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.Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 8464:20
- 2.Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 8584:35
- 3.Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 8473:46
- 4.Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 8594:54
- 5.Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 8483:10
- 6.Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 8603:06
- 7.Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 8495:49
- 8.Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 8614:49
- 9.Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 8622:56
- 10.Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 8502:51
- 11.Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 8513:05
- 12.Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 8633:11
- 13.Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 8643:25
- 14.Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 8526:00
- 15.Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 8538:57
- 16.Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 8654:39
- 17.Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 8542:40
- 18.Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 8662:36
- 19.Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 8553:53
- 20.Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 8679:07
- 21.Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 8682:36
- 22.Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 8562:18
- 23.Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 8696:03
- 24.Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 8578:21