Perhaps it was because bach composed this music as instructional pieces for his son wilhelm friedemann. The well tempered clavier, book 2 glenn gould on allmusic 1993. With his first recording of the well tempered clavier book 1 pinnock explores the summit of bachs intellectual and contrapuntal mastery my journey with the well tempered clavier has been life long. More information about these sequences can be found there. Bach the well tempered clavier, book ii, bwv 870893. I wish to extend my thanks to yo for allowing me to link to them. Bach, keith jarrett the well tempered clavier book i at discogs. Listen to your favorite songs from the well tempered clavier, book 1 by andrew rangell now.
Prelude e minor interesting recordings of the p e minor come from gulda who plays the p extremely dry, hantai with beautifully phrased trills, schiff and hewitt. It finds its parallel in wfbs clavierbooklet nr 16 with only 15bars there. Wrapped within this single fugues are, in a sense, three miniature fugues, each with their own subject and their own private exposition. This describes the first three of four sections in. The welltempered clavier, book 2, bwv 870893 johann. Harpsichord performances of various parts of book i by martha goldstein are in.
He first 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. Bwv 857 performed by pieter dirksen at home in culemborg, the netherlands. The welltempered clavier, book 1 by andrew rangell on. 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 2, an album by johann sebastian bach, luc beausejour on spotify. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed. Harpsichord performances of various parts of book i by martha goldstein are. Well tempered clavier book 2 schirmer library of classics volume 14 piano solo. Bach the well tempered claiver book 2 feinberg youtube. In bachs time clavier keyboard was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an organ either. Prelude no 12 in f minor from the welltempered clavier, book ii. Offiziell lizenzierte musiknoten fur fuga fmoll, bwv 881 johann sebastian bach pdf. This website is incredibly resourceful, and one can especially check the 1722 original of the well tempered clavier book 1. Prelude and fugue in f minor from welltempered clavier.
He first 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 already skilled in this study. This is a most amazing performance of the book ii of the well tempered clavier, with mr. The well tempered clavier, book 2, bwv 870893, musical incipits and difficulty ratings. The pages have been arranged 2 up in imposition booklet order for duplex printing on a3 paper and require an a3 printer. The welltempered clavier, book 2 by johann sebastian. 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 well.
It is the twelfth prelude and fugue in the second book of the well tempered clavier, a series of 48 preludes and fugues by the composer. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Yo tomita the links on this page point to files at yo tomitas well tempered clavier book ii midi page. The welltempered clavier, book 2 johann sebastian bach. For book 2, to view originals is a more complex exercise, given the lack of the one authoritative original from js bachs hand and the fragmentation of historical copies see the work of yo tomita for more info on this. Fugue in f minor bwv881 well tempered clavier book 2. Fugue c minor fugue book 1 c minor is an elegant and well balanced piece, which draws its fascination of its pure structure and the beauty of the interaction between the subject and the countersubjects. Bach the well tempered clavier, book ii prelude and fugue no. I purchased the welltempered clavier book one about 15 years ago, while taking piano lessons. The b minor fugue of book 2 refers us back both to the the f major fugue of book 1 which also draws on the rhythm of the passepied, and to the monumental final work in that volume with which it shares a key signature, and sets there a fresh set of associations, both for the dance and for the key of b.
The well tempered clavier consists in its entirety of two books, each of 24 preludes and fugues, in which there is one for each major and minor key. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube. Tureck and koroliov play the first part of the p very slow, which come across quite convincingly. The prelude and fugue in f minor, bwv 881, is a keyboard composition written by johann sebastian bach. Free sheet music for the complete 48 preludes and fugues of the well tempered clavier by j. 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.
Mca classics reissued it on cds around 1992, but it is out of stock and almost impossible to find. Prelude and fugue in f minor, bwv 881 bach, johann sebastian. Well, bachs solo keyboard music is his finest work and twtc book 2 could be. While i couldnt play this music with any decency i was captivated by it in a way i hadnt been with other solo piano pieces. A rule of thumb is to articulate bigger jumps than just a second from note note as in terms of. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube chopin. Prelude no 12 in f minor from the welltempered clavier, book ii by the swingle singers discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on. A triple fugue, one of only two triple fugues in all of the well tempered clavier. 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. Welltempered clavier book 2 by christiane jaccottet on.
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