Bach JS: Well Tempered Clavier Book I & II
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-05-01 Summary: Look No Further! Wait No Longer! ... Bob van Asperen recorded the Well-Tempered Clavier Books 1 & 2 at least twenty years ago, but his performance remains the most insightful and enjoyable, on any kind of keyboard. "Insightful" because what van Asperen does is to search inside the music for insights rather than to impose "insights" of his willful own, as Gould, Schiff, and Company do. "Enjoyable" because of the sheer beauty of his harpsichord timbres and because on the harpsichord the passagework is transparent enough to hear the full counterpoint. There ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-06-09 Summary: Pleasing ... These recordings are from 1987-9, yet offer generally pleasing sound. I think the engineering is a little dimmer for Book II than for Book I, but that could just be my imagination. Throughout, Bob van Asperen proves to be a fine and sensitive player. There are no eccentricities or catatonic tempi, nor do things get smudged over as on some other recordings. Van Asperen's tempi always let the details shine through, while he can be thrillingly virtuosic when required. For many listeners, a preference for piano or harpsichord ...more

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Canons & Fugues of J. S. Bach -  Table of Contents page for Tim Smith's study of Bach's Life and Music. 

HOASM: Johann Sebastian Bach -  Biography, musicography, and links to related composers. 

A Johann Sebastian Bach Midi Page -  Nov 22, 2009 ... Provides information, midi and mp3 files on Johann Sebastian Bach. 

Johann Sebastian Bach - Classical Music Composor -  Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 - js bach - js bach. 

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JSBChorales.net: Bach Chorales -  Source for midi files, QuickTime Movies and graphics of the chorales of JS Bach. 

J. S. Bach - musicolog.com -  music clips, midi archive, works list, photos, info. 

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