Christophe Rousset
AP120 - 2CD - 125' - Mar 18, 2016
Recording The Well-tempered Clavier is a bit like climbing Everest, and we were waiting for this new recording by Christophe Rousset devoted to Book I. With modesty and rigour, he gives a very rich, varied interpretation of this universal monument of Art, revealing its secrets to us in a highly informative introductory text. Performed on the magnificent Ruckers harpsichord at the Château of Versailles, Nicolas Bartholomée's recording ideally reproduces the full, fruity savour of this instrument that has miraculously come down to us.
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
The Well-Tempered Clavier First book
CD1
1-2. Prelude & Fugue in C BWV 846
3-4. Prelude & Fugue in C minor BWV 847
5-6. Prelude & Fugue in C-sharp BWV 848
7-8. Prelude & Fugue in C-sharp minor BWV 849
9-10. Prelude & Fugue in D BWV 850
11-12.Prelude & Fugue in D minor BWV 851
13-14. Prelude & Fugue in E-flat BWV 852
15-16. Prelude & Fugue in D-sharp minor BWV 853
17-18. Prelude & Fugue in E BWV 854
19-20. Prelude & Fugue in E minor BWV 855
21-22. Prelude & Fugue in F BWV 856
23-24. Prelude & Fugue in F minor BWV 857
CD2
1-2. Prelude & Fugue in F-sharp BWV 858
3-4. Prelude & Fugue in F-sharp minor BWV 859
5-6. Prelude & Fugue in G BWV 860
7-8. Prelude & Fugue in G minor BWV 861
9-10. Prelude & Fugue in A-flat BWV 862
11-12. Prelude & Fugue in G-sharp minor BWV 863
13-14. Prelude & Fugue in A BWV 864
15-16. Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 865
17-18. Prelude & Fugue in B-flat BWV 866
19-20. Prelude & Fugue in B-flat minor BWV 867
21-22. Prelude & Fugue in B BWV 868
23-24. Prelude & Fugue in B minor BWV 869
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