J.S. Bach: Das wohltemperierte Klavier (The Well-Tempered Clavier), Volume 2 - RES10261

J.S. Bach: Das wohltemperierte Klavier (The Well-Tempered Clavier), Volume 2 (2 CDs)

£16.99
Total playing time [148:45]

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Steven Devine (harpsichord)

Some twenty years after the collection known as Das wohltemperierte Klavier J.S. Bach assembled his second collection of twenty-four preludes and fugues in all keys, completing one of the greatest achievements in keyboard music that today remains one of the crowning glories of the genre.

Acclaimed harpsichordist Steven Devine returns to Resonus to complete his recording of J.S. Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier, once again exploring this great pinnacle of the Baroque keyboard repertoire on the stunning instrument featured in the first volume – a harpsichord by Colin Booth after an instrument by the eighteenth century maker Johann Christof Fleischer.

Album Booklet (PDF)

Tracklist

DISC ONE

1. Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 870/1
2. Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 870/2
3. Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871/1
4. Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871/2
5. Prelude No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872/1
6. Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872/2
7. Prelude No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873/1
8. Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873/2
9. Prelude No. 5 in D major, BWV 874/1
10. Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 874/2
11. Prelude No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875/1
12. Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875/2
13. Prelude No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876/1
14. Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876/2
15. Prelude No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877/1
16. Fugue No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877/2
17. Prelude No. 9 in E major, BWV 878/1
18. Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 878/2
19. Prelude No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879/1
20. Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879/2
21. Prelude No. 11 in F major, BWV 880/1
22. Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 880/2
23. Prelude No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881/1
24. Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881/2

DISC TWO

DISC TWO
1. Prelude No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882/1
2. Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882/2
3. Prelude No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883/1
4. Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883/2
5. Prelude No. 15 in G major, BWV 884/1
6. Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 884/2
7. Prelude No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885/1
8. Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885/2
9. Prelude No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886/1
10. Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886/2
11. Prelude No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887/1
12. Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887/2
13. Prelude No. 19 in A major, BWV 888/1
14. Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 888/2
15. Prelude No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889/1
16. Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889/2
17. Prelude No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890/1
18. Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890/2
19. Prelude No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891/1
20. Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891/2
21. Prelude No. 23 in B major, BWV 892/1
22. Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 892/2
23. Prelude No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893/1
24. Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893/2

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'This completion of his ‘48’ is a highly satisfying account [...] Some musicians play up the kaleidoscopic aspect of this extraordinary collection of pieces, but Devine gives it a strong underlying pulse, with emotional restraint; his playing is invigoratingly muscular, his intention with each piece pellucidly clear, often setting the pairs in fruitful contrast.'

- BBC Music Magazine (5 stars)

'This completion of his ‘48’ is a highly satisfying account [...] Some musicians play up the kaleidoscopic aspect of this extraordinary collection of pieces, but Devine gives it a strong underlying pulse, with emotional restraint; his playing is invigoratingly muscular, his intention with each piece pellucidly clear, often setting the pairs in fruitful contrast.'
BBC Music Magazine (5 stars)

'This is – and remains with the publication of Part 2 – my top choice for the 48.'
Early Music Review

'His subtle use of articulation and rhetoric and his understanding of the Baroque idea of building up musical ideas from small motifs make for an absorbing recording that will invite repeated listening.'
andrewbensonwilson.org

'[...] as impressive as his finely crafted and often technically suave first set'
Lark Reviews

Credits
© 2020 Resonus Limited
Ⓟ 2020 Resonus Limited
Catalogue No. RES10261
Producer, engineer & editor: Adam Binks
EAN: 5060262792919
Cover image by Merio (www.pixabay.com)
Release date: 28 August 2020