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Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2

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Details

Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Celine Frisch
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Mar 22, 2019
Catalog #
ALPHA451
UPC
3760014194511

About

Two years after releasing her album dedicated to Book I of J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Céline Frisch now presents the second volume of this musical landmark. Bach compiled Book II in 1744, twenty-two years after Book I. It took until 1801 for both volumes to be printed: from then until the present day they have inspired countless composers. After a series of recordings with the Ensemble Zimmermann she helped to found, Céline Frisch returns to the harpsichord recital, for a programme of this, her very favourite music. Through these preludes and fugues, she reminds us that far from being technical exercises, the Well- Tempered Clavier is a work of pure pleasure and constant renewed discovery. As Robert Schumann declared: 'You should frequently play the fugues of the great masters, particularly those of J.S. Bach. Make the Well-Tempered Clavier your daily bread.'

Tracklist 48 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870 02:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  3. 2 Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870 01:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  4. 3 Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871 03:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  5. 4 Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871 02:12
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  6. 5 Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872 01:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  7. 6 Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872 01:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  8. 7 Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873 05:27
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  9. 8 Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873 02:11
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  10. 9 Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 03:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  11. 10 Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 01:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  12. 11 Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875 01:49
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  13. 12 Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875 01:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  14. 13 Prelude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876 02:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  15. 14 Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876 01:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  16. 15 Prelude No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877 03:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  17. 16 Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877 04:01
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  18. 17 Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878 05:54
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878
    Duration
    05:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  19. 18 Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878 03:45
    Track
    18
    Title
    Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  20. 19 Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879 03:38
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  21. 20 Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879 02:40
    Track
    20
    Title
    Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  22. 21 Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880 04:15
    Track
    21
    Title
    Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  23. 22 Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880 01:41
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  24. 23 Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881 04:29
    Track
    23
    Title
    Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  25. 24 Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881 01:56
    Track
    24
    Title
    Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  26. Disc 2
  27. 1 Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882 03:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  28. 2 Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882 02:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  29. 3 Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883 03:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  30. 4 Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883 04:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  31. 5 Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884 02:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  32. 6 Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884 01:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  33. 7 Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885 02:28
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  34. 8 Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885 02:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  35. 9 Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886 04:17
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  36. 10 Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886 02:15
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  37. 11 Prelude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887 05:53
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
    Duration
    05:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  38. 12 Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887 06:05
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
    Duration
    06:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  39. 13 Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888 02:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  40. 14 Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888 01:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  41. 15 Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889 04:42
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  42. 16 Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889 01:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  43. 17 Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890 05:54
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
    Duration
    05:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  44. 18 Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890 02:17
    Track
    18
    Title
    Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  45. 19 Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891 01:52
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  46. 20 Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891 04:03
    Track
    20
    Title
    Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  47. 21 Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892 01:57
    Track
    21
    Title
    Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  48. 22 Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892 05:30
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  49. 23 Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893 02:05
    Track
    23
    Title
    Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch
  50. 24 Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893 01:55
    Track
    24
    Title
    Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Céline Frisch