Bach - WTC I Prelude and fugue no. 22 in B-flat minor BWV 867 - Verhelst | Netherlands Bach Society

On reaching Prelude en Fugue in B-flat minor from Das Wohltemperirte Clavier, here performed by Kris Verhelst for All of Bach, Bach appears to have chosen a warm, subdued and enchanting approach – maybe to soften the nasty ‘falsifications’ somewhat. In this performance, the tempo of the prelude is therefore slow, enabling Kris Verhelst to give plenty of scope to the sometimes unexpected twists, especially for those listening carefully to how the accompanying chords are constructed.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on 17th September 2016 at Antwerp, Belgium. 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.

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Kris Verhelst, harpsichordist
Harpsichord: Emile Jobin after Johannes Daniel Dulcken, 1747

0:00 Prelude
2:42 Fugue