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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893
Discography - Part 9

Complete Recordings 2010-2019

< Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019

 

1

J.S. Bach: Wohltemperirtes Clavier, Zweiter Teil II - The Well-Tempered Clabier, Book 2 (BWV 870-893) [K-6]

 

WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 [140:09]

Andreas Staier (Harpsichord) [Copy after Hieronymus Albrecht Hass (Hamburg, 1734); built by Anthony Sidey and Frédéric Bal (Paris, 2004) / Tuning: Rainer Sprung])

Harmonia Mundi HMM-902682.83
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Jun-Jul 2020

2-CD / TT: 140:09
MP3 / TT: 139:45

Recorded at Teldex Studio, Berlin, Germany.
Production: Teldex Studio Berlin; Art Direction: Martin Sauer; Sound Recording: Julian Schwenkne & Sebastian Nattkemper; Editing & Mastering: Martin Sauer & Julian Schwenkner.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 48 Tracks; TT: 140:32]
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2

J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier II (BWV 870-893) [K-10]

 
 

WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 [142:28]:
CD-1: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12 BWV 870-881
CD-2: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-24 BWV 882-893

Trevor Pinnock (Harpsichord)
Harpsichord: David Way, Stonington, Connecticut, 1982, after Henri Hemsch (1700–1769); Pitch: A = 415 Hz; Temperament: Unequal temperament (Pinnock/Neal); Tuning and preparation: Simon Neal.
In 1740 the Leipzig Kammerton pitch was approximately A = 415 Hz. This is about a semitone below our modern standard and a semitone above the Köthen pitch which Trevor Pinnock used for his recording of Book I.

Deutsche Grammophon
00289-4860771
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Jun & Sep 2021

2-CD / TT: 142:28
MP3 / TT: 142:00

Recorded at Colyer-Fergusson Hall, University of Kent, Canterbury, England.
Producer & Recording Engineer: Philip Hobbs; Editing & Mastering Engineer: Julia Thomas; Musical Assistant: Tom Foster; Keyboard Technician: Simon Neal.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 48 Tracks; TT: 142:47]
Buy this album at:
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3

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Books 1 & II [K-2]

 

CD-3: WTC 2: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12, BWV 870-881 [66:28]
CD-4: WTC 2: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-24. BWV 882-893 [77:18]

Francesco Cera (Harpsichord)

Dynamic CDS-7997.04
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Oct 2021 & Apr 2022

4-CD / TT: 269:31
MP3 / TT: 274:53

Recorded at Palazzo Sanseverino, Laureana, Italy.
Sound Engineer & Editing: Luca Ricci.
Produced by Dynamic S.r.l., Genova,. Italy.
Listen on YouTube:
Complete Album: Palylist [Sequence, 48 Tracks; TT: 275:41]
Buy this album at:
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< Part 8: Complete Recordings 2010-2019

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2022 - November 2023)

Well Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869: Details
Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019
Comparative Review: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
Reviews of Individual Recordings: WTC I - D. Barenboim [D. Satz] | WTC I - D. Barenboim [P. Bright] | WTC I - L. Beausejouir & A. Vieru | WTC I - T. Fellner | WTC I - E. Fischer | WTC I - M. Horszowski | WTC I - C. Jaccottet | WTC I - R. Kirkpatrick | WTC I - T. Koopman | WTC I - W. Landowska | WTC I - R. Levin | WTC I - O. Mustonen | WTC I - E. Parmentier | WTC I - S. Richter | WTC I - S. Schepkin
General Discussions: Part 1
Discussions of Individual Recordings: WTC I - T. Fellner
Well Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893: Details
Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019
Comparative Review: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9
Reviews of Individual Recordings: WTC II - D. Barenboim [P. Bright] | WTC II - G. Cooper | WTC II - F. Gulda | WTC II - A. Hewitt | WTC II - R. Kirkpatrick | WTC II - J. Middleton
General Discussions: Part 1
Well Tempered Clavier Books I&II, BWV 846-893:
Reviews of Individual Recordings: WTC I&II - B.v. Asperen, S. Ross & G. Wilson | WTC I&II - E. Crochet | WTC I&II - O. Dantone | WTC I&II - S. Feinberg | WTC I&II - A. Hewitt | WTC II&II - T. Nikolayeva | WTC II&II - L. Thiry [N. Halliday] | WTC I&II - Z. Ruzickova


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