Nnbach well tempered clavier book 2 b minor

Listen, for example to the sheer joyousness of the c. Preludes and fugues the welltempered clavier, by j. This 2cd set completes the superbargainprice reissue of bob van asperens recording of the complete welltempered clavier, book i having already been reissued on 3 49963 2. S welltempered clavier the, book 2 jando by johann sebastian bach. Second, the theme features a dramatic and expressive leap of a minor 9th the big jump upwards between the 2nd and 3rd notes. Provided to youtube by holding account the well tempered clavier book 2, no. First, it is one of the rare fugues with five voices there are two in book 1 of the well tempered clavier, and none in book 2. The welltempered clavier book ii angela hewitt piano. To begin, i could suggest c minor, d major, d minor and bb major as good points for departure. 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. Ab major works well as well as c minor from the second book. Each volume contains a prelude and fugue in every major a nd minor key, totaling 48 pairs. The well tempered clavier, or preludes and fugues through all tones and semitones, relating to the major third, that is, ut re mi, as well as those related to the minor third, that is, re mi fa. Jul 18, 2010 im having a hard time on the order of difficulty of bach s well tempered clavier, like which one is to be learned first and which ones are next.

This is especially true for the longer pieces, only few can really understand those in detail merely based on musical instinct and talent i, for instance, cant. Major prelude and fugue with its sobachian ornamental twists and turns. Here are a few interesting points about how famous composers about this piece of work. Book 1 was written in 1722 towards the end of bachs period as capellmeister at cothen and book 2 appeared some twenty two years later in 1744. The well tempered clavier consists in its entirety of two books, each of 24 preludes and fugues, in which there is one for each major and minor key.

Shop and buy well tempered clavier book 2 sheet music. Piano, pianokeyboard sheet music book by johann sebastian bach 16851750. With its magnificent and magisterial performances by sviatoslav richter, one would have imagined that this 1970 recording of the first book of bach s well tempered clavier would be on the shelf of everyone who reveres richter and worships bach. Loessers studio at the cleveland institute of music in 1964 by kenneth hamann. If my reaction to book i was tepid, it was more than thawed by my enthusiasm for book ii. By building a major and minor diatonic 7 tones scale from each of the 12 semitones, we arrive at 24 keys, the complete circle of fifths, and the number of preludefugue pairs in each book of the well tempered clavier. Oct 31, 2010 like thinkgreenlovepiano already said, i think all of them are very enjoyable to listen to, but some suggestions for the first book. 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. Apr 23, 2019 robert douglass is raising funds for open welltempered clavier bah to bach on kickstarter. Beethoven used to practice the well tempered clavier in all scales.

Such thoughts perhaps passed through bach s mind too when surveying his own keyboard output, and the profound differences in. Wilhelm kempff playing bachs welltempered clavier book 2. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. The preludes are from the open well tempered clavier project, and. The fact that something is in c major with no flats or sharps doesnt mean that its easy to perform.

Prelude and fugue in b minor, bwv 893, is a keyboard composition by johann sebastian bach. A proper analysis of js bach s well tempered clavier is therefore simply a must for anybody who takes playing the 48 seriously. When bach wrote the well tempered clavier he wrote 24 pieces, one in each key, major and minor, which was essentially to prove that wonderful, characterful music could be composed in every key, and people had nothing to fear from well tempered instruments. It is tempting to imagine that bach chose these details as clever, creative constraints. Chopins first etude or schumanns toccata are in c major and are notoriously difficult. Prelude and fugue in b minor, bwv 893 bach, johann sebastian. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment the welltempered clavier, book 2. Bach welltempered clavier book 2 virgin veritas 3857952 bw. Wilhelm kempff playing bachs welltempered clavier book 2 no. The well tempered clavier by bach david piano play it. Bachs welltempered clavier is one of the cornerstones of western classical music. The well tempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. S well tempered 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. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed comments.

The well tempered clavier is a work in two volumes. It is the 24th and final prelude and fugue in the second book of the welltempered clavier, a series of 48 preludes and fugues by the composer. Well, bachs solo keyboard music is his finest work and twtc book 2 could be. Open welltempered clavier bah to bach by robert douglass. 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. The prelude in eb major from book 1 is sarabandelike. 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. In bachs time clavier keyboard was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an organ either. The wtc was written for the harpsichord, but is now mostly performed on its successor, the piano. Difficulty of pieces in bachs welltempered clavier. Bach set off on an unprecedented passage through all the tonalities available to him on the keyboard.

Do you have any idea on what the order of it be played. The haunting fivevoice fugue in b flat minor has several characteristics which are notable. Bwv 869 performed by bob van asperen at home in bennebroek, the netherlands. 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. Free sheet music for the complete 48 preludes and fugues of the well tempered clavier by j. Using the tuning which research suggests bach himself advocated, richard egarr completes his acclaimed project with this inspired reading of book ii, where bach after a decadelong genesis. The well tempered clavier, book 1 bwv 846869 the well tempered clavier 1 is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents.