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Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 / Keith Jarrett | 
 enlarge | Artist: Keith Jarrett
Label: Ecm Records
Category: Music
List Price: $35.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 161086
Format: Original Recording Reissued
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 0.9
UPC: 042284793629
EAN: 0042284793629
ASIN: B000025XGF
Release Date: April 18, 2000
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C major, BWV870 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.2 in C minor, BWV871 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.3 in C sharp major, BWV872 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.4 in C sharp minor, BWV873 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.5 in D major, BWV874 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.6 in D minor, BWV875 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.7 in E flat major, BWV876 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.8 in D sharp minor, BWV877 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.9 in E major, BWV878 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.10 in E minor, BWV879 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.11 in F major, BWV880 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.12 in F minor, BWV881 |
Disc 2
| • | Prelude and Fugue No.13 in F sharp major, BWV882 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.14 in F sharp minor, BWV883 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.15 in G major, BWV884 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.16 in G minor, BWV885 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.17 in A flat major, BWV886 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.18 in G sharp minor, BWV887 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.19 in A major, BWV888 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.20 in A minor, BWV889 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.21 in B flat major, BWV890 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.22 in B flat minor, BWV891 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.23 in B major, BWV892 | | • | Prelude and Fugue No.24 in B minor, BWV893 |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Straight performance without mannerism at all. October 1, 2008
Here is played by harpsichord, though book 1 was played by modern piano. Straight performance without mannerism at all. It is happy and glad to run after the melody of F sharp minor fugue of three parts and three theme. I want to express my gratitude to Jarrett. Much better enhanced work compared with Book 1.
Recorded in 1990.
 The worst Well Tempered Clavier I've ever listened to! September 23, 2008
I currently own at least 6 versions of the WTC 1 & 2. This one is by far the worst of the lot. Mr. Jarrett might be a fine jazz pianist, but he certainly doesn't do Bach justice. The first disk is fine with a modern piano, but is the second disk with a harpsichord that makes me the most upset. He plays the instrument very mechanically, almost like a sewing machine. The acoustics/engineering make the instrument sound very dry and metallic as well. One quote sums up what Mr. Jarrett feels about the beatiful instrument that a harpsichord can be: " I recorded the second part on a harpsichord, eventhough it's an inferior instrument when compared to a piano" Oh really? Sounds like he's making apples to oranges comparisons between very different instruments. Rather than bore the rest of you with a long winded diatribe along the lines that harpsichords offer a much less "muddy" line of music than a modern piano, and that a single key can play up to 3 different octaves and that the harpsichord's agility is like comparing a ballerina vs a sumo wrestler (which is a modern piano), I'll leave it up to each of you to judge...whoops, I did go on a rant after all!!! Anyway, please try the Harpsichord recordings by Gary Cooper (AST) and/or the (in)famous Glen Gould if you prefer piano over this expensive fiasco.
 JS Bach's well tempered clavier book 2 jarrett June 4, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is actually a very fine effort by Keith Jarrett and much better than the other reviews afford him here.For book 2 he chose to play a harpsichord rather than the piano and his playing is (as you would expect)
technically flawless with good tempi judgment's .It is true he does not dig deep into the nuances of the harpsichord (like Dantone's version for example) but has a nice smooth feel with a straight ahead no nonsense approach .I am puzzled by some of the comment's that he has a poor touch at the harpsichord.Jarrett is one of the world's finest pianists and his approach to the harpsichord is just as professional.Ottavio Dantone's recording of book 2 is still to date the best harpsichord version i've heard but Jarrett's is very close behind and is among the finest well tempered clavier book 2 recording's available.
 Why harpsichord? August 21, 2005
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
I am a vey big fan of Keith Jarrett. I have more than 40 Jarrett albums (solo + trio) and I think I've heard the Koeln Concert more than 50 times. I am not very familiar with Bach's WTC. I have only 3 other interpretetions: Richter (piano) - very poetic, Gould (piano) - new and sometimes totally different than the book and a cheap harpsichord interpretion.
Jarrett does something really strange. He playes Part I on piano and Part II on harpsichord. I have no idea why he does that. The CD's look the same (just different colors) and there is no way you would expect to get Part II on a different instrument than Part I. The interpretetion (if you can listen to that instrument) is the worst I've heard so far.
A pianist's awkward attempt at harpsichord playing. December 2, 2003
17 out of 23 found this review helpful
Keith Jarrett is, without a doubt, one of the world's finest musicians. I greatly admire his improvisational and interpretive skill. . .on the piano.
but Jarrett has little or no understanding of harpsichord technique, and plays with rigidity and dryness. He never exploits the harpsichord's subtle nuances. In his interpretations, every note is equal. . .he fails to accentuate transitions, note relationships, key changes, etc. in the pieces. I can equate this to reading a book aloud without stopping to breathe at periods, pausing slightly at commas, or exaggerating words that are written in UPPER CASE LETTERS.
I would suggest the WTC recordings of Gustav Leonhardt, which are far superior.
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