The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Angela Hewitt

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 is a collection of solo keyboard pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed and first compiled in 1722. It comprises a set of preludes and fugues in every major and minor key, exemplifying Baroque counterpoint and tempered tuning and influencing the subsequent development of tonal harmony and keyboard repertoire.
First released: September 1998

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858: Prelude
    1:31
  2. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
    2:08
  3. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858: Fugue
    2:19
  4. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Fugue
    1:56
  5. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: Prelude
    1:31
  6. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859: Prelude
    1:01
  7. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859: Fugue
    3:16
  8. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: Fugue
    1:45
  9. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848: Prelude
    1:24
  10. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 15 in G major, BWV 860: Prelude
    0:55
  11. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 15 in G major, BWV 860: Fugue
    3:00
  12. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848: Fugue
    2:14
  13. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849: Prelude
    2:31
  14. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861: Prelude
    2:01
  15. 15.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861: Fugue
    1:45
  16. 16.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849: Fugue
    5:27
  17. 17.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 5 in D major, BWV 850: Prelude
    1:21
  18. 18.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862: Prelude
    1:26
  19. 19.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 5 in D major, BWV 850: Fugue
    2:09
  20. 20.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862: Fugue
    3:06
  21. 21.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851: Prelude
    1:42
  22. 22.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863: Prelude
    1:29
  23. 23.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863: Fugue
    2:22
  24. 24.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851: Fugue
    2:34
  25. 25.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 19 in A major, BWV 864: Prelude
    1:27
  26. 26.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852: Prelude
    3:34
  27. 27.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852: Fugue
    1:42
  28. 28.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 19 in A major, BWV 864: Fugue
    2:00
  29. 29.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865: Prelude
    1:03
  30. 30.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 853: Prelude
    3:40
  31. 31.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865: Fugue
    5:38
  32. 32.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 853: Fugue
    5:36
  33. 33.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866: Prelude
    1:20
  34. 34.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 9 in E major, BWV 854: Prelude
    1:27
  35. 35.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 9 in E major, BWV 854: Fugue
    1:07
  36. 36.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866: Fugue
    1:51
  37. 37.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855: Prelude
    2:19
  38. 38.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867: Prelude
    4:01
  39. 39.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867: Fugue
    3:10
  40. 40.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855: Fugue
    1:10
  41. 41.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 11 in F major, BWV 856: Prelude
    1:02
  42. 42.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 23 in B major, BWV 868: Prelude
    1:03
  43. 43.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 23 in B major, BWV 868: Fugue
    2:24
  44. 44.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 11 in F major, BWV 856: Fugue
    1:35
  45. 45.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857: Prelude
    1:52
  46. 46.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869: Prelude
    4:47
  47. 47.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857: Fugue
    4:38
  48. 48.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869: Fugue
    6:48

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