Supreme performance of Bach created in harmony of intelligence, sensitivity and technique J.S.BACH: WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER BOOK I Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord HQMA-00016( Camerata ) Classical

The second HQM Bach album by Edith Picht-Axenfeld, an internationally renowned keyboard player in the music world during the 20th century. She plays J. S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, which is not only one of the most important pieces in western music but also had a significant influence on music in future ages. Behind the seemingly non descriptive gentle music, we see deep Edith's understanding of the score and robust determination to express it, creating an unsurpassed performance.

Johann Sebastian Bach:
WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER BOOK I
PRELUDES AND FUGUES

[1][2] No. 1 in C Major BWV846
[3][4] No. 2 in C Minor BWV847
[5][6] No. 3 in C-Sharp Major BWV848
[7][8] No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor BWV849
[9][10] No. 5 in D Major BWV850
[11][12] No. 6 in D Minor BWV851
[13][14] No. 7 in E-Flat Major BWV852
[15][16] No. 8 in E-Flat Minor BWV853
[17][18] No. 9 in E Major BWV854
[19][20] No. 10 in E Minor BWV855
[21][22] No. 11 in F Major BWV856
[23][24] No. 12 in F Minor BWV857
[25][26] No. 13 in F-Sharp Major BWV858
[27][28] No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor BWV859
[29][30] No. 15 in G Major BWV860
[31][32] No. 16 in G Minor BWV861
[33][34] No. 17 in A-Flat Major BWV862
[35][36] No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor BWV863
[37][38] No. 19 in A Major BWV864
[39][40] No. 20 in A Minor BWV865
[41][42] No. 21 in B-Flat Major BWV866
[43][44] No. 22 in B-Flat Minor BWV867
[45][46] No. 23 in B Major BWV868
[47][48] No. 24 in B Minor BWV869

Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord (Mikolas Thomas, London 1968 after "N. et Francois Blanchet, 1660-1731")

Recorded: May 1979
Iruma-shi Shimin Kaikan, Saitama, Japan