A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of the prelude and the fugue. Bachs prelude in c major from wtc book i, written in sed. One might also compare the fugue to wtc book 1 fugue b major, or in a wider sense, to the gratias agimus of jsbs mass in b minor. In the absense of additional fugal devices such as subject variation or countersubjects, bach develops the narrative from the most natural tension available in a fugue. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Prelude and fugue in b flat minor, bwv 867 bach, johann sebastian movementssections movtssecs. Bach the well tempered clavier book 1 feinberg youtube. For another example of bach s programmatic numerology, see the final fugue of the welltempered clavier, no. Some of the easier fugues in bach s welltempered clavier are.
I spent the last 10 minutes listening to about 40 samples of 5 to 30 seconds each for book 1. Wtc book 1, prelude and fugue in b major, bwv 868 walter gieseking piano. Well tempered clavier book 1 from christiane jaccottet. One is from ton koopman on erato, the other from christiane jaccottet on pilz 16012122. Bach, the welltempered clavier, book i, fugue no 23 in b. Welltempered clavier prelude and fugue 23 in b major bwv868. As on his 1989 goldberg variations recording, barenboims approach to the welltempered clavier book 1 puts pianism first and counterpoint last. Joanna mcgregor is one of britains leading pianists. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. All of these are 3voice fugues, and generally easier than the 4 or 5voice on. The welltempered clavier, book 1, preludes and fugues. The welltempered clavier, book 1 bwv 846869 the welltempered clavier 1 is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents. John barnes analyzed the welltempered clavier s majorkey. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed.
Prelude and fugue in bflat minor, bwv 867 bach, johann. The bach fake book piano solo fake book cherry lane. Are there any websitesother resources available that will be useful for me. Jun 17, 2017 some of the easier fugues in bachs welltempered clavier are. Prelude d major the prelude book 1 d major is composed in the style of a velocity exercise for the right hand, with the left hand contributing simple 4th note lines to accompany the flow of the 16th notes and emphasize the modulations. The well tempered clavier book 1 scrolling youtube. Nov 21, 2006 prelude and fugue in b flat major, from book i, welltempered clavier johann sebastian bach the fortyeight preludes and fugues that make up the two books of the welltempered clavier were compiled at two different timesthe first book in 1722 while bach was in kothen and in 1742 in leipzig. Bach prelude and fugue in ab major wtc book 1 youtube. The pair in eb major thus consists of two fugues, namely a highly sophisticated double fugue within the prelude, which is followed by a jubilant and rather straight forward fugue as the second piece of the pair. Lossy files have been converted with lame, mp3 vbr v0. Bach wrote a number of other fugues with this sort of binary articulationtwo figure in this volume.
Bach s prelude in c major from wtc book i, written in sed. If there are two or more subjects, or if the countersubject has a strong individual character, differences in the emotional content to use an unacademic term of the subjects countersubjects can create tension. Helene grimaud prelude in c major bach wtc book 1 youtube. Internal evidence for this may be seen in the fact that in book 1 bach paired the e. Prelude and fugue in eflat major, bwv 876 bach, johann sebastian movementssections movtssecs. Good examples are the concurrence of fgabbb in one chord bar 18, beat 1, with g in the bass and gabbbc bar 23, beat 1, with ab in bass rather rare in js bach s oeuvre see for a similar dissonance e.
The original performance included the second book, wtc ii, which was also available in the original lp recordings. A4 pages, 600 dpi scan with stamp added showing the printed source and a digital table of contents built by the uploader. Fugue d major the d major fugue is a very interesting piece, as there are some parallels to the first part of a french overture, with its ornamental lines and dotted notes almost in the style of jean babtiste lully. By building a major and minor diatonic 7 tones scale from each of the 12 semitones, we arrive at 24 keys, the complete circle of fifths, and the number of preludefugue pairs in each book of the welltempered clavier. It is tempting to imagine that bach chose these details as clever, creative constraints. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed comments. Prelude and fugue d major, bwv 850 well tempered clavier book i. The prelude in eb major is special in the sense that it hosts a fugue itself, with a more complex architecture than many of the actual fugues of the wtc. Prelude and fugue in eflat major, bwv 876 bach, johann. The well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869 prelude in fugue no. Prelude and fugue in bflat major from welltempered clavier.
Wtc book 1, prelude and fugue in b flat major, bwv 866. Bach, the well tempered clavier, book i, fugue no 23 in b major, bwv 868. It is interesting to feel one way about a recording, then develop a very different opinion at a later date. Ward, steinway artist, plays bach prelude and fugue in ab major wtc book 1. Second, the theme features a dramatic and expressive leap of a minor 9th the big jump upwards between the 2nd and 3rd notes.
Bach prelude in c major, bwv 846 from the welltempered clavier guitar transcription duration. Bach knew the collection and borrowed some of the themes from fischer for the welltempered clavier. Here is the beginning of bwv 545, an organ work, which is an interesting comparison. During much of the 20th century it was assumed that bach wanted. This is the case for each of the 2 books of the welltempered clavier. Wtc book 1, prelude and fugue in b major, bwv 868 by walter gieseking piano on amazon music.
From all the works written in the baroque era, no other work has been so wellcherished, frequently performed and thoroughly studied than this work of bach s. A fugue of unusual construction, in the few entries of the subject, and the very large proportion of episode. The haunting fivevoice fugue in b flat minor has several characteristics which are notable. Quite amazing how easy it suddenly is to play and comprehend the piece. I found two sets of bach s wtc book 1 in the used bins a few days ago. Welltempered clavier, book 1 by kimiko ishizaka, released 19 march 2015 1. Bach the well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869. Lossless files are 96 khz24bit, compressed with flac. Some authors propose various numerological symbolism. Even though 34 of these pieces werent officially written by bach himself, theyre still great early bach studies.
Bach, the welltempered clavier, book 1 sviatoslav richter 1969 duration. The 14 notes long subject is said to be related to bach s name. It is also said that the subject appears exactly 24 times in this fugue representing the 24 fugues in the first book of the welltempered clavier. Johann sebastian bach was a noted german composer, keyboardist, and violinist. Jan 25, 2007 i need some help analyzing the prelude in c maj from bach s wtc book 2. An exceptionally great welltempered clavier played with deep expressiveness and intelligence, danielben pienaar blends the gentle with the strong in this recording for a brilliant interpretation of johann sebastian bach s solo piano music. I had reported that richters wtc book 1 on russian revelation was an outstanding performance in poor sound. Preludes and fugues the welltempered clavier, by j. Kimiko ishizaka bach welltempered clavier, book 1 46 fugue no. 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. Good examples are the concurrence of fgabbb in one chord bar 18, beat 1, with g in the bass and gabbbc bar 23, beat 1, with ab in bass rather rare in js bachs oeuvre see for a similar dissonance e. Prelude and fugue in b major, bwv 868 bach, johann sebastian. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. The theme is such a round and wonderful phrase, which has some parallels to bwv 545.
His works such as the brandenburg concertos are known for their technical depth and artistic beauty. The welltempered clavier, book 1, preludes and fugues 18 to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Another superb example of the clavichords suitability for the wtc is the eflat minor prelude from book i, which in this reading is of particular intensity, due to its sounds sincerity in characterizing. 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 important feature of the fugue is its two pedal points bars 61 to 65, and 76 to 82. First, it is one of the rare fugues with five voices there are two in book 1 of the welltempered clavier, and none in book 2. Which one is your favorite prelude and fugue from bachs. I found that his use of organ, clavichord, harpsichord, and fortepiano made for very interesting and diverse listening. Fischer s ariadne musica neoorganoedum published in 1702 and reissued 1715 is a set of 20 preludefugue pairs in ten major and nine minor keys and the phrygian mode, plus five chorale based ricercars. Prelude and fugue in bflat major, bwv 866 bach, johann. I would suggest these two blocks of works as being your first two sets from the wtc 1st set.
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