The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Glenn Gould

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is a collection of keyboard pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, first compiled and published in 1722. The work exemplifies Baroque contrapuntal technique and systematically explores all major and minor keys through paired preludes and fugues, establishing a model for keyboard composition and tuning practices in Western classical music.
First released: 11th January 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846
    4:20
  2. 2.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858
    4:35
  3. 3.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847
    3:46
  4. 4.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859
    4:54
  5. 5.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848
    3:10
  6. 6.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 860
    3:06
  7. 7.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849
    5:49
  8. 8.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861
    4:49
  9. 9.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862
    2:56
  10. 10.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 850
    2:51
  11. 11.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851
    3:05
  12. 12.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863
    3:11
  13. 13.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 864
    3:25
  14. 14.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852
    6:00
  15. 15.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 853
    8:57
  16. 16.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865
    4:39
  17. 17.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 854
    2:40
  18. 18.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866
    2:36
  19. 19.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855
    3:53
  20. 20.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867
    9:07
  21. 21.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 868
    2:36
  22. 22.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 856
    2:18
  23. 23.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869
    6:03
  24. 24.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857
    8:21

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