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The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, consists of 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 referred to a variety of keyboard instruments, namely the harpsichord , the clavichord and the organ (which operates using air instead of strings), but not ...
These recordings show Kirkpatrick's formidable keyboard technique to full advantage, and, unusually for recordings of the time, he observes almost all of the repeats. His performances of The Well-Tempered Clavier were recorded on both the harpsichord and the clavichord. His later Bach recordings used a reproduction French harpsichord by Hubbard ...
He is also noted for his recordings of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Roberts' recording of the Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 and 2, performed on piano, was released in 1999 by Nimbus Records and was well received. Roberts also has recorded Bach's Six Partitas, BWV 825–30, and his French Suites, BWV 812–17.
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Volume I, BWV 870–877. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Preludes and Fugues 1 – 8; August 8, 1966; January 24, 1967; February 20, 1967 in CBS 30th Street Studio Columbia Masterworks, MS 7099 1968 Glenn Gould: Concert Dropout – In Conversation with John McClure. The Concert Is Dead
He recounted his recording of the A minor fugue from Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier and how it was spliced together from two takes, with the fugue's expositions from one take and its episodes from another. [86] Gould's first commercial recording (of Berg's Piano sonata, Op. 1) came in 1953 on
This "complete" Richter project did not come to fruition, however, although twelve LPs worth of recordings were made between 1970 and 1973 and were subsequently reissued (in CD format) by Olympia (various composers, 10 CDs) and RCA Victor (Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier).
Bach: The Goldberg Variations is the debut album of Canadian classical pianist Glenn Gould.An interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations (BWV 988), the 1956 record launched Gould's career as a renowned international pianist, and became one of the most well-known piano recordings. [1]
The Well-Tempered Clavier; P. Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893; Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 866; Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867;