Abdel Rahman El Bacha
The Well-Tempered Clavier II
- Type SACD
- Label Triton (JP)
- UPC 4526977931117
- Catalog number OVCT 00111
- Release date 02 June 2017
About the album
Pianist Abdel Raman El Bacha has a strong following in his native Lebanon, his adopted France, and apparently in Japan, where he has made several recordings for the audiophile-oriented Octavia label. His artistry relies on subtle layerings and graceful turns of direction rather than on sheer power, and the Super Audio medium definitely showcases him at his best. This is true even in Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, which is not usually given wide dynamic range. El Bacha has specialized in Romantic repertoire, and his Bach is definitely of the old school, with liberal use of the pedals, a range of pianistic articulation, and swelling climaxes in the music.
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11No. 1 in C major Prelude I
03:07 -
12No. 1 in C major Fugue I
01:47 -
13No. 2 in C minor Prelude II
02:23 -
14No. 2 in C minor Fugue II
02:27 -
15No. 3 in C-sharp major Prelude III
01:54 -
16No. 3 in C-sharp major Fugue III
01:58 -
17No. 4 in C-sharp minor Prelude IV
05:45 -
18No. 4 in C-sharp minor Fugue IV
02:12 -
19No. 5 in D major Prelude V
03:19 -
110No. 5 in D major Fugue V
03:03 -
111No. 6 in D minor Prelude VI
01:43 -
112No. 6 in D minor Fugue VI
02:13 -
113No. 7 in E-flat major Prelude VII
02:30 -
114No. 7 in E-flat major Fugue VII
02:14 -
115No. 8 in D-sharp minor Prelude VIII
02:39 -
116No. 8 in D-sharp minor Fugue VIII
03:46 -
117No. 9 in E major Prelude IX
02:57 -
118No. 9 in E major Fugue IX
03:20 -
119No. 10 in E minor Prelude X
02:44 -
120No. 10 in E minor Fugue X
02:44 -
121No. 11 in F major Prelude XI
03:20 -
122No. 11 in F major Fugue XI
02:03 -
123No. 12 in F minor Prelude XII
02:54 -
124No. 12 in F minor Fugue XIII
02:02 -
21No. 13 in F-sharp major Prelude XIII
03:15 -
22No. 13 in F-sharp major Fugue XIII
02:56 -
23No. 14 in F-sharp minor Prelude XIV
02:53 -
24No. 14 in F-sharp minor Fugue XIV
03:14 -
25No. 15 in G major Prelude XV
01:55 -
26No. 15 in G major Fugue XV
01:14 -
27No. 16 in G minor Prelude XVI
03:32 -
28No. 16 in G minor Fugue XV
03:35 -
29No. 17 in A-flat major Prelude XVI
03:45 -
210No. 17 in A-flat major Fugue XIV
02:22 -
211No. 18 in G-sharp minor Prelude XVIII
02:18 -
212No. 18 in G-sharp minor Fugue XVIII
05:57 -
213No. 19 in A major Prelude XIX
02:25 -
214No. 19 in A major Fugue XIX
01:38 -
215No. 20 in A minor Prelude XX
02:46 -
216No. 20 in A minor Fugue XX
02:06 -
217No. 21 in B-flat major Prelude XXI
05:36 -
218No. 21 in B-flat major Fugue XXI
03:18 -
219No. 22 in B-flat minor Prelude XXII
02:12 -
220No. 22 in B-flat minor Fugue XXII
04:44 -
221No. 23 in B major Prelude XXIII
02:09 -
222No. 23 in B major Fugue XXIII
04:05 -
223No. 24 in B minor Prelude XXIV
02:32 -
224No. 24 in B minor Fugue XXIV
01:47