Aldwell enunciating the various voices of the fugues in the clearest and most creative possible manner, and bringing his awesome originality to the preludes as. The piece is a transcription from jsbs well tempered clavier book 2, and the only difference is in measure 38 the a after the 3rd beat is originally an a, but i changed it to f as in the link where you can hear glenn goulds version of playing. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of the prelude and the fugue. I would appreciate any info on ranking of the difficulty of the preludes in the well tempered clavier. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. Internal evidence for this may be seen in the fact that in book 1 bach paired the e. The well tempered clavier, book 2 glenn gould on allmusic 1993 allmusic. Using the tuning which research suggests bach himself advocated, richard egarr completes his acclaimed project with this inspired reading of book ii, where bach after a decadelong genesis. Ranking of difficulty of well tempered clavier preludes. Please note the id wristband is for content id dispute purposes. Wrote it for 8 string originally but has only notes for standard 6 string. This prelude is an intentionally simple series of chord arpeggios, walking through some modulations in the vicinity of and returning back to c maj. The welltempered clavier, book 2, bwv 870893 johann. Bach the well tempered claiver book 2 feinberg youtube.
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. Im not on a bach binge any longer, but theres one version ive had a hankering for which i had not acquired friedrich guldas set recorded in 1973 by philips. Start your free trial learn more new subscribers only. Preludes and fugues the welltempered clavier, by j. Hold click mac or right click windows on the blue links below. The well tempered clavier, book 1 kimiko ishizaka classical 2015. For most arrangements, see the separate pages for the individual preludes and fugues. The welltempered clavier i by pierrelaurent aimard. The well tempered clavier book 2 part 2 2007 60 million songs. This website is incredibly resourceful, and one can especially check the 1722 original of the well tempered clavier book 1.
It does need some energy in performance for the music has a playful and youthful atmosphere, although it can be. Guldas welltempered clavier book ii bach cantatas website. Bach, the well tempered clavier, book 1 sviatoslav. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Bach set off on an unprecedented passage through all the tonalities available to him on the keyboard. Download bach well tempered clavier public domain sheet. Continue from part 1 donald satz wrote may 31, 2000.
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. The well tempered clavier, book 2 sviatoslav richter on allmusic 2012. Well tempered clavier book ii bwv 870893 bach s well tempered clavier book ii, part 6. The well tempered clavier, book 2 glenn gould on allmusic 1993. This is a most amazing performance of the book ii of the well tempered clavier, with mr. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube chopin. The well tempered clavier i by kenneth gilbert and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. With his first recording of the well tempered clavier book 1 pinnock explores the summit of bach s intellectual and contrapuntal mastery my journey with the well tempered clavier.
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. 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 welltempered clavier book ii nikolai demidenko piano. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments.
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 well tempered clavier, book ii wtc 2 french title. I know there have been discussions of ranking the difficulty of the well tempered clavier for example, bartok, but it is my understanding that those take into account the fugues as well. 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. A proper analysis of js bach s welltempered clavier is therefore simply a must for anybody who takes playing the 48 seriously. I was very impressed with the set and have been looking forward to his recording of book. The well tempered clavier, book 2, bwv 870893, musical incipits and difficulty ratings. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube.
It finds its parallel in wfbs clavier booklet nr 16 with only 15bars there. 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. The welltempered clavier, book 2 angela hewitt on allmusic 1999. Bach loved numbers, symbolism, and symmetry, so this is very likely his way of showing that he intended to write 24 fugues altogether.