Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier - Book II

 
Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier - Book II cover
$40.00 Out of Stock
2-4 weeks
add to cart

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier - Book II
Céline Frisch (harpsichord)

[ Alpha / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Friday 22 March 2019

This item is currently out of stock. We expect to be able to supply it to you within 2 - 4 weeks from when you place your order.

Two years after releasing her CD dedicated to Book I of J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Céline Frisch now presents the second volume of this musical landmark. Bach compiled Book II in 1744, twenty-two years after Book I. It took until 1801 for both volumes to be printed: from then until the present day they have inspired countless composers. After a series of recordings with the Ensemble Zimmermann she helped to found, Céline Frisch returns to the harpsichord recital, for a programme of this, her very favourite music. Through these preludes and fugues, she reminds us that far from being technical exercises, the Well- Tempered Clavier is a work of pure pleasure and constant renewed discovery. As Robert Schumann declared: 'You should frequently play the fugues of the great masters, particularly those of J.S. Bach. Make the Well-Tempered Clavier your daily bread'.

Tracks:

Prelude I in C major, BWV 870
Fugue I in C major, BWV 870
Prelude II in C minor, BWV 871
Fugue II in C minor, BWV 871
Prelude III in C sharp major, BWV 872
Fugue III in C sharp major, BWV 872
Prelude IV in C sharp minor, BWV 873
Fugue IV in C sharp minor, BWV 873
Prelude V in D major, BWV 874
Fugue V in D major, BWV 874
Prelude VI in D minor, BWV 875
Fugue VI in D minor, BWV 875
Prelude VII in E flat major, BWV 876
Fugue VII in E flat major, BWV 876
Prelude VIII in E flat minor, BWV 877
Fugue VIII in E flat minor, BWV 877
Prelude IX in E major, BWV 878
Fugue IX in E major, BWV 878
Prelude X in E minor, BWV 879
Fugue X in E minor, BWV 879
Prelude XI in F major, BWV 880
Fugue XI in F major, BWV 880
Prelude XII in F minor, BWV 881
Fugue XII in F minor, BWV 881
Prelude XIII in F sharp major, BWV 882
Fugue XIII in F sharp major, BWV 882
Prelude XIV in F sharp minor, BWV 883
Fugue XIV in F sharp minor, BWV 883
Prelude XV in G major, BWV 884
Fugue XV in G major, BWV 884
Prelude XVI in G minor, BWV 885
Fugue XVI in G minor, BWV 885
Prelude XVII in A flat major, BWV 886
Fugue XVII in A flat major, BWV 886
Prelude XVIII in G sharp minor, BWV 887
Fugue XVIII in G sharp minor, BWV 887
Prelude XIX in A major, BWV 888
Fugue XIX in A major, BWV 888
Prelude XX in A minor, BWV 889
Fugue XX in A minor, BWV 889
Prelude XXI in B flat major, BWV 890
Fugue XXI in B flat major, BWV 890
Prelude XXII in B flat minor, BWV 891
Fugue XXII in B flat minor, BWV 891
Prelude XXIII in B major, BWV 892
Fugue XXIII in B major, BWV 892
Prelude XXIV in B minor, BWV 893
Fugue XXIV in B minor, BWV 893