Johann Sebastian Bach
Complete Well-Tempered Clavier Book One
Daniel Martyn Lewis, piano
The complete 24 Preludes and Fugues, released in reverse order.
Prelude and Fugue 18 in G-sharp minor BWV 863
Imagine a small chamber ensemble with a flute solo of great delicacy. The calm, dance-like undulations are ever in the background.
The ensemble continues in the fugue, commencing with a bass viol. The introspective sorrow of the prelude is transformed into a bolder statement of determination and resolve, with much accumulation of emotional tension seen in the insistent repeated notes and disjunct intervals.
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Credit:
Daniel Martyn Lewis – https://www.youtube.com/@BachPianist