András Schiff - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2- Live at the BBC Proms 2018 (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 870
02. Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871
03. Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
04. Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
05. Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874
06. Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875
07. Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
08. Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
09. Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878
10. Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879
11. Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880
12. Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881
13. Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
14. Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
15. Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884
16. Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885
17. Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
18. Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
19. Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888
20. Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889
21. Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
22. Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
23. Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892
24. Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893