Well Tempered Clavier - Book 2

Bach (Artist), Joao Carlos Martins (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 30, 1996)
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B0000006SX
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #816,942 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Prelude And Fugue No. 25 In C Major

2. Prelude And Fugue No. 26 In C Minor

3. Prelude And Fugue No. 27 In C# Major

4. Prelude And Fugue No. 28 In C# Minor

5. Prelude And Fugue No. 29 In D Major

6. Prelude And Fugue No. 30 In D Minor

7. Prelude And Fugue No. 31 In E Flat Major

8. Prelude And Fugue No. 32 In E Flat Minor

9. Prelude And Fugue No. 33 In E Major

10. Prelude And Fugue No. 34 In E Minor

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Prelude And Fugue No. 38 In F# Minor

2. Prelude And Fugue No. 39 In G Major

3. Prelude And Fugue No. 40 In G Minor

4. Prelude And Fugue No. 41 In A Flat Major

5. Prelude And Fugue No. 42 In G# Minor

6. Prelude And Fugue No. 43 In A Major

7. Prelude And Fugue No. 44 In A Minor

8. Prelude And Fugue No. 45 In B Flat Major

9. Prelude And Fugue No. 46 In B Flat Minor

10. Prelude And Fugue No. 47 In B Major

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Martins' Bach is Expressive, January 25, 2000

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Raymond H Vogel Jr (Durham, NC, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Well Tempered Clavier - Book 2 (Audio CD)

This is Bach with emotion. Martins delivers great feeling and expression, with tremendous technique and incredible timing. To me, Martins' legato style is more enjoyable over the long run than Glenn Gould's staccato technique on this same material. Martins' treatment may be too radical for those demanding authenticity, but you cannot go wrong with this CD for sheer emotional impact.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The story of Martins Bach, January 8, 2005

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Frege - See all my reviews

This review is from: Well Tempered Clavier - Book 2 (Audio CD)

I agree with Mr. Gregory N Brylski's (first reviewer of the record on this page) review so far the first recording of the Well Tempered Clavier (WTC) by Martins is concerned (Sync, but also released by "The Classics Record Library" as a 7LP-Set in 1965): The 1965 version is quite inventive, sounds somehow fresher than the 1983 version. It is indeed very sad that this older version hasn't been released on CD yet.

But the 1983 version on Concord has its qualities. In my knowledge, Martins 1983 is one of the rare recordings of the WTC to have such a precise and clear mid-register. Martins did succeed (and few pianists did) in bringing the middle-voice to clarity. This brings a very rich and clear text, specially in the fugues.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Martins Deserves Better, June 14, 2000

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Gregory N Brylski (Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Well Tempered Clavier - Book 2 (Audio CD)

I bought this CD set because I fell in love with Martins recording of the same on the In Sync label years ago. Unfortunately, the Concord recordings are much more conservative, lacking in the expressive, artistic brilliance of the In Sync recordings. This recording seems to make me a little depressed because the colour is just not there. I wish the In Sync recording would be reissued - it's brilliant.