Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II

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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
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    2. Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    3. Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    4. Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    5. Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    6. Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    7. Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    8. Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    9. Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    10. Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    11. Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    12. Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    13. Prelude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    14. Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    15. Prelude No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    16. Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    17. Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    18. Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    19. Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    20. Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    21. Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    22. Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    23. Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    24. Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    25. Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    26. Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    27. Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    28. Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    29. Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    30. Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    31. Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    32. Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    33. Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    34. Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    35. Prelude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    36. Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    37. Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    38. Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    39. Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    40. Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    41. Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    42. Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    43. Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    44. Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    45. Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    46. Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    47. Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan

    48. Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Aaron Pilsan


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.'