Notes from kimiko ishizakas open well tempered clavier. Second, the theme features a dramatic and expressive leap of a minor 9th the big jump upwards between the 2nd and 3rd notes. The well tempered clavier book ii, bwv 870893 arthur loesser, piano the master tapes for this recording were made in mr. In thomas manns novel lotte in weimar an old goethe muses on the achievements of his youth and of his maturity the former the work of genius, the latter the work of greatness.
Prelude 8 and fuga a 4 prelude and fugue in d sharp minor, bwv. Bach d minor prelude from well tempered clavier book 2 youtube. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. Bachs welltempered clavier book 2 interpreted by s d. The well tempered clavier is two books of music for solo keyboard by js bach, the first written in 1722, and the second twenty years later in 1742. Book ii of sergey schepkins renowned traversal of the welltempered clavier. The fugues are from kyle rothers lillypond engraving. The welltempered clavier, book 1 bwv 846869 the welltempered clavier 1 is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents. The well tempered clavier, book 1 bwv 846869 the well tempered clavier 1 is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents. Shop and buy well tempered clavier book 2 sheet music.
From all the works written in the baroque era, no other work has been so well cherished, frequently performed and thoroughly studied than this work of bachs. The title page is missing from the manuscript, but its similarity to the first book of the well tempered clavier led editors to entitle it book ii. The preludes are from the open welltempered clavier project, and were made using musescore software. Bach d minor prelude from well tempered clavier book 2 aysedeniz. First, it is one of the rare fugues with five voices there are two in book 1 of the well tempered clavier, and none in book 2. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube. Bach friedrich gulda the welltempered clavier, book. 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. In bachs time clavier keyboard was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding. This style of bach playing reminds me of the sort of performances one used to hear at the wigmore hall or on the third programmes music at night recitals back in the 1960ssolid, sound, musical playing that sometimes came across as eversoslightly dull. I would appreciate any info on ranking of the difficulty of the preludes in the well tempered clavier. Well tempered clavier book 1 from christiane jaccottet. Piano, pianokeyboard sheet music book by johann sebastian bach 16851750. Notes from kimiko ishizakas open welltempered clavier.
Loessers studio at the cleveland institute of music in 1964 by kenneth hamann. Please note the id wristband is for content id dispute purposes. The two volumes of bachs the welltempered clavier together represent a wealth of musical invention, ingenuity and delight. Prelude no 2 in c minor, bwv 847 the welltempered clavier. Dec 26, 2015 bach the well tempered clavier book1 no. Lossy files have been converted with lame, mp3 vbr v0. Ranking of difficulty of well tempered clavier preludes. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment the well tempered clavier, book 2. This video and recording were made at the bosendorfer factory in wienerneustadt, austria, when kimiko ishizaka visited to choose an instrument for the welltempered clavier. 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. Book 1 contains the more popular preludes and fugues.
Prelude c minor the c min prelude of book 1 finds a parallel in wilhelm friedemann bachs clavierbuchlein keyboard booklet and, as ledbetter points out, it is quite clearly an exercise to make all fingers of both hands busy which, today, may seem nothing special, but at jsbs time it was a rather modern concept. I d buy book 2, learn these, and then go back to book 1. Highquality scan of kimiko ishizakas markings fingerings, phrasing, analysis for the entire welltempered clavier book 1. Provided to youtube by warner classics the well tempered 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. Concerto in d minor for two violins and strings violin duet, viola, cello sonata in b minor for flute and harpsichord toccata and fugue in d minor play midi file contrapunctus xvi recorder trio play midi file 6 brandenburg concertos for 4 hands piano brandenburg concerto no 1. Book 1 was written in 1722 towards the end of bachs period as capellmeister at cothen and book 2 appeared some twenty two years later in 1744. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube bernstein, the greatest 5 min.
Harpsichord performances of various parts of book i by martha goldstein are in the public domain. The newer heinemann version frees bar 44 from 43 and the d needs to be played. The welltempered clavier, book 2 by peter hill on amazon 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. The title page is missing from the manuscript, but its similarity to the first book of the welltempered clavier led editors to entitle it book ii. With its magnificent and magisterial performances by sviatoslav richter, one would have imagined that this 1970 recording of the first book of bachs welltempered clavier would be on the shelf of everyone who reveres richter and worships bach. From all the works written in the baroque era, no other work has been so wellcherished, frequently performed and. 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. It is tempting to imagine that bach chose these details as clever, creative constraints. By building a major and minor diatonic 7 tones scale from each of the 12 semitones, we arrive at 24 keys, the complete circle of fifths, and the number of preludefugue pairs in each book of the well tempered clavier.
The haunting fivevoice fugue in bflat minor has several characteristics which are notable. I know there have been discussions of ranking the difficulty of the well tempered clavier for example, bartok, but it is my understanding that those take into account the fugues as well. Our friendly multilingual customer service team will be happy to resolve your queries. Preludes and fugues the welltempered clavier, by j. Book 2 of the welltempered clavier was collected from 1738 and probably completed by 1742, about twenty years after book 1. The well tempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. With all due respect, i believe such questions are rather absurd. Thoughtful, undogmatic bach playing from a pianist who is unafraid to characterize individual pieces strongly. If any pianist has the musicianship to undertake the well tempered clavier, he or she must surely have enough judgment to carefully page through the material, study it, and form their own. Which book of bachs well tempered clavier is easier overall. All products are inspected and playing quality guaranteed excluding any digital content. Prelude no 2 in c minor, bwv 847 the piece has tempo indications from bach, a rarity, in that bar 28 is marked presto, bar 34 adagio, and then allegro in bar 35. Nov 30, 2015 the preludes are from the open well tempered clavier project, and were made using musescore software. Bach worked on the second book over a long period of time, even reworking pieces he had written for other purposes, as he had in the first book.
Used cds, due to their long life, are a blessing to serious collectors and those on tight budgets. S welltempered clavier the, book 1 landowska 19491951 wanda landowska, who continued to perform and record up to her death in 1959, was renowned as the greatest harpsichordist of the first half of the twentieth century, resurrecting the instrument and taking a scholarly approach to the performance of music from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Thats 10 years of analysis and preparation recorded meticulously on the music of every prelude and fugue. Master tracks available here lossless files are 96 khz24bit, compressed with flac. The welltempered clavier book ii, bwv 870893 arthur loesser, piano the master tapes for this recording were made in mr. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment the welltempered clavier, book 2. Highquality scan of kimiko ishizakas markings fingerings, phrasing, analysis for the entire well tempered clavier book 1. If any pianist has the musicianship to undertake the well tempered clavier, he or she must surely have enough judgment to carefully page through the material, study it, and form their own judgments as to relative difficulty of the different pieces. 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. I found two sets of bachs wtc book 1 in the used bins a few days ago. A serene bass and a hottempered upper voice argue in the prelude, ending in a fugue that is a classic example of baroque.
Such thoughts perhaps passed through bachs mind too when surveying his own keyboard output, and the profound differences in. Some of the preludes and fugues date from the 1720s. All bach lovers need to hear this young russian pianist. The welltempered clavier, book 2 by jorg demus on amazon music. Prelude and fugue in b minor, bwv 869 bach, johann sebastian.
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