French suites bwv 812817 french overture in b minor, bwv 831. The two books of preludes and fugues in alternately major and minor keys twentyfour in each were not written in sequence or as a single concerted effort. As a young pianist, andras schiff earned wide esteem for his 1980s recordings of the major keyboard works of j. Bachs prelude and fugue in b minor are sublime, while the poignant tone and opening theme of mozarts rondo in a minor prefigure chopin. Schiff arrives on saturday night at the 92nd street y, his first new york stop on the tour, to play book 1 of welltempered clavier. Bach solo piano pieces by johann sebastian bach on spotify. The well tempered clavier, book ii andras schiff on allmusic 1986. Apr 05, 2018 johann sebastian bach prelude and fugue in b minor, from the welltempered clavier, book i, bwv 869. Bach s monumental collection of 48 preludes and fugues better known as the well tempered clavier was issued in two volumes. 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.
Bach, andras schiff the welltempered clavier, book 2 music. Between these two poles we have all the other colours, first the yellows, oranges and ochre between cminor and dminor, all the shades of blue e flat major to e minor, the greens fmajor to gminor, pinks and reds aflat major to aminor, browns. Janssen builds up an extreme contrast between the two parts, with 48 to 145 bpm speeding up from part 1 to 2 almost 3x nice. The worldfamous pianist andras schiff, a most familiar name to bach fans on account of his. Andras schiffs bach tour comes to 92nd street y the new. In the last of the 24 prelude and fugue pairs that make up book i of the welltempered clavier, written in 1722, bach looks ahead to the companion volume that he would compose some two decades later. Prelude and fugue in e major, bwv 854 bach, johann sebastian. Part 1 of johann sebastian bachs well tempered clavier has survived in a complete. Solo keyboard works by andras schiff on amazon music. Jul 19, 2012 compare the fugue of book 1 to the kyrie of the bminor mass. Even more stunning is the speedup in the prelude and fugue in e minor from book iischiff i, 7. Tureck and koroliov play the first part of the p very slow, which come across quite convincingly. Prelude in d sharp minor e flat minor bwv 853 par andras schiff 50 cool classical hits. Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, book 1 2 cd.
Book 1, bwv 846869 prelude and fugue in c major, bwv 846 andras schiff. I am not a super music critic, but just someone who enjoys the music. I like hearing andras schiffs interpretation of bach and also enjoy listening to other pianists play bach. Bach, andras schiff the welltempered clavier, book.
Internal evidence for this may be seen in the fact that in book 1 bach paired the e. Bach carefully laid out the preludes and fugues in both books of his welltempered clavier. Twisting threads of counterpoint, effervescent wit, and melancholy laments define the music that spans bach to brahms on this program. Compare the fugue of book 1 to the kyrie of the bminor mass. Prelude and fugue in e flat minor d sharp minor wtk, book i, no. Book 1, bwv 846869 prelude in d sharp minor e flat minor bwv 853. 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.
Schiffs objective, but never chilly, attention to both the melodic and the architectural qualities of these pieces generated some sublime questionandanswer moments when the prelude sang out a plea or hope that the fugue then fulfilled. Schiff plays the 48 preludes and fugues on the piano, with the utmost sensitivity to voicing and the phrasing of counterpoint. Continue from part 1 donald satz wrote february 16, 2001. He completed book i in 1722 and book ii a generation later in 1742. In bachs time clavier keyboard was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding. Johann sebastian bach italian concerto, bwv 971 chromatic fantasy and fugue, bwv 903 twopart inventions. Sir andras schiff performs book 1 of bachs the welltempered clavier, one of the summits of keyboard literature. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. Prelude and fugue in e major, bwv 854 bach, johann sebastian movementssections movtssecs. Andras schiff bachs instrumental works discography. Prelude e minor interesting recordings of the p e minor come from gulda who plays the p extremely dry, hantai with beautifully phrased trills, schiff and hewitt. Prelude in d major continuous semiquavers from the right hand and a staccato bass line makes this prelude very joyous and playful.
Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, book 1. Andras schiff is the author of le sonate per pianoforte di beethoven e il loro significato. The first book was completed by 1722 with the second from around 174243. Bachs monumental collection of 48 preludes and fugues better known as the well tempered clavier was issued in two volumes. Schiff plays the 48 preludes and fugues on the piano, with the utmost sensitivity to. Interesting recordings of the p e minor come from gulda who plays the p extremely dry, hantai with beautifully phrased trills, schiff and hewitt. Prelude and fugue in e flat minordsharp minor, bwv 853. The welltempered clavier book 1 2020 bluray 1080i avc dtshd. Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869 bluray disc version prelude and fugue no. First, the imperious second, and the exuberant fourth lead to the infinite melancholy of the sixths opening fugue in e minor, over which the sun suddenly.
A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of the prelude and the fugue. Schiff affectionately thinks of each piece as having. Recorded at the royal albert hall, london, 7 september 2017. The first volume is what harpsichordist luc beausejour has recorded here and what a solid performance it is. He coaxes a lovely sound from his instrument better captured in the 1985 recording of book ii than in the preceding years takes of book i, and the experience of following him as he explores each piece is exceptionally rewarding. Lyrics to prelude and fugue in c, bwv 846 wtk, book i, no. Bach, andras schiff the welltempered clavier, book 2. Bach, andras schiff the welltempered clavier, book i.
Not only is the ecm sound helping the clarity of schiffs playing, but it is also clear that two more decades of performing the works have given schiff additional insights that makes the listener feel as if schiff. Beausejour plays in a refreshingly straightforward manner with no silly antics or turbo. Bach solo piano pieces, an album by johann sebastian bach, various artists on spotify. Prelude in d sharp minor e flat minor bwv 853 par andras schiff study. Sir andras schiff performs bachs the welltempered clavier bbc. And so it was in this first in the bach series, in which schiff. They occupied bach across most of his creative life, from his late twenties to about sixty. Forlorn episodes appear in brahmss final piano works, but also rays of sunshine, gentle cheer, and heroic. Schiff and bach always the best december 21, 2017 by benjamin i. 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 the modern german spelling for the collection is. Extending the variety already evident in book i available on 2. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed. Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, book 1 2. Prelude and fugue in e flat minordsharp minor, bwv 853 8.
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