan-Peter Klöpfel:
Concerto in A Minor Variation (After Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante) [Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel]
Work length2:33
- Eldbjørg Hemsing, Norwegian String Quintet, Tim Allhoff
Johann Sebastian Bach, Jan-Peter Klöpfel:
Melancholy Variation (After Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C Minor, BWV 1060R: III. Allegro)
Work length3:12
- Eldbjørg Hemsing, Martynas, Norwegian String Quintet, Tim Allhoff
Johann Sebastian Bach, Jan-Peter Klöpfel:
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Variation (After Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: VI. Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe) [Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel]
Work length2:39
- Eldbjørg Hemsing, Norwegian String Quintet, Tim Allhoff
Johann Sebastian Bach, Tim Allhoff:
Air Variation (After Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068: II. Air) [Arr. for Violin & String Quintet by Tim Allhoff]
Work length2:38
Johann Sebastian Bach, Jarkko Riihimäki:
Bach Brandenburg Concerto Revisited (After Brandenburg Concerto No.1 in F Major, BWV 1046: I. Allegro) [Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Jarkko Riihimäki]
Work length2:15
- Eldbjørg Hemsing, Norwegian String Quintet, Tim Allhoff
Bach, J S:
Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 469 (Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Jan-Peter Klöpfel)
Work length2:31
- Eldbjørg Hemsing, Norwegian String Quintet, Tim Allhoff
Tim Allhoff, Johann Sebastian Bach:
Aria Goldberg Variation (After Goldberg Variations, BVW 988: Aria) [Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Tim Allhoff]
Work length1:51
- Eldbjørg Hemsing, Norwegian String Quintet, Tim Allhoff
Tim Allhoff, Johann Sebastian Bach:
Prelude in C Major Variation (After Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 553: I. Prelude) [Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Tim Allhoff]
Work length1:58
- Eldbjørg Hemsing, Norwegian String Quintet, Tim Allhoff
Johann Sebastian Bach, Jarkko Riihimäki:
Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit Variation (After Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein, BWV 734) [Arr. for Violin, String Quintet & Piano by Jarkko Riihimäki]
Work length1:28
- Eldbjørg Hemsing, Norwegian String Quintet, Tim Allhoff
Johann Sebastian Bach, Jan-Peter Klöpfel:
Invention in F Major Variation (After Invention in F Major, BWV 779) [Arr. for Violin & String Quintet by Jan-Peter Klöpfel]
Work length2:01
Johann Sebastian Bach, Tim Allhoff:
Organ Sonata Variation (After Organ Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528: II. Andante) [Arr. for Violin & String Quintet by Tim Allhoff]
Work length2:44
Awards and reviews
March 2026
the best music on this album is the untouched, and at times quite beautiful, performance of the Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major. Here, the musicians are notably more energetic, the phrasing more purposeful and the technique flawless.
