George Lepauw - J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2 (2020) [Hi-Res]

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CD1
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: II. Fugue
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in C Minor, BWV 847: I. Prelude
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in C Minor, BWV 847: II. Fugue
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848: I. Prelude
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848: II. Fugue
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849: I. Prelude
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849: II. Fugue
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in D Major, BWV 850: I. Prelude
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in D Major, BWV 850: II. Fugue
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 851: I. Prelude
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 851: II. Fugue
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 852: I. Prelude
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 852: II. Fugue
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853: I. Prelude
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853: II. Fugue
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in E Major, BWV 854: I. Prelude
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in E Major, BWV 854: II. Fugue
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in E Minor, BWV 855: I. Prelude
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in E Minor, BWV 855: II. Fugue
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in F Major, BWV 856: I. Prelude
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in F Major, BWV 856: II. Fugue
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in F Minor, BWV 857: I. Prelude
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in F Minor, BWV 857: II. Fugue

CD2
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858: I. Prelude
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858: II. Fugue
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859: I. Prelude
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859: II. Fugue
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in G Major, BWV 860: I. Prelude
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in G Major, BWV 860: II. Fugue
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in G Minor, BWV 861: I. Prelude
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in G Minor, BWV 861: II. Fugue
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in A-Flat Major, BWV 862: I. Prelude
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in A-Flat Major, BWV 862: II. Fugue
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863: I. Prelude
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863: II. Fugue
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in A Major, BWV 864: I. Prelude
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in A Major, BWV 864: II. Fugue
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in A Minor, BWV 865: I. Prelude
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in A Minor, BWV 865: II. Fugue
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in B-Flat Major, BWV 866: I. Prelude
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in B-Flat Major, BWV 866: II. Fugue
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867: I. Prelude
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867: II. Fugue
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in B Major, BWV 868: I. Prelude
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in B Major, BWV 868: II. Fugue
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in B Minor, BWV 869: I. Prelude
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in B Minor, BWV 869: II. Fugue

CD3
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 870: I. Prelude
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 870: II. Fugue
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in C Minor, BWV 871: I. Prelude
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in C Minor, BWV 871: II. Fugue
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872: I. Prelude
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872: II. Fugue
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873: I. Prelude
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873: II. Fugue
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in D Major, BWV 874: I. Prelude
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in D Major, BWV 874: II. Fugue
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 875: I. Prelude
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 875: II. Fugue
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 876: I. Prelude
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in E-Flat Major, BWV 876: II. Fugue
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in E-Flat Minor, BWV 877: I. Prelude
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in E-Flat Minor, BWV 877: II. Fugue

CD4
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in E Major, BWV 878: I. Prelude
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in E Major, BWV 878: II. Fugue
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in E Minor, BWV 879: I. Prelude
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in E Minor, BWV 879: II. Fugue
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in F Major, BWV 880: I. Prelude
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in F Major, BWV 880: II. Fugue
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in F Minor, BWV 881: I. Prelude
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in F Minor, BWV 881: II. Fugue
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882: I. Prelude
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882: II. Fugue
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883: I. Prelude
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883: II. Fugue
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in G Major, BWV 884: I. Prelude
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in G Major, BWV 884: II. Fugue
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in G Minor, BWV 885: I. Prelude
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in G Minor, BWV 885: II. Fugue

CD5
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in A-Flat Major, BWV 886: I. Prelude
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in A-Flat Major, BWV 886: II. Fugue
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887: I. Prelude
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887: II. Fugue
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in A Major, BWV 888: I. Prelude
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in A Major, BWV 888: II. Fugue
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in A Minor, BWV 889: I. Prelude
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in A Minor, BWV 889: II. Fugue
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in B-Flat Major, BWV 890: I. Prelude
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in B-Flat Major, BWV 890: II. Fugue
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891: I. Prelude
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891: II. Fugue
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in B Major, BWV 892: I. Prelude
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in B Major, BWV 892: II. Fugue
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in B Minor, BWV 893: I. Prelude
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude & Fugue in B Minor, BWV 893: I. Prelude
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude


Three centuries ago Johann Sebastian Bach combined his matchless knowledge of counterpoint and inexhaustible imagination to create forty-eight pairs of preludes and fugues in all the keys. His revolutionary keyboard pieces, gathered in the two volumes of The Well-Tempered Clavier, stand among western art’s towering landmarks.

The Paris and Chicago-based Franco-American pianist George Lepauw was compelled to record the complete preludes and fugues by his ‘desire to become a more complete musician, and a better human being’.

But first, in the Winter of 2017 Lepauw traveled in Bach’s footsteps, tracing the arc of the composer’s life from his birthplace in Eisenach to his grave in Leipzig, in order to feel more connected to the man behind the name Bach. He returned to Germany six months later to record The Well-Tempered Clavier in Weimar’s Jakobskirche, a church well-known to Bach and close to where he had served the dukes of Saxe-Weimar and was briefly imprisoned by his aristocratic masters for disobedience.

Bach48: The Complete Well-Tempered Clavier charts Lepauw’s life-enhancing encounter with the composer. “These pieces contain everything there is to say about the human condition,” notes Lepauw. “What I feel today, having completed the recording of these preludes and fugues, is something that marks life. It has taught me that my folly has a reason.”

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