The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I Preludes and Fugues 1-8

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Glenn Gould

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (1722) is a collection of keyboard compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach. Written in the Baroque idiom, the set pairs preludes and fugues in each key to explore well-tempered tuning and contrapuntal technique, presenting a wide range of textures and formal approaches that shaped later keyboard repertoire and compositional practice.
First released: 1963

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
    2:24
  2. 2.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Fugue
    1:56
  3. 3.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: Prelude
    2:09
  4. 4.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: Fugue
    1:35
  5. 5.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 3 in C sharp major, BWV 848: Prelude
    1:05
  6. 6.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 3 in C sharp major, BWV 848: Fugue
    2:04
  7. 7.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 4 in C sharp minor, BWV 849: Prelude
    2:41
  8. 8.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 4 in C sharp minor, BWV 849: Fugue
    3:06
  9. 9.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 5 in D major, BWV 850: Prelude
    1:07
  10. 10.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 5 in D major, BWV 850: Fugue
    1:42
  11. 11.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851: Prelude
    1:20
  12. 12.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851: Fugue
    1:44
  13. 13.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 7 in E flat major, BWV 852: Prelude
    4:13
  14. 14.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 7 in E flat major, BWV 852: Fugue
    1:45
  15. 15.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 8 in E flat minor, BWV 853: Prelude
    3:40
  16. 16.
    Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard No. 8 in E flat minor, BWV 853: Fugue
    5:13

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