The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
LabelRomeo Records
Year2009
Sheppard brings a highly analytical yet expressive approach to the first 24 preludes and fugues of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier. The recording highlights the collection’s extraordinary variety of character while maintaining clarity of line and contrapuntal structure, revealing Bach’s exploration of every major and minor key as both an intellectual and expressive journey.
Tracks
- Bach: Prelude In C Major, BWV 846
- Bach: Fugue In C Major, BWV 846
- Bach: Prelude In C Minor, BWV 847
- Bach: Fugue In C Minor, BWV 847
- Bach: Prelude In C Sharp Major, BWV 848
- Bach: Fugue In C Sharp Major, BWV 848
- Bach: Prelude In C Sharp Minor, BWV 849
- Bach: Fugue In C Sharp Minor, BWV 849
- Bach: Prelude In D Major, BWV 850
- Bach: Fugue In D Major, BWV 850
- Bach: Prelude In D Minor, BWV 851
- Bach: Fugue In D Minor, BWV 851
- Bach: Prelude In E Flat Major, BWV 852
- Bach: Fugue In E Flat Major, BWV 852
- Bach: Prelude IN E Flat Minor, BWV 853
- Bach: Fugue In D Sharp Minor, BWV 853
- Bach: Prelude IN E Major, BWV 854
- Bach: Fugure In E Major, BWV 854
- Bach: Prelude In E Minor, BWV 855
- Bach: Fugue In E Minor, BWV 855
- Bach: Prelude In F Major, BWV 856
- Bach: Fugue In F Major, BWV 856
- Bach: Prelude In F Minor, BWV 857
- Bach: Fugue In F Minor, BWV 857