Download piano sheet music from piano street digital sheet music library. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of. C green, g light blue, d dark blue, a violet, e red, b orange, and f yellow. In todays episode of pianotv, i want to discuss the easiest bach pieces, and the ones to avoid until youre very skilled. Well tempered clavier book 1 from christiane jaccottet. Bach, aldwell, edward well tempered clavier book 1. 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. Bach, the well tempered clavier, book i, prelude no 17 in a flat major, bwv 862. After the first episode the subject appears bar 1 3 in the alto in f minor. In fact, i no longer listen to any other piano version. I wouldnt want to be without any of them but if i had to take only one wtc to the proverbial desert island id take gulda. Bwv 862 performed by olivier fortin at home in suin, france. Prelude and fugue in b flat major, bwv 866 bach, johann sebastian movementssections movtssecs. Looking further, in the fugues development, js bach distributes subject entries going through all 3 voices two further times, in the sequence smb and bsm.
The haunting fivevoice fugue in b flat minor has several characteristics which are notable. Prelude and fugue in b flat minor, bwv 867 bach, johann sebastian movementssections movtssecs. I own 20 different recordings of the wtc and this is by far my favorite. If you want to play js bach s welltempered clavier properly, this can only be done if you have achieved a certain level of technical mastership. Joanna mcgregor is one of britains leading pianists. Bach, the well tempered clavier, book 1 sviatoslav richter 1969 duration. The koopman set wasnt exactly cheap, but jaccottet cost almost nothing. Prelude no 21 in b flat major bwv 890a 1 mp3 download 14. Whatever advanced musical concepts one might have, if those are played by a pianist keyboarder who has a rather limited command of the black and white keys, unfortunately the result will be tainted. Sometimes js bach introduces 16th notes only at a later time in a fugue, in order to raise the overall level of tension e. The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Prelude and fugue in bflat major, bwv 866 bach, johann. Preludes and fugues the welltempered clavier, by j. This is the greatest welltempered clavier book 1 on the piano, period.
During much of the 20th century it was assumed that bach wanted. Bach, the welltempered clavier, book i, prelude no 17 in a flat major, bwv 862. Bach the well tempered claiver book 2 feinberg youtube. First, it is one of the rare fugues with five voices there are two in book 1 of the welltempered clavier, and none in book 2. For more great, scored videos, check out my channel. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed. List of the welltempered clavier videos i have uploaded i will continue to add videos until the list is. Bach s prelude in c major from wtc book i, written in pure sed 6 commits 1 branch 0 packages 0 releases fetching contributors sed. Prelude and fugue eb major, bwv 852 well tempered clavier book i. Prelude and fugue in eflat major, bwv 852 bach, johann. Wtc book 1, prelude and fugue in b flat major, bwv 866.
Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, book 1. I found two sets of bach s wtc book 1 in the used bins a few days ago. Glenn gould plays bach well tempered clavier, book 1 prelude n. Second, the theme features a dramatic and expressive leap of a minor 9th the big jump upwards between the 2nd and 3rd notes. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of the prelude and the fugue. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Prelude and fugue in aflat major, bwv 862 bach, johann. Glenn gould plays bach well tempered clavier, book 1. Bach s music starts from an early intermediate level around grade 3 and gets progressively more difficult, all the way up to very advanced levels.
One is from ton koopman on erato, the other from christiane jaccottet on pilz 16012122. Bachs prelude in c major from wtc book i, written in sed. Book 1 a major further tension can be produced when subjects fight with each other, in the sense that the are competing for dominance in a particular situation. Wtc book 1, prelude and fugue in b flat major, bwv 866 by walter gieseking piano on amazon music. Bach, the welltempered clavier, book i, prelude no 17 in a. I spent the last 10 minutes listening to about 40 samples of 5 to 30 seconds each for book 1. For most arrangements, see the separate pages for the individual preludes and fugues. Forget gould, aldwell is the true successor to tureck. During much of the 20th century it was assumed that bach wanted equal. Lossless files are 96 khz24bit, compressed with flac. Bach the well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869.
In bach s time clavier was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an organ either the modern german spelling for the collection is. There are 2 books of the welltempered clavier, with 24 pieces, each consisting of a prelude and fugue. Pablo casals reportedly claimed that one should play bach like brahms, and daniel barenboim certainly takes that advice to heart. The voices appear in the exposition in the unusual order of subject answer answer subject. In bar 10 there is a redundant entry of subject in tenor 42 analysis of j. Bach, the welltempered clavier, book 1 sviatoslav richter 1969 duration. Fugue no 22 in bflat minor, bwv 867 five voices the.
Prelude and fugue in bflat minor, bwv 867 bach, johann. As on his 1989 goldberg variations recording, barenboims approach to the welltempered clavier book 1 puts pianism first and counterpoint last. European archive the well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869 prelude in fugue no. Prelude and fugue in e flat major, bwv 852 bach, johann sebastian movementssections movtssecs.
This is a very similar architecture as in the f book 1 eb maj albeit, after episode 2, there is a single subject entry in. The welltempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869 by richard egarr on amazon music. Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier book 1 10epre bb. Bach s in the original key of a flat, and consequently to be regarded as the close of the exposition. This prelude and fugue in bflat major is one of the shorter and least. Bach, the welltempered clavier, book 1 sviatoslav richter. Which one is your favorite prelude and fugue from bachs. Kimiko ishizaka bach welltempered clavier, book 1 33 prelude no. John barnes analyzed the welltempered clavier s majorkey. As others have noted, this isnt a particularly beautiful reading, it isnt bach for. Here, bach clearly opts for the somewhat lighter side of bflat major. Download johann sebastian bach prelude and fugue no. This fugue in c major, the first fugue from the first book of bach s welltempered clavier, presents several interesting aspects.
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