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. The well tempered clavier, book 2, complete preludes and fugues 124. Fugue d minor the fugue in d minor thrives on its interesting and contrastrich subject, and on its regular form. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. Bach friedrich gulda the well tempered clavier, book 2 label. Prelude 12 from welltempered clavier, book 2 saxophone. The welltempered clavier, book 2 glenn gould songs.
Bach glenn gould the well tempered clavier, book 2, preludes and fugues 1724. Bach preludes and fugues 112 well tempered clavier, book 1. Warner classics instead, hes made his own selection of just 12 preludes and fugues. Jill crossland plays bachs prelude and fugue 12 from the welltempered clavier, book 2, recorded at st georges headstone. Print and download prelude 12 from well tempered clavier, book 2 saxophone quartet sheet music. The well tempered clavier book 2 part 2 by peter weiss. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed. But i feel theres much more going on in the details of the music which only gould and tureck examine. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube. Aug 01, 2019 the welltemperedclavier, book ii wtc 2. Preludes and fugues through all tones and semitones.
Bach, martins, joao carlos well tempered clavier book. Well tempered clavier, book 2 excerpts by piotr anderszewski on deezer. Welltempered clavier book 2 angela hewitt hyperion. 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. S the welltempered clavier book ii by kenneth gilbert and tens of millions of. Score,set of parts sheet music by johann sebastian bach 16851750. Philips 446 548 2, philips classics 446 548 2, philips 446 548 2 10, philips classics 446 548 2 10. The welltempered clavier, book 2, bwv 870893 johann.
The first book of the welltempered clavier was composed in the early 1720s, with bach s autograph dated 1722. Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, book 2. Piotr anderszewski has assembled 12 prelude andfugue pairings from j. S the welltempered clavier book ii by kenneth gilbert and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. The well tempered clavier, book 2, including the well tempered clavier, book 2. S the well tempered clavier, book 2 by diana boyle on apple music. Please note the id wristband is for content id dispute purposes.
Jan 29, 2021 well tempered clavier, book 2, prelude and fugue no. Malcolm hamilton, bach the welltempered clavier book. Well tempered clavier, book 2 excerpts prelude and fugue no. Jan 29, 2021 there is no hint of historically oriented performance here as pianist piotr anderszewski performs pieces, half of them to be exact from book ii of bach s well tempered clavier, bwv 870893, in a way that apparently no other keyboardist, modern or historical, has ever done. Bach well tempered clavier, book ii excerpts piotr anderszewski azusa ueno february 8, 2021 february 8, 2021 piotr anderszewski describes the dilemma he faces performing bach, wondering to what extent the prelude and fuguesare suitable for the concert platform, but at the same time wanting to offer the. Welltempered clavier, book 2, prelude and fugue no. 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. Jill crossland plays bachs prelude and fugue 12 from the well tempered clavier, book 2, recorded at st georges headstone. The well tempered clavier, book 2, bwv 870893 by jouni somero on apple music. Apart from the early versions of several preludes included in w. The page with bach s picture on the back cover of box set is actually held on by only 3 pieces of scotch tape.
Stream songs including the well tempered clavier, book 2, bwv 870893. The welltempered clavier, book 2, bwv 870893, musical incipits and difficulty ratings. Prelude and fugue in d major, bwv 874 index of book 2. It finds its parallel in wfbs clavier booklet nr 16 with only. Bach s klavierbuchlein 1720 there is an almost complete collection of prelude and fughetta versions predating the 1722 autograph, known from a later copy by an. The welltempered clavier book 2, preludes and fugues 18. Well tempered clavier, book 2, prelude and fugue no. Welltempered clavier, book 2 excerpts highresaudio. Bach, martins, joao carlos well tempered clavier book 2. Book 2 of the welltempered clavier was collected from 1738 and probably completed by 1742, about twenty years after book 1. Stream songs including the well tempered clavier, book ii. Bach preludes and fugues 112 well tempered clavier, book. The well tempered clavier book 2 part 2 by peter weiss on apple music. Prelude and fugue in f minor, bwv 881 bach, johann sebastian.
History book 2 of the welltempered clavier was collected from 1738. Stream songs including the well tempered clavier, book 2. It is accompanied by a eight 16th note countersubject, which enters the first time in bar three in the left hand. Bach friedrich gulda the welltempered clavier, book 2.
It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes the largestscale and mostinfluential undertaking for. The subject is used in the fugue both in its original form and in its inversion. I first encountered it at about 12 years old when someone gave me a pink and gold bound volume, the old czerny edition, which we now know to be notoriously unreliable. Bach prelude and fugue 12 welltempered clavier book 2 jill. Bach s well tempered clavier book 1 from pierre hantai. The genesis and early history of bachs welltempered clavier, book ii. The welltempered clavier, book 2 by angela hewitt on. Continue from part 1 donald satz wrote may 31, 2000. We know it was intended in some way to acknowledge its predecessor simply because the title page of most copies includes the words zweiter teil part two, though english usage is generally books 1 and 2, but it. The well tempered clavier, book 2 complete bwv 870893 johann sebastian bach. Rather than recording all 48 of its prelude andfugue pairings, he has focused on 12 pairings from book two.
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