Bach's Complete Well-Tempered Clavier

《平均律》：四十八首前奏與賦格曲

人生，有喜亦有悲。我們各有自己的方法去應對這些情緒上的波動，但有時候波幅太大，不免會影響生活。巴哈的《平均律》來回替換於大調與小調之間，就像在描寫生活中的喜怒哀樂，不過巴哈的音樂帶有一種平和的語調，使我們在體驗這些激動的情緒時仍能夠安然的接受它們。聽一遍的《平均律》，仿佛在跟隨巴哈一起走過生活的大小事情，從而得到一些啟示去調節我們的情緒。

《平均律》分上、下兩集：巴哈寫成上集時，血氣方剛，平和當中還是略帶點豪氣；相隔二十年之後寫成下集，卻已經是個老行尊，跟上集對比，更能顯出歲月的滄桑。適逢二零二二年是上集面世的三百周年，讓我們借此機會一起感受一下巴哈的世界觀。

音樂會重溫：bach's complete well-tempered clavier: 300th anniversary celebration - 2022.07.26-27 | claying's studio 

The Complete Well-Tempered Clavier: 48 Preludes and Fugues

Due to the way it alternates between major and minor pieces, the Well-Tempered Clavier (WTC) can be seen as a representation of the ups and downs we experience in life. Listening to a whole book of WTC, we walk with Bach through his joys and sorrows and reflect on our own happiness and misfortunes. 

Why walk with Bach though? Bach’s music speaks with a calming tone and helps us be in touch with our extreme emotions without being taken over. It is quite a different thing compared to Beethoven - the hero who calls us to arms and inspires us to fight on, whose 250th birthday we celebrated in 2020. Sometimes we need respite from these heroic struggles; as 2022 brings the 300th anniversary of the completion of WTC’s first book, perhaps this is an opportunity to experience Bach’s world of calmness. The two books of WTC are separated by twenty years, and listening to both of them can reveal how Bach himself moved on from an impassioned young man to become the wise master. 

Concert recording: bach's complete well-tempered clavier: 300th anniversary celebration - 2022.07.26-27 | claying's studio 

演出者簡介

熊韋皓畢業於英國皇家音樂學院鋼琴系，並曾學習彈奏古鍵琴及管風琴。他特別熱衷於巴哈的音樂，過去的演出曲目包括巴哈的整套二聲部及三聲部練習曲、《平均律》下集、及「巴哈點唱機」。除了以傳統的方式表演，熊氏亦積極探索以其他形式把音樂帶給聽眾，於2018及2019年曾數次與視覺藝術家愛卡合作上演《兔仔的圖象琴譜》。

The Performer

Stephen Hung graduated as a pianist from Royal Academy of Music in London, having also received training on the harpsichord and the organ. He is especially drawn to the music of J. S. Bach and previous performances include the complete 2-part and 3-part inventions, Book 2 of the WTC, and a number of Jukebox concerts.