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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 CD 2 by Colin Booth Colin Booth : The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 CD 2.
 Solo harpsichord music.

Clavier means keyboard. In Bach's time there were many different keyboard instruments (but of course, not the modern piano), which had, until 1700, been tuned in a rich but limited way, so that only a small number of keys could be used. Bach's development as a musician coincided with a new kind of tuning: this allowed all the keys to be played, but some would sound richer, less discordant, than others. These systems were called 'well-tempered' tunings. The Equal Temperament to which pianos are tuned, irons out entirely these subtle but vivid differences of timbre and harmonic interest.

Bach was inspired by his mentor J. C. F. Fischer, to compile a monumental set of pieces in the form of preludes and fugues, using all 24 keys, major and minor, to form what is often known as 'The Forty-Eight'. These were for his students, for their entertainment as well as for developing their skills. There is a huge variety of mood, from thrilling prestos to introspective adagios.

Colin Booth's complete performance of this masterwork, which Bach doubled in size twenty years later with Book Two, has received copious praise, for its grace, style, and depth of understanding of the conventions of the period. The tuning system employed is one devised by Bach's favourite pupil.

Songs:

1. Prelude 13 in F Sharp Major
2. Fugue 13 in F Sharp Major
3. Prelude 14 in F Sharp Minor
4. Fugue 14 in F Sharp Minor
5. Prelude 15 in G Major
6. Fugue 15 in G Major
7. Prelude 16 in G Minor
8. Fugue 16 in G Minor
9. Prelude 17 in A Flat Major
10. Fugue 17 in A Flat Major
11. Prelude 18 in G Sharp Minor
12. Fugue 18 in G Sharp Minor
13. Prelude 19 in A Major
14. Fugue19 in A Major
15. Prelude 20 in A Minor
16. Fugue 20 in A Minor
17. Prelude 21 in B-Flat Major
18. Fugue 21 in B-Flat Major
19. Prelude 22 in B Flat Minor
20. Fugue 22 in B Flat Minor
21. Prelude 23 in B Major
22. Fugue 23 in B Major
23. Prelude 24 in B Minor
24. Fugue 24 in B Minor

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Release date: 08/05/2024
Colin Booth lives in Wells England

Tagged as: Classical, Baroque, Instrumental Classical, Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Harpsichord

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