Description
The 300th anniversary of the first volume of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" prompted Tatiana Kozlova, an internationally award-winning pianist from St. Petersburg, to take a profound look at the work. Her research is based not only on the findings of Albert Schweitzer, but also on the in-depth analyses of the Russian Bach scholars Boleslaw Jaworsky and Vera Nosina. On this basis, she develops an understanding of the work that differs from all previous interpretations. Johann Sebastian Bach was a man of deep faith. It is therefore not surprising that "The Well-Tempered Clavier" is also based on a broad foundation of biblical themes. For the CD at hand, Tatiana Kozlova summarizes the selected preludes and fugues in the microcycles "Creation" and "Passion" (the latter one a musical triptych) and interprets them as "musical icons". The last piece of the recording originally comes from Prelude No. 10 in E minor of the "Well-Tem-pered Clavier" (BWV 855). Two centuries later, Alexander Siloti arranged this prelude and transposed it to B minor. His arrangement
forms the conclusion of the CD as a retrospective of Bach and his musical legacy from the early 20th century. The recording of the eleven works was done in Luxembourg at a Fazioli Concert Grand 278.
