One of the most famous movements from J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, this prelude has become a standard piece not only for students but for concert pianists as well. But what's the story behind it ...
Book 1 was written in 1722 when Bach was a young keyboardist in the German provinces. Book 2 was compiled - in 1742 - while Bach lived in Leipzig, having in the intervening two decades become ...
Bach's first 'Clavier' book was completed in 1722 and then - only 20 years later - he gave us Book 2! These works are musicologically important but it's music of rare and soothing beauty. Composer: ...
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