Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier 2

Description

BWV 870-893-48 The Well-Tempered Clavier II Fugues and Preludes.

Piano and Harpsichord.

Given that the tuning used up top then dispersed pure and "impure" intervals irregularly throughout the keys, Johann Sebastian Bach's concept of writing a collection of preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys was novel and revolutionary in the second decade of the 18th century. As a result, one could perform extremely well in some keys but completely poorly in others. In his Das Wohltemperirte Clavier (The Well-Tempered Clavier), Bach became the first composer to master all of tonality, thereby delivering a masterpiece of keyboard literature to the musical world.

Beethoven's sonatas represent the New Testament, while the "Well-Tempered Clavier" represents the Old Testament. We have to have faith in both. Bülow, Hans

Songs / Content

1. Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 870 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
2. Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 871 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
3. Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major BWV 872 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
4. Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor BWV 873 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
5. Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 874 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
6. Prelude And Fugue In D Minor BWV 875 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
7. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major BWV 876 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
8. Prelude and Fugue in D sharp minor BWV 877 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
9. Prelude and Fugue in E major BWV 878 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
10. Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 879 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
11. Prelude and Fugue in F major BWV 880 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
12. Prelude and Fugue in F minor BWV 881 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
13. Prelude and Fugue in F sharp major BWV 882 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
14. Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor BWV 883 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
15. Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 884 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
16. Prelude and Fugue in G minor BWV 885 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
17. Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major BWV 886 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
18. Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor BWV 887 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
19. Prelude and Fugue in A major BWV 888 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
20. Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 889 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
21. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major BWV 890 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
22. Prelude and Fugue B-flat minor BWV 891 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
23. Prelude and Fugue B major BWV 892 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
24. Prelude and Fugue B minor BWV 893 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
25. Appendix: Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 870b Vertsion A [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
26. Prelude in C major BWV 870b Variant of Version A [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
27. Prelude in C sharp minor BWV 873 Version A [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
28. Fugue in A-flat major BWV 886
29. 2 Variant [Bach, Johann Sebastian]