Bach - WTC I Prelude and fugue no. 6 in D minor BWV 851 - Steenbrink | Netherlands Bach Society

In the Prelude and fugue in D minor, performed by Tineke Steenbrink for All of Bach, we enter at the climax of the debate. The bass represents the balanced opinion, stated in a serene yet self-assured tempo. But the rather breathless, hot-tempered triplets of the upper voice suggest that it has long since abandoned reason. Despite all its down-to-earth comments, the bass comes off worst - pounding out a few more individual notes and eventually giving up completely. Only then do the quarrellers embrace one another, in a glorious figured major chord. Recorded for the project All of Bach on February 26th 2014 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel and consider donating For the interview with harpsichordist Tineke Steenbrink on WTC I Prelude and fugue no. 6 in D minor go to For the complete playlist of The Well-Tempered Clavier I go to https:/