Glenn gould, friedrich gulda more balanced, modern approach. The welltempered clavier, complete, a classical music album by sviatoslav richter. Bach classical richter piano sviatoslavrichter sviatoslav. It explores the intricacies of each of the 12 major and 12 minor keys and constitutes the largestscale and mostinfluential undertaking for. Composed about 20 years apart, the two sets of 24 preludes and fugues that constitute the two books of johann sebastian bachs welltempered clavier didnt start off as one huge collection of 48 works in fact, the set of 24 preludes and fugues composed in 1742 were not issued as a sequel to the original wtc of 1722. Sviatoslav richter music, videos, stats, and photos. Sviatoslav richter bachs instrumental works discography. Johann sebastian bach 1685 1750 the welltempered clavier, book 1 00. The balance between romantic playing, with considerable pedal use throughout, and gripping concentration yield a particularly special sound.
In july and august of 1973 sviatoslav richter played bachs welltempered clavier over the course of four concerts in innsbruck big boxes. Samuil feinberg, tatiana nikolayeva, sviatoslav richter all different styles, all worth listening to intellectual. Bach the welltempered clavier sviatoslav richter 1992 written by bluesever sunday, 06 january 20 18. My own desert island choice for the well tempered clavier in a complete edition has for many years been that with sviatoslav richter, whose early 1970s recordings are still very much worth having on rca gd 60949, despite the dreadful cover art. Tom service picks ten of his essential performances that introduce you to the genius of sviatoslav richter. This new recording, and score, were made possible by kimiko ishizaka, musescore, and over 900 fans who supported the project. Sviatoslav richter in memoriam 2 cds download buy now. Multicam views during skype or face time piano lessons. March 20, 1915 august 1, 1997 was a soviet pianist. Bach since glenn gould, canadian pianist angela hewitt has surpassed her usual high standards in this astonishing set of.
Sviatoslav richter piano rca red seal olympia le chant du monde russian revelation. Sviatoslav richters recording of the welltempered clavier is my favourite rendition i prefer it to even that of glenn gould. Richter s rca recording of well tempered klavier still remains as one of the most aweinspring recording in his entire discography, and no other pianists can match the depth and the intense beauty richter captures. Bachs welltempered clavier which collection to buy. Richter bach the welltempered clavier book bwv 846 893. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, is a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, composed for solo keyboard by johann sebastian bach. In july and august of 1973 sviatoslav richter played bachs well tempered clavier over the course of four concerts in innsbruck big boxes. He gave the title to a book of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, dated 1722, composed for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning, and especially for the. The welltempered clavier, book 2 sviatoslav richter on allmusic 2012. But, in fact, theyre not and the simple reason for it is that richter s performances sound like they were taped in a drafty castle in austria using a. The welltempered clavier 1997 recording praised for her exquisite recordings for hyperion and hailed as one of the most original interpreters of the music of j. Bachs welltempered clavier is now available on cd, and for download. He was well known for his vast repertoire, effortless technique and poetic phrasing.
Richters rca recording of welltempered klavier still remains as one of the most aweinspring recording in his entire discography, and no other pianists can match the depth and the intense beauty richter captures. Download bach well tempered clavier book 2 public domain sheet music from the imslp music library. Welltempered clavier to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Released 17 december 1997 on victor jpn catalog no. He enumerates many of the individual preludes and fugues as a means of finding specific aspects of ishizakas playing to compliment. What are some good recordings of the welltempered clavier. An essential musical masterpiece, full of joy, pain, and passion, j. With its magnificent and magisterial performances by sviatoslav richter, one would have imagined that this 1970 recording of the first book of bachs well tempered clavier would be on the shelf of everyone who reveres richter and worships bach. Bach, the welltempered clavier, book 1 sviatoslav richter. Bachs welltempered clavier, book 1, robert cummings heaps on ample praise while comparing ishizaka directly to glenn gould and sviatoslav richter. Deceptive cadence for the centennial of the great russians birth, critic and piano maven steve wigler recalls a herculean talent who. At the moment im leaning towards richters but feinbergs is a close second.
This is the third set of the welltempered clavier i have bought. No used output formatmonkeys audio lossless encoder v3. Thank you to the reivewers on this site, and elsewhere, who pointed me in richter s glowing direction. I run hot and cold on richter, but this falls on the hot end of. Welltempered clavier, book 1 by kimiko ishizaka in 2012, the japanesegerman classical musician kimiko ishizaka made available to the world an open version of j. Recently i listened to angela hewitts live performance of the work and was amazed by the supefaciality of her playing. Bachs welltempered clavier is not a cycle written to exploit the capabilities of a particular instrument. Discussion in music corner started by brstp, feb 1, 2007. Sviatoslav richter was one of the truly singular pianists of the twentieth century, one of the greatest cultural exports created by the soviet union.
In the words of pianist sviatoslav richter, when i set to the welltempered clavier, i get always consumed with desire not to exclude any sides for the sake of one narrow and dogmatic position i am convinced that bach can be played differently, with read more different articulation and. After some practice, after having learned a few of these preludes and fougues, the fingering should become more natural and those fingering suggestions on the editions really become unneccessary. Sviatoslav richter was widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. So, this is not only a fivestar performance, but amongst the very finest that exist, and the best that i know of.
Im looking at purchasing a cd of the wtc book 1 and maybe 2. In bachs time clavier was a generic name indicating a variety of keyboard instruments, most typically a harpsichord or clavichord but not excluding an organ either the modern german spelling for the collection is. I utilized my second alzo mounted tripod in a high side angle cam view of the piano. The well tempered clavier, great legacies of sviatoslav richter. But so were some other previous remasterings, too, like the 20bit japanese release that was part of that now outofprint deluxe richter collection box that was put out some ten years or so ago by japan victor. The welltempered clavier, bwv 846893, collection of 48 preludes and fugues by johann sebastian bach, published in two books 1722 and 1742. Notable performances there are lots of recordings of the welltempered clavier available, and one can find them easily either through itunes and amazon, or in the more specialist eshops, such as presto one can find even rare records, such as giesekings or pollinis recordings of the welltempered clavier. Moscow, 20 and 21 april 1969 on revelation rv 20003 cd as well as other pressings. If a customer in the usa orders the last item of a particular product say the cd bach, the well tempered clavier, sviatoslav richter, the.
Thank you to the reivewers on this site, and elsewhere, who pointed me in richters glowing direction. Welltempered clavier by sviatoslav richter 35626094928. His recordings fit onto 4 cds despite some remarkably slow tempi in some of these pieces. Glenn gould 1932 1982 bach the welltempered clavier. That rca was really horrible, not sure how they managed to kill richters piano sound on it so effectively.
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