Well-Tempered Clavier

"What we have therefore, is a Bachian equivalent to one of Schumann’s cycles of piano pieces, a baroque Carnaval or Kreisleriana, if you like. And while purists may recoil in horror at hearing this music presented in what might seem a disruptively wilful order, they ought to be convinced by the sheer intelligence and lucidity of the playing, its immaculate phrasing and minutely graduated range of tone." - The Guardian