Bach - WTC II Prelude and fugue no. 22 in B-flat minor BWV 891 | Netherlands Bach Society

Sometimes Bach keeps it light, but now and then he goes all out for heavy. And this pair of works in B-flat minor, a ‘difficult’ key with five flats, digs very deep. It is even viewed by some as the highlight of the whole second Wohltemperirte Clavier: Bach’s most substantial three-part sinfonia as the prelude, followed by an overwhelming fugue on a productive theme. Twenty years after his first collection of music in every key imaginable, Bach completed a second ’Wohltemperirte Clavier’. We recorded his first book of Preludes and Fugues at the homes of 24 different musicians. For this second part, performed in its entirety by Christine Schornsheim, we chose 12 very different locations in Utrecht, to celebrate the 900th anniversary of our home city. Recorded for the project All of Bach on on 15 March 2022 at Dom Church, Utrecht, the Netherlands. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating