Its probably fair to say that until glenn gould got his fingers around it, bachs music was used for teaching purposes more than anything else. Bach the welltempered clavier, book 1 gould fioewaf a. Theres even one by yours truly of a 36cd brilliant classics collection. Selected keyboard works bach, johann sebastian 15 sinfonias, bwv 787801 bach, johann sebastian 12 sonatinas clementi, muzio w. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. Theres even one by yours truly of a 36cd brilliant classics collection containing the complete scarlatti. The italian pianists intellectual lucidity, interpretive clarity, and technical virtuosity are apparent in every prelude and fugue, and his probing insights and penetrating analysis. The welltempered clavier, book 2 johann sebastian bach.
The welltempered clavier book 1, bwv 846869 german paperback january 1, 2005 by johann sebastian bach author, bruno mugellini editor. Amazon its rather amazing today, when recordings of bachs welltempered clavier practically fall of the shelves, to recall just how unusual it was back in the 1960s for a pianist to undertake to record this amazing work. I use these versions extensively, particularly when working from the computer. Bach the well tempered clavier, book 1 gould fioewaf a. He is best known for his essays in musical analysis and his editions of the works of bach and beethoven. Schirmer library of classics volume 2057 schirmers library of musical classics by carl czerny and johann sebastian bach dec 1, 2006 4. It is possible that this edition is a reprint of the breitkopf issue above with the text translated into polish. Sir donald francis tovey was a british music analyst, musicologist, music writer, composer, conductor, and pianist. The welltempered clavier, book ii by johann sebastian bach, jeno jando from amazons classical music store. This edition of johann sebastian bach s famous keyboard work the well tempered clavier was edited by ferruccio busoni, who also added historical information and a large number of performance notes that will relate to piano performance. Books i and ii, complete dover music for piano bach, johann sebastian on. The very direction of the lines, the moving lines of notes, are inherently expressivewhen i play bach, i hear. Somebody an administrator, i guess wrote some notes about the score. Though the welltempered clavier hereafter wtc was not published during bachs lifetime, many manuscript copies were made by his pupils and copies.
This is a piano version of the welltempered clavier, no doubt about it. Bach the welltempered clavier, book i glenn gould 1971 book i complete preludes and fugues 124 prelude and fugue no. Mugellinis name is also listed as coeditor of the busoni edition. Every great keyboard composer studied it thoroughly, including schubert, beethoven, chopin, brahms and schumann who advised let the welltempered clavier be your daily bread.
The welltempered clavier i theres nothing at all wrong with maurizio pollinis 2009 performance of bachs welltempered clavier, book 1. Highlights from the glenn gould collection vhs the glenn gould bach collection dvd partita no. Welltempered clavier, mugellini edition imslp forums. Bach the welltempered clavier, book i glenn gould 1971 written by bluesever friday, 15 january 2010 09. I uploaded recently bach s well tempered clavier, edited by bruno mugellini. Books i and ii pieterjan belder hpd period instruments brilliant 93892 4 cds. The welltempered clavier, book 1 by friedrich gulda. Talking about the welltempered clavier, a very good source to get to the original scores is the website of the state library berlin together with bacharchiv. Bach the welltempered clavier, book i glenn gould 1971.
If you are a beginner or an advanced player, the question which score to use is always an important topic. For most arrangements, see the separate pages for the individual preludes and fugues. And differentiate them he does, all without turning bach into chopin. The first instance to look at, which is also the most authoritative one, is to study the composers original manuscripts. I uploaded recently bachs welltempered clavier, edited by bruno mugellini. Vivaldi concerto for two mandolins gdur iiiiii duration. Sinfonia in practice cantata bwv 54 brandenburg concerto no. Among the selling points richard egarr pitches on behalf of his bach goldberg variations recording are the use of a tuning system notated by the composer on the welltempered clavier book 1 title page, plus a harpsichord that, according to egarrs annotations, is voiced in a truly correct manner with the correct plucking material.
Eric wen is the edward aldwell professor of music at the mannes college of music in new york. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For js bach, one can as an example find the groundbreaking edition of the entire works as provided by the bach gesellschaft. But gunther relies more on articulation, dynamics, and tempo than on use of the pedal to differentiate the individual works. 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. Well tempered clavier book 1 from christiane jaccottet.
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