Well-Tempered Clavier (J.S. Bach), Book 1, Kimiko Ishizaka, piano

Download this recording (MP3, WAV): ☛ “she is a beautiful and technically accomplished player“, “the light hand in interpretation makes this performance preferable to Hewitt (the later recording on Hyperion) or Schiff (ECM, Jan/Feb 2013)“ - American Record Guide, July-August 2015 ☛ “Ishizaka plays the 24 preludes and fugues with impeccable taste and technique, finding many levels of musical meaning even as she brings utmost clarity to the multiplicity of textures.“, “She scales her Bach to the rhythmic, structural and sonic needs of the music, without touching the sustaining pedal.“ - Donald Rosenberg, Gramophone Magazine ☛ “A gifted and obviously devoted Bachian“ - James Oestreich, New York Times ☛ “in all the years, all the versions, I have never heard “Book 1“ done better“, “The results are fabulous. There is a great grace to what she gives us, a marvelous clarity, a sense of totality that is a very real joy to hear. She takes Bach at his word, that each part is important in the ultimate contrapuntal result. You hear Bach with new ears.“ - Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review, February 26, 2015 ☛ “elegant, spirited, technically impressive, and ever sensitive to the expressive character of the music“, “A brilliant performance and brilliant set all around!“ - Robert Cummings, ☛ “This is a recording to change your perception of the Well Tempered Klavier.“ - Campbell Vertesi, The Cast, March 20, 2015 C Major - 846 0:00 / 2:41 c minor - 847 4:39 / 6:26 C# Major - 848 8:22 / 9:39 c# minor - 849 12:13 / 15:12 D Major - 850 17:51 / 19:25 d minor - 851 21:13 / 22:51 Eb Major - 852 24:59 / 28:32 eb/d# minor - 853 30:21 / 34:19 E Major - 854 38:14 / 39:58 e minor - 855 41:20 / 43:20 F Major - 856 44:50 / 45:54 f minor - 857 47:22 / 50:14 F# Major - 858 54:12 / 55:52 f# minor - 859 57:58 / 59:03 G Major - 860 1:02:19 / 1:03:14 g minor - 861 1:05:50 / 1:08:03 Ab Major - 862 1:09:58 / 1:11:30 g# minor - 863 1:13:29 / 1:15:31 A Major - 864 1:17:48 / 1:19:21 a minor - 865 1:21:16 / 1:22:41 Bb Major - 866 1:26:45 / 1:28:02 bb minor - 867 1:29:59 / 1:32:26 B Major - 868 1:35:44 / 1:36:43 b minor - 869 1:38:33 / 1:41:01 This performance is by Kimiko Ishizaka, piano, recorded in the Teldex Studio, Berlin, in 2014. The preludes are from the Open Well-Tempered Clavier project, and were made using MuseScore software. Olivier Miquel is the editor. The fugues are from Kyle Rother’s Lillypond engraving: Download this recording (MP3, WAV): Das Wohltemperierte Klavier / Le Clavier bien tempéré / 平均律クラヴィーア曲集 / 平均律键盘曲集 / 평균율 클라비어곡집 / Хорошо темперированный клавир