The Koroliov Series Vol. 6: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2
5/15/2020, 48 Tracks, 2:24:45
Featuring
Evgeni Koroliov
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Composer's Artistic Vision
The more contrapuntal and abstract Bach's music is, such as in The Art of Fugue, the less relevant the choice of instrument becomes.
Compositional Technique
Volume II of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier is described as less homogeneous than Volume I, containing a broader range of styles, much of which can be classified as later style.
Critical Reception
Composer György Ligeti famously stated that if he could only take one musical work to a desert island, it would be Koroliov's recording of Bach's Art of Fugue.
Performer Biography
Evgeni Koroliov, the pianist on this album, moved from Russia to Yugoslavia in 1976 after his marriage, interrupting a promising career in his home country.
Composer Biography
Bach was a mystic, a feeling Christian, and a philosopher who used music to express his inner world, with symbols being immanent to the music rather than merely external.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier is considered more than just music; it's also a practical piano exercise for "musical youth desirous to learn."
Compositional Technique
The Well-Tempered Clavier features a wide array of characters across its 48 preludes and fugues, drawing from various national and rhetorical styles.
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