Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier, Book 2
Andreas StaierCD1
- Prelude in C Major BWV 870
- Fugue in C Major BWV 870
- Prelude in C minor BWV 871
- Fugue in C minor BWV 871
- Prelude in C-Sharp Major BWV 872
- Fugue in C-Sharp Major BWV 872
- Prelude in C-Sharp minor BWV 873
- Fugue in C-Sharp minor BWV 873
- Prelude in D Major BWV 874
- Fugue in D Major BWV 874
- Prelude in D minor BWV 875
- Fugue in D minor BWV 875
- Prelude in E-Flat Major BWV 876
- Fugue in E-Flat Major BWV 876
- Prelude in D-Sharp minor BWV 877
- Fugue in D-Sharp minor BWV 877
- Prelude in E Major BWV 878
- Fugue in E Major BWV 878
- Prelude in E minor BWV 879
- Fugue in E minor BWV 879
- Prelude in F Major 880
- Fugue in F Major BWV 880
- Prelude in F minor BWV 881
- Fugue in F minor BWV 881
CD2
- Prelude in F-Sharp Major BWV 882
- Fugue in F-Sharp Major BWV 882
- Prelude in F-Sharp minor BWV 883
- Fugue in F-Sharp minor BWV 883
- Prelude in G Major BWV 884
- Fugue in G Major BWV 884
- Prelude in G minor BWV 885
- Fugue in G minor BWV 885
- Prelude in A-Flat Major BWV 886
- Fugue in A-Flat Major BWV 886
- Prelude in G-Sharp minor BWV 887
- Fugue in G-Sharp minor BWV 887
- Prelude in a Major BWV 888
- Fugue in a Major BWV 888
- Prelude in a Minor BWV 889
- Fugue in a Minor BWV 889
- Prelude in B-Flat Major 890
- Fugue in B-Flat Major BWV 890
- Prelude in B-Flat minor BWV 891
- Fugue in B-Flat minor BWV 891
- Prelude in B Major BWV 892
- Fugue in B Major BWV 892
- Prelude in B minor BWV 893
- Fugue in B minor BWV 893
With the two books of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Johann Sebastian Bach left posterity one of the most dazzling masterpieces in the history of music. Formal rigour and musical emotion meet in perfect communion. Following several outstanding recordings of other works by Bach, Andreas Staier invites us to climb this Everest once again, but starting, as it were, with the north face, the second book, and revealing its poetry, its sensibility and its daunting architecture with the utmost naturalness.