The well tempered clavier, book 1 the well tempered clavier, book i. Reading and listening to this bach masterpiece just got easier with a new video that combines two open source scores with the piano playing of kimiko ishizaka to present you a complete performance of the well tempered clavier. Book ii of sergey schepkins renowned traversal of the welltempered clavier. One of the greatest achievements in musical composition history, the well tempered clavier of johann sebastian bach, is a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys. No need to wait eagerly for book ii of christophe roussets recording of the welltempered clavier. Johann sebastian bach author of the welltempered clavier.
The well tempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869, musical incipits and difficulty ratings. The welltempered clavier, book i keith jarrett, johann sebastian bach. Drawn chiefly from the two books of the welltempered clavier, the musical offering and the clavierubung iii, the repertoire chosen for this recording has an uncanny way of forging bachs links with the old english traditions of the fantasy and in nomine as much as leaping forward into a chromatic twelvetone world where the raw emotions of. Prelude d minor the prelude d minor is another piece that focuses on a specific keyboard skill here to arpeggiate chords of a basso continuotype chord progression. The first fugue in the well tempered clavier is a beautiful introduction to the world of bach s fugues.
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. Yo tomita the links on this page point to files at yo tomitas well tempered clavier book ii midi page. Johann sebastian bachs well tempered clavier posts. The preludes are from the open welltempered clavier project, and were made using musescore software. Here she presents the first book of bachs greatest keyboard masterpiece. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Bach preludes and fugues 112 well tempered clavier, book 1.
Thoughtful, undogmatic bach playing from a pianist who is unafraid to characterize individual pieces strongly. The welltempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869 johann. Free sheet music for the complete 48 preludes and fugues of the well tempered clavier by j. Download bach well tempered clavier public domain sheet. It set down a marker not only as to roussets approach to the music, but also to his preferred soundworld since both books deploy the same instrument. David schulenberg, in his book the keyboard music of j. He plays a doublemanual harpsichord from 2000 by colin booth, based on a singlemanual instrument of fleischer in hamburg, 1710, and uses kirnberger iii tuning. History book 2 of the welltempered clavier was collected from 1738. Bach s well tempered clavier was recently covered by a new website, created by tim smith, who teaches composition at the northern arizona university and is in charge of the bach digital project under the umbrella of the oregon bach festival. Johann sebastian bach well tempered clavier piano solo ashley publications. A most impressive 220page edition of the first volume of the well tempered clavier, these 24 preludes and 24 fugues were painstakingly researched over a period of 10 years, using the most important original manuscript sources. Prelude in c major, bwv 846 by johann sebastian bach for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Prelude and fugue d minor, bwv 851 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.
Which one is your favorite prelude and fugue from bachs the. Busonis aphorism, that book 1 was for performers and book 2 for composers, is true in two senses, as a description of the two books as instruction manuals for busonis own contemporaries, and as an enactment of how the manuscripts functioned in bach s own teaching life. Johann sebastian bach is the author of the well tempered clavier 4. For js bach, one can as an example find the groundbreaking edition of the entire works as provided by the bach gesellschaft. Pianist alexandra papstefanou performs the well tempered clavier, books i and ii in a complete 4cd recording of the works. Complete score of the welltempered clavier, book 1, by johann sebastian bach open well tempered clavier project. Actually not really thoughts, just some statistics. Jun 04, 2019 between 1722 and 1742, bach composed two sets of preludes and fugues in all twentyfour major and minor keys, written for keyboard. 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 well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869 prelude fugue in c major, bwv 846. Johann sebastian bach 1685 1750 the well tempered clavier, book 1 00. Bachs the welltempered clavier was recorded in february 1987 and released in 1988. For example, the well tempered clavier comprises two books, each of which presents a prelude and fugue in every major and minor key, displaying a dizzying variety of structural, contrapuntal and fugal techniques. The well tempered clavier, or preludes and fugues through all tones and semitones, relating to the major third, that is, ut re mi, as well as those related to the minor third, that is, re mi fa.
Shop and buy the welltempered clavier book i, bwv 846869 sheet music. His recordings of bach s milestone well tempered clavier are simply outstanding, all the more remarkable as he recorded both volumes twice, once on harpsichord, and one on clavichord. The well tempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869 prelude fugue in c. Get an adfree experience with special benefits, and directly support reddit. As part of keith jarretts rather extensive project on the works of the cantor of leipzig, an interpretation on harpsichord of livre i from j. Preludes and fugues the welltempered clavier, by j. Its probably fair to say that until glenn gould got his fingers around it, bach s music was used for teaching purposes more than anything else. Bach s own maturation process but also the impetus for the emerging style and structure of modern keyboard music. Composed about 20 years apart, the two sets of 24 preludes and fugues that constitute the two books of johann sebastian bach s well tempered clavier didnt start off as one huge collection of 48 works in fact, the set of 24 preludes and fugues composed in 1742 were not issued as a sequel to the original wtc of 1722. Complete score of the welltempered clavier, book 1, by johann sebastian bach open welltempered clavier project. Fugue xv in g major, bwv 884 sergey schepkin johann sebastian bach bach. Books i and ii, complete dover music for piano bach, johann sebastian on.
It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes the largestscale and mostinfluential undertaking for. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. A proper analysis of js bach s well tempered clavier is therefore simply a must for anybody who takes playing the 48 seriously. The well tempered clavier book 1 2020 bluray 1080i avc dtshd. He is perhaps the foremost bach pianist of his generation. World wide shipping for 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music. The well tempered clavier, book ii schiff by bach, johann sebastian on dvd. For this 2017 living archive release, the borromeo string quartet presents book i of johann sebastian bach s well tempered clavier in arrangements for string quartet by first violinist nicholas kitchen, though the project has yielded mixed results. The well tempered clavier book 1 scrolling youtube. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling gerubach.
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. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. Prelude i in c major, bwv 846 well tempered clavier. More information about these sequences can be found there.
The clavichord is one the most difficult instruments to record well, due to its quiet voice. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube. Johann sebastian bachs well tempered clavier posts facebook. The welltempered clavier, book i live, march 1987 keith jarrett on allmusic 2019 jazz pianist keith jarrett has recorded a good. Johann sebastian bach the well tempered clavier book i fugue in b minor friedrich gulda piano. If you are looking for the essential glenn gould playing bach, then the three sets you really ought to have are his goldberg variations either version, plus the two books of the welltempered clavier. The welltempered clavier, book 2 johann sebastian bach. It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes. Piano solo sheet music book by johann sebastian bach 16851750. By johann sebastian bach, with commentaries by donald francis tovey.
For most arrangements, see the separate pages for the individual preludes and fugues. In theory, the preludes and fugues of the wtc are just as eligible for transcribing as the goldberg variations and the art of the fugue have been. 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 prelude is steadily and earnestly flowing, producing a polyphonic aria of rare beauty, similar to what js bach has achieved in book 1 prelude f. Download a free and public domain recording and musical. If you follow the link below, you can find a comparison of the speed of execution, measured in beats per minute, for 17 key recordings of js bach s well tempered clavier. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This prelude is an intentionally simple series of chord arpeggios, walking through some modulations in the vicinity of and returning back to c maj. Buy bach, js the welltempered clavier ii by masaaki suzuki, bach, js, na, masaaki suzuki from amazons classical music store.
I use these versions extensively, particularly when working from the computer. Prelude i in c major, bwv 846 well tempered clavier first. This is especially true for the longer pieces, only few can really understand those in detail merely based on musical instinct and talent i, for instance, cant. He returned to germany six months later to record the welltempered clavier in weimars jakobskirche, a church wellknown to bach and close to where he had served the dukes of saxeweimar and was briefly imprisoned by his aristocratic masters for disobedience. The fugues, in particular, are quite special in this video.
Bachs welltempered clavier a video for the curious. Well tempered clavier book i by sviatoslav richter and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Provided to youtube by cdbaby the well tempered clavier, book ii. Steven devines traversal of the well tempered clavier, book 1, with book 2 to follow, is both thoughtful and thoughtprovoking. A proper analysis of js bach s welltempered clavier is therefore simply a must for anybody who takes playing the 48 seriously. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of the prelude and the fugue. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. That his bach recordings are still the standard by which all others are measured is a tribute to his selfawareness as an artist. Between 1722 and 1742, bach composed two sets of preludes and fugues in all twentyfour major and minor keys, written for keyboard.
The welltempered clavier book i, bwv 846869 by johann. If you are looking for the essential glenn gould playing bach, then the three sets you really ought to have are his goldberg variations either version, plus the two books of the well tempered clavier. Bach, allows that lehmans argument is ingenious but counters that it lacks documentary support if. A monument in the history of western music, the well tempered clavier represents not only the culmination of j. Welltempered clavier, which she recorded in 2018 on a modern instrument. The well tempered clavier i licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of archive. Sep 27, 2018 excerpts from the welltempered clavier such as the prelude and fugue in e minor, bwv 855 or contrapuntal gems such as the sinfonia no. Well tempered clavier book 1 from christiane jaccottet. Its rather amazing today, when recordings of bach s well tempered clavier practically fall of the shelves, to recall just how unusual it was back in the 1960s for a pianist to undertake to record this amazing work. The well tempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. The welltempered clavier, book i keith jarrett, johann. Gould was simply incomparable in the contrapuntal intricacies of bachs fugal writing, and in the welltempered clavier he has 48. Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, book ii. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed.
A fugue is a style of musical composition where a theme melody is introduced, and then repeated in one or more other voices. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed comments. In august 2011, schiff turned his focus to the 48 preludes and fugues of the well tempered clavier, making studio recordings of both books in the auditorium radiosvizzera italiana, lugano. Below you can find copies of the 2 files for the well tempered clavier for direct download edited by franz kroll, edition of 1866. All bach lovers need to hear this young russian pianist.
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