J.S. Bach, The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1: Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 850

J.S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 850 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (1722) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Filmed at Rienzi, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Featuring Matthew Dirst, harpsichord 0:00 Prelude 1:54 Fugue Listen to Matthew Dirst's commentary:    • Biweekly Bach | Episode 10: D Major and B ...   Over the course of one year (from May 2021 to June 2022), Ars Lyrica Artistic Director Matthew Dirst performed and recorded the entirety of Book 1 of J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier in the sumptuous surroundings of Rienzi, the house museum for European decorative arts of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The featured instrument, inspired by the work of the Gräbner family in Dresden in the early eighteenth century, is visually and acoustically stunning, a perfect complement to the Baroque-era décor at Rienzi. Single-manual harpsichord by John Phillips with decoration by Janine Johnson (Berkeley, 2021) after the work of the Gräbner family (Dresden, c1720). Video by BEND Productions, LLC Audio by Ryan Edwards and Shannon Smith www.arslyricahouston.org