Libeer,Julien J.S. Bach & Beyond: A Well-Tempered Conversation CD

To mark the 300th Anniversary of the publication of Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier, Julien Libeer had the idea of presenting it in an unusual light: here he initiates a dialogue in which Bach's major- key prelude-and-fugue pairs 'converse' with later pieces (in the corresponding minor keys) by composers who, in their own way, have built upon the advances Johann Sebastian made in his foundational undertaking. Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Ligeti and Schoenberg are all part of the conversation with the Leipzig Cantor in this intricate play of mirrors.

1. Bach - Prelude ; Fugue in C 2. Beethoven - Bagatelle in c 3. Bach - Prelude ; Fugue in C# 4. Chopin - Mazurka in c# 5. Bach - Prelude ; Fugue in D 6. Rachmaninoff - Prelude in d 7. Bach - Prelude ; Fugue in E flat 8. Faur? - Prelude in e flat 9. Bach - Prelude ; Fugue in E 10. Ravel - Fugue in e (from æLe Tombeau de CouperinÆ) 11. Bach - Prelude ; Fugue in F 12. Bach - Prelude ; Fugue in F# 13. Brahms - Capriccio in f# 14. Bach - Prelude ; Fugue in G 15. Shostakovich - Prelude in g 16. Bach - Prelude ; Fugue in A flat 17. Busoni - Prelude in g# 18. Bach - Prelude ; Fugue in A 19. Ligeti - Musica Ricercata 1 (on A) 20. Bach - Prelude ; Fugue in B flat 21. Reger - Two-part canon in b flat 22. Bach - Prelude ; Fugue in B 23. Sch÷nberg - 6 Klavierst?cke op. 19