Bach - WTC I Prelude and fugue no. 12 in F minor BWV 857 - Dirksen | Netherlands Bach Society

The Prelude and fugue in F minor, performed by Pieter Dirksen for All of Bach, has a dark character. Often the preludes and fugues in the Wohltemperirte Clavier are opposite in character. However, not in this case. The melancholy atmosphere is already firmly established in the prelude, and it remains throughout.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on January 16th 2014 at Culemborg, The Netherlands. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating http://bit.ly/2uZuMj5.

For the interview with harpsichordist Pieter Dirksen on Prelude and fugue no. 12 in F minor BWV 857 go to    • Dirksen on Bach WTC I Prelude and fug...  
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Pieter Dirksen, harpsichordist
Harpsichord: Sebastián Nuñez after Johannes Ruckers, Utrecht 1996

0:00 Prelude
2:30 Fugue