The Well Tempered Clavier, Book One

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Jörg Demus

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book One is a collection of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled and first published in 1722. Comprising 24 paired pieces that traverse all major and minor keys under a well‑tempered tuning system, the collection exemplifies Bach's contrapuntal technique and functions as a foundational study in keyboard repertoire and the development of Western tonal harmony.
First released: 1992

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
    2:14
  2. 2.
    Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846: Fugue
    2:30
  3. 3.
    Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847: Prelude
    1:28
  4. 4.
    Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847: Fugue
    1:57
  5. 5.
    Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major, BWV 848: Prelude
    1:15
  6. 6.
    Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major, BWV 848: Fugue
    2:19
  7. 7.
    Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849: Prelude
    2:45
  8. 8.
    Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849: Fugue
    5:01
  9. 9.
    Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850: Prelude
    1:16
  10. 10.
    Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850: Fugue
    1:57
  11. 11.
    Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851: Prelude
    1:35
  12. 12.
    Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851: Fugue
    2:32
  13. 13.
    Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 852: Prelude
    4:09
  14. 14.
    Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 852: Fugue
    1:44
  15. 15.
    Prelude and Fugue in E flat minor, BWV 853:
    3:57
  16. 16.
    Prelude and Fugue in E flat minor, BWV 853:
    5:33
  17. 17.
    Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854: Prelude
    1:26
  18. 18.
    Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854: Fugue
    1:12
  19. 19.
    Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855: Prelude
    2:48
  20. 20.
    Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855: Fugue
    1:20
  21. 21.
    Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856: Prelude
    1:03
  22. 22.
    Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856: Fugue
    1:19
  23. 23.
    Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 846: Prelude
    1:47
  24. 24.
    Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 846: Fugue
    4:35