Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier专辑介绍
Vladimir Ashkenazys increasingly rare solo-piano forays into the recording studio have yielded an unexpected windfall in the form of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier. The pianists straightforward, intelligent, and vibrantly clear interpretations are a joy to hear, even when considering the virtues of modern-day Bach pianists like Koroliov (Tacet), Schiff (Decca), and Hewitt (Hyperion), or like-minded non-specialists such as David Korevaar (MSR). Indeed, Ashkenazy serves as an antidote to Daniel Barenboims recent pretentious, lily-gilding traversals. He eschews Glenn Goulds idiosyncrasies of tempo and phrasing, and proves more stylish than older, erstwhile Russian colleagues like Nikolayeva and Richter.
If Ashkenazy is less concerned than Schiff over ornamental niceties and terraced dynamics, he avoids the latters occasional precious moments (compare both in Book 1s G minor Prelude, for instance). Slower, more contemplative selections like Book 2s E major and Book 1s C-sharp minor, E-Flat/D-sharp minor, and B-flat minor Preludes and Fugues flow without fuss and emerge from Ashkenazys fingers with no interpretive agenda in sight. On the other hand, even a virtuoso of Ashkenazys caliber must have practiced Book 2 like crazy to give melodic cogency and textural variety to the toccata-like G major Prelude, or to so brilliantly clarify the G minor Fugues hard-to-untangle polyphony despite the unusually fast tempo. Also, at times an edge of danger betrays the pianists surface "normalcy", as in the hard-driven Book 2 F minor Fugue, or the Book 1 A major Fugue, with its upward, zigzagging lines boasting unusual nervous energy.
Deccas sonics are not especially warm or full-bodied when sampled alongside the Hewitt and Koroliov editions, yet theyre clear and detailed all the same. Furthermore, Decca offers more economic incentive among full-priced choices by squeezing all 48 Preludes and Fugues onto three discs as opposed to the standard four--or even the five that Barenboim, Michael Levinas, and Rosalyn Tureck (her 1970s BBC cycle) require. In all, this is a most distinct and significant addition to Vladimir Ashkenazys wide-ranging piano discography. [4/17/2006]
--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 3 in C sharp major, BWV 848 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 3 in C sharp major, BWV 848 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 4 in C sharp minor, BWV 849 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 4 in C sharp minor, BWV 849 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 5 in D major, BWV 850 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 5 in D major, BWV 850 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 7 in E flat major, BWV 852 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 7 in E flat major, BWV 852 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 8 in E flat minor / D sharp minor, BWV 8
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 8 in E flat minor / D sharp minor, BWV 8
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 9 in E major, BWV 854 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 9 in E major, BWV 854 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 11 in F major, BWV 856 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 11 in F major, BWV 856 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 13 in F sharp major, BWV 858 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 13 in F sharp major, BWV 858 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 14 in F sharp minor, BWV 859 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 14 in F sharp minor, BWV 859 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 15 in G major, BWV 860 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 15 in G major, BWV 860 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 17 in A flat major, BWV 862 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 17 in A flat major, BWV 862 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 18 in G sharp minor, BWV 863 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 18 in G sharp minor, BWV 863 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 19 in A major, BWV 864 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 19 in A major, BWV 864 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 21 in B flat major, BWV 866 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 21 in B flat major, BWV 866 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 22 in B flat minor, BWV 867 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 22 in B flat minor, BWV 867 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 23 in B major, BWV 868 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 23 in B major, BWV 868 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 1 in C major, BWV 870 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 1 in C major, BWV 870 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 3 in C sharp major, BWV 872 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 3 in C sharp major, BWV 872 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 4 in C sharp minor, BWV 873 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 4 in C sharp minor, BWV 873 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 5 in D major, BWV 874 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 5 in D major, BWV 874 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 7 in E flat major, BWV 876 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 7 in E flat major, BWV 876 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 8 in D sharp minor, BWV 877 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 8 in D sharp minor, BWV 877 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 9 in E major, BWV 878 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 9 in E major, BWV 878 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 11 in F major, BWV 880 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 11 in F major, BWV 880 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 13 in F sharp major, BWV 882 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 13 in F sharp major, BWV 882 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 14 in F sharp minor, BWV 883 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 14 in F sharp minor, BWV 883 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 15 in G major, BWV 884 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 15 in G major, BWV 884 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 17 in A flat major, BWV 886 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 17 in A flat major, BWV 886 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 18 in G sharp minor, BWV 887 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 18 in G sharp minor, BWV 887 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 19 in A major, BWV 888 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 19 in A major, BWV 888 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 21 in B flat major, BWV 890 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 21 in B flat major, BWV 890 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 22 in B flat minor, BWV 891 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 22 in B flat minor, BWV 891 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 23 in B major, BWV 892 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 23 in B major, BWV 892 - Fugue
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893 - Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 - No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893 - Fugue