Angela Hewitt - Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier - 2008 recording

Ten years ago Angela Hewitt recorded a version of The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I which dazzled the critical world and record-buying public. It was followed shortly afterwards by Book II which was similarly received. Now, fresh from her Bach World Tour�in which she performed the complete Well-Tempered Clavier from August 2007 until the end of October 2008 in 58 cities in 21 countries on six continents�Angela has made an entirely new recording of this most iconic of keyboard works.In a revealing and personal programme note, Angela explains her reasons, both artistic and emotional, for this momentous creative decision. She speaks of the �new-found freedom� that she discovered in her later performances, and especially her use of Fazioli pianos, �whose luminous, powerful, and also ever so delicate sounds opened new worlds to me and allowed my imagination to take flight�.This is an unmissable new release.