Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Main Performer or Conductor: Gary Cooper Instrumentation: Harpsichord Individual Works: Preludes and Fugues 1-24 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Asv Gaudeamus Catalog Number: 251 Comments: Christopher Leggette said: A transcendental performance; Cooper is a real find (I dug him out of a close-out bin in a Greenwich Village record shop); his touch is precise yet lyrical, his approach winged, his sound crystalline; and this recording is currently my favorite WTC; it is, of course, always a pleasure to dip in and out of different recordings (Edwin Fischer, Andras Schiff, Robert Levin); but Cooper is special. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Christopher Leggette Date First Submitted: 05/16/2003 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.

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