J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier
Hans von Bulow called Bach's Well Tempered Clavier 'The Old Testament' of music -- Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas being the so called 'New Testament. Bach's set of 48 preludes and matching fugues is the ultimate in keyboard instruction. Intended for his son Wilhelm Friedemann, they consist of one prelude and fugue in each of the twelve major and minor keys, arranged in chromatic order. Bach used not only the '48' for teaching purposes, but also his French and English Suites as well. According to one of his pupils, Bach would set them to work on the Inventions first, followed by the Suites, and if the great man didn't feel like teaching, he'd sit at the keyboard and play from the preludes and fugues 'and thus turned these hours into minutes' according to pupil Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber. These works became the essential study for all the great pianists -- starting with Bach's sons, through Mozart, Beethoven, Hummel, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and all the pupils of these great composer pianists.
Daniel Barenboim has said of the '48' 'The chromatiscism in the C sharp minor prelude from Book 1 brings Wagner's Tristan und Isolde to mind. Or the fugue in E flat, which could be straight out of a symphony by Bruckner. In other words, The Well Tempered Clavier is not only the sum of everything that has preceded it, but it also points the way ahead. In European music there are very few composers whose work that applies. This is one of the main reasons for the towering stature of Bach's music.'
Further information
- Recording made in 2008
- Harpsichords by Bruce Kennedy after Mietke (Book 1) and by Cornelius Bom after Ruckers (Book 2)
- Pieter-Jan Belder studied with Bob van Asperen at the Amsterdam Sweelinck Conservatorium. He has worked with Franz Bruggen, Ton Koopman, Philippe Herreweghe and Rene Jacobs. He has recorded 10 CDs as part of Brilliant Classics' Bach Edition, and has recorded all the Scarlatti sonatas. He is currently working on the complete recordings of keyboard music by Soler and Rameau
- Comprehensive booklet essay
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Kategorie:
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Filmy i muzyka
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Język wydania:
angielski
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ISBN:
5028421938929
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EAN:
5028421938929
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Wymiary:
14.0x12.0cm
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Waga:
0.21kg
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Nośniki:
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#1: Book 1 Preludes and Fugues Nos. 1-12
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1. No. 5 in D, BWV 850 (01:20)
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2. No. 1 in C, BWV 846 (01:59)
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3. No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855 (01:14)
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4. No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 (00:30)
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5. No. 11 in F, BWV 856 (01:25)
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6. No. 7 in E-Flat, BWV 852 (01:49)
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7. No. 5 in D, BWV 850 (02:02)
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8. No. 1 in C, BWV 846 (02:27)
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9. No. 11 in F, BWV 856 (01:08)
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10. No. 3 in C-Sharp, BWV 848 (01:18)
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11. No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851 (01:35)
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12. No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857 (02:06)
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13. No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857 (04:45)
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14. No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853 (05:55)
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15. No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851 (01:35)
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16. No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853 (03:34)
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17. No. 7 in E-Flat, BWV 852 (04:31)
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18. No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 (01:27)
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19. No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 (04:08)
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20. No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855 (02:08)
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21. No. 9 in E, BWV 854 (01:18)
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22. No. 3 in C-Sharp, BWV 848 (02:21)
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23. No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 (02:37)
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24. No. 9 in E, BWV 854 (01:20)
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#2: Book 2 Preludes and Fugues Nos. 1-12
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1. No. 1 in C, BWV 870 (01:53)
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2. No. 3 in C-Sharp, BWV 872 (01:46)
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3. No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875 (01:44)
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4. No.10 in E Minor, BWV 879 (03:44)
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5. No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871 (02:56)
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6. No. 5 in D, BWV 874 (02:56)
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7. No.10 in E Minor, BWV 879 (02:56)
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8. No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871 (02:23)
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9. No.11 in F, BWV 880 (01:49)
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10. No.12 in F Minor, BWV 881 (05:11)
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11. No. 3 in C-Sharp, BWV 872 (02:04)
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12. No. 5 in D, BWV 874 (05:30)
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13. No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873 (04:11)
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14. No. 7 in E-Flat, BWV 876 (03:04)
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15. No. 9 in E, BWV 878 (05:21)
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16. No. 7 in E-Flat, BWV 876 (01:50)
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17. No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877 (04:03)
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18. No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877 (04:07)
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19. No.11 in F, BWV 880 (03:59)
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20. No.12 in F Minor, BWV 881 (01:58)
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21. No. 9 in E, BWV 878 (03:42)
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22. No. 1 in C, BWV 870 (02:22)
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23. No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875 (01:47)
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24. No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873 (02:27)
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#3: Book 1 Preludes and Fugues Nos. 13-24
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1. No. 21 in B-Flat, BWV 866 (01:16)
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2. No. 13 in F-Sharp, BWV 858 (01:57)
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3. No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865 (05:00)
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4. No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 (02:56)
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5. No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863 (02:30)
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6. No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859 (04:13)
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7. No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865 (01:09)
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8. No. 23 in B, BWV 868 (00:57)
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9. No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859 (01:07)
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10. No. 17 in A-Flat, BWV 862 (01:22)
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11. No. 23 in B, BWV 868 (02:41)
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12. No. 19 in A, BWV 864 (01:20)
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13. No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861 (02:03)
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14. No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863 (01:14)
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15. No. 15 in G, BWV 860 (00:55)
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16. No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869 (07:28)
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17. No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861 (02:18)
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18. No. 13 in F-Sharp, BWV 858 (01:18)
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19. No. 19 in A, BWV 864 (02:15)
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20. No. 15 in G, BWV 860 (02:32)
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21. No. 17 in A-Flat, BWV 862 (03:17)
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22. No. 21 in B-Flat, BWV 866 (01:40)
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23. No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869 (04:59)
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24. No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 (02:32)
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#4: Book 2 Preludes and Fugues Nos. 13-24
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1. No. 13 in F-Sharp, BWV 882 (02:25)
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2. No. 19 in A, BWV 888 (01:41)
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3. No. 13 in F-Sharp, BWV 882 (03:44)
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4. No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893 (01:58)
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5. No. 17 in A-Flat, BWV 886 (02:36)
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6. No. 15 in G, BWV 884 (02:47)
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7. No. 23 in B, BWV 892 (02:08)
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8. No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891 (06:17)
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9. No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889 (03:54)
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10. No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885 (03:18)
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11. No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891 (03:40)
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12. No. 21 in B-Flat, BWV 890 (01:59)
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13. No. 21 in B-Flat, BWV 890 (06:36)
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14. No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889 (01:57)
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15. No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887 (05:16)
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16. No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883 (05:03)
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17. No. 19 in A, BWV 888 01:59
No. 19 in A, BWV 888 (01:59)
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18. No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885 (02:26)
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19. No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893 (02:06)
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20. No. 17 in A-Flat, BWV 886 (04:13)
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21. No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887 (05:09)
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22. No. 23 in B, BWV 892 (04:31)
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23. No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883 (02:43)
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24. No. 15 in G, BWV 884 (01:21)
