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. 1.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 870
    4:52
  2. 2.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882
    4:06
  3. 3.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871
    2:56
  4. 4.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883
    6:14
  5. 5.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872
    5:17
  6. 6.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 884
    2:06
  7. 7.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873
    5:09
  8. 8.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885
    5:39
  9. 9.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886
    4:59
  10. 10.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 874
    7:02
  11. 11.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875
    3:43
  12. 12.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887
    6:06
  13. 13.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 888
    2:30
  14. 14.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876
    3:13
  15. 15.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877
    4:43
  16. 16.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889
    3:50
  17. 17.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 878
    4:08
  18. 18.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890
    4:16
  19. 19.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879
    4:53
  20. 20.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891
    5:00
  21. 21.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 892
    3:44
  22. 22.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 880
    3:45
  23. 23.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893
    3:12
  24. 24.
    Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881
    3:17

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