Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The welltempered clavier, book 1 bwv 846869 the welltempered clavier 1 is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents. Ishizaka plays the 24 preludes and fugues with impeccable taste and technique, finding many levels of musical meaning even as she brings utmost clarity to the multiplicity of textures. As well, bach makes extensive use of doublesharp notes notation. Bachs welltempered clavier indepth analysis and interpretation siglind bruhn. 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. These recordings are classics because nobody has played the well tempered clavier more beautifully. Books i and ii pieterjan belder hpd period instruments brilliant 93892 4 cds. Search email email form message board midimp3 midi index mp3 index biography catalogs bwv works instrumental vocal pictures resources. 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. Bachs inscription on the cover of book i the welltempered clavier, composed in 1722 and 1744 and widely considered bachs pinnacle of keyboard music, is divided into two books. It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes the largestscale and mostinfluential undertaking for solo keyboard of the baroque era. In some of the areas, the fingering is driving me crazy. This 2cd set completes the superbargainprice reissue of bob van asperens recording of the complete welltempered clavier, book i having already been reissued on 3 49963 2.
The best known of bachs clavier works is the famous set of preludes and fugues called the welltempered clavier. Bach composed a paired prelude and fugue in each of the 24 keys to demonstrate the viability of the. Welltempered clavier, part i johann sebastian bach. Well tempered clavier book i, prelude c major we start our analysis with the, so to say, entry door into the 48, the well tempered clavier book i, prelude c maj. The welltempered clavier book ii, bwv 870893 arthur loesser, piano the master tapes for this recording were made in mr. When bach wrote the well tempered clavier he wrote 24 pieces, one in each key, major and minor, which was essentially to prove that wonderful, characterful music could be composed in every key, and people had nothing to fear from welltempered instruments. Bach the well tempered claiver book 2 feinberg youtube. Bach gave the present title to the work, which was composed for the use and practice of musical youth eager to learn and for the amusement of those already skilled in this study. Loessers studio at the cleveland institute of music in 1964 by kenneth hamann. Bach, andras schiff the welltempered clavier, book 2 music. Each part consists of twentyfour preludes and fugues, one prelude and one fugue in each of the twelve major and minor keys. The welltempered clavier, book 2 johann sebastian bach. Bach, andras schiff the welltempered clavier, book 2.
S welltempered clavier the, book 2 landowska 19511954 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. Bach welltempered clavier book 2 virgin veritas 3857952. One is from ton koopman on erato, the other from christiane jaccottet on pilz 16012122. The welltempered clavier book ii, bwv 870893 by johann. This prelude is an intentionally simple series of chord arpeggios, walking through some modulations in the vicinity of and returning back to c maj. 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. Shop and buy the welltempered clavier book ii, bwv 870893 sheet music. Prelude in d major continuous semiquavers from the right hand and a staccato bass. Well tempered clavier how to start read 14144 times. In bachs time clavier keyboard was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an. Shop and buy well tempered clavier book 2 sheet music. This website is incredibly resourceful, and one can especially check the 1722 original of the welltempered clavier book 1. Piano, pianokeyboard sheet music book by johann sebastian bach 16851750. Well tempered clavier book 1 from christiane jaccottet.
The two sets of 24 preludes and fugues book 1 dating from 1722 and book 2 from 1742 had pedagogical objectives. Difficulty of pieces in bachs welltempered clavier. His works such as the brandenburg concertos are known for their technical depth and artistic beauty. For book 2, to view originals is a more complex exercise, given the lack of the one authoritative original from js bachs hand and the fragmentation of historical copies see the work of yo tomita for more info on this. I think all of them are very enjoyable to listen to, but some suggestions for the first book.
Performances of welltempered clavier book ii, part 7. Complete score of the welltempered clavier, book 1, by johann sebastian bach open welltempered clavier project. The welltempered clavier a johann sebastian bach midi page. Im having a hard time on the order of difficulty of bachs well tempered clavier, like which one is to be learned first and which ones are next. Please note the id wristband is for content id dispute purposes. The koopman set wasnt exactly cheap, but jaccottet cost almost nothing. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube. He was born on or near march 21 1685 and died on july 28, 1750. The well tempered 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. In the presence of this consistently contrapuntal music, we may find ourselves listening. Do you have any idea on what the order of it be played. Theres even one by yours truly of a 36cd brilliant classics collection containing the complete scarlatti.
Some 20 years later bach compiled a second book of the same kind, which became known as the well tempered clavier, part two in. Well, i couldnt let that pass, even though its been, four years since it was issued. The fugue is arguably one of the hardest bach wrote and only has 2 voices quasi 2 part invention. Well tempered clavier book 2 by johann sebastian bach. Such thoughts perhaps passed through bachs mind too when surveying his own keyboard output, and the profound differences in sensibility that distinguish. The austrian pianist jorg demus recorded the well tempered clavier on modern piano for westminster records in the late 1950s. One of the 48 pieces is dedicated to someone or something you love or honor. Download a free and public domain recording and musical. Continue from part 1 donald satz wrote february 16, 2001. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. Fugue i in c major, bwv 846 well tempered clavier first.
For most arrangements, see the separate pages for the individual preludes and fugues. Bach loved numbers, symbolism, and symmetry, so this is very likely his way of showing that he intended to write 24 fugues altogether. Johann sebastian bach was a noted german composer, keyboardist, and violinist. Books 1 and 2 complete dover music for piano by bach, j. Free sheet music for the complete 48 preludes and fugues of the well tempered clavier by j.
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