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"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 ..."--Provided by publisher

Table of Contents:

• Prelude and fugue in C major BWV 846 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:59, 1:51)
• Bagatelle in C minor WoO 52 / Ludwig van Beethoven (4:29)
• Prelude and fugue in C-sharp major BWV 848 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:13, 2:25)
• Mazurka in C sharp minor op. 50 no. 3 / Frederic Chopin (5:07)
• Prelude and fugue in D major BWV 850 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:12, 1:54)
• Prelude in D minor op. 23, no. 3 / Sergei Rachmaninoff (3:41)
• Prelude and fugue in E-flat major BWV 852 / Johann Sebastian Bach (3:31, 1:38)
• Prelude in E flat minor op. 103, no. 6 / Gabriel Fauré (2:08)
• Prelude and fugue in E major BWV 854 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:20, 1:05)
• Le tombeau de Couperin. Fugue (Allegro moderato) in E minor / Maurice Ravel (3:17)
• Prelude and fugue in F major BWV 856 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:01, 1:18)
• Fantasia in F minor for a mechanical organ K. 608 / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ; arr. for two pianos by Ferruccio Busoni (9:27).
• Prelude and fugue in F-sharp major BWV 858 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:34, 1:49)
• Capriccio (Un poco agitato) in F sharp minor op. 76, no. 1 / Johannes Brahms (3:35)
• Prelude and fugue in G major BWV 860 / Johann Sebastian Bach (0:49, 2:31)
• Prelude in G minor op. 34, no. 22 / Dmitri Shostakovich (2:17)
• Prelude and fugue in A-flat major BWV 862 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:19, 2:15)
• Prelude (Andante) in G sharp minor op. 37, no. 12 / Ferruccio Busoni (2:27)
• Prelude and fugue in A major BWV 864 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:11, 2:07)
• Musica ricercata I on A (Sostenuto) / György Ligeti (2:29)

• Prelude and fugue in B-flat major BWV 866 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:17, 1:44)
• Two-part canon in B flat minor no. 19 / Max Reger (1:35)
• Prelude and fugue in B major BWV 868 / Johann Sebastian Bach (1:09, 1:57)
• Sechs kleine Klavierstücke op. 19 / Arnold Schoenberg (5:47)
• Prelude in C major BWV 846 / Johann Sebastian Bach (2:17).

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Contributors:

Libeer, Julien , instrumentalist

Laloum, Adam, 1987- , instrumentalist

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849

Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943

Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924

Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897

Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich, 1906-1975

Busoni, Ferruccio, 1866-1924

Ligeti, György, 1923-2006

Reger, Max, 1873-1916

Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951

Included Works:

Wohltemperierte Klavier [by Bach, J.S.] > 1. T. Selections

Bagatelles, piano [by Beethoven, L.v.] > WoO 52, C minor

Mazurkas, piano [by Chopin, F.] > Op. 50 > No. 3

Preludes, piano [by Rachmaninoff, S.] > Op. 23 > No. 3

Preludes, piano [by Fauré, G.] > Op. 103 > No. 6

Tombeau de Couperin [by Ravel, M.] > Fugue

Stücke, musical clock [by Mozart, W.A.] > K. 608, F minor (arranged)

Stücke, piano [by Brahms, J.] > Op. 76 > Capriccio, F♯ minor

Preludes, piano [by Shostakovich, D.D.] > Op. 34 > No. 22

Preludes, piano [by Busoni, F.] > Op. 37 > No. 12

Musica ricercata [by Ligeti, G.] > Sostenuto

Kanons durch alle Dur und Molltonarten [by Reger, M.] > Heft 1 > No. 19

Kleine Klavierstücke [by Schoenberg, A.]

Other Related Resources:

Source record: Well-tempered conversation (Arles : Harmonia Mundi, [2022] — OCLC Number 1297042352)

Subjects:

Canons, fugues, etc.

Piano music

Mazurkas

Fantasia

Piano music (Pianos (2)), Arranged

Performers:

Julien Libeer, piano ; with Adam Laloum, piano (12th work).

Performance Medium:

1 performer: piano

General Notes:

Recorded 2021 July Salle Flagey à Bruxelles.
Description based on: Hard copy version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file)
1. T
WoO 52
op. 50 No. 3.
op. 23 No. 3.
op. 103 No. 6.
K. 608
op. 34 No. 22.
op. 37 No. 12.
No. 19

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

audio file

Call Numbers:

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International Standard Recording Code: FR7JM2146140
International Standard Recording Code: FR7JM2146130
International Standard Recording Code: FR7JM2146120
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Publisher Number, Harmonia Mundi: HMM90269697

OCLC Numbers:

1327857437