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Release Date: 12/2006
BACH, J.S.: Well-Tempered Clavier (The), Book 2 (Landowska) (1951-1954)
Wanda Landowska, who continued to perform and record up to her death in 1959, was renowned as the greatest harpsichordist of the first half of the twentieth century. Book II of her recording of Bach�s Well-Tempered Clavier was made between 1951 and 1954 at her home in Lakeville Connecticut. As with all of Landowska�s recordings, what strikes the listener most is her vitality, her musical integrity, and her total commitment to the music she is playing. Landowska brings a unique mood, style and character to the great Prelude and Fugue in E major which she described as �one of the most perfect works of music.� Her heartfelt interpretation of the Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor can be best summed up in her own words: �When Bach writes of sorrow, it never crushes us. Perhaps because there is no trace of bitterness. This music, even if it describes rebellion or anguish, fortifies us.� Landowska�s recording of Book I is available on Naxos 8.110314-15.
Tracklist
Disc 1
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
1
Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870
03:30
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
2
Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870
01:53
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
3
Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871
02:22
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
4
Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871
03:57
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
5
Prelude No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
03:10
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
6
Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872
02:14
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
7
Prelude No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
04:23
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
8
Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873
03:15
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
9
Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874
03:48
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
10
Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874
05:07
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
11
Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875
01:20
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
12
Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875
02:42
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
13
Prelude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
03:05
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
14
Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876
01:54
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
15
Prelude No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
05:08
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
16
Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877
05:57
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
17
Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878
03:54
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
18
Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878
03:19
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
Disc 2
1
Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879
04:36
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
2
Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879
03:44
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
3
Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880
05:57
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
4
Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880
02:09
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
5
Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881
05:35
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
6
Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881
02:35
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
7
Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
03:48
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
8
Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882
02:41
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
9
Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
03:46
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
10
Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883
08:46
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
11
Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884
03:55
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
12
Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884
01:30
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
13
Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885
03:38
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
14
Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885
04:11
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
15
Prelude No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
04:57
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
16
Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886
04:51
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
Disc 3
1
Prelude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
05:41
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
2
Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887
05:18
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
3
Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888
02:02
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
4
Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888
01:48
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
5
Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889
03:28
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
6
Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889
02:08
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
7
Prelude No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
05:03
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
8
Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890
03:35
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
9
Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
05:17
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
10
Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891
05:30
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
11
Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892
02:50
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
12
Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892
03:31
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
13
Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893
03:22
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
14
Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893
02:07
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
15
Prelude
03:05
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
16
Fugue
06:59
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
17
Allegro
02:44
Landowska, Wanda (harpsichord)
Total Playing Time: 03:12:05
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