The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Tzimon Barto

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is a collection of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled in 1722. The work systematically explores all major and minor keys using tempered tuning and contrapuntal writing, combining intricate voice-leading and harmonic clarity and establishing a model for keyboard composition and pedagogy in the Baroque era and beyond.
First released: 31st March 2023

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 1, BWV 846: Prelude
    3:45
  2. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 1, BWV 846: Fugue
    2:18
  3. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 2, BWV 847: Prelude
    2:07
  4. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 2, BWV 847: Fugue
    2:56
  5. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 3, BWV 848: Prelude
    1:31
  6. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 3, BWV 848: Fugue
    2:48
  7. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 4, BWV 849: Prelude
    5:46
  8. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 4, BWV 849: Fugue
    6:30
  9. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 5, BWV 850: Prelude
    1:34
  10. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 5, BWV 850: Fugue
    3:04
  11. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 6, BWV 851: Prelude
    2:17
  12. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 6, BWV 851: Fugue
    2:56
  13. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 7, BWV 852: Prelude
    3:47
  14. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 7, BWV 852: Fugue
    2:04
  15. 15.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 8, BWV 853: Prelude
    5:41
  16. 16.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 8, BWV 853: Fugue
    8:35
  17. 17.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 9, BWV 854: Prelude
    1:53
  18. 18.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 9, BWV 854: Fugue
    1:11
  19. 19.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 10, BWV 855: Prelude
    4:22
  20. 20.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 10, BWV 855: Fugue
    2:17
  21. 21.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 11, BWV 856: Prelude
    1:27
  22. 22.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 11, BWV 856: Fugue
    1:40
  23. 23.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 12, BWV 857: Prelude
    4:06
  24. 24.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 12, BWV 857: Fugue
    6:38
  25. 25.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 13, BWV 858: Prelude
    2:08
  26. 26.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 13, BWV 858: Fugue
    3:08
  27. 27.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 14, BWV 859: Prelude
    2:13
  28. 28.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 14, BWV 859: Fugue
    5:33
  29. 29.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 15, BWV 860: Prelude
    0:55
  30. 30.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 15, BWV 860: Fugue
    3:39
  31. 31.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 16, BWV 861: Prelude
    3:15
  32. 32.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 16, BWV 861: Fugue
    3:49
  33. 33.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 17, BWV 862: Prelude
    1:37
  34. 34.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 17, BWV 862: Fugue
    4:13
  35. 35.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 18, BWV 863: Prelude
    2:01
  36. 36.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 18, BWV 863: Fugue
    4:35
  37. 37.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 19, BWV 864: Prelude
    1:54
  38. 38.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 19, BWV 864: Fugue
    2:13
  39. 39.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 20, BWV 865: Prelude
    1:30
  40. 40.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 20, BWV 865: Fugue
    4:30
  41. 41.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 21, BWV 866: Prelude
    1:45
  42. 42.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 21, BWV 866: Fugue
    2:28
  43. 43.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 22, BWV 867: Prelude
    5:28
  44. 44.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 22, BWV 867: Fugue
    4:08
  45. 45.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 23, BWV 868: Prelude
    1:27
  46. 46.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 23, BWV 868: Fugue
    2:39
  47. 47.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 24, BWV 869: Prelude
    9:19
  48. 48.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 24, BWV 869: Fugue
    9:39

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