This is Kenneth Weiss’s third Bach recording for Satirino records and his third recording on an historic instrument from the Paris Musée de la musique collection, this time the Ruckers-Taskin.
Recording the Well-Tempered Clavier, ‘a gift to humanity’, as Kenneth writes in his introductory note, is of course a land- mark event in any artist’s career and we are very proud to be able to present this recording.
Richard Langham Smith has written a liner note that is both of interest to the well-informed and comprehensible to the novice, taking into account recent research into the historic context, the flux of styles and of course the all-important question of tuning.
The cover image was commissioned from the young German photographer Moritz Kerkmann and the sound balance, as in all our recent recordings, is the inimitable work of Jiri Heger. The booklet also contains a detailed presentation of the Ruckers-Taskin harpsichord (1646 / 1780) and all the texts are presented in English, French and German.
Kenneth Weiss spielt ein bedeutendes Ruckers-Cembalo in einer Überarbeitung des Instrumentenbauers Pascal-Joseph Taskin.
Satirino records präsentierte eine weitere Aufnahme mit einem historischen Instrument des Pariser Musikinstrumentenmuseums.
Kenneth Weiss spielt auf einem Ruckers-Taskin Cembalo aus dem Jahr 1646/1780.
Es erklingt auf 4 CDs Bachs Wohltemperiertes Klavier.
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1Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 84602:16
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2Book 1: Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 84602:00
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3Book 1: Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 84701:35
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4Book 1: Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 84701:40
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5Book 1: Prelude No. 3 in C-sharp Major, BWV 84801:25
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6Book 1: Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp Major, BWV 84802:48
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7Book 1: Prelude No. 4 in C-sharp Minor, BWV 84902:55
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8Book 1: Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp Minor, BWV 84904:07
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9Book 1: Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 85001:14
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10Book 1: Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 85001:58
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11Book 1: Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 85101:19
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12Book 1: Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 85102:27
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13Book 1: Prelude No. 7 in E-flat Major, BWV 85203:48
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14Book 1: Fugue No. 7 in E-flat Major, BWV 85201:43
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15Book 1: Prelude No. 8 in E-flat Minor, BWV 85303:08
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16Book 1: Fugue No. 8 in E-flat Minor, BWV 85305:11
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17Book 1: Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 85401:30
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18Book 1: Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 85401:21
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19Book 1: Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 85502:17
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20Book 1: Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 85501:17
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21Book 1: Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 85601:11
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22Book 1: Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 85601:33
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23Book 1: Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 85702:09
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24Book 1: Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 85703:49
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1Book 1: Prelude No. 13 in F-sharp Major, BWV 85801:09
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2Book 1: Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp Major, BWV 85802:15
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3Book 1: Prelude No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, BWV 85901:11
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4Book 1: Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, BWV 85902:43
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5Book 1: Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 86000:57
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6Book 1: Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 86003:00
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7Book 1: Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV02:19
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8Book 1: Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV02:01
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9Book 1: Prelude No. 17 in A-flat Major, BWV 86201:21
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10Book 1: Fugue No. 17 in A-flat Major, BWV 86202:16
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11Book 1: Prelude No. 18 in G-sharp Minor, BWV 86301:53
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12Book 1: Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp Minor, BWV 86302:43
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13Book 1: Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 86401:13
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14Book 1: Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 86402:29
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15Book 1: Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 86501:16
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16Book 1: Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 86505:22
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17Book 1: Prelude No. 21 in B-flat Major, BWV 86601:21
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18Book 1: Fugue No. 21 in B-flat Major, BWV 86601:59
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19Book 1: Prelude No. 22 in B-flat Minor, BWV 86702:18
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20Book 1: Fugue No. 22 in B-flat Minor, BWV 86702:38
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21Book 1: Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 86801:03
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22Book 1: Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 86802:07
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23Book 1: Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 86903:59
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24Book 1: Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 86906:26
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1Book 2: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 87002:32
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2Book 2: Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 87001:51