A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of the prelude and the fugue. The 14 notes long subject is said to be related to bach s name. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Bach, the welltempered clavier, book i, fugue no 21 in bflat major, bwv 866. 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. Instead, we should be shocked and surprised when bach maintains total diatonicism for any extended amount of time, as that was not the norm for him or for most composers in the late baroque. Bach the well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869. Js bach, the welltempered clavier, book i, fugue no 21 in bflat. Johann sebastian bach wtc 2 download piano sheet music. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed. As on his 1989 goldberg variations recording, barenboims approach to the welltempered clavier book 1 puts pianism first and counterpoint last. Both preludes and fugues of the welltempered clavier were based on popular.
Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed comments. Schepkins well tempered clavier, book i bach cantatas website. Bach wrote the second set of 24 preludes and fugues some sixteen years after the first one. For more great, scored videos, check out my channel. The haunting fivevoice fugue in b flat minor has several characteristics which are notable. For example, in a flat major it would be expected to see modulations to the neighboring e flat major and the neighboring d flat major. Preludes and fugues the welltempered clavier, by j. In sum, the question shouldnt really be whats the theory behind bach s deviations from the scale. The c major prelude from bach s welltempered clavier, book i, william drabkin, music analysis, vol. Sep 28, 2018 also, bach typically modulates to keys that are neighboring. Prelude in b flat minor a thoroughly serious and depressingly effective prelude. As a quintessential baroque fugue, bachs d major fugue from book 1 of the welltempered clavier will make for suitable illustration of how to analyze a fugue.
Bach the well tempered clavier book 1 feinberg youtube. Often called the 48, or the old testament of piano music the new being beethovens sonatas it is perhaps the most important keyboard work of all time, and something that every pianist and every composer must tackle in one way or. Welltempered clavier aural play accompanied by geometry play on july 9th, 2016, i completed the final video in a multimonth project. Fugue no 22 in bflat minor, bwv 867 five voices the. At least at this moment, i prefer not to delve into that question. Part 1 of johann sebastian bachs welltempered clavier has survived in a complete autograph. The music is tailormade for feinberg, and he responds with exceptional performances. Video demonstration of c major, bflat minor, and e major music by bach on youtube. In the baroque, these pieces became large scale works in free form normally. Some authors propose various numerological symbolism. To give you an idea of where im at, my repertoire this year included. There is no clear dramatic progression in wtc book i.
Fsharp minor triad and the bflat and d major triads, while keys with more than. Prelude in e flat this prelude represents to me the wonder of maternalistic instinct. The contrasting 24 keys of bach s welltempered clavier, played in chromatic sequence as printed in the book. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Does the scale b flat major have any general meaning or does it stand for anything in bach pieces. Similar to the previous prelude is the one in e minor from book 1. Fugue in b flat major deep joy mingled with some urgency about the future highlight a wonderful interpretation by kirkpatrick. This prelude and fugue in bflat major is one of the shorter and least. And if the tonality had any meaning that would be a good thing to mention. Pienaar shows great range in taking on the extraordinarily.
I have to tell something about the 21st prelude and fugue from the 2nd wtc. I have every bach recording schiff has made, and his wtc is far and away his superior effort. Which one is your favorite prelude and fugue from bachs. Technically challenging preludes and fugues and the french suites. Prelude eb major the prelude in eb major is special in the sense that it hosts a fugue itself, with a more complex architecture than many of the actual fugues of the wtc. Easiest preludes and fugues from the wtc piano world piano. The dsharp minor pieces will not improve your mood. Pdf bachs welltempered clavier has been analyzed from almost every angle imaginable, yet it has not. Prelude and fugue in aflat major from welltempered clavier. Prelude and fugue in bflat major, bwv 866 bach, johann. Download piano sheet music from piano street digital sheet music library. Johann sebastian bach wtc 2 bach wrote the second set of 24 preludes and fugues some sixteen years after the first one.
Prelude and fugue in b flat minor, bwv 867 bach, johann sebastian movementssections movtssecs. The prelude in eb major from book 1 is sarabandelike. I am trying to get a head start before the semester begins in a couple of weeks. Prelude and fugue eb major, bwv 852 well tempered clavier book i. Martha goldstein the well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869 prelude and fugue no. The welltempered clavier, book 1 daniel barenboim on allmusic 2006 it is always amazing that bach s keyboard music. The last piece of both books is in b minor, which is the key of death. Incidentally, this subject is an example of double dotting or.
Prelude and fugue in b flat major from welltempered clavier book i by johann sebastian bach, performed by konstantyn travinsky piano. Welcome to johann sebastian bach free sheet music collection for piano. Bachs welltempered clavier based on the recordings from pianist kimiko ishizakas open welltempered clavier. The welltempered clavier, book 1, preludes and fugues 1724 glenn gould on allmusic 2007. 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 a conventional baroque fugue, the subject is first stated by itself. If you can get past the key signature, the e flat minor prelude from book 1 is fairly simple to play, but the fugue is one of the longest and most complex. The well tempered clavier wohltemperierte klavier, henceforth wtc is the name bach gave to a collection of 24 couples of preludes and fugues in major and minor on all. Granted, the dsharp minor, g major, and bflat major preludes show that barenboim can play bach lightly, straightforwardly, and simply. Two of these scales are excellent, and two of them are terrible. Compare the fugue of book i to the kyrie of the b minor mass. Pablo casals reportedly claimed that one should play bach like brahms, and daniel barenboim certainly takes that advice to heart. Thomas cantor had written a book called the art of tem perament.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Bach welltempered clavier complete andras schiff pn ecm 001733702 4 cds. Here, bach clearly opts for the somewhat lighter side of bflat major. In bflat major, after the central cadence two serious countersubjects are unleashedadding up to three contrapuntal lines with just. Prelude and fugue in bflat major, bwv 866 bach, johann sebastian movementssections movtssecs. Prelude and fugue in bflat major from welltempered clavier. This is a great place for download totally free scores of the musical compositions of j.
During much of the 20th century it was assumed that bach wanted. For most arrangements, see the separate pages for the individual preludes and fugues. Theory behind bachs deviations from the scale music. It is also said that the subject appears exactly 24 times in this fugue representing the 24 fugues in the first book of the welltempered clavier. The welltempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869 by richard egarr on amazon music. Not surprisingly, barenboims adjustments to the basic pulse and frequently slow tempos require three rather than the usual two cds alotted for book 2. Dublin ant edinburgh, and professor of music in university of dublin, uted by b. Bach, prelude and fugue in b minor, wtc 1 notes in the cross. List of the welltempered clavier videos i have uploaded i will continue to add videos until the list is. Between these two poles we have all the other colors first the yellows, oranges and ochre between c minor and d minor, all the shades of blue eflat major to e minor, the greens f major to g minor, pinks and reds aflat major to a minor, browns bflat, grey b major and finally black. Fugue no 22 in bflat minor, bwv 867 five voices the well. Lossless files are 96 khz24bit, compressed with flac.
An exceptionally great welltempered clavier played with deep expressiveness and intelligence, danielben pienaar blends the gentle with the strong in this recording for a brilliant interpretation of johann sebastian bach s solo piano music. Is landowskas wtc book 1 as good as the versions from gould, gulda, and tureck. Prelude and fugue in a flat major from welltempered clavier, book i by johann sebastian bach, performed by michael mizrahi piano. Most piano performances of this work fall into one of two. It is always amazing that bach s keyboard music is robust enough to withstand so many interpretations and transcriptions.
Richter plays bach the welltempered clavier, book one recorded in the great hall of the moscow conservatory cd 1 60m 32s, april 20, 1969. Explanations of the tuning of the musical scale are usually full of figures that the. If you want a more detailed discussionanalysis of this piece, you could look at. From book 1, the simplest to play are probably the f major and b flat major. She scales her bach to the rhythmic, structural and sonic needs of the music. Each of the two volumes of the welltempered clavier contains one prelude and one fugue in every major and minor key. The two sets of 24 preludes and fugues book 1 dating from 1722 and book 2 from.
Fugue in b flat major 119 brilliant see example 2, and in moderate tempo, gently som. The welltempered clavier part i bwv 846869 details g. In the baroque, these pieces became large scale works in free form normally including one or two fugues. Bach, the welltempered clavier, book 1 sviatoslav richter 1969 duration. Second, the theme features a dramatic and expressive leap of a minor 9th the big jump upwards between the 2nd and 3rd notes. Fugue in b flat major the welltempered clavier, book 2. Bach, the welltempered clavier, book 1 sviatoslav richter 1969. This time, its the preludesfugues in e flat and dsharp minor. Bach, the well tempered clavier, book i, fugue no 21 in bflat major, bwv 866. Prelude and fugue in bflat minor, bwv 867 bach, johann.
Bars 127 in its sectional form, the fugue in b major resembles the fugue in bflat major, a few pages earlier in the wtc, at least at first blush, but the differences between them are revealing. But, you can say that the collection goes from the simple and clear in the c major prelude, to the complexity of the last fugue in b minor, where all of the scales 12 notes are present in the subject. Here, the piano is not so far removed from the original keyboards of bach s time, but the interpretation by daniel barenboim of the welltempered clavier, book 1, is slightly unusual. In bach s 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 modern german spelling for the collection is. Prelude and fugue in bflat minor, bwv 867 bach, johann sebastian movementssections movtssecs. Suffice it to say that landowska is one the few bach performers on record that give me the feeling that i am listening to bach, not a performance of a bach composition. Raymond smullyan the well tempered clavier, book i, bwv 846869 prelude and fugue no. Wtc book 1, prelude and fugue in b flat major, bwv 866 by walter gieseking piano on amazon music. In bach s time clavier keyboard was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an. Bachs welltempered clavier book 1 and his set of 15. By this time the fugue was more or less out of fashion, and bach had begun to attract some criticism for his unnaturally intricate style of composition. First, it is one of the rare fugues with five voices there are two in book 1 of the welltempered clavier, and none in book 2.
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