It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes the largestscale and mostinfluential undertaking for. Thank you to the reivewers on this site, and elsewhere, who pointed me in richter s glowing direction. After some practice, after having learned a few of these preludes and fougues, the fingering should become more natural and those fingering suggestions on the editions really become unneccessary. Welltempered clavier, part i johann sebastian bach. Please feel free to comment on any notation engraving error complete. That rca was really horrible, not sure how they managed to kill richters piano sound on it so effectively.
Moscow, 20 and 21 april 1969 on revelation rv 20003 cd as well as other pressings. This is the third set of the welltempered clavier i have bought. Sviatoslav richter, enigmatic pianist, playing with. It is not just one of the immortal masterpieces of the world music literature. Bwv878 bwv883 sviatoslav richter, piano 19721973 prelude and fugue no. Johann sebastian bachs music has been performed by musicians of his own time including. 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. Additionally, many of his mannerisms correspond to the articulations given in an edition by carl.
Free sheet music for the complete 48 preludes and fugues of the well tempered clavier by j. With its magnificent and magisterial performances by sviatoslav richter, one would have imagined that this 1970 recording of the first book of bachs well tempered clavier would be on the shelf of everyone who reveres richter and worships bach. Suite pour orchestre n 3 en re majeur bwv 1068 jacques loussier. Welltempered clavier prelude and fugue 2 in c minor bwv 847. Richters monumental 1992 complete recording of bachs 48. Prelude and fugue in csharp minor, bwv 849 bach, johann. Complete score of the welltempered clavier, book 1, by johann sebastian bach open welltempered clavier project. Any list of great bach recordings is, of course, going to be subjective, but we. Thank you to the reivewers on this site, and elsewhere, who pointed me in richters glowing direction. Production the welltempered clavier was written by dan dietz and katherine lingenfelter, and was directed by michelle maclaren. For most arrangements, see the separate pages for the individual preludes and fugues. Book 1, part 1 the open well tempered clavier sheet music.
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. Here you find 3 complete recordings and several single preludes and fugues of the welltempered clavier by johann sebastian bach. But,ontheotherhand,inbachand othercomposers,onefrequentlymeetswith btherepetitionofaccenteda. Richter s monumental 1992 complete recording of bachs 48. Bachs son carl philipp emanuel bach himself published a rather vague tuning method which was close to but. But that doesnt make her very solid welltempered clavier the top choice for me.
Bach, the welltempered clavier, book 1 sviatoslav richter 1969 duration. In 2010, richters secretive side was explored in a wellreceived biography by the danish composer and writer karl aage rasmussen, who drew extensively on family archives and interviews with. Bach gave the present title to the work, which was composed for the use and practice of musical youth eager to learn and for the amusement of those already skilled in this study. Bach, szvjatoszlav richter the welltempered clavier. The best place for masterclass notes and accompaniment tracks for piano concertos, violin concertos and more. My own desert island choice for the well tempered clavier in a complete edition has for many years been that with sviatoslav richter, whose early 1970s recordings are still very much worth having on rca gd 60949, despite the dreadful cover art. Bachswelltempered clavieror the 48 preludes and fugues stands at the core of baroque keyboard music and has been a model and inspiration for performers and composers ever since it was written. Bachs goldberg variations performed on a bosendorfer 290 imperial piano in berlin.
Glenn goulds performance of the bach prelude in c minor, measures 16. Bach well tempered clavier roger woodward 199225 dc. Johann sebastian bachs cycle of preludes and fugues, the welltempered clavier, holds a very special place in the world of music. Bach composed a paired prelude and fugue in each of the 24 keys to demonstrate the viability of the new equal. In bachs time clavier keyboard was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding. Sviatoslav richter piano rca red seal olympia le chant du monde russian revelation. Notes from kimiko ishizakas open welltempered clavier. His performances of bachs organ works are known for their imposing registrations and. Lossy files have been converted with lame, mp3 vbr v0. Bach welltempered clavier prelude and fugue 2 in c minor.
Bachswell tempered clavier or the 48 preludes and fugues stands at the core of baroque keyboard music and has been a model and inspiration for performers and composers ever since it was written. Production the well tempered clavier was written by dan dietz and katherine lingenfelter, and was directed by michelle maclaren. The welltempered clavier dover music for piano amazon. Apart from the well tempered clavier, gulda performed very few other pieces by bach and recorded even fewer. That rca was really horrible, not sure how they managed to kill richter s piano sound on it so effectively. March 7 1915 august 1, 1997 was a soviet pianist of russiangerman origin, who is generally. Print and download in pdf or midi the open well tempered clavier. I would be most likely to pick karl richter slow and lush and.
Both volumes appear to be out of print, but i found volume one at cd universe. His recordings fit onto 4 cds despite some remarkably slow tempi in some of these pieces. But that doesnt make her very solid well tempered clavier the top choice for me. Richters well tempered clavier i recently bought the cd version of richters recording of bachs well tempered clavier. Here you find 3 complete recordings and several single preludes and fugues of the well tempered clavier by johann sebastian bach. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, is a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in. A mio avviso, svjatoslav teofilovic richter e il pianista che ha interpretato bach col maggiore sentimentalismo. Richter s well tempered clavier i recently bought the cd version of richter s recording of bachs well tempered clavier. Guldas later reliance on cooperating with companies whose recording techniques were primitive in comparison to those espoused by more sophisticated rivals stood him. But so were some other previous remasterings, too, like the 20bit japanese release that was part of that now outofprint deluxe richter collection box that was put out some ten years or so ago by japan victor.
In july and august of 1973 sviatoslav richter played bachs welltempered clavier over the course of four concerts in innsbruck big boxes. The balance between romantic playing, with considerable pedal use throughout, and gripping concentration yield a particularly special sound. Composed about 20 years apart, the two sets of 24 preludes and fugues that constitute the two books of johann sebastian bachs welltempered clavier didnt start off as one huge collection of 48 works in fact, the set of 24 preludes and fugues composed in 1742 were not issued as a sequel to the original wtc of 1722. March 7 1915 august 1, 1997 was a soviet pianist of russiangerman origin, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. Book i available in musescore, musicxml, midi, pdf formats, released under cc0. Complete score of the well tempered clavier, book 1, by johann sebastian bach open well tempered clavier project. Carl sagan, asked if the disc might not have included only bach.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. It is the only episode of the season to not be written by either jonathan nolan or lisa joy, but rather by individuals who had worked with the two of them in their previous endeavors dietz with nolan on person of interest and lingenfelter with joy on pushing daisies. Sviatoslav richters recording of the welltempered clavier is my favourite rendition i prefer it to even that of glenn gould. Prelude and fugue in c minor, bwv 847 bach, johann sebastian. Prelude and fugue in csharp minor, bwv 849 bach, johann sebastian movementssections movtssecs. Barolsky and martens, rendering the prosaic persuasive.
Nowhere more so than in their top ten bach list from 2014, which. Like thinkgreenlovepiano already said, i think all of them are very enjoyable to listen to, but some suggestions for the first book. In july and august of 1973 sviatoslav richter played bachs well tempered clavier over the course of four concerts in innsbruck big boxes. I grew up with karl richters classic recording, but was very pleasantly. The 50 greatest js bach recordings 2019 update gramophone. Karl richter 15 october 1926 15 february 1981 was a german conductor, choirmaster. Lossless files are 96 khz24bit, compressed with flac. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Example 3b other pianists such as edwin fischer, sviatoslav richter. Talking about the well tempered clavier, a very good source to get to the original scores is the website of the state library berlin together with bacharchiv leipzig and others, which deals with the heritage of js bachs autographs that are in public possession in germany. Master tracks available here lossless files are 96 khz24bit, compressed with flac.
Bach did not specify the instrument to be used for these pieces, and the clavichord has a. Talking about the welltempered clavier, a very good source to get to the original scores is the website of the state library berlin together with bacharchiv leipzig and others, which deals with the heritage of js bachs autographs that are in public possession in germany. Notes from kimiko ishizakas open well tempered clavier. I would like to recommend ralph kirkpatricks clavichord recording of the welltempered clavier. Richters well tempered clavier audiogon discussion forum. So, this is not only a fivestar performance, but amongst the very finest that exist, and the best that i know of.
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