Bach well tempered clavier book 2 schiff vitamins

Deceptive cadence the pianist has such an intimate relationship with the well tempered clavier, hearing him. He discusses aspects of performance practice in a detailed preface. Things in the well tempered clavier always come in pairs, but pairs that, unlike butterfly wings, display an essential asymmetry, if an asymmetry that will sound inevitable, even natural. 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. Guldas welltempered clavier book ii bach cantatas website. Bwv 846893, is a collection of solo keyboard music composed by johann sebastian bach. Well, i couldnt let that pass, even though its been, four years since it was issued. This website is incredibly resourceful, and one can especially check the 1722 original of the well tempered clavier book 1. Bach wanda landowska the well tempered clavier book i rca victor lm1107 j.

Book two of the welltempered clavier dates from 173842 some 20 years after book one and was assembled from both newly composed pieces and various existing preludes and fugues going back a number of years. The ornamentation is less exuberant, the rubato less intrusive, and schiff is more determined to let bach s. All these years later i have finally purchased book two, featuring mr. On the other hand, ive been listening to the wtc for over 40 years. Bach preludes and fugues 112 well tempered clavier, book. In bach s time clavier keyboard was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an. No wonder that bach s contemporaries sometimes found him hard to follow, so ferociously was he prepared to think about and develop the implications of genre. Long, harmonically advanced, chromatically fascinating, it is less accessible to listen to and forbiddingly demanding to play. Teil i nr 2 bwv 847 cmoll figuriertes praludium tanzfuge 3. Last saturday, in one of the highlights of this or any concert season, the pianist andras schiff gave a magnificent performance of bach s well tempered clavier, book 1, at the 92nd street. Continue from part 1 donald satz wrote february 16, 2001. Notable performances there are lots of recordings of the well tempered clavier available, and one can find them easily either through itunes and amazon, or in the more specialist eshops, such as presto one can find even rare records, such as giesekings or pollinis recordings of the well tempered clavier. The performances i have owned are schiff, gould, and richter and recently aldwell.

Johann sebastian bach the well tempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869. Extending the variety already evident in book i available on 2. His playing is at the meantime, evocative and reflexive, thunderous and lyric, grandeur and eclat, he never abuses of pedal and every little bar fits adequately into the context. 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. The well tempered clavier, book 2 classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and. Bach, andras schiff the welltempered clavier, book. Andras schiff performs bachs clavier at the 92nd street. Wohltemperiertes klavier 2 andras schiff, johann sebastian bach. The welltempered clavier part ii, bwv 870893 english, french and german edition. This boxed set of the two books of the well tempered clavier is his latest such release, and shows schiff as a much more mature pianist.

Continue from part 1 donald satz wrote may 31, 2000. Bach, andras schiff the welltempered clavier, book i. Preludes and fugues through all tones and semitones name translations. Schiff is also an artist to make us recognize how so much of bach s music is song or dance. Order from your preferred classical music cd store. Book two of the welltempered clavier dates from 173842 some 20 years after. Some 20 years later bach compiled a second book of the same kind, which became known as the well tempered clavier, part two in. The two volumes of bach s the well tempered clavier together represent a wealth of musical invention, ingenuity and delight. He 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, and especially for the pastime of those. Johann sebastian bach the well tempered clavier, book 2, bwv 870893 bluray disc version prelude and fugue no. 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. S welltempered clavier the, book 2 by jeno jando and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited.

The welltempered clavier, book 2 classical archives. Bach s well tempered clavier, book 1, as performed by kimiko ishizaka on the piano, set to brilliant graphical visualisations created by stephen malinowski. Prelude in d major continuous semiquavers from the right hand and a staccato bass line makes this prelude very joyous and playful. The well tempered clavier demands from the player a countless amount of requisites that schiff owns. Bach s keyboard music on the modern piano, pianists are confronted with various fundamental questions. The well tempered clavier, book 2 classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives. The welltempered clavier, book 2 johann sebastian bach. This set, along with its companion set of the book i, has often been in my cd player. Well, bach s solo keyboard music is his finest work and twtc book 2 could be the finest of his finest work. The worldfamous pianist andras schiff, a most familiar name to bach fans on account of his complete recordings of bachs piano works, has provided fingerings for both parts of the welltempered clavier.