Composed in the 1740s, the second book of the Well-Tempered Clavier refl ects the composer’s late style. Vincent Bernhardt offers a reading of this work that highlights the development of the instrumentarium at the time, using a harpsichord and a clavichord, as well as a fortepiano copied from an instrument built in Bach’s time.
Details:
Year: 2025
Label: IndéSens Calliope
Works by: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artist: Vincent Bernhardt, harpsichord, fortepiano, clavichord
Double CD
Duration: 1h39 – 48 tracks
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“[Vincent Bernhardt] has thought through his vision of Bach’s work very well. He offers us a true and beautiful journey into the Age of Enlightenment.”
Bruno Chiro, Bla Bla Blog, 2025/04/18
“An album that is not didactic, but questions the work and the instruments of the time.”
Thierry Vagne, Musique classique & Co., 2025/04/15