Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Piotr Anderszewski

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 is the second book of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled in 1742. The collection systematically explores all 24 major and minor keys under a tempered tuning system, pairing varied prelude textures with intricate contrapuntal fugues that reflect Bach's mature keyboard style and form a key component in the evolution of tonal and contrapuntal technique.

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  1. 1.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870: I. Prelude
    3:17
  2. 2.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870: II. Fugue
    1:37
  3. 3.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881: I. Prelude
    3:38
  4. 4.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881: II. Fugue
    1:42
  5. 5.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A‐Flat Major, BWV 886: I. Prelude
    3:32
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    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A‐Flat Major, BWV 886: II. Fugue
    2:56
  7. 7.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D‐Sharp Minor, BWV 877: I. Prelude
    5:20
  8. 8.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D‐Sharp Minor, BWV 877: II. Fugue
    4:45
  9. 9.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880: I. Prelude
    3:04
  10. 10.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880: II. Fugue
    1:39
  11. 11.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B‐Flat Minor, BWV 891: I. Prelude
    3:11
  12. 12.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B‐Flat Minor, BWV 891: II. Fugue
    5:51
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    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E‐Flat Major, BWV 876: I. Prelude
    2:12
  14. 14.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E‐Flat Major, BWV 876: II. Fugue
    1:38
  15. 15.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885: I. Prelude
    2:48
  16. 16.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885: II. Fugue
    2:41
  17. 17.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878: I. Prelude
    4:51
  18. 18.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878: II. Fugue
    2:34
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    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G‐Sharp Minor, BWV 887: I. Prelude
    3:56
  20. 20.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G‐Sharp Minor, BWV 887: II. Fugue
    6:58
  21. 21.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892: I. Prelude
    1:36
  22. 22.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892: II. Fugue
    3:53
  23. 23.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893: I. Prelude
    2:20
  24. 24.
    Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893: II. Fugue
    1:54

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