The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Daniel-Ben Pienaar
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is a collection of 24 preludes and fugues for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in 1722. The set systematically explores all major and minor keys through contrapuntal preludes and fugues, demonstrating Baroque counterpoint and keyboard technique and contributing to developments in tuning and pedagogical repertoire.
First released: 29th April 2005

Tracklist
- 1.Prelude no. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 8582:24
- 2.Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 8461:29
- 3.Fugue no. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 8581:33
- 4.Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 8462:01
- 5.Prelude no. 2 in C minor, BWV 8471:33
- 6.Prelude no. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 8590:48
- 7.Fugue no. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 8593:55
- 8.Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 8471:25
- 9.Prelude no. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 8481:03
- 10.Prelude no. 15 in G major, BWV 8600:45
- 11.Fugue no. 15 in G major, BWV 8602:34
- 12.Fugue no. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 8481:58
- 13.Prelude no. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 8493:11
- 14.Prelude no. 16 in G minor, BWV 8612:30
- 15.Fugue no. 16 in G minor, BWV 8612:05
- 16.Fugue no. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 8495:33
- 17.Prelude no. 5 in D major, BWV 8500:58
- 18.Prelude no. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 8621:04
- 19.Fugue no. 5 in D major, BWV 8501:34
- 20.Fugue no. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 8622:21
- 21.Prelude no. 6 in D minor, BWV 8511:27
- 22.Prelude no. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 8631:02
- 23.Fugue no. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 8631:54
- 24.Fugue no. 6 in D minor, BWV 8511:10
- 25.Prelude no. 19 in A major, BWV 8641:09
- 26.Prelude no. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 8524:06
- 27.Fugue no. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 8521:29
- 28.Fugue no. 19 in A major, BWV 8641:45
- 29.Prelude no. 20 in A minor, BWV 8650:58
- 30.Prelude no. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 8533:25
- 31.Fugue no. 20 in A minor, BWV 8654:25
- 32.Fugue no. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 8534:13
- 33.Prelude no. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 8661:10
- 34.Prelude no. 9 in E major, BWV 8541:09
- 35.Fugue no. 9 in E major, BWV 8540:54
- 36.Fugue no. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 8661:36
- 37.Prelude no. 10 in E minor, BWV 8551:49
- 38.Prelude no. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 8673:31
- 39.Fugue no. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 8675:53
- 40.Fugue no. 10 in E minor, BWV 8551:02
- 41.Prelude no. 11 in F major, BWV 8560:50
- 42.Prelude no. 23 in B major, BWV 8680:52
- 43.Fugue no. 23 in B major, BWV 8681:59
- 44.Fugue no. 11 in F major, BWV 8561:04
- 45.Prelude no. 12 in F minor, BWV 8573:36
- 46.Prelude no. 24 in B minor, BWV 8695:09
- 47.Fugue no. 12 in F minor, BWV 8572:58
- 48.Fugue no. 24 in B minor, BWV 8697:42