Angela Hewitt: Bach - Prelude & Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major BWV 886 | WTC Book II
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- From the Wartburg, Eisenach, 2000
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II
Angela Hewitt - piano
Johann Sebastian Bach - Prelude & Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major BWV 886
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The title of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier refers to the new system of tuning keyboard instruments that had been developed by, amongst others, the Halberstadt organist Andreas Werckmeister (1645-1706), to make it possible to play in all 24 major and minor keys, something which hitherto had been impossible with "mean-tone" tuning. There were, however, several such "well-tempered" tuning in use at that time, and, contrary to earlier assumptions, there is simply no evidence that Bach wrote his two books of preludes and fugues for our modern "equal temperament", which is but one of several possible tunings.
Whatever the case, for him the tempered tuning meant that he could use all major and minor keys to present a systematic, state-of-the-art compendium of the fugue form, which was then at the very peak of its development. Intended "both for the use and consumption of the eager-to-learn musical youth and as a special pastime for those already skilled in this discipline", Bach compiled the first part of his Well-Tempered Clavier in 1722; this was near the end of the period he spent in the service of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen - an essentially happy time for Bach, but marred by the sudden death of his first wife in 1720.
When the second part of The Well-Tempered Clavier was completed in 1744, comprising another 24 fugues together with introductory preludes, Bach had already been Thomaskantor in Leipzig for more than 20 years and the fugue was no longer in vogue. This documental review almost seems to have been an attempt on the great composer's part to halt the march of time.
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Canadian-born Angela Hewitt now lives in England. She won the Toronto International Bach Piano Competition in 1985, since which time The Sunday Times has called her "one of the outstanding Bach pianist of our time". She went on to win prizes at many other important competitions with praise at many other important competitions all over the globe, while her CD recordings of Bach works have been showered with praise and awards. Her comprehensive repertoire extends right into the present day.
Classical elegance and beauty, so rare these days. This is a wonderful performance by a gifted concert pianist.
Merci , c est splendide .Je savoure chacune de vos interprétations.❤❤❤❤❤❤
oui, une grande spécialiste de Bach! Beau son, bel clarté de la polyphonie, conduite musicale très intelligente, beau phrasé!
Sublime! Heavenly notes from the one and only Master, exquisitely performed by one of our time's great Bach interpreters. Bravo Angela! Bravo EuroArts Channel for this superb series.
Thank you Angela Hewitt, it was absolutely beautiful and tasteful Bach's performance.
Un moment de grâce.❤❤❤
The settings and unique style are incomparable.
I am a fan.
Fugue 4:06
Absolutely beautiful, colorfull, great sense of style and beauty
Lovely playing...another magnificent fugue from the WTC.
So tastefully and sensitively played.
one of the most beautifull fugues
Tries to hide a smile at 3:45. LOL Thanks Bach and Angela Hewitt! On to the Fugue!
She is one of the most excellent performer of Bach today.
Wonderful playing. Not too fast, which I think was how it was intended.
Best version on youtube
Vielen Dank. Wunderbar. Kann man immer wieder zuhören
Like the Prelude, the harmonic structures in last few measures of the Fugue are very dense and abstruse. But unlike the Prelude which Ms Hewitt slows down so as to savor it, the Fugue she pushes on at tempo as if to say "Enough with this maddening cleverness! Onward and finish!"
This is really great.
Eternal beauty.
Love Angela Hewitt! Sadly her recordings are so hard to find
This is a beautiful delivery. My 'go-to' recordings of the 48 was always the Glenn Gould. But, a few years ago, I chanced upon a CD set by Ms Hewitt (from the 1980s I think?) which to my mind is equally fantastic. (Plus, she doesn't fell the need to sing along.) What is it with Canadians and Bach?
Bach
The more you listen to Angela the more you will realize what you missed by listening to Mr Gould. Angela understands Bach; Mr Gould only understands himself.
Beautiful!
Very good❤ lovely!
СПАСИБО!!!
Heavenly!
well tempered played
4:02
Beautiful performance. Remarkably sensitive.
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At the same time, watching the plunging back-line I wonder why Yuja Wang caused such a stir with her attire. Haha
4:05 fuga
Angela Hewitt - dare I say a worthy successor to the great Tatiana Nickolayeva?
Angela is much better.So much more colours.
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Beautiful ! Who is the pianist ?
Guy A Angela Hewitt :)
Ну все хорошо: звук, темп, романтика... Но платье! Спина голая до самого копчика! Мммм... Бах бы не одобрил этот маскарад. 😎 😇
Одобрил - не одобрил... А пять детей сделал!
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Attended her performance of WTC I & II in NY some 10 years ago. Was disappointed. Every piece felt “phoned in” .
Peerless.
piano tone sounds too romantic for Bach
You mean in general or just this performance? If in general, listening to Glenn Gould play it should change your mind. It’s night and day compared to Hewitt.
Hewitt is a relevation against Gould´s horrible clatter.
No.
@@marktilley7222 the PIANO. Not the player
@@libelle176 Gould isn’t even my favorite Bach interpreter, but it’s pretty obvious he‘s pretty much untouchable when it comes to playing fugues. Sounds like you’re just hating
Playing Bach on the piano is like putting donkey's ears on a racehorse ...
Stupidaggine!....
For me the harpsichord sounds often too sharp. Bach himself would never ignore and try new instruments and I’m sure if he knew our pianos nowadays, he would compose for the instrument and love to play on it!
@@MLCflash Instead I think that we will never know if Bach would have chosen a modern piano, and that the only sure thing is that he had other keyboards available, sharp or not. I am also convinced that it is a foolish presumption to imagine what a composer who lived three centuries ago preferred, especially if he was a genius like J. S. Bach.
@@Astor962 He was interested in new techniques concerning key-instruments. We know that because his sons have written about it. And since he experimented so much with different instruments, settings etc. in his compositions we can surely say he was an inventive person and not a fixed to one opinion mind.
@@MLCflash Actually, we know from his sons that Johann Sebastian Bach's favourite instrument was the clavichord. Only at the end of his life, he purchased two Silbermann instruments, two fortepiano to be exact, namely, instruments different from modern pianos. Furthermore, until then, it appears that he had little interest in that type of instrument. However, I think that playing his keyboard music on a modern piano is a bad choice, which sacrifices original dynamics and colour. I believed that this practice had ended with Glenn Gould, however, for about twenty years, pianists such as Angela Hewitt use a harpsichord technique to make themselves appreciated by a supericial audience looking for easy listening effects.
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