The prelude in eflat minor from the first book of j. The welltempered clavier, book 1 prelude and fugue no. The welltempered clavier, book 1, bwv 846869 johann. In bar 21 there is the only approach to stretto which the fugue contains, two incomplete entries of the answer being introduced at half a bars distance.
After the first episode the subject appears bar 1 3 in the alto in f minor. Bach prelude and fugue in e flat minor, bwv 853, book 1 of the welltempered clavier, is one of those pieces that kind of pulls the tears out of your eyes. The preludes for the most part exhibit simple binary or ternary forms. It pain, sorrow, loneliness, could be raised on a bar, bach would have raised it here to unlimited. Prelude and fugue in e flat minor d sharp minor wtk, book i, no. Which one is your favorite prelude and fugue from bachs. Prelude in e flat minor and fugue in dsharp minor, bwv 853. Kimiko ishizaka recorded all the preludes and fugues in the first book of bachs welltempered clavier and. His works such as the brandenburg concertos are known for their technical depth and artistic beauty.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Bachs music, with its supreme logic, has often made a connection with jazz musicians, and jarrett is perhaps the most. A detailed guide that analyzes the structural, harmonic and thematic frame of. Js bach, the welltempered clavier book 1, detailed. The standard version of this collection is based on the autograph manuscript of 1722 a1 in the neue bachausgabe, to which bach later made three subsequent series of minor revisions a2 in probably 1732, a3 probably after 1736, and a4 in probably the 1740s. Welltempered clavier, book 1 by kimiko ishizaka, released 19 march 2015 1. Prelude and fugue in e minor, bwv 855 bach, johann. Prelude and fugue in e flat minor, bwv 853 the fugue is in d. Prelude in eflat minor and fugue in dsharp minor, bwv 853. In each book, the first prelude and fugue set is in c major, followed by the next in c minor and so they ascend chromatically in majorminor pairs. Fugue no 7 in eflat major johann sebastian bach 15. The double fugue exhibits some of js bachs most radical voicings in book 1.
The welltempered clavier, book 1 angela hewitt on allmusic 1998. Bach fugue 12 f minor welltempered clavier book 1 bwv 857 duration. Second, the theme features a dramatic and expressive leap of a minor 9th the big jump upwards between the 2nd and 3rd notes. Prelude e minor interesting recordings of the p e minor come from gulda who plays the p extremely dry, hantai with beautifully phrased trills, schiff and hewitt. Preserving the rich texture of the original by using the modern symphonic band to its fullest potential in capturing the sound of a huge concert pipe organ, this proven baroque. This piano piece was composed in 1722 and is part of bachs wtc 1. The welltempered clavier, book 1prelude and fugue no. The welltempered clavier book i andrei gavrilov piano. There are 2 books of the welltempered clavier, with 24 pieces, each consisting of a prelude and fugue. Bach, prelude in eflat minor, wtc i, bwv 853 youtube. The 8th pfpair of book 1 is unusual in the sense that prelude and fugue are notated in different keys. In the same bar, alto and bass exhibit parallel octaves bar 39 beat 3, bar 40 beat 1 and 4. Bach the well tempered clavier book 1 feinberg youtube. The neue bachausgabe assigns the earliest version of this collection denoted.
Bach the welltempered clavirer, book one, prelude and fugue no. The fugues of book 1 left column have been migrated to flash, 2nd of three instance of the bach motive in wtc book i. Free sheet music for the complete 48 preludes and fugues of the well tempered clavier by j. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. The welltempered clavier, book 1, preludes and fugues 1724 glenn gould on allmusic 2007. Notes, see the page for the complete volume for copyist details. Bach, glenn gould the welltempered clavier, book 1. Prelude and fugue in eflat minor, bwv 853 bach, johann sebastian. Kimiko ishizaka bach welltempered clavier, book 1 15 prelude no.
Editors notes in march 1987, just a month after he recorded book 1 of bachs 48 in the studio, keith jarrett performed it in upstate new york, and a recording was made. This represents an equation of the most tonally remote enharmonic keys where the flat and sharp arms of the circle of fifths cross each other opposite to c major. Bach the welltempered clavirer, book one, prelude and. The haunting fivevoice fugue in bflat minor has several characteristics which are notable. Incidentally, it produced one of the more extensive and ambitious. Internal evidence for this may be seen in the fact that in book 1 bach paired the e. Prelude and fugue in e minor, bwv 855 alternative version. Sheet music and recordings of thousands of piano pieces by johann sebastian bach and many other famous composers to view in your digital device, print out or listen to. Download piano sheet music from piano street digital sheet music library. More than 30 years later, to mark ecms 50th anniversary, it finally saw the light of day. Preludes and fugues the welltempered clavier, by j. Prelude and fugue in f minor from welltempered clavier. Prelude and fugue e minor, bwv 855 well tempered clavier book i.