Angela Hewitt - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Books 1 & 2, BWV 846-893 (2009) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846/1
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846/2
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847/1
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847/2
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848/1
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848/2
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849/1
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849/2
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850/1
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850/2
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851/1
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851/2
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852/1
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852/2
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853/1
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853/2
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854/1
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854/2
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855/1
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855/2
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856/1
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856/2
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857/1
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857/2

CD2
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858/1
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858/2
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859/1
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859/2
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860/1
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860/2
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861/1
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861/2
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862/1
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862/2
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863/1
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863/2
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864/1
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864/2
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865/1
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865/2
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866/1
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866/2
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867/1
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867/2
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868/1
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868/2
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869/1
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869/2

CD3
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870/1
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870/2
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871/1
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871/2
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872/1
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872/2
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873/1
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873/2
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874/1
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874/2
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875/1
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875/2
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876/1
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876/2
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877/1
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877/2
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878/1
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878/2
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879/1
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879/2
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880/1
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880/2
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881/1
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881/2

CD4
01. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882/1
02. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882/2
03. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883/1
04. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883/2
05. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884/1
06. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884/2
07. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885/1
08. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885/2
09. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886/1
10. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886/2
11. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887/1
12. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887/2
13. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888/1
14. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888/2
15. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889/1
16. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889/2
17. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890/1
18. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890/2
19. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891/1
20. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891/2
21. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892/1
22. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892/2
23. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893/1
24. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893/2

Ten years ago Angela Hewitt recorded a version of The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I which dazzled the critical world and record-buying public. It was followed shortly afterwards by Book II which was similarly received. Now, fresh from her Bach World Tour—in which she performed the complete Well-Tempered Clavier from August 2007 until the end of October 2008 in 58 cities in 21 countries on six continents—Angela has made an entirely new recording of this most iconic of keyboard works.

In a revealing and personal programme note, Angela explains her reasons, both artistic and emotional, for this momentous creative decision. She speaks of the ‘new-found freedom’ that she discovered in her later performances, and especially her use of Fazioli pianos, ‘whose luminous, powerful, and also ever so delicate sounds opened new worlds to me and allowed my imagination to take flight’.

All of the music on this album is also available as part of the specially priced box set Angela Hewitt plays Bach: 'A magnificent retrospective of Angela Hewitt’s achievement as a pianist in the keyboard works of J S Bach … this remarkable set of recordings marks something of a milestone for everyone involved with classical music, as well as for Hyperion' (MusicWeb International).

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