The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870-893

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Luc Beauséjour

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, BWV 870–893 is a collection of 24 preludes and fugues for solo keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled around 1742. The set systematically traverses all major and minor keys to exemplify tempered tuning and advanced contrapuntal technique, and it occupies a central place in Bach's output as both a pedagogical collection and a key work in the development of Western keyboard repertoire.
First released: January 2015

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 870
    2:31
  2. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883
    2:59
  3. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 870
    1:59
  4. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883
    4:45
  5. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 2 in C minor, BWV 871
    3:09
  6. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 15 in G major, BWV 884
    2:45
  7. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 15 in G major, BWV 884
    1:22
  8. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 871
    2:20
  9. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 16 in G minor, BWV 885
    2:30
  10. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872
    1:54
  11. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872
    2:09
  12. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 16 in G minor, BWV 885
    3:41
  13. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873
    4:11
  14. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886
    4:42
  15. 15.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886
    3:49
  16. 16.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873
    2:51
  17. 17.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 5 in D major, BWV 874
    3:59
  18. 18.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887
    3:44
  19. 19.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887
    4:34
  20. 20.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 5 in D major, BWV 874
    2:30
  21. 21.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 6 in D minor, BWV 875
    1:53
  22. 22.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 19 in A major, BWV 888
    2:01
  23. 23.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 19 in A major, BWV 888
    1:47
  24. 24.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 6 in D minor, BWV 875
    2:01
  25. 25.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 20 in A minor, BWV 889
    4:26
  26. 26.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876
    2:54
  27. 27.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 20 in A minor, BWV 889
    2:04
  28. 28.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876
    1:54
  29. 29.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890
    4:04
  30. 30.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877
    3:08
  31. 31.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890
    2:27
  32. 32.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877
    3:37
  33. 33.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891
    3:06
  34. 34.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 9 in E major, BWV 878
    3:40
  35. 35.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891
    5:21
  36. 36.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 9 in E major, BWV 878
    3:09
  37. 37.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 23 in B major, BWV 892
    2:23
  38. 38.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 10 in E minor, BWV 879
    3:28
  39. 39.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 10 in E minor, BWV 879
    3:14
  40. 40.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 23 in B major, BWV 892
    3:46
  41. 41.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 11 in F major, BWV 880
    3:31
  42. 42.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 24 in B minor, BWV 893
    2:39
  43. 43.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 24 in B minor, BWV 893
    2:24
  44. 44.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 11 in F major, BWV 880
    2:06
  45. 45.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 12 in F minor, BWV 881
    4:58
  46. 46.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 12 in F minor, BWV 881
    2:19
  47. 47.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude no. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882
    3:39
  48. 48.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Fugue no. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882
    2:57

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