Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Christophe Rousset
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Aparté
Release: 2013
Size: 16 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
01. Prélude en Ut, BWV 870
02. Fugue en Ut, BWV 870
03. Prélude en Do Mineur, BWV 871
04. Fugue en Do Mineur, BWV 871
05. Prélude en Do Dièse, BWV 872
06. Fugue en Do Dièse, BWV 872
07. Prélude en Do Dièse Mineur, BWV 873
08. Fugue en Do Dièse Mineur, BWV 873
09. Prélude en Ré, BWV 874
10. Fugue en Ré, BWV 874
11. Prélude en Ré Mineur, BWV 875
12. Fugue en Ré Mineur, BWV 875
13. Prélude en Mi Bémol, BWV 876
14. Fugue en Mi Bémol, BWV 876
15. Prélude en Ré Dièse mineur, BWV 877
16. Fugue en Ré Dièse mineur, BWV 877
17. Prélude en Mi, BWV 878
18. Fugue en Mi, BWV 878
19. Prélude en Mi Mineur, BWV 879
20. Fugue en Mi Mineur, BWV 879
21. Prélude en Fa, BWV 880
22. Fugue en Fa, BWV 880
23. Prélude en Fa Mineur, BWV 881
24. Fugue en Fa Mineur, BWV 881
CD 02
01. Prélude en Fa Dièse in F, BWV 882
02. Fugue en Fa Dièse in F, BWV 882
03. Prélude en Fa Dièse Mineur, BWV 883
04. Fugue en Fa Dièse Mineur, BWV 883
05. Prélude en Sol, BWV 884
06. Fugue en Sol, BWV 884
07. Prélude en Sol Mineur, BWV 885
08. Fugue en Sol Mineur, BWV 885
09. Prélude en La Bémol, BWV 886
10. Fugue en La Bémol, BWV 886
11. Prélude en Sol Dièse Mineur, BWV 887
12. Fugue en Sol Dièse Mineur, BWV 887
13. Prélude en La, BWV 888
14. Fugue en La, BWV 888
15. Prélude en La Mineur, BWV 889
16. Fugue en La Mineur, BWV 889
17. Prélude en Si Bémol, BWV 890
18. Fugue en Si Bémol, BWV 890
19. Prélude en Si Bémol, BWV 891
20. Fugue en Si Bémol, BWV 891
21. Prélude en Si, BWV 892
22. Fugue en Si, BWV 892
23. Prélude en Si Mineur, BWV 893
24. Fugue en Si Mineur, BWV 893
rousset-bach-well-tempered-clavier-book2-24192-02.rar – 8.5 GB
Christophe Rousset’s first recording for Aparté, devoted to Louis Couperin, was received enthusiastically by public and critics alike and collected many distinctions in the international press, including a BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Choice. Since then he has continued to delight and excel both as harpsichordist and as director of Les Talens Lyriques. Now at the peak of his maturity, the artist presents Bach’ musical testament: the Well-Tempered Clavier. Written 20 years after the first volume, Book II contains the musical and spiritual legacy of the composer. Christophe Rousset plays these pieces on the 1628 Ruckers harpsichord of Antwerp, one of the best examples of its kind in the world.
The usual luxury digipack presentation from Aparte is accompanied by informative essays on the compositions, performance practice and on the origins of the harpsichord: “Preserved in the château de Versailles since 1946, the harpsichord had been bequeathed to the Musée de Cluny in Paris by the painter Joseph Fernand Boissard de Boisdenier (1813-1866). The latter was a dilettante, as well as an excellent violinist and organiser of musical evenings, but he is chiefly remembered for the famous ‘fantasias’ (hashish parties) held in his apartment that were immortalised by his friend Théophile Gautier in ‘Le Club des Hachichins’.” Alain Anselm, Harpsichord maker