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Byname: the Forty-eight. The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, published in two books (1722 and 1742). It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes the largest-scale and most-influential undertaking for solo keyboard of the Baroque era.
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, consists of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In the composer's time clavier referred to a variety of keyboard instruments, namely the harpsichord, the clavichord and the organ. The modern German spelling for the collection is Das ...
Jun 20, 2022 · According to legend, Bach began composing the "Well-Tempered Clavier" during four weeks in a prison cell in Weimar in 1717 — his crime was wanting to leave the service of Duke Wilhelm Ernst.
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A rich, innovative interpretation of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. ‘The Consort sound is a balm of well-tempered, flowing sweetness'. Published: March 5, 2020 at 5:38 am. JS Bach The Well-Tempered Consort I – Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II; Musical Offering, BWV 1079, etc Phantasm Linn CKD 618 66:55 mins.
Das Wohltemperirte Clavier, BWV 846-893. Composing 48 keyboard pieces in all 24 keys was the sort of challenge Bach enjoyed. In each of the two parts of the , he brought together the musical couple prelude and fugue 24 times; twelve in minor keys and twelve in major. In the preludes, he gave free rein to his imagination, and demonstrated ...
The Well-Tempered Clavier. The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, 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. In Bach's time Clavier (keyboard) was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord ...
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Published: January 20, 2012 at 8:31 am. COMPOSERS: JS Bach. LABELS: Harmonia Mundi. WORKS: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, Book 2. PERFORMER: Richard Egarr (harpsichord) CATALOGUE NO: HMU 907433-34. It is almost three years ago since Richard Egarr recorded Book 1 of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier (Harmonia Mundi HMU 907431-32). By and large I ...
