The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Glenn Gould
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II is the second book of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled in 1742. It comprises 24 pairs of preludes and fugues spanning all major and minor keys to explore well-tempered tuning and contrapuntal technique, and it follows the earlier Book I as part of Bach's later keyboard output and pedagogical work.
Tracklist
- 1.Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 8704:52
- 2.Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 8824:06
- 3.Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 8712:56
- 4.Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 8836:14
- 5.Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 8725:17
- 6.Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 8842:06
- 7.Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 8735:09
- 8.Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 8855:39
- 9.Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 8864:59
- 10.Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 8747:02
- 11.Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 8753:43
- 12.Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 8876:06
- 13.Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 8882:30
- 14.Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 8763:13
- 15.Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 8774:43
- 16.Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 8893:50
- 17.Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 8784:08
- 18.Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 8904:16
- 19.Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 8794:53
- 20.Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 8915:00
- 21.Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 8923:44
- 22.Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 8803:45
- 23.Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 8933:12
- 24.Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 8813:17