Although the original music was written by bach for clavicembalo, the piano performance is very interesting and lovely, provided it. In thomas manns novel lotte in weimar an old goethe muses on the achievements of his youth and of his maturity the former the work of genius, the latter the work of greatness. The welltempered clavier, book 2, complete preludes and. Listen to your favorite songs from the welltempered clavier, book 1 by andrew rangell now. Such thoughts perhaps passed through bachs mind too when surveying his own keyboard output, and the profound differences in sensibility that distinguish the second volume of the. Pienaar shows great range in taking on the extraordinarily wide range of styles represented in this body of work, and all four albums in this series prove. Bachs the well tempered clavier is both a massive theoretical exercise and a deeply compelling work of art. The welltempered clavier, book 2, preludes and fugues 9. Well tempered clavier book 1 schirmer library of classics volume piano solo. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, is a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, composed for solo keyboard by johann sebastian bach. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube chopin. Between 1722 and 1742, bach composed two sets of preludes and fugues in all twentyfour major and minor keys, written for keyboard. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile.
I already had the cd of the book 2 of the well tempered clavier by j. I think gulda shows a little more variety of pacing and mood in book 1. The welltempered clavier, book 1 by andrew rangell on. I would appreciate any info on ranking of the difficulty of the preludes in the well tempered clavier. One essential aspect in this project was the experience of returning to my early encounters with bachs music. An exceptionally great well tempered clavier played with deep expressiveness and intelligence, danielben pienaar blends the gentle with the strong in this recording for a brilliant interpretation of johann sebastian bachs solo piano music. The welltempered clavier book 2, preludes and fugues 18. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. S the welltempered clavier, book 2 2 cds by friedrich gulda now. In bachs time clavier was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an organ either the modern german spelling for the collection is.
Philips classics 446 548 2,philips classics 446 548 2 10 series. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube. In the bflat major prelude for example, he does a rallantando just before the end of the fugue, and then a tremendous accelerando then stops dead. Book two of the welltempered clavier dates from 173842 some 20 years after book one and was assembled from both newly composed pieces and various existing preludes and fugues going back a number of years. The well tempered clavier, book 2, bwv 870893 bluray disc version prelude and fugue no. Prelude and fugue in e minor, bwv 855, is the 10th prelude and fugue for keyboard harpsichord in the first book of the well tempered clavier, composed in 1722 by johann sebastian bach. All these years later i have finally purchased book two, featuring mr. Well tempered clavier book one prelude and fugue no. Bach prelude in c major, bwv 846 from the well tempered clavier guitar transcription duration. Bach and i wanted to complete the opera by acquiring book 1. Pianist dina ugorskajs critically acclaimed recording of bachs well tempered clavier book ii, in cooperation with bayerische rundfunk in munich. List of fugal works by johann sebastian bach wikipedia. Bwv 855a may also refer to both this prelude and a fughetta in the same key, an. This prelude is played pianissimo and it sounds like the damper pedal is.