JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II

This is a glorious supplement to Schiff’s studio version, embodying all the freshness of his ECM recording but with the added frission of a live event. The Blu-ray clarity is magnificent. — International Piano, July/August 2020

Release Date: 21st Feb 2020
Catalogue No: 2110654
Label: Naxos

Bach, J S: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2

András Schiff (piano)

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Distinguished Bach specialist Sir András Schiff returned to the BBC Proms in 2018 to present Book II of The Well-Tempered Clavier. Extending the variety already evident in Book I (available on 2.110653), Bachs effortless brilliance and new-found sonorities push harmony and counterpoint further than ever with a combination of ancient and modern styles, church austerity and galant lightness. Schiff has said that no-one combines the sacred and the secular as Bach does, and this is comprehensively demonstrated in Bachs fascinating and challenging sequence. This performance in the Royal Albert Hall was described as a musical meditation for our troubled times by the Independent.

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July/August 2020

This is a glorious supplement to Schiff’s studio version, embodying all the freshness of his ECM recording but with the added frission of a live event. The Blu-ray clarity is magnificent.

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