Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, Teil I
Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Ottavio Dantone
Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, Teil I is a collection of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled in 1722. Rooted in Baroque counterpoint, the set systematically explores all major and minor keys to demonstrate well‑tempered tuning and presents rigorous examples of keyboard counterpoint that served pedagogical and compositional functions in Bach's output and in the development of Western tonal practice.
First released: 2001
Tracklist
- 1.Praeludium & Fuga (a 4 voci), BWV 846: C major4:16
- 2.Praeludium & Fuga (a 3 voci), BWV 858: F Sharp major4:01
- 3.Praeludium & Fuga (a 3 voci), BWV 847: C Minor3:23
- 4.Praeludium & Fuga (a 4 voci), BWV 859: F Sharp major4:36
- 5.Praeludium & Fuga (a 3 voci), BWV 848: C Sharp major4:26
- 6.Praeludium & Fuga (a 3 voci), BWV 860: G major4:09
- 7.Praeludium & Fuga (a 5 voci), BWV 849: C Sharp Minor6:45
- 8.Praeludium & Fuga (a 4 voci), BWV 861: G Minor5:13
- 9.Praeludium & Fuga (a 4 voci), BWV 862: A Flat major4:53
- 10.Praeludium & Fuga (a 4 voci), BWV 850: D major3:41
- 11.Praeludium & Fuga (a 3 voci), BWV 851: D Minor4:10
- 12.Praeludium & Fuga (a 4 voci), BWV 863: G Sharp Minor4:55
- 13.Praeludium & Fuga (a 3 voci), BWV 864: A major3:44
- 14.Praeludium & Fuga (a 3 voci), BWV 852: E Flat major6:14
- 15.Praeludium & Fuga (a 3 voci), BWV 853: E Flat Minor & D Sharp Minor8:31
- 16.Praeludium & Fuga (a 4 voci), BWV 865: A Minor5:39
- 17.Praeludium & Fuga (a 3 voci), BWV 854: E major2:56
- 18.Praeludium & Fuga (a 3 voci), BWV 866: B Flat major3:25
- 19.Praeludium & Fuga (a 2 voci), BWV 855: E Minor3:49
- 20.Praeludium & Fuga (a 5 voci), BWV 867: B Flat Minor5:57
- 21.Praeludium & Fuga (a 4 voci), BWV 868: B major4:20
- 22.Praeludium & Fuga (a 3 voci), BWV 856: F major2:25
- 23.Praeludium & Fuga (a 4 voci), BWV 869: B Minor14:15
- 24.Praeludium & Fuga (a 4 voci), BWV 857: F Minor7:07