Well tempered clavier book two sets of twenty-fours

The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, is a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in. Some 20 years later bach compiled a second book of the same kind, which became. Each set contains twentyfour pairs of prelude and fugue. Being a history of the people, as well as a history of the.

The well tempered clavier book 1 scrolling youtube. Some 20 years later bach compiled a second book of the same kind, which became known as the well tempered clavier, part two in. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. Bach, andras schiff the welltempered clavier, book.

Bach rosalyn tureck the welltempered clavier book 2. The well tempered clavier has long been considered the old testament of the keyboard literature with beethovens piano sonatas as the new testament. The welltempered clavier is two sets of preludes and fugues for keyboard. They were published in two separate books, book i, which was composed in 1722, and book ii, composed in 1744. The art of prelude and fugue lura johnson, pianist. Gloria, bach sets the scene firmly with an interpretation deeply rooted in an.

Shostakovichs twentyfour i interspersed throughout where homage is present, even obvious. 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. Johann sebastian bachs well tempered clavier is one of the monumental. Some 20 years later bach composed a second book of the same kind, which became known as the welltempered clavier, book ii. All in all, theres a wealth of wonderful wtk sets available.

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. Bach expands some of the preludes to even greater proportions and writes others in binary form. Each set consists of twenty four preludes and fugues in all of the major and minor keys in ascending order. It consists of two books, each book having twentyfour sets of preludes and fugues. In his liner notes to this fourcd set, paul griffiths underscores the suitability of bachs timeless keyboard work for the modern piano. Book two of the welltempered clavier dates from 173842 some 20 years after book one and was assembled from both newly composed pieces and various existing preludes and fugues going back a number of years. Bach, lagace the well tempered clavier, book 2 by bach. Some two decades later, bach would compose another set of twenty. 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. The welltempered clavier consists of a prelude and fugue in each major. The welltempered clavier 2 is the second collection of twentyfour preludes and. Bach, lagace the well tempered clavier, book 2 by bach music. Four preludes and fugues, commonly referred to as the welltempered.