Mie Miki - Das wohltemperierte Akkordeon (2017)

Bach’s Das Wohltemperierte Klavier has been called ‘The Old Testament’ of the piano literature and presents, in more ways than one, a pinnacle to be climbed by pianists and harpsichordists alike. As a leading accordion player with an astonishingly wide-ranging repertoire, Mie Miki has now accepted the challenge, selecting twelve of the 48 pairs of preludes and fugues. For BIS Mie Miki has previously recorded Bach’s Italian Concerto, and as she did then, she performs the music from the original keyboard score without making any alterations to facilitate the transition to the accordion. The result is ear-opening – the accordion’s capacity for sustained notes brings out Bach’s fugal counterpoint, while the fast and light action of the instrument lends a particular fleetness to the preludes.

TRACKLIST

01. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
02. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
03. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847
04. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847
05. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 2, Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
06. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 2, Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
07. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850
08. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850
09. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 2, Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880
10. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 2, Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880
11. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867
12. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867
13. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858
14. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858
15. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 2, Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
16. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 2, Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
17. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 2, Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884
18. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 2, Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884
19. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861
20. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861
21. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 2, Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874
22. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 2, Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874
23. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869
24. Das wohltemperierte Klavier (Arr. for Accordion): Book 1, Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869