"To mark the 300th anniversary of the publication of Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Julien Libeer had the idea of presenting it in an unusual light: here he initiates a dialogue in which Bach's major-key prelude-and-fugue pairs 'converse' with later pieces (in the corresponding minor keys) by composers who, in their own way, have built upon the advances Johann Sebastian made in his foundational undertaking. Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Ligeti, and Schoenberg are all part of the conversation with the Leipzig Cantor in this intricate play of mirrors ..."--Provided by publisher
Prelude and fugue in C major BWV 846 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:59, 1:51) -- Bagatelle in C minor WoO 52 / Ludwig van Beethoven (4:29) -- Prelude and fugue in C-sharp major BWV 848 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:13, 2:25) -- Mazurka in C sharp minor op. 50 no. 3 / Frederic Chopin (5:07) -- Prelude and fugue in D major BWV 850 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:12, 1:54) -- Prelude in D minor op. 23, no. 3 / Sergei Rachmaninoff (3:41) -- Prelude and fugue in E-flat major BWV 852 / Johann Sebastian Bach (3:31, 1:38) -- Prelude in E flat minor op. 103, no. 6 / Gabriel Fauré (2:08) -- Prelude and fugue in E major BWV 854 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:20, 1:05) -- Le tombeau de Couperin. Fugue (Allegro moderato) in E minor / Maurice Ravel (3:17) -- Prelude and fugue in F major BWV 856 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:01, 1:18) -- Fantasia in F minor for a mechanical organ K. 608 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; arr. for two pianos by Ferruccio Busoni (9:27).
Prelude and fugue in F-sharp major BWV 858 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:34, 1:49) -- Capriccio (Un poco agitato) in F sharp minor op. 76, no. 1 / Johannes Brahms (3:35) -- Prelude and fugue in G major BWV 860 / Johann Sebastian Bach (0:49, 2:31) -- Prelude in G minor op. 34, no. 22 / Dmitri Shostakovich (2:17) -- Prelude and fugue in A-flat major BWV 862 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:19, 2:15) -- Prelude (Andante) in G sharp minor op. 37, no. 12 / Ferruccio Busoni (2:27) -- Prelude and fugue in A major BWV 864 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:11, 2:07) -- Musica ricercata I on A (Sostenuto) / György Ligeti (2:29) -- Prelude and fugue in B-flat major BWV 866 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:17, 1:44) -- Two-part canon in B flat minor no. 19 / Max Reger (1:35) -- Prelude and fugue in B major BWV 868 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:09, 1:57) -- Sechs kleine Klavierstücke op. 19 / Arnold Schoenberg (5:47) -- Prelude in C major BWV 846 / Johann Sebastian Bach (2:17).
Title
A well-tempered conversation : Johann Sebastian Bach & beyond.
Publisher
Arles : Harmonia Mundi, [2022]
Copyright date
℗2022
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Performer
Julien Libeer, piano ; with Adam Laloum, piano (12th work).