John Butt – J.S. Bach: Das wohltemperierte Klavier (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

John Butt – J.S. Bach: Das wohltemperierte Klavier (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 03:32:23 minutes | 8,60 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Linn Records

The majority of modern recordings of J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier are of piano performances, and the few harpsichord versions that come along often attract notice because of their relative scarcity. John Butt’s set on Linn warrants attention, not only for being a rarity, but more importantly for the extraordinary quality of his interpretations. An authority on Bach, Butt has written several books on the composer and distinguished himself as an expert on German Baroque music, both as a harpsichordist and conductor. Yet for all of his credentials, his playing of the WTC is far from pedantic or dry. His clear counterpoint, flexible rhythms, brisk tempos, lively ornamentation, and fluid phrasing make the 48 preludes and fugues fully musical and expressive, and at no point does the performance become dry or mechanical. Essential to this set’s success is the distinctive character of each piece, which keeps the listener alert to the variety of styles and expressions possible in this compendium of the keyboard art. Butt plays a modern copy of a German harpsichord, and the sound is full and vibrant in the stereo recording, made at St. Martin’s, East Woodhay, Hampshire, UK in 2013. Highly recommended.
Review by Blair Sanderson

Tracklist:
1. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 (02:00)
2. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 (01:30)
3. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 (01:25)
4. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 (01:19)
5. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 3 in C sharp Major, BWV 848 (01:20)
6. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 3 in C sharp Major, BWV 848 (02:15)
7. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 4 in C sharp Minor, BWV 849 (01:53)
8. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 4 in C sharp Minor, BWV 849 (02:45)
9. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 (01:10)
10. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 (01:33)
11. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851 (01:20)
12. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851 (01:45)
13. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 7 in E flat Major, BWV 852 (03:28)
14. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 7 in E flat Major, BWV 852 (01:33)
15. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 8 in E flat Minor, BWV 853 (02:23)
16. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 8 in D sharp Minor, BWV 853 (03:49)
17. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854 (01:18)
18. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854 (01:14)
19. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855 (01:42)
20. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855 (01:22)
21. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856 (01:02)
22. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856 (01:11)
23. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857 (01:13)
24. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857 (02:49)
25. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 13 in F sharp Major, BWV 858 (01:23)
26. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 13 in F sharp Major, BWV 858 (01:32)
27. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 14 in F sharp Minor, BWV 859 (01:18)
28. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 14 in F sharp Minor, BWV 859 (01:52)
29. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860 (00:52)
30. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860 (02:37)
31. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861 (01:08)
32. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861 (01:32)
33. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 17 in A flat Major, BWV 862 (01:21)
34. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 17 in A flat Major, BWV 862 (01:55)
35. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 18 in G sharp Minor, BWV 863 (01:12)
36. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 18 in G sharp Minor, BWV 863 (01:51)
37. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864 (01:20)
38. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864 (02:02)
39. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865 (01:08)
40. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865 (03:48)
41. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 21 in B flat Major, BWV 866 (01:14)
42. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 21 in B flat Major, BWV 866 (01:38)
43. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 22 in B flat Minor, BWV 867 (02:16)
44. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 22 in B flat Minor, BWV 867 (01:58)
45. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868 (00:57)
46. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868 (01:35)
47. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869 (04:05)
48. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I: Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869 (05:07)
49. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870 (02:00)
50. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870 (01:39)
51. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871 (02:00)
52. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871 (01:45)
53. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 3 in C sharp Major, BWV 872 (01:43)
54. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 3 in C sharp Major, BWV 872 (01:38)
55. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 4 in C sharp Minor, BWV 873 (03:16)
56. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 4 in C sharp Minor, BWV 873 (02:00)
57. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 (05:16)
58. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 (01:56)
59. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875 (01:34)
60. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875 (01:37)
61. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 7 in E flat Major, BWV 876 (02:37)
62. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 7 in E flat Major, BWV 876 (01:34)
63. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 8 in D sharp Minor, BWV 877 (04:06)
64. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 8 in D sharp Minor, BWV 877 (02:18)
65. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878 (04:13)
66. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878 (02:13)
67. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879 (03:36)
68. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879 (02:39)
69. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880 (02:51)
70. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880 (01:29)
71. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881 (03:33)
72. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881 (01:57)
73. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 13 in F sharp Major, BWV 882 (02:42)
74. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 13 in F sharp Major, BWV 882 (02:05)
75. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 14 in F sharp Minor, BWV 883 (02:21)
76. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 14 in F sharp Minor, BWV 883 (03:35)
77. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884 (02:24)
78. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884 (01:16)
79. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885 (02:22)
80. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885 (02:48)
81. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 17 in A flat Major, BWV 886 (03:24)
82. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 17 in A flat Major, BWV 886 (02:14)
83. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 18 in G sharp Minor, BWV 887 (05:15)
84. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 18 in G sharp Minor, BWV 887 (03:25)
85. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888 (01:40)
86. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888 (01:20)
87. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889 (03:29)
88. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889 (01:41)
89. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 21 in B flat Major, BWV 890 (05:16)
90. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 21 in B flat Major, BWV 890 (01:54)
91. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 22 in B flat Minor, BWV 891 (02:27)
92. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 22 in B flat Minor, BWV 891 (03:21)
93. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892 (01:58)
94. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892 (02:30)
95. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893 (01:46)
96. John Butt – The Well-Tempered Clavier Book II: Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893 (01:47)

Personnel:
John Butt, harpsichord
Harpsichord by Bruce Kennedy

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