Sep 07, 2017 the two volumes of bachs the welltempered clavier together represent a wealth of musical invention, ingenuity and delight. Bach welltempered clavier complete andras schiff pn ecm 001733702 4 cds. 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. Jan 16, 20 bach carefully laid out the preludes and fugues in both books of his well tempered clavier. One such is hungaryborn british pianist andras schiff, whose previous recording of the welltempered clavier for decca in the 1980s won many admirers, but who now turns to them again with the. Bachs partitas, goldberg variations and well tempered clavier.
Till fellner records bachs well tempered clavier book i. The couple have residences in london and florence, italy. Andras schiff, encores after beethoven live in high. Oct 29, 2012 when the pianist andras schiff took a break halfway through his magnificent performance of bachs welltempered clavier, book i, on saturday night at the 92nd street y, the intermission. Highlights have included the complete beethoven piano sonatas recorded live in zurich, solo recitals of schubert, schumann and janacek, as well as j. In the case of that 63 rd prom, the contest in question was between one of our times most admired pianists, sir andras schiff and johann sebastian bachs welltempered clavier, book 2. Andras schiff bachs instrumental works discography.
The welltempered clavier dvd, 2005, 2disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Schiff affectionately thinks of each piece as having not just a key but a particular character that he sees as color. Released 25 september 2012 on ecm new series catalog no. In august 2011, schiff turned his focus to the 48 preludes and fugues of the welltempered clavier, making studio recordings of both books in the auditorium radiosvizzera italiana, lugano. In a bso program spanning three centuries of music, andras schiff is the soloist in piano concertos by bach and beethoven, as well as the conductor in bartoks dance suite and brahmss tribute to haydn. Preludes and fugues from the welltempered clavier, book i 5. The welltempered clavier, book ii sir andras schiff naxos audio. This boxed set of the two books of the welltempered clavier is his latest such release, and shows schiff as a much more mature pianist. Book two of the well tempered clavier dates from 173842 some 20 years after book one and was assembled from both newly composed pieces and various existing preludes and fugues going back a number of years.
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. He completed the first volume in cothen in 1722 and the second around 16 years later in leipzig. Book two of the welltempered clavier dates from 173842 some 20 years after book one and was assembled from both newly composed pieces and various existing preludes and fugues going back a number of years. Sir andras schiff plays the welltempered clavier, book i youtube. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Andras schiff plays welltempered clavier, at 92nd street y. I n august 2007, i set off on a 14month recital tour performing johann sebastian bachs masterpiece the welltempered clavier to audiences in 25 countries around the world. Never before has even half of the sublime and seminal 48 taken the royal albert hall stage in unmutilated form. Anna larsen bach welltempered clavier ii new cd ebay. Oct 19, 2019 saturday, october 19, 2019 encore broadcast monday, october 28 8. Bach, andras schiff the welltempered clavier, book 2. Schiff is also an artist to make us recognize how so much of bachs music is song or dance. As a young pianist, andras schiff earned wide esteem for his 1980s recordings of the major keyboard works of j. Bach, andras schiff the welltempered clavier, book.
Find out at which radio station you can hear glenn gould bach. Deceptive cadence the pianist has such an intimate relationship with the welltempered clavier, hearing him play its kaleidoscopic preludes and. This companion volume features the pieces schiff selected to perform as encores to the sonatas and includes works by schubert, mozart, haydn and bach. The well tempered clavier, book ii andras schiff on allmusic 1986. Things in the welltempered clavier always come in pairs, but pairs that, unlike butterfly wings, display an essential asymmetry, if an asymmetry that will sound inevitable, even natural. Over time, schiff says that this music that his relationship with this music that he performs every morning has changed slightly. His recording of the welltempered clavier for ecm released on september 25, 2012. In addition to being outstanding pianists, each has recorded bachs well tempered. His most recent two disc set of schubert sonatas and impromptus were released in spring of 2019.
Pianist andras schiff recorded the entire cycle of beethoven piano sonatas live in zurich between 2004 and 2006, released in an 11 album box set on ecm. Andras schiff prom 2018 well tempered clavier book ii c. Since 1997, andras schiff has been an exclusive artist for ecm new series and its. Is it permitted to play bach on an instrument that he couldnt have known. Andras schiff and the bach project the washington post. The well tempered clavier, book ii by andras schiff. Twentyfive years ago, pianist andras schiff recorded the complete preludes and fugues of the well tempered clavier by j. All these years later i have finally purchased book two, featuring mr. Johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, bwv 846893. Bachs welltempered clavier for london in the mid1980s, but the passage of time, personal reflection, and improvements in digital recording have contributed to making his second recording of the 48 a necessity, this time on ecm new series. The clavichord, the harpsichord, the organ, the pedalharpsichord. Andras schiffs welltempered guide to bach classical mpr. Henle verlag johann sebastian bach the welltempered clavier, part i bwv 846869 henle study score by.
Jan 16, 20 andras schiffs welltempered guide to bach. The welltempered clavier, book 2 johann sebastian bach. Most readers have likely heard of glenn gould, edwin fischer, sviatoslav richter, rosalyn tureck, andras schiff, angela hewitt, samuel feinberg, and friedrich gulda. Amazingly, last night sir andras schiff scored a proms first with his performance of book one of bachs the welltempered clavier. Andras schiff recorded most of bachs keyboard works in the 1980s, and has recently made a number of new recordings for ecm.
Sir andras schiff plays the welltempered clavier, book ii. Book 1, bwv 846869 prelude and fugue in c major, bwv 846 andras schiff bach. Sep 19, 2012 andras schiff has recorded the 48 preludes and fugues that make up the welltempered clavier before, in the mid80s as part of his complete survey of bachs keyboard music for decca. The result feels more like an evolution than a rejection of his youthful preoccupations. Henle, he provided fingerings for new editions of bachs the welltempered clavier published in 2006 and fingerings and missing cadenzas for a new edition of the mozart piano concertos begun in 2007. That schiff decca set remains a model of sovereign intelligence, limpid playfulness and pianism, but in revisiting the well tempered clavier he has said that he wants to eliminate touches of sentimentality. Many consider the two books of the welltempered clavier bachs finest keyboard collection. Henle verlag johann sebastian bach the welltempered.
The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, is a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in. Eminent bachspecialist sir andras schiff here performs book i. The well tempered clavier, book ii to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Unfollow andras schiff bach to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
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