Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II [Box set, Import]

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Bernard Roberts (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Bernard Roberts
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Import
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Nimbus Records
• ASIN: B00001O2XM
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,601 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #36 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Improvisation

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-857: Prld No.1 in C

2. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-857: Fugue No.1 in C

3. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-857: Prld No.2 in c

4. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-857: Fugue No.2 in c

5. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-857: Prld No.3 in C#

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Disc: 2

1. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 858-869: Prld No.13 in F#

2. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 858-869: Fugue No.13 in F#

3. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 858-869: Prld No.14 in f#

4. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 858-869: Fugue No.14 in f#

5. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 858-869: Prld No.15 in G

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Disc: 3

1. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870-881: Prld No.1 in C

2. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870-881: Fugue No.1 in C

3. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870-881: Prld No.2 in c

4. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870-881: Fugue No.2 in c

5. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870-881: Prld No.3 in C#

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Disc: 4

1. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV882-893: Prld No.13 in F#

2. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV882-893: Fugue No.13 in F#

3. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV882-893: Prld No.14 in f#

4. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV882-893: Fugue No.14 in f#

5. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV882-893: Prld No.15 in G

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime Performances at a wonderful price!, September 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II (Audio CD)

Once again Nimbus Records goes the distance and gives us a boxed set of the complete Well Tempered Clavier with what can only be described as a sublime performance by Bernard Roberts, but at a price that can be afforded by many. If you already own a copy of his recording of the Complete Beethoven Sonatas then you will want to add this recording to your listening shelf. I would even go so far as to say that this recording can stand up to the ones by Gould and Schiff. The Performances and the price make it a clear first choice.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Consummate performance, April 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II (Audio CD)

If you can get hold of this please do. It is simply an outstanding performance. It mixes contrapuntal clarity, balance and perfect phrasing with a musical integrity, and a mastery of the keyboard that comes from not only a great technique but more importantly mature judgement.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good indeed, June 7, 2006

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This review is from: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II (Audio CD)

Lary Goode writes it all. I followed his advice and got this box.
Long time I've been searching for a good performance of the 48. First I tried Hewitt, convinced that she would do. Something, I don't know what, made me disappointed with her performance. Since I love Schiff's performance of the Goldberg Variations on ECM, I then felt sure that he would do the trick on the 48. I was wrong. Mostly he plays too slowly. Then I tried Tureck, the BBC Legend-performances, not the DG. There is some convincing Bach-feeling about Tureck's playing.
But these incredibly cheap recordings with Bernard Roberts are much better. For the first time I feel the first book as one unit, one concept. Roberts' playing is easily flowing, not without some ornamentation, but mostly quite pure. I guess my search stops here!