JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2
Céline Frisch (harpsichord)
Awards:
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Diapason d’Or, May 2019
Perhaps the most revealing examples of Frisch’s finger independence and bracing articulation can be found in the uncommonly clear interplay of voices in the C sharp major Prelude and in the...
JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2
Céline Frisch (harpsichord)
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Awards:
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Diapason d’Or, May 2019
Perhaps the most revealing examples of Frisch’s finger independence and bracing articulation can be found in the uncommonly clear interplay of voices in the C sharp major Prelude and in the...
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Two years after releasing her CD dedicated to Book I of J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Céline Frisch now presents the second volume of this musical landmark. Bach compiled Book II in 1744, twenty-two years after Book I. It took until 1801 for both volumes to be printed: from then until the present day they have inspired countless composers. After a series of recordings with the Ensemble Zimmermann she helped to found, Céline Frisch returns to the harpsichord recital, for a programme of this, her very favourite music. Through these preludes and fugues, she reminds us that far from being technical exercises, the Well-Tempered Clavier is a work of pure pleasure and constant renewed discovery. As Robert Schumann declared: ‘You should frequently play the fugues of the great masters, particularly those of J.S. Bach. Make the Well-Tempered Clavier your daily bread.’
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Awards and reviews
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Diapason d’OrMay 2019
July 2019
Perhaps the most revealing examples of Frisch’s finger independence and bracing articulation can be found in the uncommonly clear interplay of voices in the C sharp major Prelude and in the G minor Fugue’s close-lying counterpoint…Frisch may not superseded tried-and-tested modern day reference versions of the ‘48’…, yet she’s unquestionably a strong contender in a crowded field.
