or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
More Buying Choices
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 

JS Bach - Well Tempered Clavier [harpsichord] [Box set]

Harpsichord Pieter-Jan Belder , JS Bach , None Audio CD
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
Price: £12.75 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Only 4 left in stock (more on the way).
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Want delivery by Tuesday, 28 May? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details

Frequently Bought Together

JS Bach - Well Tempered Clavier [harpsichord] + Rameau: Complete Works for Harsichord + Purcell - Complete Chamber Music
Price For All Three: £42.75

Buy the selected items together

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought


Product details

  • Conductor: None
  • Composer: JS Bach
  • Audio CD (15 Jun 2009)
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Brilliant Classics
  • ASIN: B001SNXTWY
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 52,829 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. The Well-tempered Clavier, Books 1 and 2 - Pieter-Jan Belder

Product Description

Livres I et II / Pieter-Jan Belder, clavecin

Customer Reviews

4 star
0
3 star
0
2 star
0
1 star
0
5.0 out of 5 stars
5.0 out of 5 stars
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars JS Bach - well tempered clavier (complete) 21 May 2009
By r.b.
Format:Audio CD
Pieter Jan Belder is now a well known figure in the early music scene and with this recording he confirms,without a doubt,what a gifted harpsichordist he is.He delivers a fine performance throughout book 1 but his book 2 is fantastic and this is something surprisingly few harpsichordist's have managed to achieve.

I believe this is now THE benchmark performance on harpsichord of the complete well tempered clavier by the same performer.I still prefer Luc Beausejour for book 1 but Belder's book 2 is the greatest on disc.

Pieter Jan Belder has delivered consistently good performances regardless of which composers music he is performing and this recording cements his reputation as a great musician.Although i feel his account of book 1 is not all it could have been this 4 cd set is an essential purchase for his truly magnificent performance of book 2.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Mark A. Meldon TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
As the other reviewers here say, and I completely agree with them, this is unquestionably a great recording by Pieter-Jan Belder of Bach's sublime "well-tempered clavier". Played, correctly, on a harpsichord that just sounds, well, great - Brilliant Classics engineer and producer have given us what must be one of the best harpsichord recordings ever. And all for a tenner or so!

This set renders many older recordings into the "historical interest" category, such as the redoubtable Kenneth Gilbert set Bach - Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, bks. 1 & 2, to name but one example.

Despite regarding the harpsichord the way to go in these pieces, I enjoy Bach on the piano, too, and one can turn to Pollini Bach, J.S.: The well-tempered Clavier, Till Fellner Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, and the decidedly archival Edwin Fischer Bach - Das wohltemperierte Klavier (this older EMI References having the best sound quality), to name but three glorious recordings.

Pieter-Jan Belder has made many good recordings (his Scarlatti "cube" Scarlatti: Complete Keyboard Works is entirely complimentary to the much-missed genius of Scott Ross [[ASIN:B0009MWAVQ Scarlatti - Complete Keyboard Sonatas]), but this is surely his best yet.

Do not hesitate, you really won't be disappointed!
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect 13 May 2012
By Fdsa
Format:Audio CD
Pieter chooses to play in an irregular circular temperament rather than E.T., which is probably what Bach intended. Perfect executions, and very very very expressive. Top quality music, doesn't get much better than this!
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums


What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Feedback


Amazon.co.uk Privacy Statement Amazon.co.uk Delivery Information Amazon.co.uk Returns & Exchanges