Bach the well tempered clavier, book ii, bwv 870893. S the welltempered clavier, book 2 2 cds by friedrich gulda now. Bach friedrich gulda the welltempered clavier, book ii. Prelude and fugue no 14 in f sharp minor bwv 883 fuga johann sebastian bach 5. In bachs time clavier keyboard was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding. The welltempered clavier, book 2 glen wilson on allmusic 2000. Well tempered clavier, book 2, prelude and fugue no. Bach friedrich gulda the welltempered clavier, book.
Book ii of her recording of bachs welltempered clavier was made between 1951 and 1954 at her home in lakeville. Bach s fugue 38 book ii, 14 f sharp minor three voices. Hewitts uncommonly brisk and elegantly poised g sharp minor book 2 fugue has acquired conversational light and shade. The welltempered clavier, book 2 glenn gould on allmusic 1993. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Prelude and fugue in fsharp minor, bwv 859 bach, johann sebastian. It is characteristic for bachs greatest fugues to have coherence and development on multiple levels. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of. Welltempered clavier the, book 2 landowska 19511954 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. It is characteristic for bach s greatest fugues to have coherence and development on multiple levels.
Perhaps just one more listening, one more look at the score, one more perspective to hear about. By this time the fugue was more or less out of fashion, and bach had begun to attract some criticism for his unnaturally intricate style of composition. Prelude and fugue in fsharp minor, bwv 859 bach, johann. Looking further on in the piece, it is quite fascinating that bach introduces a syncopated section which consists of 7x2 bars 3346. And one is never really sure if one has seen them all.
There is a short coda from bar 80, founded on the second episode. Wtc book 2, prelude and fugue in f sharp minor, bwv 883 by walter gieseking piano on amazon music. The welltempered clavier, book 2 johann sebastian bach. Rubati hinted at earlier reemerge in fuller, more purposeful bloom. Bachs prelude and fugue in fsharp minor from the second book of the wtc, in a.
Prelude and fugue no in f sharp major bwv 882 praeludium johann sebastian bach 2. List of fugal works by johann sebastian bach wikipedia. The welltempered clavier, book 2 glen wilson songs. The welltempered clavier, book 2 by peter hill on amazon music. The prelude is steadily and earnestly flowing, producing a polyphonic aria of rare beauty, similar to what js bach has achieved in book 1 prelude f. Prelude and fugue in f sharp minor wtk, book ii, no. Bach wrote the second set of 24 preludes and fugues some sixteen years after the first one. Chorale prelude bwv737 vater unser im himmelreich bach, j s. Chorale prelude bwv671 kyrie, gott heiliger geist bach, j s. 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. Bachs organization of the first book, in particular, is evident. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. Prelude and fugue no in f sharp major bwv 882 fuga johann sebastian bach 3. Jacques ogg is a big fan of fsharp minor, the key of prelude and fugue no.
The welltempered clavier book ii angela hewitt piano. Instrumentation keyboard primary sources bach digital source list external links. Prelude and fugue in fsharp minor, bwv 883 bach, johann. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of the prelude and the fugue. The entries are quite regular bass, alto, treble, bars 64, 70 and 76 respectively, but the countersubject is more or less incomplete or varied, and is wanting in bars 70 to 74. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed comments.
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