Johann Sebastian Bach
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2
About Johann Sebastian Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2
Bach wrote the second set of 24 preludes and fugues some sixteen years after the first one.
By this time the fugue was more or less out of fashion, and Bach had begun to attract some criticism for his unnaturally intricate style of composition.
It’s not unlikely that he wrote this second set partly with the aim of silencing his critics, once again demonstrating how the fugue could be made to absorb all sorts of styles and expressions.
Forum posts about the The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach
WTC 1 and 2 Complete by johnlewisgrant
Heavily sequenced and ultimately reproduced on the Hans Zimmer Piano sample using the Kawai RM3 controller. Book 1 soundcloud.com/jo...
Favourite Bach Preludes and Fugues? by ggrant4569
Hello. I'm pretty new to learning Bach pieces, and I'm looking at some of his WTC Preludes and Fugues to learn. I've already ...
Bach WTC which version? by hiroica
I’m learning the prelude of bwv 872 (book 2 number 3 C sharp). My question is this. I have looked at a couple different versio...
The Well-tempered Clavier, Grade levels by johnlewisgrant
Is there a comprehensive list of the grade level for of each of the preludes and fugues (as pairs) Books 1 and 2? Nothing obvious reve...
Well-tempered Clavier, by computer analysis by johnlewisgrant
Completed Book 1 and 2 (in truth, these can never really be "completed"), using midi as an analytical tool to knit voices together...
Bach Well-tempered Book 2 Complete by johnlewisgrant
soundcloud.com/user-843628186/sets/bach-well-tempered-clavier-bk Some background: 1. The instrument is a Kawai RM3 Grand Touch, although I...
WTC 2 via sampled piano and midi manipulation by johnlewisgrant
I've had this material up a Youtube for years. No money and no ads, of course. Not interested in those horrible ads o...
Bach - WTC (Complete) by andhow04
all '48' the recording was done on a junky device, called tunetalk, that plugged into an ipod. just pretend it's antique. ...
What's your favourite performance of Bach's Preludes and fugues? by soultrap
So, title explains all. What is your favourite Performance of Prelude and Fugue from J.S. Bach's WTC? Book I or II - Doesn't matt...
"Harder" P&F from WTC II. (What do you think?) by sandro2002
Which Prelude and fugues (WTC II) are the most demanding from your point of view? I would like to know what you think (sorry if my grammar i...
Question About Bach Prelude & Fugues (WTC) by sandro2002
Hey! I need to study 5 most technically demanding prelude and fugues from the WTC. Can you tell me which of the 5 are the hardest both techn...
suitable edition of Bach WTC II for beginner ? by huaidongxi
greetings practitioners and teachers, maestros, sages. have been shopping for a w.t.c-II, and prefer not to swallow the expense of the...
Bach's Music with historical Tunings (anybody using them?) by lars_o
I have read that the "equal temperament" tuning which we mostly use today is not what was used by Bach when he wrote the the "...
Well-Tempered Clavier by gnomus
hi, i'm looking for some Well-Tempered Clavier analysis for a search at school. I need some web link or anything else, in english...
Good first Bach WTC? by kelly_kelly
I've never played a Bach Prelude and Fugue set, though I've always wanted to. Since I don't really have much repertoire at th...