Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Maurizio Pollini
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4778078
Release: 2010
Size: 393 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier: Book 1, BWV 846-869
CD 01
01. Praeludium 1
02. Fuga 1 a 4
03. Praeludium 2
04. Fuga 2 a 3
05. Praeludium 3
06. Fuga 3 a 3
07. Praeludium 4
08. Fuga 4 a 5
09. Praeludium 5
10. Fuga 5 a 4
11. Praeludium 6
12. Fuga 6 a 3
13. Praeludium 7
14. Fuga 7 a 3
15. Praeludium 8
16. Fuga 8 a 3
17. Praeludium 9
18. Fuga 9 a 3
19. Praeludium 10
20. Fuga 10 a 2
21. Praeludium 11
22. Fuga 11 a 3
23. Praeludium 12
24. Fuga 12 a 4
CD 02
01. Praeludium 13
02. Fuga 13 a 3
03. Praeludium 14
04. Fuga 14 a 4
05. Praeludium 15
06. Fuga 15 a 3
07. Praeludium 16
08. Fuga 16 a 4
09. Praeludium 17
10. Fuga 17 a 4
11. Praeludium 18
12. Fuga 18 a 4
13. Praeludium 19
14. Fuga 19 a 3
15. Praeludium 20
16. Fuga 20 a 4
17. Praeludium 21
18. Fuga 21 a 3
19. Praeludium 22
20. Fuga 22 a 5
21. Praeludium 23
22. Fuga 23 a 4
23. Praeludium 24
24. Fuga 24 a 4
Maurizio Pollini, a living legend of piano, records the benchmark repertoire of the Well-Tempered Clavier for the first time in his storied career. Thus, this album is an event – a summit meeting of masters.
Despite having played the Well-Tempered Clavier in concert halls for more than twenty years, Pollini intensively restudied the music before consenting to record it. His humility and dedication result in a transcendent performance that is less an interpretation than a revelation.
Hugely popular in its own right, as a Pollini project the Well-Tempered Clavier will excite critics and his fan base alike as a crown jewel of the Bach discography on any label.