Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Aaron Pilsan
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA1034
Release: 2025
Size: 1.25 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
CD 01
01. Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870: I. Prelude
02. Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870: II. Fugue
03. Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871: I. Prelude
04. Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871: II. Fugue
05. Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872: I. Prelude
06. Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872: II. Fugue
07. Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873: I. Prelude
08. Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873: II. Fugue
09. Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874: I. Prelude
10. Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874: II. Fugue
11. Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875: I. Prelude
12. Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875: II. Fugue
13. Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876: I. Prelude
14. Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876: II. Fugue
15. Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877: I. Prelude
16. Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877: II. Fugue
17. Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878: I. Prelude
18. Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878: II. Fugue
19. Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879: I. Prelude
20. Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879: II. Fugue
21. Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880: I. Prelude
22. Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880: II. Fugue
23. Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881: I. Prelude
24. Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881: II. Fugue
CD 02
01. Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882: I. Prelude
02. Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882: II. Fugue
03. Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883: I. Prelude
04. Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883: II. Fugue
05. Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884: I. Prelude
06. Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884: II. Fugue
07. Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885: I. Prelude
08. Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885: II. Fugue
09. Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886: I. Prelude
10. Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886: II. Fugue
11. Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887: I. Prelude
12. Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887: II. Fugue
13. Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888: I. Prelude
14. Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888: II. Fugue
15. Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889: I. Prelude
16. Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889: II. Fugue
17. Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890: I. Prelude
18. Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890: II. Fugue
19. Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891: I. Prelude
20. Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891: II. Fugue
21. Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892: I. Prelude
22. Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892: II. Fugue
23. Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893: I. Prelude
24. Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893: II. Fugue
Aaron Pilsan completes his recording of the Well-Tempered Clavier, five years after the first volume was praised by critics for its ardent, accurate and fluid interpretation. Twenty years lie between the two volumes; whilst the first is better known, ‘the second book is more playful, but also more accomplished. It goes further harmonically and also demonstrates extraordinary harmonic invention with original and often exotic harmonies. The best example of what differentiates the two books is the fugue in D sharp minor in the second book, a piece whose boldness and harmonic originality never ceases to enthral and astonish me,’ says the Austrian pianist, who again demonstrates his fascination for the composer: ‘What I love most about Bach’s music is that he expresses everything that goes to make up our lives, but in perfect order.’
