The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, is a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys. Download and print top quality preludes and fugues, 48 book i and book ii sheet music for piano solo or harpsichord by johann sebastian bach with mp3 and midi files. Bach preludes and fugues, 48 book i and book ii sheet. The welltempered clavier, book 1 angela hewitt bach. The relatively short prelude is followed by an equally exuberant fugue. Book 1 has preludes 1 to 11 and book 2, preludes 12 to 20. 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. It is incredible to me that after all the years youve put into this channel. Unlike other collections of preludes by great composers, debussys do not follow a strict pattern of key signature.
Here we find all the 24 preludefugue pairs arranged on the chromatic scale. A detailed analysis of the first 24 of bachs 48 preludes and fugues. This remarkable volume contains all 48 preludes and fugues, from books i and ii. The welltempered clavier, book 2, preludes and fugues 18 glenn gould on allmusic 2007 the good news in the summer of 1968 for classical. The welltempered clavier book 1 2020 bluray 1080i avc dtshd. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange. Some of the easier fugues in bachs welltempered clavier are. Each book was written in a matter of months, at an unusually fast pace for debussy. 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 bachs. Organ choral preludes, book 1 bach, johann sebastian. In this recording i used the 4th harmonic pedal in resonance position only. The intimate tone is indeed striking when listening to this interpretation for the first time. Please see timecode links posted below to individual preludes and fugues.
Between 1722 and 1742, bach composed two sets of preludes and fugues in all twentyfour major and minor keys, written for keyboard. Internal evidence for this may be seen in the fact that in book 1 bach paired the e. If you intend to play just the prelude, be prepared for purists to cringe. Bach preludes and fugues 112 well tempered clavier, book 1. Preludes, book 1 claude debussys preludes are two sets of pieces for solo piano, written in 191010 and 1912, and published as book i and ii respectively. All arrangements from johann sebastian bach s chorales and cantatas. Debussy preludes, book 1 download free sheet music. It can be edifying to study the prelude and fugue in a key in book i and the prelude and fugue in the same key in book ii.
Bachs autograph fair copy in the possession of the staatsbibliothek zu berlin. A detailed analysis of the first 24 of bach s 48 preludes and fugues. The welltempered clavier, book 1, preludes and fugues 18 to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. The welltempered clavier, book 1 bwv 846869 the welltempered clavier 1 is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents. Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846 869. Bach 48 preludes and fugues welltempered clavier classic fm. Bachs prelude in c minor from well tempered clavier, book 1. Shop and buy organ choral preludes book 1 sheet music. 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.
In this recording i used the 4th harmonic pedal in resonance. The welltempered clavier, book i, preludes and fugues 18. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. The fugue is in three parts, and in his classic book on the wohltemperirte. Preludes and fugues from the welltempered clavier book 1sealed new korea edition. Dedication of course from the various arrangers as agreed upon not from bach, in case it needs to be said. This informed assessment of the genius of bachs works can be applied with. Bach the well tempered clavier book 1 feinberg youtube. In bachs time clavier was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an organ either. The welltempered clavier, book i, preludes and fugues 1 8 on discogs. Bach complete book 1 preludes and fugues wtc with harmonic. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. Apr 25, 2005 if you intend to play just the prelude, be prepared for purists to cringe.
The welltempered clavier, book 2, preludes and fugues. Book i preludes and fugues 18, a classical music album by glenn gould. Bach loved numbers, symbolism, and symmetry, so this is very likely his way of showing that he intended to write 24 fugues altogether. Constantly in rotation on the music stands of all aspiring pianists at one point or another, this. Each prelude is reduced to show the structure and each fugue is analysed bar by bar. However there is no evidence that bach ever intended for the preludes and fugues to be paired in any way, so you may as well ignore the purists. Will you be able to master it to public performance level in one month. The harpsichordist had no hesitation in including all twentyfour preludes and fugues from the first book, unified in their ensemble by a certain lightness. Released 14 january 1963 on columbia masterworks catalog no. Bach did create the prelude as an independent form and that he himself collected all the preludes of both volumes of the welltempered clavier into an independent whole, and also that several of them in the first book were originally conceived as independent compositions in friedmann bachs clavierbr chlein 1720. The welltempered clavier, book 1, preludes and fugues 1724 glenn gould on allmusic 2007.
Peter hills account of the second book of bachs 48 preludes and fugues was one of last years outstanding keyboard discs. Jun 17, 2017 some of the easier fugues in bachs welltempered clavier are. From all the works written in the baroque era, no other work has been so wellcherished, frequently performed and. Here are some of my observations regarding the 48 preludes and fugues found in book i and book ii of johann sebastian bachs the welltempered clavier, in no particular order. These solos serve as excellent recital repertoire and as stepping stones to standard piano literature by the masters. Composing 48 keyboard pieces in all 24 keys was the sort of challenge bach enjoyed. Bach loved numbers, symbolism, and symmetry, so this is very likely his way of showing that. The preludes are from the open welltempered clavier project, and were. Just back from a trip to leipzig in the early autumn of 1950 where he heard bachs welltempered klavier at the bicentennial bach competition played by the russian pianist tatiana nikolaeva, shostakovich began his own series of 24 preludes and fugues, op. Glenn gould piano, albert schweitzer liner notes, henry parker photography. The well tempered clavier, book 1 to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover.