The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

J. S. Bach

Till Fellner

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The Old Testament of Keyboard Music, Reborn

Read all about this recording in the book 1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die.

Genre: Classical
Released: 2004, ECM
Another Interpretation: The Glenn Gould Edition
Catalog Choice: Violin Concertos, Andrew Manze, Academy of Ancient Music (Rachel Podger, cond.)
Next Stop: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 109, 110, 111, Mitsuko Uchida
After That: Glenn Gould: The Art of the Fugue

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#1 from Annalisa - 04/02/2010 2:31

May I suggest Edward Aldwell’s interpretations of these timeless compositions?
No doubts Fellner is a good musician but I’m quite sure any real Bach’s listener would never agree with this particular pick.
No one ever played the Well Tempered Clavier so wonderfully and definitely the way the master himself would have want it to sound.

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#2 from Elizabeth - 05/13/2010 9:57

Listening to all of the garbage on the radio today really makes you appreciate the timeless classics from Bach and the other great composers. I mean, does justin bieber write his own songs, or does someone else actually write that trash for him? Either way, thanks for the reminder that there is still some good music out there!

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