Mie Miki - Das wohltemperierte Akkordeon (2017) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Bach’s Das Wohltemperierte Klavier has been called „The Old Testament“ of the piano literature and presents, in more ways than one, a pinnacle to be climbed by pianists and harpsichordists alike. As a leading accordion player with an astonishingly wide-ranging repertoire, Mie Miki has now accepted the challenge, selecting twelve of the 48 pairs of preludes and fugues.

For BIS Mie Miki has previously recorded Bach’s Italian Concerto, and as she did then, she performs the music from the original keyboard score without making any alterations to facilitate the transition to the accordion. The result is ear-opening – the accordion’s capacity for sustained notes brings out Bach’s fugal counterpoint, while the fast and light action of the instrument lends a particular fleetness to the preludes.

TRACKLIST

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

1 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 02:09
2 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 01:59
3 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 01:39
4 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 84701:18
5 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 2 (Arr. for Accordion): Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891 03:06
6 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 2 (Arr. for Accordion): Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891 05:31
7 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 01:02
8 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 01:57
9 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 2 (Arr. for Accordion): Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880 03:26
10 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 2 (Arr. for Accordion): Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 88001:32
11 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Prelude No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 03:06
12 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 02:57
13 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Prelude No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858 01:00
14 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858 01:54
15 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 2 (Arr. for Accordion): Prelude No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883 02:30
16 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 2 (Arr. for Accordion): Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883 02:25
17 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 2 (Arr. for Accordion): Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884 02:06
18 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 2 (Arr. for Accordion): Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884 01:14
19 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861 01:55
20 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861 02:14
21 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 2 (Arr. for Accordion): Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 04:55
22 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 2 (Arr. for Accordion): Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 03:20
23 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869 05:44
24 Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Book 1 (Arr. for Accordion): Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869 05:41