‘A thoughtful, well-recorded performance of one of the great monuments of Western music, on an instrument for which the composer conceived it, played by a dexterous, sympathetic, and well-informed musician.’ – FANFARE ‘This set shines revitalizing light on music we may have thought we knew inside out, but which is always loaded with surprises.’ – SOUND STAGE
Richard Egarr plays a harpsichord by Joel Katzman, Amsterdam, 1991, after Ruckers, Antwerp, 1638.
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH [1685-1750]
Das wohltemperierte Clavier, Buch II
· Prelude I in C major / C-dur / Ut majeur, BWV 870 (3'24)
· Fugue I in C major (2'08)
· Prelude II in C minor / c-moll / ut mineur, BWV 871 (3'24)
· Fugue II in C minor (3'00)
· Prelude III in C-sharp major / Cis-dur / Ut dièse majeur, BWV 872 (2'08)
· Fugue III in C-sharp major (2'14)
· Prelude IV in C-sharp minor / cis-moll / ut dièse mineur, BWV 873 (3'42)
· Fugue IV in C-sharp minor (2'44)
· Prelude V in D major / D-dur / Ré majeur, BWV 874 (5'37)
· Fugue V in D major (2'30)
· Prelude VI in D minor / d-moll / ré mineur, BWV 875 (1'59)
· Fugue VI in D minor (2'07)
· Prelude VII in E-flat major / Es-dur / Mi bémol majeur, BWV 876 (3'39)
· Fugue VII in E-flat major (2'22)
· Prelude VIII in D-sharp minor / dis-moll/ ré dièse mineur, BWV 877 (4'28)
· Fugue VIII in D-sharp minor (4'21)
· Prelude IX in E major / E-dur / Mi majeur, BWV 878 (6'09)
· Fugue IX in E major (3'27)
· Prelude X in E minor / e-moll / mi mineur, BWV 879 (4'24)
· Fugue X in E minor (3'04)
· Prelude XI in F major / F-dur / Fa majeur, BWV 880 (4'01)
· Fugue XI in F major (2'03)
· Prelude XII in F minor / f-moll / fa mineur, BWV 881 (4'44)
· Fugue XII in F minor (2'18)Das wohltemperierte Clavier, Buch II
· Prelude XIII in F-sharp major / Fis-dur / Fa dièse majeur, BWV 882 (2'52)
· Fugue XIII in F-sharp major (2'33)
· Prelude XIV in F-sharp minor / fis-moll / fa dièse mineur, BWV 883 (2'39)
· Fugue XIV in F-sharp minor (3'50)
· Prelude XV in G major / G-dur / Sol majeur, BWV 884 (2'58)
· Fugue XV in G major (1'26)
· Prelude XVI in G minor / g-moll / sol mineur, BWV 885 (2'29)
· Fugue XVI in G minor (4'35)
· Prelude XVII in A-flat major / As-dur / La bémol majeur, BWV 886 (4'11)
· Fugue XVII in A-flat major (3'28)
· Prelude XVIII in G-sharp minor / gis-moll / sol dièse mineur, BWV 887 (5'23)
· Fugue XVIII in G-sharp minor (3'46)
· Prelude XIX in A major / A-dur / La majeur, BWV 888 (2'17)
· Fugue XIX in A major (1'50)
· Prelude XX in A minor / a-moll / la mineur, BWV 889 (4'43)
· Fugue XX in A minor (1'58)
· Prelude XXI in B-flat major / B-dur / Si bémol majeur, BWV 890 (8'45)
· Fugue XXI in B-flat major (2'41)
· Prelude XXII in B-flat minor / b-moll / si bémol mineur, BWV 891 (2'50)
· Fugue XXII in B-flat minor (5'21)
· Prelude XXIII in B major / H-dur / Si majeur, BWV 892 (2'18)
· Fugue XXIII in B major (4'08)
· Prelude XXIV in B minor / h-moll / si mineur, BWV 893 (2'10)
· Fugue XXIV in B minor (2'09)
