Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Books I & II - Andras Schiff (FLAC)
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Genre: Classical | Label: Ecm | Catalog Number: 001733702
As a young pianist, Andras Schiff earned wide esteem for his 1980s recordings of the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach; in recent years, as part of his long term relationship with ECM, he has gone back to Bach as a sage veteran, earning more acclaim for his New Series recordings of the Goldberg Variations (2003) and the six Partitas (2009). Now, using his own Steinway, Schiff turns his focus to the 48 preludes and fugues of The Well-Tempered Clavier, making studio recordings in Lugano of both books for this 4-CD set.
An iconic inspiration for composers from Mozart and Beethoven to Chopin and Brahms and beyond, The Well-Tempered Clavier has long been considered the Old Testament of the keyboard literature (with Beethoven?s piano sonatas as the New Testament). In his liner notes, Paul Griffiths underscores the suitability of Bach?s timeless keyboard work for the modern piano: ?Bach?s inquiry into so many nuances, of touch, of interplay between hands and between contrapuntal lines, of character and of expressivity, has helped form keyboard technique as we know it, and his music belongs to the instrument of Beethoven, of Chopin, of Debussy, of Kurtag - especially when that instrument is played with the mastery and sensitivity of Schiff in these performances (...) Noteworthy is his floated melody and his rhythmic sense - his realization that so much of Bach?s music is song or dance. Grandeur and intimacy are also here. Wit, too.? In the introduction to his ECM release of Bach?s Partitas, Schiff laid out his motivation for revisiting music he first recorded two decades before: ?Great music is far greater than its performers. We try our entire lives to unveil its secrets and to convey its unique message. Even if we never quite reach the imaginary goal, our many performances give us experience and knowledge that were hidden from us years ago. We form a better understanding of its structure and inner workings. Horizons broaden before our eyes.?
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Andras Schiff
Reviews: That?s it. In only three of the six numbers, identified in bold, is Schiff II slower than Schiff I, in one case by just one second, in another by 10 seconds, and in the third by a more pronounced 29 seconds. In the other three non-bolded numbers, Schiff II is unchanged from Schiff I. That leaves 42 out of 48 preludes and fugues, all of which?I repeat, all of them?are now faster, and in some cases astonishingly so. For example, Schiff I took 6:17 for the Prelude and Fugue in Bb-Minor from Book I; Schiff II now takes 5:25, an acceleration of 42 seconds. Even more stunning is the speedup in the Prelude and Fugue in E Minor from Book II?Schiff I, 7: 03; Schiff II, 5:48, a difference of 1:15.
But it?s not merely that Schiff is more animated in his new version, he?s also more open to spontaneity and to the playfulness that distinguishes Angela Hewitt?s Bach. Any complaints that Schiff?s Decca WTC was stiff and cautious can now be laid to rest. The pianist?s long experience with Bach seems to have loosened his former reserve while at the same time tightening his technical command. It?s as if Schiff?s confidence and comfort level have reached the point where he finally feels at ease in addressing Bach with the familiar German Du instead of the more formal Sie.
Some may seek the greater sense of ennoblement that comes from lingering over the concluding B-Minor Prelude and Fugue from Book I, but we should not forget that these are pieces written to demonstrate a pragmatic technical point. They are not spiritual meditations in the manner of Bach?s chorale preludes, and dwelling on the slow numbers in an effort to make them sound deeply devotional can have the opposite effect, making them instead sound self-indulgent and pretentious. Schiff strikes just the right balance, giving the slow-paced preludes and fugues their due while resisting affectation. Schiff?s fast-paced movements are brisk and rhythmically smart, with the left hand engaging the right equally in contrapuntal play while always bringing out the fundamental bass notes that underpin the harmonic framework. Of the many available piano versions of the Well-Tempered Clavier , Andras Schiff?s latest is definitely a top choice. Strongly recommended.
Tracklisting:
1. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1722; Cothen, Germany
2. Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, BWV 870-893 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer: Andras Schiff (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1738-1742; Leipzig, Germany
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