Cello string ensemble violin ensemble classical sheet music digital download. The welltempered clavier, book i, preludes and fugues 18. One essential aspect in this project was the experience of returning to my early encounters with bach s music. Bach, welltempered clavier book 1, fugue 2, c minor, bwv. The welltempered clavier, book 2, complete preludes and. The welltempered clavier, book 1 bwv 846869 the welltempered clavier 1 is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents. Fugue i in c major, bwv 846 well tempered clavier first. Prelude and fugue in d major, bwv 874 index of book 2. Download bach well tempered clavier public domain sheet music from. From all the works written in the baroque era, no other work has been so well cherished, frequently performed and thoroughly studied than this work of bach. Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. 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.
Bach preludes and fugues 1 12 well tempered clavier, book. The well tempered clavier book 1 no 2 fugue in c minor bwv 847 johann sebastian bach. He first gave the title to a book of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, dated 1722, composed for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning. Barenboims bach has a refreshing old world quality, reflecting his rounded tone, moderate tempos, and emphasis on harmonic tension.
The welltempered clavier book ii nikolai demidenko piano. Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, book 1. Compiled and prepared for the benefit and practice of young musicians desirous of learning, as well as for the entertainment of those already versed in this particular study, by johann sebastian bach. Bach loved numbers, symbolism, and symmetry, so this is very likely his way of showing that.
Fugue no 1 in c major, bwv 846 the welltempered clavier. S welltempered clavier the, book 1 landowska 19491951 wanda landowska, who continued to perform and record up to her death in 1959, was renowned as the greatest harpsichordist of the first half of the twentieth century, resurrecting the instrument and taking a scholarly approach to the performance of music from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. Johann sebastian bach the well tempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869 bluray disc version prelude and fugue no. Desencloss strict adherence to the printed score is commendable, making no attempt to nudge the music into a more receptive form for performance. Her recording of bach s well tempered clavier in cooperation with bayerische rundfunk in munich is presented here. In bach s 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. The well tempered clavier book 1 no 2 fugue in c minor bwv 847 tab by johann sebastian bach.
For book 2, to view originals is a more complex exercise, given the lack of the one authoritative original from js bach s hand and the fragmentation of historical copies see the work of yo tomita for more info on this. 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 release while it has virtues, which i will get to below is being oversold. Which one is your favorite prelude and fugue from bachs. Bach the well tempered claiver book 2 feinberg youtube. Bach, the welltempered clavier, book i, fugue no 2 in c. Bach, andras schiff the welltempered clavier, book. Johann sebastian bach the well tempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869. Angela hewitt piano hewitttake full advantage of the pianos potential, including its middle sostenuto pedal. In this recording i used the 4th harmonic pedal in resonance position only.
Richter evayoungpianist the well tempered clavier, book 2. This website is incredibly resourceful, and one can especially check the 1722 original of the well tempered clavier book 1. This is a hard one, for people with hands like octopi because of the wide range of notes that the theme falls into. Bach preludes and fugues 112 well tempered clavier, book. Barenboim, daniel well tempered clavier book 1 amazon. Bach, glenn gould the welltempered clavier, book 1. Fugue in c minor arranged for string trio of 2 violins and cello. The well tempered clavier, book 2 24 preludes and fugues. Bach later wrote afurther twentyfour preludes and fugues and so the fortyeight preludes and fugues eventually became collectively known as the well tempered. It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes the largestscale and mostinfluential undertaking for. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of the prelude and the fugue.
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