The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846-893

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Francesco Cera

The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846-893 is a collection of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled in two books published in 1722 and 1742. The works systematically explore all 24 major and minor keys through intricate contrapuntal writing and keyboard technique, reflecting Bach's engagement with well-tempered tuning and serving as a foundational pedagogical and compositional reference in the Baroque repertoire and Western classical tradition.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV 846
    4:12
  2. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in C minor, BWV 847
    3:56
  3. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848
    4:16
  4. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849
    7:13
  5. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in D major, BWV 850
    4:34
  6. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in D minor, BWV 851
    4:18
  7. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852
    6:47
  8. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853
    10:09
  9. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in E major, BWV 854
    3:18
  10. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in E minor, BWV 855
    4:15
  11. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in F major, BWV 856
    2:54
  12. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in F minor, BWV 857
    8:00

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 858
    3:50
  2. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 859
    4:53
  3. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in G major, BWV 860
    4:27
  4. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV 861
    4:26
  5. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862
    4:33
  6. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 863
    4:51
  7. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in A major, BWV 864
    4:32
  8. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV 865
    6:31
  9. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 866
    3:30
  10. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867
    4:38
  11. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in B major, BWV 868
    4:05
  12. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue in B minor, BWV 869
    11:26

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in C major, BWV 870
    4:51
  2. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in C minor, BWV 871
    5:34
  3. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 872
    4:14
  4. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 873
    7:26
  5. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in D major, BWV 874
    6:40
  6. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in D minor, BWV 875
    4:06
  7. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 876
    5:24
  8. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 877
    6:45
  9. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in E major, BWV 878
    8:28
  10. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in E minor, BWV 879
    6:26
  11. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in F major, BWV 880
    6:25
  12. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in F minor, BWV 881
    5:56

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 882
    6:14
  2. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 883
    8:03
  3. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in G major, BWV 884
    3:42
  4. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in G minor, BWV 885
    6:48
  5. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 886
    7:15
  6. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 887
    8:14
  7. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in A major, BWV 888
    4:29
  8. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV 889
    5:31
  9. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 890
    7:45
  10. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 891
    8:23
  11. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in B major, BWV 892
    5:51
  12. 15.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue in B minor, BWV 893
    4:49

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