Frédéric Desenclos - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (Books 1 & 2) (2014)
BAND/ARTIST: Frédéric Desenclos
- Title: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (Books 1 & 2)
- Year Of Release: 2014
- Label: Alpha Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 04:14:39
- Total Size: 1.12 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude I in C Major, BWV 846
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue I in C Major, BWV 846
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude II in C Minor, BWV 847
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue II in C Minor, BWV 847
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude III in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue III in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude IV in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue IV in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude V in D Major, BWV 850
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue V in D Major, BWV 850
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude VI in D Minor, BWV 851
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue VI in D Minor, BWV 851
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude VII in E-Flat Major, BWV 852
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue VII in E-Flat Major, BWV 852
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude VIII in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue VIII in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 853
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude IX in E Major, BWV 854
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue IX in E Major, BWV 854
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude X in E Minor, BWV 855
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue X in E Minor, BWV 855
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XI in F Major, BWV 856
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XI in F Major, BWV 856
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XII in F Minor, BWV 857
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XII in F Minor, BWV 857
CD2
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XIII in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XIII in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XIV in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XIV in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XV in G Major, BWV 860
06. Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860: I. Prelude
07. Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860: II. Fugue
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XVI in G Minor, BWV 861
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XVII in A-Flat Major, BWV 862
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XVII in A-Flat Major, BWV 862
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XVIII in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XVIII in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XIX in A Major, BWV 864
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XIX in A Major, BWV 864
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XX in A Minor, BWV 865
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XX in A Minor, BWV 865
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XXI in B-Flat Major, BWV 866
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XXI in B-Flat Major, BWV 866
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XXII in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XXII in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XXIII in B Major, BWV 868
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XXIII in B Major, BWV 868
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XXIV in B Minor, BWV 869
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XXIV in B Minor, BWV 869
CD3
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude I in C Major, BWV 870
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue I in C Major, BWV 870
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude II in C Minor, BWV 871
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue II in C Minor, BWV 871
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude III in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue III in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude IV in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue IV in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude V in D Major, BWV 874
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue V in D Major, BWV 874
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude VI in D Minor, BWV 875
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue VI in D Minor, BWV 875
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude VII in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue VII in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude VIII in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue VIII in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude IX in E Major, BWV 878
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue IX in E Major, BWV 878
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude X in E Minor, BWV 879
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue X in E Minor, BWV 879
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XI in F Major, BWV 880
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XI in F Major, BWV 880
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XII in F Minor, BWV 881
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XII in F Minor, BWV 881
CD4
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XIII in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XIII in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XIV in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XIV in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XV in G Major, BWV 884
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XV in G Major, BWV 884
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XVI in G Minor, BWV 885
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XVI in G Minor, BWV 885
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XVII in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XVII in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XVIII in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XVIII in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XIX in A Major, BWV 888
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XIX in A Major, BWV 888
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XX in A Minor, BWV 889
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XX in A Minor, BWV 889
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XXI in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XXI in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XXII in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XXII in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XXIII in B Major, BWV 892
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XXIII in B Major, BWV 892
23. Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 893: Prelude
24. Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 893: Fugue
In modern performances of J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, the piano is heard most often, due to its ubiquity and familiarity, and it is followed in frequency by the harpsichord, particularly in renditions based on Baroque period practices. Yet the organ is a viable alternative, as Frédéric Desenclos brilliantly demonstrates in this revelatory four-CD box set from Alpha. Because the term clavier can be applied to any keyboard instrument, there's no musical reason why the WTC shouldn't be heard this way. Desenclos' controlled playing and use of appropriate registration make a compelling case for organ performance, and he shows that Bach's transparent counterpoint works as naturally here as it does in the other preludes and fugues that were specifically composed for organ. Furthermore, there are internal connections and similarities between several of the preludes and fugues and other compositions in the Clavier Übung and the Orgelbüchlein, suggesting the possibility that Bach developed some ideas in the WTC at the organ, his primary instrument. While this is speculation, there is no doubt that Desenclos does a superb job of arranging the music in the spirit of Bach's transcriptions, playing them with great clarity and confidence. Organ fans will appreciate this set the most, but others should give it a hearing to appreciate the excellent performances.
CD1
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude I in C Major, BWV 846
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue I in C Major, BWV 846
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude II in C Minor, BWV 847
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue II in C Minor, BWV 847
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude III in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue III in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude IV in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue IV in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude V in D Major, BWV 850
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue V in D Major, BWV 850
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude VI in D Minor, BWV 851
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue VI in D Minor, BWV 851
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude VII in E-Flat Major, BWV 852
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue VII in E-Flat Major, BWV 852
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude VIII in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue VIII in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 853
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude IX in E Major, BWV 854
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue IX in E Major, BWV 854
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude X in E Minor, BWV 855
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue X in E Minor, BWV 855
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XI in F Major, BWV 856
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XI in F Major, BWV 856
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XII in F Minor, BWV 857
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XII in F Minor, BWV 857
CD2
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XIII in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XIII in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XIV in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XIV in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XV in G Major, BWV 860
06. Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860: I. Prelude
07. Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860: II. Fugue
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XVI in G Minor, BWV 861
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XVII in A-Flat Major, BWV 862
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XVII in A-Flat Major, BWV 862
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XVIII in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XVIII in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XIX in A Major, BWV 864
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XIX in A Major, BWV 864
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XX in A Minor, BWV 865
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XX in A Minor, BWV 865
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XXI in B-Flat Major, BWV 866
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XXI in B-Flat Major, BWV 866
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XXII in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XXII in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XXIII in B Major, BWV 868
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XXIII in B Major, BWV 868
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude XXIV in B Minor, BWV 869
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue XXIV in B Minor, BWV 869
CD3
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude I in C Major, BWV 870
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue I in C Major, BWV 870
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude II in C Minor, BWV 871
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue II in C Minor, BWV 871
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude III in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue III in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude IV in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue IV in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude V in D Major, BWV 874
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue V in D Major, BWV 874
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude VI in D Minor, BWV 875
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue VI in D Minor, BWV 875
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude VII in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue VII in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude VIII in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue VIII in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude IX in E Major, BWV 878
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue IX in E Major, BWV 878
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude X in E Minor, BWV 879
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue X in E Minor, BWV 879
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XI in F Major, BWV 880
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XI in F Major, BWV 880
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XII in F Minor, BWV 881
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XII in F Minor, BWV 881
CD4
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XIII in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XIII in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XIV in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XIV in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XV in G Major, BWV 884
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XV in G Major, BWV 884
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XVI in G Minor, BWV 885
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XVI in G Minor, BWV 885
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XVII in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XVII in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XVIII in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XVIII in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XIX in A Major, BWV 888
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XIX in A Major, BWV 888
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XX in A Minor, BWV 889
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XX in A Minor, BWV 889
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XXI in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XXI in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XXII in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XXII in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude XXIII in B Major, BWV 892
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue XXIII in B Major, BWV 892
23. Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 893: Prelude
24. Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 893: Fugue
In modern performances of J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, the piano is heard most often, due to its ubiquity and familiarity, and it is followed in frequency by the harpsichord, particularly in renditions based on Baroque period practices. Yet the organ is a viable alternative, as Frédéric Desenclos brilliantly demonstrates in this revelatory four-CD box set from Alpha. Because the term clavier can be applied to any keyboard instrument, there's no musical reason why the WTC shouldn't be heard this way. Desenclos' controlled playing and use of appropriate registration make a compelling case for organ performance, and he shows that Bach's transparent counterpoint works as naturally here as it does in the other preludes and fugues that were specifically composed for organ. Furthermore, there are internal connections and similarities between several of the preludes and fugues and other compositions in the Clavier Übung and the Orgelbüchlein, suggesting the possibility that Bach developed some ideas in the WTC at the organ, his primary instrument. While this is speculation, there is no doubt that Desenclos does a superb job of arranging the music in the spirit of Bach's transcriptions, playing them with great clarity and confidence. Organ fans will appreciate this set the most, but others should give it a hearing to appreciate the excellent performances.
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