Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846 869. Recorded at jordan hall, new england conservatory of music, boston, ma, usa. Welltempered clavier, book 1, bwv846869 various arrangements. Bach prelude 19 well tempered clavier book 1 duration. In this recording i used the 4th harmonic pedal in resonance position only. Lossy files have been converted with lame, mp3 vbr v0. Prelude and fugue in b minor, bwv 869 bach, johann sebastian. The well tempered clavier book ii, bwv 870893 arthur loesser, piano the master tapes for this recording were made in mr. Our purchased sheet music is high resolution and can be enlarged without any reduction in quality.
The first book of the welltempered clavier was composed in the early 1720s, with bachs autograph dated 1722. In bachs time clavier was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an organ either. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as. Unless youre angela hewitt or glenn gould i would recommend mastering only a select few preludes and fugues rather than being okay. 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. 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.
Glenn gould 1932 1982 bach the welltempered clavier. Bach loved numbers, symbolism, and symmetry, so this is very likely his way of showing that he intended to write 24 fugues altogether. Prelude in c minor, bwv 847 the welltempered clavier, book i. Prelude 1 welltempered clavier artist page 2 of 3 generated using the power tab editor by brad larsen. 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.
This book contains preludes and fugues numbered 1 through 8. The welltempered clavier book i andrei gavrilov piano. I would appreciate any info on ranking of the difficulty of the preludes in the well tempered clavier. The welltempered clavier, books 1 and 2 bwv 846893. 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. One can learn the entirety of both welltempered clavier books in a year, i would estimate, but it would take a lifetime to master.
Bach well tempered clavier book 1a with tab notation. The well tempered clavier, book 1 bwv 846869 the well tempered clavier 1 is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents. The welltempered clavier part i bwv 846869 details g. The welltempered clavier, book 1 bwv 846869 the welltempered clavier 1 is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents. Friedrich gulda the welltempered clavier, book 1 2 cd. Again, however, i never perceived how well the 24 function as a whole. Complete score of the well tempered clavier, book 1, by johann sebastian bach open well tempered clavier project. Germany 1685 1750 7076 sheet music 7756 mp3 1469 midi. The welltempered clavier is a great keyboard collection of preludes and fugues, which bach paired together. Analysis js bach s music combines two elements, namely a high degree of formalism and complexity with utmost beauty. Ranking of difficulty of well tempered clavier preludes. 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. It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes the largestscale and mostinfluential undertaking for.
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. It is surprisingly easy to play, as it only consists of chord arpeggios. Apr 22, 2017 the welltempered clavier is a great keyboard collection of preludes and fugues, which bach paired together. Such thoughts perhaps passed through bachs mind too when surveying his own keyboard output, and the profound differences in. Bach loved numbers, symbolism, and symmetry, so this is very likely his way of showing that.
Apart from the early versions of several preludes included in w. 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. Bach fugue 17, a flat major, well tempered clavier, book 1 duration. Lossless files are 96 khz24bit, compressed with flac. Kimiko ishizaka bach welltempered clavier, book 1 01 prelude no. 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. Schepkins well tempered clavier, book i 10 parts buy this album at.
The well tempered clavier by bach david piano play it. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. Welltempered clavier, book 1 by kimiko ishizaka, released 19 march 2015 1. Listen, for example to the sheer joyousness of the c. Bach the well tempered claiver book 2 feinberg youtube.
Major prelude and fugue with its sobachian ornamental twists and turns. Bach, the welltempered clavier, book i, prelude no 2 in c. Welltempered clavier, part i johann sebastian bach. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube bernstein, the greatest 5 min. Johann sebastian bach 16851750 written in 1722, publicated in 1801. What i do is to play each hand slowly, then both, then try to make it a bit faster until i got the hang of it. Generations of composers learned the art of counterpoint by playing and studying this. Among classical music connoisseurs, the welltempered clavier book 1 wtc, or the 48 for short is widely regarded as one of the most influential works by j. Bachs welltempered clavier is one of the cornerstones of western classical music. There are two volumes entitled book 1 and book 2, and often the abbreviation wtc bk 1bk 2 is used. Bachs klavierbuchlein 1720 there is an almost complete collection of prelude and fughetta versions predating the 1722 autograph, known from a later copy by an. Preludes and fugues the welltempered clavier, by j. This particular prelude in c major is probably the most famous piece out of all.
The release while it has virtues, which i will get to below is being oversold. 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 well tempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. If my reaction to book i was tepid, it was more than thawed by my enthusiasm for book ii. Pattern preludes of the welltempered clavier joel lester harles gounod was not alone in hearing the opening prelude of the welltempered v. 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 bach s. Theres a prelude and fugue pair for each of the 24 keys on the piano major and minor. Some of the preludes and fugues date from the 1720s. Prelude no 1 in cmajor well tempered clavier text guitar. Part 1 of johann sebastian bachs welltempered clavier has survived in a complete autograph fair. Reaching this point is a pinnacle in piano playing, and many famous composers enjoyed this collection including chopin, who loved to travel. Clavier as a wandering accompaniment in search of a melody surely, we have all heard performers play it that way. Nov 30, 2015 the preludes are from the open well tempered clavier project, and were made using musescore software.
For a long time instruments used to be tuned in such intervals between notes that transposition playing a melody in a key different from the originally intended one. Many performers touch the first aspect only briefly and focus on the flow of the music, to be able to express the inner beauty of the work. Bachs prelude in c minor from well tempered clavier, book 1. Free sheet music for the complete 48 preludes and fugues of the well tempered clavier by j. Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, book 2, bwv 870 893. Bach the welltempered clavier, book 1, prelude 22 bwv. Welltempered clavier, book 1, bwv846869 various arrangements play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Albert wong the welltempered clavier, book 2 preludes and fugues nos.
Bach the well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869. Internal evidence for this may be seen in the fact that in book 1 bach paired the e. Reviewed and vastly improved version transcribed, tabbed and improved by tom mitterfellner when i started playing the guitar i transcribed this piece originally written for the piano to the guitar and submitted it to the online guitar archive olga. The well tempered clavier book 2 scrolling youtube. Such thoughts perhaps passed through bachs mind too when surveying his own keyboard output, and the profound differences in sensibility that distinguish the second volume of the.
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. 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. The welltempered clavier, book 1, preludes and fugues 18 glenn gould on allmusic 1963. The prelude in c major bwv 846 is the first piece in book 1 of the worldfamous well tempered clavier a. Jones, richard, jones, richard, bach, johann sebastian. Each book consists of a prelude and fugue in each of the 24 major and minor keys, in chromatic order from c major to b minor thus, the whole collection is often referred to as the 48. Well tempered clavier book i, prelude c major we start our analysis with the, so to say, entry door into the 48, the well tempered clavier book i, prelude c maj. Excerpts from the welltempered clavier such as the prelude and fugue in e minor, bwv 855 or contrapuntal.
This prelude is an intentionally simple series of chord arpeggios, walking through some modulations in the vicinity of and returning back to c maj. Aug 02, 2017 the preludes and fugues that make up bachs welltempered clavier operate on multiple levels at once theyre a compilation of techniques for keyboard writing, a polemic on the. Bach composed a paired prelude and fugue in each of the 24 keys to demonstrate the viability of the new equal. The well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869 prelude in fugue no.
Ive been working on it for 2 weeks, i feel like the rhythm is a bit rushed. Prelude i in c major, bwv 846 well tempered clavier. Loessers studio at the cleveland institute of music in 1964 by kenneth hamann. Welltempered clavier here you find 3 complete recordings and several single preludes and fugues of the welltempered clavier by johann sebastian bach. Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality flac or mp3 and find out more about classical music.
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. Book 2 of the welltempered clavier was collected from 1738 and probably completed by 1742, about twenty years after book 1. From all the works written in the baroque era, no other work has been so wellcherished, frequently performed and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Prelude no 2 in c minor, bwv 847 the welltempered clavier. The fugues are from kyle rothers lillypond engraving.
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