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The Well Tempered Clavier on CD

  • 20-05-2010 11:22am
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    My son is working his way through this and I was wondering what would be a good accompanying CD. Is there such as thing as a Wiener Urtext CD, excuse my obvious ignorance!

    Edit: He is fascinated by early instruments, especially the harpsichord, even though he's never played one. So, was thinking of getting this also.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,718 ✭✭✭The Mad Hatter


    Angela Hewitt, Glenn Gould. (Can't see Book 2 by Gould there, but it's as good.) Gould's performances are eccentric, but addictive. Hewitt's more sober. And I know I'm forgetting someone important.

    The Urtext is just the source text, it means that they've tried to recreate the originals as faithfully as possible (a harder job than it sounds). Pretty much all performers will play from the Urtext, though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 76 ✭✭aldark


    I think Hewitt's is on a modern piano - might not suit if you're looking for the harpsichord sound. Gould is a bit idiosyncratic, definitely not urtext. Recommend Gilbert - on Archiv - sound is great. The Belder isn't bad either (I have it on the the brilliant records complete bach edition) His teacher was bob van asperen who is highly regarded.
    Al.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,718 ✭✭✭The Mad Hatter


    aldark wrote: »
    I think Hewitt's is on a modern piano - might not suit if you're looking for the harpsichord sound. Gould is a bit idiosyncratic, definitely not urtext. Recommend Gilbert - on Archiv - sound is great. The Belder isn't bad either (I have it on the the brilliant records complete bach edition) His teacher was bob van asperen who is highly regarded.
    Al.

    Wonder if you could help me, actually - someone recommended a Bach pianist to me a few years back. Can't remember the name, just that it was a woman pianist, and I think she recorded the WTC in the 1950s or '60s.

    Not a lot to go on, I know, but I really do want to hear that recording.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 271 ✭✭Clinker




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,718 ✭✭✭The Mad Hatter


    Clinker wrote: »

    I think that's her - thanks!


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