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Idil Biret Archive

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Klavier - 48 Preludes and Fugue

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Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist
Idil Biret
Format
CD
Label
Idil Biret Archive
Released
Apr 04, 2025
Catalog #
8504062
UPC
747313406234

About

The centerpiece of the Bach collection is a 2015 recording of The Well-Tempered Clavier, the so- called old testament of piano music, a series of 48 preludes and fugues in all of the piano's possible keys. A look at that monumental collection's recorded history could serve as a compendium of piano performance styles through the last 120 years. Unsurprisingly, Biret conforms to none, and perhaps the best way to describe her interpretations is orchestral. As the historically informed Baroque practitioners prescribe, each prelude and fugue certainly has a distinct character, but those long lines emerge with the definition of strings, brass or winds, lush and strident by turn. Trills are mellow and exquisitely shaped, and a wealth of detail is present but never exaggerated. Biret's Bach is a cliff wall to be scaled, a peak to be reached and an aspiration to be achieved.

Tracklist 48 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 04:54
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  3. 2 Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 03:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  4. 3 Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 04:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  5. 4 Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 08:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849
    Duration
    08:42
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  6. 5 Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 03:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  7. 6 Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851 04:10
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  8. 7 Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852 05:39
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  9. 8 Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853 11:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853
    Duration
    11:25
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  10. 9 Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854 02:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  11. 10 Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855 03:21
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  12. 11 Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856 02:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  13. 12 Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857 05:05
    Track
    12
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  14. 13 Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858 03:52
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  15. 14 Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859 03:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  16. 15 Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860 04:31
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  17. 16 Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861 04:58
    Track
    16
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  18. Disc 2
  19. 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862 03:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  20. 2 Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863 03:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  21. 3 Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864 04:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  22. 4 Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865 06:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865
    Duration
    06:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  23. 5 Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866 03:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  24. 6 Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 05:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  25. 7 Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868 03:35
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  26. 8 Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869 14:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869
    Duration
    14:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  27. 9 Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870 05:51
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  28. 10 Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871 05:11
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  29. 11 Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872 04:20
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  30. 12 Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873 09:27
    Track
    12
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
    Duration
    09:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  31. Disc 3
  32. 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 11:20
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874
    Duration
    11:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  33. 2 Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875 03:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  34. 3 Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876 04:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  35. 4 Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877 10:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
    Duration
    10:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  36. 5 Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878 08:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878
    Duration
    08:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  37. 6 Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879 07:08
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  38. 7 Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880 04:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  39. 8 Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881 07:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  40. 9 Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882 06:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  41. 10 Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883 07:31
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  42. Disc 4
  43. 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884 04:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  44. 2 Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885 06:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  45. 3 Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886 07:50
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
    Duration
    07:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  46. 4 Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887 10:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
    Duration
    10:22
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  47. 5 Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888 03:24
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  48. 6 Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889 07:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889
    Duration
    07:21
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  49. 7 Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890 08:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
    Duration
    08:23
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  50. 8 Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891 08:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
    Duration
    08:24
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  51. 9 Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892 07:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892
    Duration
    07:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  52. 10 Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893 04:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret