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Johann Sebastian Bach, Bob Van Asperen
Bach JS: Well Tempered Clavier Book I & II
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (96) - Disc #1
1. Prelude In C Major, Bwv 846
2. Fugue In C Major, Bwv 846
3. Prelude In C Minor, Bwv 847
4. Fugue In C Minor, Bwv 847
5. Prelude In C Sharp Major, Bwv 848
6. Fugue In C Sharp Major, Bwv 848
7. Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Bwv 849
8. Fugue In C Sharp Minor, Bwv 849
9. Prelude In D Major, Bwv 850
10. Fugue In D Major, Bwv 850
11. Prelude In D Minor, Bwv 851
12. Fugue In D Minor, Bwv 851
13. Prelude In E Flat Major, Bwv 852
14. Fugue In E Flat Major, Bwv 852
15. Prelude In E Flat Minor, Bwv 853
16. Fugue In E Flat Minor, Bwv 853
17. Prelude In E Major, Bwv 854
18. Fugue In E Major, Bwv 854
19. Prelude In E Minor, Bwv 855
20. Fugue In E Minor, Bwv 855
21. Prelude In F Major, Bwv 856
22. Fugue In F Major, Bwv 856
23. Prelude In F Minor, Bwv 857
24. Fugue In F Minor, Bwv 857
25. Prelude In F Sharp Major, Bwv 858
26. Fugue In F Sharp Major, Bwv 858
27. Prelude In F Sharp Minor, Bwv 859
28. Fugue In F Sharp Minor, Bwv 859
29. Prelude In G Major, Bwv 860
30. Prelude In G Minor, Bwv 861
31. Prelude In G Minor, Bwv 861
32. Fugue In G Minor, Bwv 861
33. Prelude In A Flat Major, Bwv 862
34. Fugue In A Flat Major, Bwv 862
35. Prelude In G Sharp Minor, Bwv 863
36. Fugue In G Sharp Minor, Bwv 863
37. Prelude In A Major, Bwv 864
38. Fugue In A Major, Bwv 864
39. Prelude In A Minor, Bwv 865
40. Fugue In A Minor, Bwv 865
41. Prelude In B Flat Major, Bwv 866
42. Fugue In B Flat Major, Bwv 866
43. Prelude In B Flat Minor, Bwv 867
44. Fugue In B Flat Minor, Bwv 867
45. Prelude In B Major, Bwv 868
46. Fugue In B Major, Bwv 868
47. Prelude In B Minor, Bwv 869
48. Fugue In B Minor, Bwv 869
49. Prelude In C Major, Bwv 870
50. Fugue In C Major, Bwv 870
51. Prelude In C Minor, Bwv 871
52. Fugue In C Minor, Bwv 871
53. Prelude In C Sharp Major, Bwv 872
54. Fugue In C Sharp Major, Bwv 872
55. Prelude In C Sharp Minor, Bwv 873
56. Fugue In C Sharp Minor, Bwv 873
57. Prelude In D Major, Bwv 874
58. Fugue In D Major, Bwv 874
59. Prelude In D Minor, Bwv 875
60. Fugue In D Minor, Bwv 875
61. Prelude In E Flat Major, Bwv 876
62. Fugue In E Flat Major, Bwv 876
63. Prelude In D Sharp Minor, Bwv 877
64. Fugue In D Sharp Minor, Bwv 877
65. Prelude In E Major, Bwv 878
66. Fugue In E Major, Bwv 878
67. Prelude In E Minor, Bwv 879
68. Fugue In E Minor, Bwv 879
69. Prelude In F Major, Bwv 880
70. Fugue In F Major, Bwv 880
71. Prelude In F Minor, Bwv 881
72. Fugue In F Minor, Bwv 881
73. Prelude In F Sharp Major, Bwv 882
74. Fugue In F Sharp Major, Bwv 882
75. Prelude In F Sharp Minor, Bwv 883
76. Fugue In F Sharp Minor, Bwv 883
77. Prelude In G Major, Bwv 884
78. Fugue In G Major, Bwv 884
79. Prelude In G Minor, Bwv 885
80. Fugue In G Minor, Bwv 885
81. Prelude In A Flat Major, Bwv 886
82. Fugue In A Flat Major, Bwv 886
83. Prelude In G Sharp Minor, Bwv 887
84. Fugue In G Sharp Minor, Bwv 887
85. Prelude In A Major, Bwv 888
86. Fugue In A Major, Bwv 888
87. Prelude In A Minor, Bwv 889
88. Fugue In A Minor, Bwv 889
89. Prelude In B Flat Major, Bwv 890
90. Fugue In B Flat Major, Bwv 890
91. Prelude In B Flat Minor, Bwv 891
92. Fugue In B Flat Minor, Bwv 891
93. Prelude In B Major, Bwv 892
94. Fugue In B Major, Bwv 892
95. Prelude In B Minor, Bwv 893
96. Fugue In B Minor, Bwv 893

CD Details

All Artists: Johann Sebastian Bach, Bob Van Asperen
Title: Bach JS: Well Tempered Clavier Book I & II
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Angel Records
Release Date: 12/23/2002
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Improvisation, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Symphonies
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPC: 724356171121

CD Reviews

Pleasing

David Saemann | 06/09/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"These recordings are from 1987-9, yet offer generally pleasing sound. I think the engineering is a little dimmer for Book II than for Book I, but that could just be my imagination. Throughout, Bob van Asperen proves to be a fine and sensitive player. There are no eccentricities or catatonic tempi, nor do things get smudged over as on some other recordings. Van Asperen's tempi always let the details shine through, while he can be thrillingly virtuosic when required. For many listeners, a preference for piano or harpsichord will be crucial here. I prefer harpsichord, especially when it's such an appealing instrument as the 1728 model used here. It's worth noting that Anthony Newman recorded Book II in the '70's alternately on three instruments for the different pieces, harpsichord, clavichord, and organ. Newman's thesis was that the preludes and fugues can be interpreted separately. Listening to van Asperen's playing, that idea seem viable and I would love to hear someone try it out on CD. By any standards, van Asperen gives us fine Bach, and this may prove an essential purchase for many collectors."

Articulate

Wagner fiend | London, England | 12/09/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Van Asperen is a fine player, not much known in the US but with a high European reputation and a wide variety of recordings to his credit. Book One is excellently performed and Book Two is almost as good. The recording quality is decent if not spectacular. For the price this is one of the best WTC sets around."

Look No Further! Wait No Longer!

Giordano Bruno | Wherever I am, I am. | 05/01/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Bob van Asperen recorded the Well-Tempered Clavier Books 1 & 2 at least twenty years ago, but his performance remains the most insightful and enjoyable, on any kind of keyboard. "Insightful" because what van Asperen does is to search inside the music for insights rather than to impose "insights" of his willful own, as Gould, Schiff, and Company do. "Enjoyable" because of the sheer beauty of his harpsichord timbres and because on the harpsichord the passagework is transparent enough to hear the full counterpoint. There are other harpsichordists on hand, since 1989, who might be able to play every note more effortlessly than van Asperen, but I haven't heard anyone play with greater concentration and sensitivity. I'm very glad to discover that this performance has been reissued and remains available. Now let's hope that van Asperen's 'Goldberg Variations' will be remastered and reissued also."