BACH, J.S: Well-Tempered Clavier (The) (PAL)

Andrei Gavrilov, piano
Joanna McGregor, piano
Nikolai Demidenko, piano
Angela Hewitt, piano
Recorded at the New Art Gallery (Walsall), Palazzo Labia (Venice), Palau Guell (Barcelona) and the Wartburg (Eisenach)

Picture Format: PAL · 16:9 anamorphic
Sound Formats: PCM Stereo · Dolby Digital 5.1
Region Code: 0
Booklet Notes: English German, French
Running Time: 260 mins

Cat no.: 2050309

• The most important work of the baroque keyboard repertoire, played by four world-class pianists
• Each artist performs twelve Preludes and Fugues from the work at one of four exceptionally charming venues: the Palazzo Labia in Venice, the Guell Palace in Barcelona, the Wartburg in Eisenach and the New Art Gallery in Walsall.
• The performances were so recorded and impressively staged that the highly skilled visual direction literally opens up entirely new perspectives on Bach's music
• The complete Well-Tempered Clavier, which requires normally 4 audio discs, on only 2DVDs
• 5.1 surround sound in Dolby Digital & Widescreen 16:9 ratio
  

"Here you are made more than conscious of a pianist in rapt communion with Bach's spirit" -- Gramophone on Andrei Gavrilov

"McGregor's verve, energy and astounding technique are always at the service of the music and never vice versa. Her ability to inhabit so many sound worlds with the same intensity and commitment is profoundly impressive" -- BBC

"… extraordinary intimacy with the piano, which withholds no secrets of keyboard brilliance or expressive colouring from him, maximises the potential in the scoring …" -- The Times on Nikolai Demidenko

"The pianist who will define Bach performance on piano for years to come" -- Stereophile on Angela Hewitt