German.
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Bk 1.
Solo piano. Completed by Bach in 1722. 24 Preludes coupled with 24 fugues in each of the conventional keys. Some are well known, such as Prelude no. 1 in C major, while others are lesser known and considerably better—one might think of Prelude and Fugue no. 19 in A major. The piano on this album is here performed by Fredrich Gulda.
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A note on the performer and the performance:
"Friedrich Gulda (FG): FG, who was an Austrian pianist that published both Beethoven's 32 and JSBs 48 in early days of the modern recording industry, has left behind a very consistent interpretation of the WTC, to which one has to get used to, but, once this is accomplished, which provides a very deep insight into the works. FGs approach is to use a very dry piano sound and to bank on his precise technique, which enables him to ;nail' certain passages that often get blurred with other performers. However, he also has a very subtle and almost "considerate" tone when it comes to some of the slower and more thoughtful pieces, which makes their interpretation equally convincing."
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