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Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II

Baroque Spiritual Virtuosic Uplifting Dramatic
$26.99

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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Aaron Pilsan
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Apr 11, 2025
Catalog #
ALPHA1034
UPC
3701624510346

About

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.'

Tracklist 48 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870 02:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  3. 2 Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870 01:34
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  4. 3 Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871 02:44
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  5. 4 Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871 02:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  6. 5 Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872 01:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  7. 6 Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872 01:52
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  8. 7 Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873 03:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  9. 8 Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873 01:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  10. 9 Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 05:04
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  11. 10 Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 02:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  12. 11 Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875 01:35
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  13. 12 Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875 02:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  14. 13 Prelude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876 02:27
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  15. 14 Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876 01:42
    Track
    14
    Title
    Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  16. 15 Prelude No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877 04:13
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  17. 16 Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877 04:03
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  18. 17 Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878 04:48
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  19. 18 Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878 03:19
    Track
    18
    Title
    Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  20. 19 Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879 04:01
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  21. 20 Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879 02:47
    Track
    20
    Title
    Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  22. 21 Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880 03:30
    Track
    21
    Title
    Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  23. 22 Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880 01:46
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  24. 23 Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881 04:23
    Track
    23
    Title
    Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  25. 24 Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881 01:45
    Track
    24
    Title
    Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  26. Disc 2
  27. 1 Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882 03:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  28. 2 Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882 02:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  29. 3 Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883 03:11
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  30. 4 Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883 03:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  31. 5 Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884 02:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  32. 6 Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884 01:26
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  33. 7 Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885 02:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  34. 8 Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885 02:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  35. 9 Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886 03:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  36. 10 Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886 02:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  37. 11 Prelude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887 04:26
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  38. 12 Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887 04:37
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  39. 13 Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888 01:26
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  40. 14 Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888 01:29
    Track
    14
    Title
    Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  41. 15 Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889 05:32
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889
    Duration
    05:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  42. 16 Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889 01:49
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  43. 17 Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890 08:16
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
    Duration
    08:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  44. 18 Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890 03:28
    Track
    18
    Title
    Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  45. 19 Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891 02:53
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  46. 20 Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891 03:31
    Track
    20
    Title
    Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  47. 21 Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892 02:16
    Track
    21
    Title
    Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  48. 22 Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892 03:58
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  49. 23 Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893 02:08
    Track
    23
    Title
    Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  50. 24 Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893 01:45
    Track
    24
    Title
    Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan