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Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 / Aaron Pilsan

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Composer
BACH, J.S.
Artist
Aaron Pilsan
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Mar 26, 2021
Catalog #
ALPHA669
UPC
3760014196690

About

Aaron Pilsan is only twenty-five years old, but he already has a busy career to his credit, with a solo album devoted to Beethoven and Schubert - very well received by the critics - and another of duo repertory with the cellist Kian Soltani. A student of Lars Vogt, he has also received guidance from András Schiff - Bach has always been at the center of their work together. The young Austrian pianist has been fascinated since childhood by The Well-Tempered Clavier, ‘that musical journey on which Bach embarks with us in Book One: from the seemingly simple and joyful triad of the famous Prelude in C major to the final fugue, of a complexity almost worthy of Schoenberg, on a subject that already includes the twelve semitones of the chromatic scale . . . Ever since I became interested in Bach’s music, I have never ceased to ask myself how to make the modern grand piano - which has a rich fundamental sound but a reduced volume of harmonics compared to the harpsichord - produce an essentially “well-tempered” impression on the listener... But for me it was not a question of instrumental history, but of interpretation.'

Tracklist 48 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 02:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  3. 2 Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 02:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  4. 3 Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 01:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  5. 4 Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 01:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  6. 5 Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 01:15
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  7. 6 Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 02:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  8. 7 Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 02:31
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  9. 8 Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 04:07
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  10. 9 Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 01:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  11. 10 Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 01:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  12. 11 Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851 01:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  13. 12 Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851 02:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  14. 13 Prelude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852 03:37
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  15. 14 Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852 01:29
    Track
    14
    Title
    Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  16. 15 Prelude No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853 03:06
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  17. 16 Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 853 04:32
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 853
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  18. 17 Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854 01:16
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  19. 18 Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854 01:04
    Track
    18
    Title
    Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  20. 19 Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855 02:01
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  21. 20 Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855 01:11
    Track
    20
    Title
    Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  22. 21 Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856 00:58
    Track
    21
    Title
    Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  23. 22 Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856 01:17
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  24. 23 Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857 02:10
    Track
    23
    Title
    Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  25. 24 Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857 04:29
    Track
    24
    Title
    Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  26. Disc 2
  27. 1 Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858 01:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  28. 2 Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858 01:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  29. 3 Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859 00:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  30. 4 Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859 03:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  31. 5 Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860 00:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  32. 6 Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860 03:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  33. 7 Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861 02:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  34. 8 Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861 01:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  35. 9 Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862 01:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  36. 10 Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862 02:32
    Track
    10
    Title
    Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  37. 11 Prelude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863 01:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prelude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  38. 12 Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863 02:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  39. 13 Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864 01:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  40. 14 Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864 02:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  41. 15 Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865 01:03
    Track
    15
    Title
    Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  42. 16 Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865 04:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  43. 17 Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866 01:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  44. 18 Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866 01:52
    Track
    18
    Title
    Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  45. 19 Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 02:55
    Track
    19
    Title
    Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  46. 20 Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 03:02
    Track
    20
    Title
    Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  47. 21 Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868 00:54
    Track
    21
    Title
    Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  48. 22 Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868 02:18
    Track
    22
    Title
    Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  49. 23 Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869 04:40
    Track
    23
    Title
    Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan
  50. 24 Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869 07:19
    Track
    24
    Title
    Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869
    Duration
    07:19
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Aaron Pilsan