Friedrich Gulda: J.S. Bach – Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846, Well-Tempered Clavier I

In a live recording from the Amerikahaus, Munich, in 1981 Gulda reveals the versatility of his keyboard playing. On the clavichord he plays three preludes and fugues from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier; on the piano, his own re-working of Schubert’s Der Wanderer, ending with Debussy’s Reflects dans l’eau and a selection of his own compositions (Exercise No. 9, For Paul, Prelude and Fugue, For Rico). J.S. Bach – Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846, Well-Tempered Clavier I 0:00 Prelude 1:59 Fugue Watch the full concert: Friedrich Gulda (16 May 1930 – 27 January 2000) was an Austrian pianist and composer who worked in both the classical and jazz fields. Born in Vienna as the son of a teacher, Gulda began learning to play the piano from Felix Pazofsky at the Wiener Volkskonservatorium, aged 7. In 1942, he entered the Vienna Music Academy, where he studied piano and musical