The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Kenneth Gilbert

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 is a collection of keyboard pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in 1722. Comprising paired preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys, the work demonstrates the possibilities of well-tempered tuning, showcases Bach's mature contrapuntal technique, and serves as a foundational reference for keyboard pedagogy and the development of tonal practice in the Baroque era.

The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach - album cover

First released: 3rd February 2003

Baroque Classical

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Disc 1

1.
Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846
4:10
2.
Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847
3:29
3.
Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848
4:06
4.
Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849
6:17
5.
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850
3:12
6.
Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851
3:41
7.
Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852
6:02
8.
Prelude in E-flat minor / Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853
8:01
9.
Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854
2:52
10.
Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855
4:07
11.
Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856
2:39
12.
Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857
6:32

Disc 2

2.
Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 858
3:41
3.
Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 859
4:07
4.
Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 860
4:04
5.
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861
3:50
6.
Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862
3:57
7.
Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 863
4:13
8.
Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 864
3:56
9.
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 865
5:53
10.
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 866
3:07
11.
Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867
5:04
12.
Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 868
3:32
13.
Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869
9:43

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