András Schiff - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1- Live at the BBC Proms 2017 (2020)

Cast: András Schiff, piano

Johann Sebastian Bach was undoubtedly the greatest musical thinker of his age. Dubbed ‘the Old Testament of music’ by the conductor and pianist Hans von Bülow, The Well-Tempered Clavier is acknowledged to be one of the most significant works ever written for the keyboard. Each of these 24 preludes and fugues encapsulates its own mood, and Bach’s delight in mixing technical strictness with freedom of expression has made this work an indispensable element of Western culture for centuries. Sir András Schiff is heralded as one of the finest Bach interpreters today, and this first complete performance at the prestigious BBC Proms was summed up as ‘stupendous’ by The Independent.

Tracklist:
01. Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
02. Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847
03. Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848
04. Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849
05. Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850
06. Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851
07. Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852
08. Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853
09. Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854
10. Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855
11. Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856
12. Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857
13. Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858
14. Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859
15. Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860
16. Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861
17. Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862
18. Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863
19. Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864
20. Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865
21. Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866
22. Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867
23. Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868
24. Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869