Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier I

For more than two decades, Minsoo has stood out as one of the most distinctive musical voices of his generation. Since winning the 2006 Honens International Piano Competition, he has performed across Europe, North America and Asia, earning particular praise for Bach and Beethoven.

His recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations was named one of The New York Times’ Best Classical Recordings of 2011. In 2020, his complete cycle of Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas confirmed his reputation for performances marked by depth and musical honesty.

This new recording carries a bigger question: why does Bach still matter now? For Minsoo, Bach offers reflection, humanity and balance in a noisy, distracted world. That spirit shapes his reading of The Well Tempered Clavier, heard here not as a museum piece, but as music that feels immediate, alive and contemporary.