The welltempered clavier wikipedia republished wiki 2. Bach friedrich gulda the welltempered clavier, book. The welltempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869 johann. The welltempered clavier, book i preludes and fugues 1 24 a1. The well tempered clavier book 2, preludes and fugues 1 8 on spine. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed. This is a later version of the fughetta in g major bwv 902 2 duration. The welltempered clavier, complete schirmer library of classics volume 2057. Prelude and fugue in eflat minor and dsharp minor, bwv 853.
More richly notated version of the fugue in d minor bwv 851 2. Bach loved numbers, symbolism, and symmetry, so this is very likely his way of showing that he intended to write 24 fugues altogether. Trevor pinnock is a true pioneer of the early music movement as founder and former leader of the english concert he enjoys a longstanding relationship with archiv produktion and deutsche grammophon among his celebrated recordings are bachs brandenburg concertos handels messiah and concerti. For most arrangements, see the separate pages for the individual preludes and fugues. Baroque keyboard pieces book iii intermediat piano solo abrsm publishing. 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. Ranking of difficulty of well tempered clavier preludes. Philips classics 446 548 2,philips classics 446 548 2 10 series. Prelude eb major the prelude in eb major is special in the sense that it hosts a fugue itself, with a more complex architecture than many of the actual fugues of the wtc.
The release while it has virtues, which i will get to below is being oversold. Get access to pro version of the welltempered clavier book 1 no 1 prelude and fugue in c major bwv 846. C major, bwv 846, prelude prelude in c major, bwv 846a 1 1. The well tempered clavier, book 1 2 cd 2 cd johann sebastian bach artist format. Well tempered clavier book i, fugue c major the fugue c maj is a beautifully flowing piece of music, which is seemingly the perfect choice to be the introductory fugue to book 1. The well tempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869 1722 page 1. The well tempered clavier i, fuga ix piano solo the well tempered clavier i, fuga viii piano solo the well tempered clavier i, fuga x piano.
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 bachs. It is written in stylo antico, following the, in 1722, already rather old fashioned ricercare type, and has some more or less obvious parallels in. A4 pages, 600 dpi scan with stamp added showing the printed source and a digital table of contents built by the uploader. The p has a straightforward structure, which can be simplified as follows minim crotchet. The well tempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869 bluray disc version prelude and fugue no. The fugue has practically no episodes, and, as scholars have pointed out, the subject enters 24 times as a reference to the number of pf in book 1, which seems not. Friedrich gulda the welltempered clavier, book 1 2 cd. 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.
There are many recordings of the wtk but most are marred by affectation, inappropriate style, dull routine playing or poor recording. Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846 869. Which one is your favorite prelude and fugue from bachs. The welltempered clavier, book 2, bwv 870893 johann.
The welltempered clavier book 2, preludes and fugues 18. The neue bachausgabe gives an earlier version of this prelude duration. I would appreciate any info on ranking of the difficulty of the preludes in the well tempered clavier. Its pastoral character is similar to various other works of jsb, such as the p book 2 amaj, or the sinfonia nr 6 emaj. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The subject is used in the fugue both in its original form and in its inversion. Fugue no 1 in c major, bwv 846 the welltempered clavier. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. Bach, the welltempered clavier, book i, fugue no 2 in c. Prelude and fugue eb major, bwv 852 well tempered clavier book i. 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 welltempered clavier, book i by david korevaar.
The prelude in c minor bwv 847 1 in the stage of development transmitted by anonymous 5. The well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869 prelude in fugue no. Bach, feltsman, vladimir welltempered clavier, book 1. In the german of 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. In this recording i used the 4th harmonic pedal in resonance position only. Bach the well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869. Bach, welltempered clavier book 1, fugue 2, c minor, bwv. Well tempered clavier book 1 schirmer library of classics volume piano solo.
Fugue d minor the fugue in d minor thrives on its interesting and contrastrich subject, and on its regular form. It is accompanied by a eight 16th note countersubject, which enters the first time in bar three in the left hand. The welltempered clavier, complete schirmer library of. Prelude e major the p book 1 emaj is a very gratifying piece of music. Intercord nb this wtk was issued on 4 individual cds so check the listing for which subset of 12 preludes and fugues of the total 48 is being sold.
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