Wolfgang Rubsam - J.S. Bach Das Wohltemperierte Clavier (2023)

A renowned organist transfers his decades of experience as a Bach player to the harpsichord, for his first recording of The Well-Tempered Clavier.
‘I was surrounded by music as a child,’ recalls Wolfgang Rübsam, and he was thrilled when he could clamber up to the piano seat at the age of three to imitate the pupils of his parents, both of them music teachers. For the last 70 years and more, Rübsam has immersed himself in the world of the keyboard, and in the music of Bach in particular, making records first of all for Philips, then Naxos and latterly Brilliant Classics, all of them warmly welcomed for the fidelity of their style and the colours of their phrasing, whether played on harpsichord, organ or modern piano. At 76, Rübsam is undoubtedly one of the Bachians of our time, and yet until quite recently his long and distinguished discography has included no recording of the single most central collection to Bach’s output as a keyboard musician, the two volumes of preludes and fugues which he wrote both as a method of instruction for the budding keyboard player and as a library of his own mastery of the contrapuntal arts.
Tracklist
[02:44] 01. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846, Book I: I. Prelude
[02:38] 02. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846, Book I: II. Fugue
[02:43] 03. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847, Book I: I. Prelude
[02:44] 04. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847, Book I: II. Fugue
[02:18] 05. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848, Book I: I. Prelude
[04:05] 06. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848, Book I: II. Fugue
[03:01] 07. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849, Book I: I. Prelude
[04:51] 08. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849, Book I: II. Fugue
[02:40] 09. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850, Book I: I. Prelude
[03:14] 10. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850, Book I: II. Fugue
[02:27] 11. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851, Book I: I. Prelude
[02:26] 12. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851, Book I: II. Fugue
[04:44] 13. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852, Book I: I. Prelude
[02:52] 14. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852, Book I: II. Fugue
[03:21] 15. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853, Book I: I. Prelude
[05:43] 16. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853, Book I: II. Fugue
[01:51] 17. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854, Book I: I. Prelude
[02:09] 18. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854, Book I: II. Fugue
[03:16] 19. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855, Book I: I. Prelude
[02:18] 20. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855, Book I: II. Fugue
[01:30] 21. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856, Book I: I. Prelude
[02:06] 22. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856, Book I: II. Fugue
[02:33] 23. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857, Book I: I. Prelude
[05:47] 24. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857, Book I: II. Fugue
[01:40] 25. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858, Book I: I. Prelude
[03:20] 26. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858, Book I: II. Fugue
[02:08] 27. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859, Book I: I. Prelude
[03:48] 28. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859, Book I: II. Fugue
[01:22] 29. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860, Book I: I. Prelude
[04:48] 30. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860, Book I: II. Fugue
[02:08] 31. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 16 on G Minor, BWV 861, Book I: I. Prelude
[03:01] 32. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 16 on G Minor, BWV 861, Book I: II. Fugue
[01:36] 33. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862, Book I: I. Prelude
[03:12] 34. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862, Book I: II. Fugue
[01:54] 35. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863, Book I: I. Prelude
[03:15] 36. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863, Book I: II. Fugue
[01:52] 37. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864, Book I: I. Prelude
[03:30] 38. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864, Book I: II. Fugue
[01:45] 39. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865, Book I: I. Prelude
[07:26] 40. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865, Book I: II. Fugue
[02:00] 41. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866, Book I: I. Prelude
[02:40] 42. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866, Book I: II. Fugue
[02:48] 43. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867, Book I: I. Prelude
[03:02] 44. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867, Book I: Fugue
[01:37] 45. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868, Book I: I. Prelude
[02:53] 46. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868, Book I: II. Fugue
[06:32] 47. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869, Book I. I. Prelude
[07:09] 48. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869, Book I. II. Fugue
[03:29] 49. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870, Book II: I. Prelude
[03:05] 50. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870, Book II: II. Fugue
[04:15] 51. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871, Book II: I. Prelude
[02:47] 52. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871, Book II: II. Fugue
[03:00] 53. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872, Book II: I. Prelude
[02:49] 54. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872, Book II: II. Fugue
[05:17] 55. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873, Book II: I. Prelude
[04:54] 56. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873, Book II: II. Fugue
[07:44] 57. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874, Book II: I. Prelude
[03:58] 58. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874, Book II: II. Fugue
[02:58] 59. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875, Book II: I. Prelude
[02:42] 60. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875, Book II: I. Fugue
[03:12] 61. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876, Book II: I. Prelude
[03:02] 62. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876, Book II: II. Fugue
[06:42] 63. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877, Book II: I. Prelude
[04:24] 64. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877, Book II: II. Fugue
[06:35] 65. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878, Book II: I. Prelude
[03:33] 66. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878, Book II: II. Fugue
[07:21] 67. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879, Book II: I. Prelude
[04:42] 68. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879, Book II: II. Fugue
[04:24] 69. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880, Book II: I. Prelude
[02:55] 70. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880, Book II: II. Fugue
[05:52] 71. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881, Book II: I. Prelude
[03:34] 72. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881, Book II: II. Fugue
[04:58] 73. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882, Book II: I. Prelude
[04:06] 74. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882, Book II: II. Fugue
[03:26] 75. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883, Book II: I. Prelude
[05:21] 76. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883, Book II: II. Fugue
[05:08] 77. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884, Book II: I. Prelude
[02:02] 78. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884, Book II: II. Fugue
[02:31] 79. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885, Book II: I. Prelude
[05:38] 80. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885, Book II: II. Fugue
[05:33] 81. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886, Book II: I. Prelude
[04:49] 82. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886, Book II: II. Fugue
[08:11] 83. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887, Book II: I. Prelude
[06:06] 84. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887, Book II: II. Fugue
[02:27] 85. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888, Book II: I. Prelude
[02:43] 86. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888, Book II: II. Fugue
[07:37] 87. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889, Book II: I. Prelude
[02:37] 88. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889, Book II: II. Fugue
[09:53] 89. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890, Book II: I. Prelude
[03:34] 90. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890, Book II: II. Fugue
[03:42] 91. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891, Book II: I. Prelude
[06:18] 92. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891, Book II: II. Fugue
[03:05] 93. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892, Book II: I. Prelude
[04:23] 94. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892, Book II: II. Fugue
[02:52] 95. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893, Book II: I. Prelude
[02:42] 96. Wolfgang Rübsam - Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893, Book II: II. Fugue