Bach: Well-tempered Clavier / Evelyne Crochet

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Music and Arts Programs of America
Release Date
March 1, 2006
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BACH, JOHANN SEBASTIAN
    • PERFORMER
      Evelyne Crochet
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      March 01, 2006
    • UPC
      017685118029
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      MA CD-1180
    • LABEL
      Music and Arts Programs of America
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    2. Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    3. Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    4. Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    5. Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    6. Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    7. Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    8. Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    9. Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    10. Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    11. Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    12. Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    13. Prelude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    14. Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    15. Prelude No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    16. Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 853

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    17. Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    18. Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    19. Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    20. Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    21. Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    22. Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    23. Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    24. Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    25. Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    26. Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    27. Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    28. Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    29. Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    30. Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    31. Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    32. Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    33. Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    34. Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    35. Prelude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    36. Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    37. Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    38. Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    39. Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    40. Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    41. Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    42. Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    43. Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    44. Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    45. Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    46. Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    47. Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

    48. Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet

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

      Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performer: Evelyne Crochet




BACH The Well-Tempered Clavier ? Evelyn Crochet (pn) ? MUSIC & ARTS CD-1180 (4 CDs: 259:36)


The last I?d heard of Evelyn Crochet was on my turntable last year, when I listened once again to her cycle of Fauré?s piano music on Vox LPs issued during the 1960s. In their own quiet, understated way, I think they remain among the pleasures of that audio period, both for their sensitivity and core of robust strength. Now, Music & Arts has released a 2002 recording of the complete Well-Tempered Clavier featuring Crochet. When our beloved Editor mentioned it, I immediately requested a copy for review?despite knowing that present day disappointments from respected artists of yore do occur, and more often than we care to admit.


My concerns were largely unjustified, however. Crochet is in excellent form. She offers gracious playing, unsentimental but not without warmth when required, as the serenely smiling E?-Major Prelude (Book 2) demonstrates. Another Prelude, that of B? Major (Book 1), demonstrates the state of her current technique with fleet, perfectly even passagework. The chords that break and resolve the linear movement aren?t milked in the Romantic manner, but allowed to fall naturally in place.


So an informed style is a factor in these performances, as it was in Crochet?s Fauré. The C-Major Prelude, the one that leads off the entire set, is again luminous while avoiding anachronisms: the bass line makes its vital presence known without drawing undo attention, and discreet changes in dynamics between each repetition of the arpeggiated cell facilitate the music?s flow without drawing attention to themselves. It is an example the pianist gives repeatedly throughout the album.


If I find the fugues overall just slightly less good, it?s because of the more incisive voicing offered by Angela Hewitt in her recording (Hyperion CDA 67301/2, CDA 67303/4). Crochet?s approach seems more generalized in the slower, calmer fugues, including the one in C Minor (Book 2). These are subtle performances where minute changes in tempo, volume, articulation, or dominance between the hands create the final effect, and the fugal textures are downplayed a bit too much for my taste. That noted, those fugues that offer what we would consider a more expressive character are highly enjoyable under her hands. To the A-Major Fugue (Book 1), for example, Crochet supplies a puckish, almost truculent humor that results from the sharp accent given to the first note, contrasted against the delicate filigree work in the left hand.


The miking is close, always a good thing where the piano is concerned, but with a slightly glassy sound in loud passages, and a slightly dull one in quieter moments. The liner notes provided by Crochet appear aimed at musical novices, but would they really form the natural audience for this release? In any case, these are quibbles that shouldn?t stand in the way of purchasing this attractive set. It offers no revelations but solid, inspired music-making, and that?s enough for me.


FANFARE: Barry Brenesal