A Desert Island Performance ~~"Bach, J.S. : Well-Tempered Clavier"

Bach, J.S. : Well-Tempered Clavier

RCA
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 A Desert Island Performance, 2003-05-15

I have listened to this recording since it was issued on LP in the early 1970s, and never tired of it. Richter performed Bach throughout his long career, and these readings are among his best because his love for the music shines through with almost religious intensity. His approach is lyrical; he sings each prelude and fugue, yet at the same time he's scrupulously aware of Bach's rhythmic and contrapuntal structures. Some of his tempi are extreme: e.g. the C-minor prelude in Book I is played at whirlwind speed. Unfortunately the sound is not very good, perhaps owing to the acoutics of the castle where the recording took place. But the richness and intensity of Richter's playing makes up for everything.

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