Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol. 6 "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" Benjamin Alard

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Præludium 1 in C Major, BWV 846a:
• 1 Bach: Præludium 1 in C Major, BWV 846a 01:02
• Fugue in C Major, BWV 953:
• 2 Bach: Fugue in C Major, BWV 953 01:41
• Applicatio in C Major, BWV 994:
• 3 Bach: Applicatio in C Major, BWV 994 00:59
• Præambulum 1 in C Major, BWV 924:
• 4 Bach: Præambulum 1 in C Major, BWV 924 00:54
• Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710 - 1784): Præludium in C Major, BWV 924a:
• 5 Bach: Præludium in C Major, BWV 924a 00:41
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Præludium in C Major, BWV 933:
• 6 Bach: Præludium in C Major, BWV 933 01:40
• Præludium 12 in F Minor, BWV 857:
• 7 Bach: Præludium 12 in F Minor, BWV 857 01:47
• Præludium 11 in F Major, BWV 856:
• 8 Bach: Præludium 11 in F Major, BWV 856 01:04
• Præambulum in F Major, BWV 927:
• 9 Bach: Præambulum in F Major, BWV 927 00:42
• Præludium in F Major, BWV 928:
• 10 Bach: Præludium in F Major, BWV 928 01:22
• Præludium 6 in D Minor, BWV 851:
• 11 Bach: Præludium 6 in D Minor, BWV 851 01:06
• Præludium in D Minor, BWV 935:
• 12 Bach: Præludium in D Minor, BWV 935 01:52
• "Jesu meine Freude" in D Minor, BWV 753 (Chorale prelude):
• 13 Bach: "Jesu meine Freude" in D Minor, BWV 753 (Chorale prelude) 01:47
• Præludium 2 in D Minor, BWV 926:
• 14 Bach: Præludium 2 in D Minor, BWV 926 01:08
• Præludium & Fughetta in D Minor, BWV 899:
• 15 Bach: Præludium & Fughetta in D Minor, BWV 899 02:54
• Præludium & Fughetta in G Major, BWV 902a & BWV 902a/2:
• 16 Bach: Præludium & Fughetta in G Major, BWV 902a & BWV 902a/2 02:22
• Præambulum in G Minor, BWV 930:
• 17 Bach: Præambulum in G Minor, BWV 930 02:02
• Præludium 10 in E Minor, BWV 855a:
• 18 Bach: Præludium 10 in E Minor, BWV 855a 01:16
• Fuga in E Minor, BWV 855a/2:
• 19 Bach: Fuga in E Minor, BWV 855a/2 01:36
• Præludium in E Minor, BWV 938:
• 20 Bach: Præludium in E Minor, BWV 938 02:15
• Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Præludium in E Minor, BWV 932:
• 21 Bach: Præludium in E Minor, BWV 932: Allegro 00:52
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Præludium in E Major, BWV 937:
• 22 Bach: Præludium in E Major, BWV 937: Adagio 02:21
• Præludium 9 in E Major, BWV 854: (Allegro):
• 23 Bach: Præludium 9 in E Major, BWV 854: (Allegro) 01:42
• Præludium 4 in C sharp Minor, BWV 849:
• 24 Bach: Præludium 4 in C sharp Minor, BWV 849 02:30
• Præludium 3 in C sharp Major, BWV 848:
• 25 Bach: Præludium 3 in C sharp Major, BWV 848 01:36
• "Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten" in A Minor, BWV 691 (Chorale prelude):
• 26 Bach: "Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten" in A Minor, BWV 691 (Chorale prelude) 01:45
• Præludium 4 in D Major, BWV 850:
• 27 Bach: Præludium 4 in D Major, BWV 850 00:44
• Praeludium in D Major, BWV 925:
• 28 Bach: Praeludium in D Major, BWV 925 00:57
• Præludium in D Major, BWV 936:
• 29 Bach: Præludium in D Major, BWV 936 02:00
• Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Allemande in G Minor, BWV 836:
• 30 Bach: Allemande in G Minor, BWV 836 02:07
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Præludium 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853:
• 31 Bach: Præludium 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853 02:48
• Præludium 2 in C Minor, BWV 847a:
• 32 Bach: Præludium 2 in C Minor, BWV 847a 01:08
• Præludium in C Minor, BWV 934:
• 33 Bach: Præludium in C Minor, BWV 934 02:09
• Præludium & Fuga in C Major, BWV 846:
• 34 Bach: Præludium & Fuga in C Major, BWV 846 03:22
• Præludium & Fuga XI in F Major, BWV 856:
• 35 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XI in F Major, BWV 856 02:50
• Præludium & Fuga VI in D Minor, BWV 851:
• 36 Bach: Præludium & Fuga VI in D Minor, BWV 851 03:47
• Præludium & Fuga XV in G Major, BWV 860:
• 37 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XV in G Major, BWV 860 04:03
• Præludium & Fuga X in E Minor, BWV 855:
• 38 Bach: Præludium & Fuga X in E Minor, BWV 855 03:49
• Præludium & Fuga XIX in A Major, BWV 864:
• 39 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XIX in A Major, BWV 864 04:01
• Præludium & Fuga XIV in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859:
• 40 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XIV in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859 04:27
• Præludium & Fuga XXIII in B Major, BWV 868:
• 41 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XXIII in B Major, BWV 868 03:31
• Præludium & Fuga XVIII in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863:
• 42 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XVIII in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863 04:25
• Præludium & Fuga III in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848:
• 43 Bach: Præludium & Fuga III in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 04:17
• Præludium & Fuga XXII in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867:
• 44 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XXII in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 05:29
• Præludium & Fuga VII in E-Flat Major, BWV 852:
• 45 Bach: Præludium & Fuga VII in E-Flat Major, BWV 852 06:09
• Præludium & Fuga XX in A Minor, BWV 865:
• 46 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XX in A Minor, BWV 865 06:13
• Præludium & Fuga V in D Major, BWV 850:
• 47 Bach: Præludium & Fuga V in D Major, BWV 850 03:04
• Præludium & Fuga XXIV in B Minor, BWV 869:
• 48 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XXIV in B Minor, BWV 869 10:06
• Præludium & Fuga IX in E Major, BWV 854:
• 49 Bach: Præludium & Fuga IX in E Major, BWV 854 03:03
• Præludium & Fuga IV in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849:
• 50 Bach: Præludium & Fuga IV in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 05:50
• Præludium & Fuga XIII in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858:
• 51 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XIII in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858 03:13
• Præludium & Fuga VIII in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 853:
• 52 Bach: Præludium & Fuga VIII in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 853 07:19
• Præludium & Fuga XVII in A-Flat Major, BWV 862:
• 53 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XVII in A-Flat Major, BWV 862 03:32
• Præludium & Fuga XII in F Minor, BWV 857:
• 54 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XII in F Minor, BWV 857 05:58
• Præludium & Fuga XXI in B-Flat Major, BWV 866:
• 55 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XXI in B-Flat Major, BWV 866 03:14
• Præludium & Fuga XVI in G Minor, BWV 861:
• 56 Bach: Præludium & Fuga XVI in G Minor, BWV 861 03:57
• Præludium & Fuga II in C Minor, BWV 847:
• 57 Bach: Præludium & Fuga II in C Minor, BWV 847 03:27
• Total Runtime 02:41:55

Info for Johann Sebastian Bach: The Complete Works for Keyboard, Vol. 6 "Das Wohltemperierte Klavier"

After five volumes devoted to the early years of J. S. Bach, up to the Weimar period, Benjamin Alard takes an utterly fascinating approach to the first book of The Well-Tempered Clavier. First he offers the listener an astonishing mental preparation on the clavichord, derived mainly from the Clavier-Büchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann. Then he arranges the preludes and fugues in a new order, and to play his programme he has chosen two instruments for which the word ‘extraordinary’ is not too strong: here is the moment when the glorious Hass family of instrument builders comes on the scene, in a festival of colours and registrations each more breathtaking than the last.

Benjamin Alard, piano

Benjamin Alard
Benjamin’s principal passion has always been the music of J.S. Bach and it was for his interpretation of this great composer that he was awarded first prize in the 2004 International Harpsichord Competition in Bruges.

While still quite young he began studying music in his hometown in Dieppe, France. He was soon drawn to the organ and entered the Conservatory of Rouen where he studied with Louis Thiry and François Ménissier.

He was first introduced to the harpsichord by Elizabeth Joyé, with whom he studied in Paris before going on, in 2003, to the Schola Cantorum in Basel to work with Jorg-Andreas Botticher, Jean-Claude Zehnder and Andrea Marcon.

Since 2005 he has been organist of the Bernard-Aubertin organ in the church of Saint-Louis-en-l’Ile where each season he gives concerts about the music of Bach.

Today Benjamin Alard divides his time between performing recitals and chamber music on both the harpsichord and organ. He often performs repertoire for two harpsichords, in duo with the violinist Francois Fernandez and in various formations with the brothers Barthold, Sigiswald and Wieland Kuijken. He is regularly invited to perform as soloist in music series in Europe, Japan and North America.

Since 2005 he has been a member of La Petite Bande, an ensemble founded in 1973 by Gustav Leonhardt and Sigiswald Kuijken, often, in the last few years, conducting the group from the harpsichord.

Benjamin Alard has recorded for the label Hortus and has made several recordings of works by J. S. Bach for Alpha. His recordings have consistently received high praise from the press and have been awarded multiple prizes.

He will now devote himself to the complete works for harpsichord and organ solo of Johann Sebastian Bach for harmonia mundi. The first box will be released in Spring 2018.

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