The Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869
Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Robert Silverman
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869 is a collection of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled and first circulated in 1722. The set is Baroque in style, pairs preludes with contrapuntal fugues in each major and minor key, and has informed later discussion of tuning, key character and keyboard technique.
First released: 2nd August 2024
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- 1.Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude2:27
- 2.Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: II. Fugue2:32
- 3.Prelude & Fugue in C Minor, BWV 847: I. Prelude1:51
- 4.Prelude & Fugue in C Minor, BWV 847: II. Fugue1:45
- 5.Prelude & Fugue in C‐Sharp Major, BWV 848: I. Prelude1:30
- 6.Prelude & Fugue in C‐Sharp Major, BWV 848: II. Fugue2:45
- 7.Prelude & Fugue in C‐Sharp Minor, BWV 849: I. Prelude3:36
- 8.Prelude & Fugue in C‐Sharp Minor, BWV 849: II. Fugue5:32
- 9.Prelude & Fugue in D Major, BWV 850: I. Prelude1:31
- 10.Prelude & Fugue in D Major, BWV 850: II. Fugue2:12
- 11.Prelude & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 851: I. Prelude1:48
- 12.Prelude & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 851: II. Fugue2:48
- 13.Prelude & Fugue in E‐Flat Major, BWV 852: I. Prelude4:48
- 14.Prelude & Fugue in E‐Flat Major, BWV 852: II. Fugue2:09
- 15.Prelude & Fugue in E‐Flat Minor, BWV 853: I. Prelude4:01
- 16.Prelude & Fugue in E‐Flat Minor, BWV 853: II. Fugue6:55
- 17.Prelude & Fugue in E Major, BWV 854: I. Prelude1:28
- 18.Prelude & Fugue in E Major, BWV 854: II. Fugue1:26
- 19.Prelude & Fugue in E Minor, BWV 855: I. Prelude2:49
- 20.Prelude & Fugue in E Minor, BWV 855: II. Fugue1:29
- 21.Prelude & Fugue in F Major, BWV 856: I. Prelude1:20
- 22.Prelude & Fugue in F Major, BWV 856: II. Fugue1:29
- 23.Prelude & Fugue in F Minor, BWV 857: I. Prelude2:14
- 24.Prelude & Fugue in F Minor, BWV 857: II. Fugue5:15
- 25.Prelude & Fugue in F‐Sharp Major, BWV 858: I. Prelude1:51
- 26.Prelude & Fugue in F‐Sharp Major, BWV 858: II. Fugue2:45
- 27.Prelude & Fugue in F‐Sharp Minor, BWV 859: I. Prelude1:16
- 28.Prelude & Fugue in F‐Sharp Minor, BWV 859: II. Fugue5:21
- 29.Prelude & Fugue in G Major, BWV 860: I. Prelude1:03
- 30.Prelude & Fugue in G Major, BWV 860: II. Fugue3:37
- 31.Prelude & Fugue in G Minor, BWV 861: I. Prelude2:37
- 32.Prelude & Fugue in G Minor, BWV 861: II. Fugue3:03
- 33.Prelude & Fugue in A‐Flat Major, BWV 862: I. Prelude1:30
- 34.Prelude & Fugue in A‐Flat Major, BWV 862: II. Fugue2:54
- 35.Prelude & Fugue in G‐Sharp Minor, BWV 863: I. Prelude1:46
- 36.Prelude & Fugue in G‐Sharp Minor, BWV 863: II. Fugue3:36
- 37.Prelude & Fugue in A Major, BWV 864: I. Prelude1:34
- 38.Prelude & Fugue in A Major, BWV 864: II. Fugue2:57
- 39.Prelude & Fugue in A Minor, BWV 865: I. Prelude1:22
- 40.Prelude & Fugue in A Minor, BWV 865: II. Fugue5:18
- 41.Prelude & Fugue in B‐Flat Major, BWV 866: I. Prelude1:28
- 42.Prelude & Fugue in B‐Flat Major, BWV 866: II. Fugue2:14
- 43.Prelude & Fugue in B‐Flat Minor, BWV 867: I. Prelude3:17
- 44.Prelude & Fugue in B‐Flat Minor, BWV 867: II. Fugue3:34
- 45.Prelude & Fugue in B Major, BWV 868: I. Prelude1:15
- 46.Prelude & Fugue in B Major, BWV 868: II. Fugue2:56
- 47.Prelude & Fugue in B Minor, BWV 869: I. Prelude4:37
- 48.Prelude & Fugue in B Minor, BWV 869: II. Fugue8:51











