![]() ![]() The composition, re-shaping and polishing of The Well-Tempered Clavier, or the ‘48’, as the collection is often called, occupied Bach throughout the best part of his career. But in the music, he murmurs to us: no, it’s always both.”īorn in Eisenach, Germany, Madied in Leipzig, Germany, July 28, 1750 On the page he divides the world into major and minor. It is beautiful that Bach belies the premise of his own masterpiece. ![]() ![]() They give the feeling of a fabric, reversible, invertible, turned inside out and back like a Mobius strip, an unending emotional richness. These moments of turning are for me the core of The Well-Tempered Clavier. We cross and recross the boundary, an act with myriad metaphorical overtones: light meets dark, extrovert becomes introvert, joy gives way to sorrow, etc. “Within every prelude and every fugue, Bach allows major and minor to visit each other. HEALTH AND SAFETY: All patrons are required to wear a mask at this performance. Photography and recording of any kind are not permitted. Please be considerate of others and turn off all phones, pagers, and watch alarms. Das Wolhtemperierte Clavier (The Well-Tempered Clavier), Book One, BWV 846-869 (c1715-22, rev later) ![]()
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