He first gave the title to a book of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, dated 1722, composed for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning, and especially for the. Till fellners international career began in 1993 with the 1st prize at the. This page was last edited on 14 february 2018, at 20. Welltempered clavier, book 1 by kimiko ishizaka, released 19 march 2015 1.
Prelude in c major, bwv 846 from the welltempered clavier, book i by johann sebastian bach. Bach the well tempered clavier, book ii, bwv 870893. By johann sebastian bach, with commentaries by donald francis tovey. Till fellner records bachs well tempered clavier book i. The preludes are from the open welltempered clavier project, and were made using musescore software. In addition to being outstanding pianists, each has recorded bachs well tempered clavier and received great praise. 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.
It consists of one prelude and fugue for each of the 24 major and minor keys. Complete score of the welltempered clavier, book 1, by johann sebastian bach open welltempered clavier project. Glenn gould, friedrich gulda more balanced, modern approach. Till fellner records bachs well tempered clavier book i discussions of instrumental recordings. Ththe welltempered clavier of johann sebastian bach and the 32. The welltempered clavier is a collection of solo keyboard music composed by johann sebastian bach. Get a free download from this performance in our my daily bach podcast.
Which book of bachs well tempered clavier is easier overall. For a long time instruments used to be tuned in such intervals between notes that transposition playing a melody in a key different from the originally intended one. Schirmer library of classics volume 1759 piano solo schirmers library of musical classics by e bischoff and johann sebastian bach nov 1, 1986 5. Thanks your visit fromthe well tempered clavier vol 1 librarydoc91 pdf ebook created date. Bachs own maturation process but also the impetus for the emerging style and structure of modern keyboard music. After some practice, after having learned a few of these preludes and fougues, the fingering should become more natural and those fingering suggestions on the editions really become unneccessary. The welltempered clavier, book i till fellner, piano ecm 185354 2 cds.
The well tempered clavier vol 1 librarydoc91 pdf keywords. In bachs time clavier was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an organ either the modern german spelling for the collection is. While waiting to follow up on fellners answers to the questions i had emailed, i spent several hours listening to his ecm bach recordings of the welltempered clavier book i and twopart inventions, sinfonias and french suite no. His unflinching legato playing is never overbearing. For most arrangements, see the separate pages for the individual preludes and fugues. Bach the well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869. Well tempered clavier how to start read 14144 times fleetfingers. A most impressive 220page edition of the first volume of the welltempered clavier, these 24 preludes and 24 fugues were painstakingly researched over a period of 10 years, using the most important original manuscript sources. Among classical music connoisseurs, the welltempered clavier book 1 wtc, or the 48 for short is widely regarded as one of the most influential works by j.
To those who listen to bach casually, this new recording of the well tempered clavier, by till fellner, is sheer pleasureits legato line clean, graceful, and intelligently colored, its sound picture warm. Well tempered clavier book i, prelude c major we start our analysis with the, so to say, entry door into the 48, the well tempered clavier book i, prelude c maj. Germany 1685 1750 7073 sheet music 7753 mp3 1467 midi. From all the works written in the baroque era, no other work has been so wellcherished, frequently performed and. He gave the title to a book of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, dated 1722, composed for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning, and especially for the. With pairings of preludes and fugues for each major and minor key, bachs masterwork still serves as one of the most potent tools for students of the piano. The well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869 ecm new series, 185354 2004 l.
The welltempered clavier, complete book 1 by johann. A monument in the history of western music, the welltempered clavier represents not only the culmination of j. Samuil feinberg, tatiana nikolayeva, sviatoslav richter all different styles, all worth listening to intellectual. Heres an organ chorale with similar music to 890, all about angels, pastoral, bwv 607 from orgelbuchlein. Which book of bachs well tempered clavier is easier. What are some good recordings of the welltempered clavier.
With thousands of bach music performances committed to recordings, its hard to know where to begin. This is a very close second excellent sound quality and played with sensitivity and deep feeling. The preludes and fugues that make up bachs welltempered clavier operate on multiple levels at once theyre a compilation of techniques for keyboard writing, a polemic on the. Fugue 7 eflat major, bwv 876 d prelude 10 e minor, bwv 855 d fugue g minor, bwv 885.
I first encountered the young austrian pianist till fellner two years ago at the risor festival. Notable performances there are lots of recordings of the welltempered clavier available, and one can find them easily either through itunes and amazon, or in the more specialist eshops, such as presto one can find even rare records, such as giesekings or pollinis recordings of the welltempered clavier. Youthful viennese pianist till fellner has performed j. The welltempered clavier, book 1 bwv 846869 the welltempered clavier 1 is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents. Bachs well tempered clavier to critical acclaim across europe, and has made it the backbone of his recital repertoire. Beethoven the complete works for cello and piano heinrich schiff, cello philips, 462 6012 2000 w. Till fellner has premiered works by kit armstrong, harrison birtwistle, thomas larcher, alexander stankovski and hans zender. In this 2004 recording, the austrian pianist till fellner strikes a middle ground thats strikes. Reviewed by piero bergamaschi for your safety and comfort, read carefully ebooks the well tempered clavier vol 1 librarydoc91 pdf this our library download file free pdf ebook. Till fellners recording for ecm of the first book of bachs well tempered clavier was recommended to me by a friend. He won first prize in the clara haskil international piano competition in vevey, switzerland in 1993, and was awarded the mozartinterpretationspreis of the mozartgemeinde wien in 1998.
The release while it has virtues, which i will get to below is being oversold. Welltempered clavier book i, bwv 846869 played by till. I have other recordings, my favourite being roger woodwards. The welltempered, softspoken clavier the new york times. Prelude in c major, bwv 846 from the well tempered clavier, book i by johann sebastian bach. Many consider the two books of the welltempered clavier bachs finest keyboard collection. Till fellner born 9 march 1972 is an austrian pianist. Of the more recent piano recordings of the well tempered clavier to come my way, that of roger woodward on the celestial harmonies label has remained a firm favourite, but i have to admit angela hewitts is the better recording.
It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes the largestscale and most. Most readers have likely heard of glenn gould, edwin fischer, sviatoslav richter, rosalyn tureck, andras schiff, angela hewitt, samuel feinberg, and friedrich gulda. Fellner is perhaps closest to angela hewitt in his technical fleetness and unfussy clarity. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. For this recording of book i, fellner performs the 24 preludes and fugues with a rich and full sound, yet with the refinement and fastidious control required in these comprehensive studies of baroque keyboard technique.
Bach well tempered clavier book 1 fellner ecm 18534. Free sheet music for the complete 48 preludes and fugues of the well tempered clavier by j. This prelude is an intentionally simple series of chord arpeggios, walking through some modulations in the vicinity of and returning back to c maj. For more than 20 years, the austrian pianist till fellner, whose international career began in 1993 with the first prize at the renowned concours clara haskil in vevey switzerland, is a sought after guest with major orchestras and in the great music centers of europe, the usa and japan as well as at numerous important festivals.
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