J Bach .S. - J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Klavier - 48 Preludes vinyl record cover

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp Major, BWV 848

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp Minor, BWV 849

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 7 in E-flat Major, BWV 852

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 8 in E-flat Minor, BWV 853

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp Major, BWV 858

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, BWV 859

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 17 in A-flat Major, BWV 862

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp Minor, BWV 863

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 21 in B-flat Major, BWV 866

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 22 in B-flat Minor, BWV 867

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I~Prelude ; Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp Major, BWV 872

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp Minor, BWV 873

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 7 in E-flat Major, BWV 876

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 8 in D-sharp Minor, BWV 877

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp Major, BWV 882

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, BWV 883

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 17 in A-flat Major, BWV 886

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp Minor, BWV 887

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 21 in B-flat Major, BWV 890

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 22 in B-flat Minor, BWV 891

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II~Prelude ; Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893


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J Bach .S.

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Klavier - 48 Preludes


ABOUT THE ALBUM


The centerpiece of the Bach collection is a 2015 recording of The Well-Tempered Clavier, the so- called old testament of piano music, a series of 48 preludes and fugues in all of the piano's possible keys. A look at that monumental collection's recorded history could serve as a compendium of piano performance styles through the last 120 years. Unsurprisingly, Biret conforms to none, and perhaps the best way to describe her interpretations is orchestral. As the historically informed Baroque practitioners prescribe, each prelude and fugue certainly has a distinct character, but those long lines emerge with the definition of strings, brass or winds, lush and strident by turn. Trills are mellow and exquisitely shaped, and a wealth of detail is present but never exaggerated. Biret's Bach is a cliff wall to be scaled, a peak to be reached and an aspiration to be achieved.

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