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Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book II / Robert Levin - harpsichord, organ, fortepiano / Hänssler Edition Bachakademie / Hänssler Classic 2x Audio CD 2000 / CD 92.117
UPC 4010276016175
The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, is 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, meaning keyboard, referred to a variety of instruments, most typically the harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding the organ.
The modern German spelling for the collection is Das wohltemperierte Klavier (WTK; German pronunciation: [das ˌvoːlˌtɛmpəˈʁiːɐ̯tə klaˈviːɐ̯]). Bach gave the title Das Wohltemperirte Clavier to a book of preludes and fugues in all 24 keys, major and minor, dated 1722, composed "for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning, and especially for the pastime of those already skilled in this study". Some 20 years later Bach compiled a second book of the same kind, which became known as The Well-Tempered Clavier, Part Two (in German: Zweyter Theil, modern spelling: Zweiter Teil).
Modern editions usually refer to both parts as The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (WTC I) and The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (WTC II), respectively. Some modern sources regard the collection as being among the most important works in the history of classical music.
Label: | Hänssler Classic – CD 92.117 |
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Series: | Hänssler Edition Bachakademie – Vol. 117 |
Format: |
2 x CD
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Country: | Germany |
Released: |
2000 |
Genre: | Classical |
Style: | Baroque |
Tracklist:
1-01 | Präludium Nr. 1 C-Dur BWV 870 | 3:04 | |
1-02 | Fuge à 3 | 1:50 | |
1-03 | Präludium Nr. 2 c-moll BWV 871 | 2:10 | |
1-04 | Fuge à 4 | 2:29 | |
1-05 | Präludium Nr. 3 Cis-Dur BWV 872 | 1:37 | |
1-06 | Fuge à 3 | 1:53 | |
1-07 | Präludium Nr. 4 cis-moll BWV 873 | 3:46 | |
1-08 | Fuge à 3 | 2:15 | |
1-09 | Präludium Nr. 5 D-Dur BWV 874 | 4:56 | |
1-10 | Fuge à 4 | 2:58 | |
1-11 | Präludium Nr. 6 d-moll BWV 875 | 1:37 | |
1-12 | Fuge à 3 | 1:57 | |
1-13 | Präludium Nr. 7 Es-Dur BWV 876 | 2:12 | |
1-14 | Fuge à 4 | 1:57 | |
1-15 | Präludium Nr. 8 dis-moll BWV 877 | 3:09 | |
1-16 | Fuge à 4 | 3:25 | |
1-17 | Präludium Nr. 9 E-Dur BWV 878 | 4:02 | |
1-18 | Fuge à 4 | 3:29 | |
1-19 | Präludium Nr. 10 e-moll BWV 879 | 3:26 | |
1-20 | Fuge à 3 | 2:40 | |
1-21 | Präludium Nr. 11 F-Dur BWV 880 | 3:01 | |
1-22 | Fuge à 3 | 1:38 | |
1-23 | Präludium Nr. 12 f-moll BWV 881 | 4:48 | |
1-24 | Fuge à 3 | 1:48 | |
2-01 | Präludium Nr. 13 Fis-Dur BWV 882 | 2:51 | |
2-02 | Fuge à 3 | 2:09 | |
2-03 | Präludium Nr. 14 fis-moll BWV 883 | 2:25 | |
2-04 | Fuge à 3 | 3:16 | |
2-05 | Präludium Nr. 15 G-Dur BWV 884 | 2:05 | |
2-06 | Fuge à 3 | 1:28 | |
2-07 | Präludium Nr. 16 g-moll BWV 885 | 3:03 | |
2-08 | Fuge à 4 | 2:37 | |
2-09 | Präludium Nr. 17 As-Dur BWV 886 | 3:59 | |
2-10 | Fuge à 4 | 2:34 | |
2-11 | Präludium Nr. 18 gis-moll BWV 887 | 3:49 | |
2-12 | Fuge à 3 | 5:26 | |
2-13 | Präludium Nr. 19 A-Dur BWV 888 | 1:55 | |
2-14 | Fuge à 3 | 1:24 | |
2-15 | Präludium Nr. 20 a-moll BWV 889 | 3:49 | |
2-16 | Fuge à 3 | 1:42 | |
2-17 | Präludium Nr. 21 B-Dur BWV 890 | 5:49 | |
2-18 | Fuge à 3 | 2:44 | |
2-19 | Präludium Nr. 22 b-moll BWV 891 | 2:46 | |
2-20 | Fuge à 4 | 4:41 | |
2-21 | Präludium Nr. 23 H-Dur BWV 892 | 1:53 | |
2-22 | Fuge à 4 | 3:27 | |
2-23 | Präludium Nr. 24 h-moll BWV 893 | 2:00 | |
2-24 | Fuge à 3 | 1:41 |
- Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Performer – Robert Levin