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Prom 63: Sir András Schiff plays The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book 2)

Live at the Â鶹Éç Proms: Sir Andras Schiff plays JS Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book 2)

Live at Â鶹Éç Proms: Sir András Schiff plays JS Bach's 'The Well-Tempered Clavier' (Book 2)

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Presented Sarah Walker

JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2

Sir András Schiff, piano

The two volumes of Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier are a window onto an extraordinary musical imagination – an infinitely varied, beguiling series of musical reflections and questions.

Following his complete performance of Book 1 last year, distinguished pianist and Bach specialist Sir András Schiff returns to perform the complete Book 2. Much more than just a musical sequel, this volume pushes harmony and counterpoint further than ever before in its fascinating and uniquely challenging sequence of works.

There will be no interval

Broadcast on Â鶹Éç Four on Friday 31 August

2 hours, 29 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 (part I)

    Performer: Sir András Schiff.

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 Aug 2018 21:30

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