Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II

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Alpha
Release Date
April 11, 2025
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      Johann Sebastian Bach
    • PERFORMER
      Aaron Pilsan
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 11, 2025
    • UPC
      3701624510346
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ALPHA1034
    • LABEL
      Alpha
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE

Aaron Pilsan completes his recording of the Well-Tempered Clavier, five years after the first volume was praised by critics for it's ardent, accurate and fluid interpretation. Twenty years lie between the two volumes; whilst the first is better known, 'the second book is more playful, but also more accomplished. It goes further harmonically and also demonstrates extraordinary harmonic invention with original and often exotic harmonies. The best example of what differentiates the two books is the fugue in D sharp minor in the second book, a piece whose boldness and harmonic originality never ceases to enthral and astonish me,' says the Austrian pianist, who again demonstrates his fascination for the composer: 'What I love most about Bach's music is that he expresses everything that goes to make up our lives, but in perfect order.'