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Bach, J S: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

Bach, J S: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
[Rousset’s] is a grounded, incontestably considered reading, exuding a quiet, unflappable authority reminiscent of Gustav Leonhardt…he untangles Bach’s protean polyphony with the informed illumination...

BBC Music Magazine, July 20164 out of 5 stars

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Bach, J S: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

Christophe Rousset (harpsichord)

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[Rousset’s] is a grounded, incontestably considered reading, exuding a quiet, unflappable authority reminiscent of Gustav Leonhardt…he untangles Bach’s protean polyphony with the informed illumination...

BBC Music Magazine, July 20164 out of 5 stars

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Recording 'The Well-tempered Clavier' is a bit like climbing Everest, and this new recording by Christophe Rousset devoted to Book I has been eagerly awaited. With modesty and rigour, he gives a rich, varied interpretation of this monument to Art, revealing its secrets to us in a highly informative introductory text. Performed on the magnificent Rückers harpsichord at the Château of Versailles, Nicolas Bartholomée's recording ideally reproduces the full, fruity savour of this instrument that has miraculously been preserved.

  • Release date: 18th Mar 2016
  • Label: Aparté
  • Catalogue number: AP120
  • Length: 2 hours 3 minutes
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Contents and tracklist

Bach, J S: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
Work length2:03:46
No. 1. Prelude en Ut, BWV 846
Track length2:19
No. 2. Fugue en Ut, BWV 846
Track length2:06
No. 3. Prelude en Do Mineur, BWV 847
Track length1:28
No. 4. Fugue en Do Mineur, BWV 847
Track length1:57
No. 5. Prelude en Do Dièse, BWV 848
Track length1:32
No. 6. Fugue en Do Dièse, BWV 848
Track length2:40
No. 7. Prelude en Do Dièse Mineur, BWV 849
Track length2:37
No. 8. Fugue en Do Dièse Mineur, BWV 849
Track length4:25
No. 9. Prelude en Ré, BWV 850
Track length1:29
No. 10. Fugue en Ré, BWV 850
Track length1:58
No. 11. Prelude en Ré Mineur, BWV 851
Track length1:35
No. 12. Fugue en Ré Mineur, BWV 851
Track length2:22
No. 13. Prelude en Mi Bémol, BWV 852
Track length5:28
No. 14. Fugue en Mi Bémol, BWV 852
Track length1:51
No. 15. Prelude en Ré Dièse Mineur, BWV 853
Track length2:46
No. 16. Fugue en Ré Dièse Mineur, BWV 853
Track length6:47
No. 17. Prelude en Mi, BWV 854
Track length1:40
No. 18. Fugue en Mi, BWV 854
Track length1:22
No. 19. Prelude en Mi Mineur, BWV 855
Track length2:06
No. 20. Fugue en Mi Mineur, BWV 855
Track length1:24
No. 21. Prelude en Fa, BWV 856
Track length1:08
No. 22. Fugue en Fa, BWV 856
Track length1:21
No. 23. Prelude en Fa Mineur, BWV 857
Track length1:58
No. 24. Fugue en Fa Mineur, BWV 857
Track length4:50
No. 25. Prelude en Fa Dièse, BWV 858
Track length1:59
No. 26. Fugue en Fa Dièse, BWV 858
Track length2:35
No. 27. Prelude en Fa Dièse Mineur, BWV 859
Track length1:11
No. 28. Fugue en Fa Dièse Mineur, BWV 859
Track length3:48
No. 29. Prelude en Sol, BWV 860
Track length1:03
No. 30. Fugue en Sol, BWV 860
Track length3:00
No. 31. Prelude en Sol Mineur, BWV 861
Track length2:10
No. 32. Fugue en Sol Mineur, BWV 861
Track length2:40
No. 33. Prelude en La Bémol, BWV 862
Track length1:26
No. 34. Fugue en La Bémol, BWV 862
Track length2:52
No. 35. Prelude en Sol Dièse Mineur, BWV 863
Track length1:48
No. 36. Fugue en Sol Dièse Mineur, BWV 863
Track length3:26
No. 37. Prelude en La, BWV 684
Track length1:24
No. 38. Fugue en La, BWV 684
Track length2:42
No. 39. Prelude en La Mineur, BWV 865
Track length1:18
No. 40. Fugue en La Mineur, BWV 865
Track length6:51
No. 41. Prelude en Si Bémol, BWV 866
Track length1:22
No. 42. Fugue en Si Bémol, BWV 866
Track length1:52
No. 43. Prelude en Si Bémol Mineur, BWV 867
Track length3:07
No. 44. Fugue en Si Bémol Mineur, BWV 867
Track length3:39
No. 45. Prelude en Si, BWV 868
Track length1:23
No. 46. Fugue en Si, BWV 868
Track length2:42
No. 47. Prelude en Si Mineur, BWV 869
Track length3:34
No. 48. Fugue en Si Mineur, BWV 869
Track length6:45

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July 2016

[Rousset’s] is a grounded, incontestably considered reading, exuding a quiet, unflappable authority reminiscent of Gustav Leonhardt…he untangles Bach’s protean polyphony with the informed illumination of a seasoned tour guide steeped in his subject…particularly compelling are the massive fugues in A minor and B minor, magisterial, and plotted with long-limbed structural sophistication
4 out of 5 stars

June 2016

[Rousset places] a reliance on good fingers, very occasional well-chosen ornaments and canny but subtle agogic shaping governed by an underlying sense of steady but continuous flow…[it] makes a sound guide to these wonderful and varied works.
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