The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Prelude and fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869)

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The final pages in the 'book' finishes in Bach's 'go-to' minor key. This stately work - calm and serious - demands we listen, as though Bach is saying in his final chapter, "Hear, here's what music means." Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Performer: Mahan Esfahani (Harpsichord) Recording date: 24 May 2012 Date of broadcast: 18 October 2012