The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846-869: Book I

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Luc Beauséjour

The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–869: Book I is a collection of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed in 1722. The set systematically presents preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys to explore the musical possibilities of well-tempered tuning and to demonstrate contrapuntal technique, and it occupies a foundational place in keyboard pedagogy and the development of Western tonal practice.
First released: 2007

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Prelude no. 1 in C major
    1:57
  2. 2.
    Prelude no. 15 in G major
    0:59
  3. 3.
    Fugue no. 15 in G major
    2:56
  4. 4.
    Fugue no. 1 in C major
    1:46
  5. 5.
    Prelude no. 16 in G minor
    1:52
  6. 6.
    Prelude no. 2 in C minor
    1:38
  7. 7.
    Fugue no. 2 in C minor
    1:38
  8. 8.
    Fugue no. 16 in G minor
    2:19
  9. 9.
    Prelude no. 3 in C-sharp major
    1:20
  10. 10.
    Prelude no. 17 in A-flat major
    1:27
  11. 11.
    Fugue no. 17 in A-flat major
    2:08
  12. 12.
    Fugue no. 3 in C-sharp major
    2:41
  13. 13.
    Prelude no. 4 in C-sharp minor
    2:36
  14. 14.
    Prelude no. 18 in G-sharp minor
    1:39
  15. 15.
    Fugue no. 18 in G-sharp minor
    2:41
  16. 16.
    Fugue no. 4 in C-sharp minor
    3:45
  17. 17.
    Prelude no. 5 in D major
    1:24
  18. 18.
    Prelude no. 19 in A major
    1:21
  19. 19.
    Fugue no. 5 in D major
    1:57
  20. 20.
    Fugue no. 19 in A major
    2:30
  21. 21.
    Prelude no. 20 in A minor
    1:16
  22. 22.
    Prelude no. 6 in D minor
    1:30
  23. 23.
    Fugue no. 20 in A minor
    4:31
  24. 24.
    Fugue no. 6 in D minor
    2:07
  25. 25.
    Prelude no. 21 in B-flat major
    1:30
  26. 26.
    Prelude no. 7 in E-flat major
    4:03
  27. 27.
    Fugue no. 21 in B-flat major
    1:53
  28. 28.
    Fugue no. 7 in E-flat major
    2:02
  29. 29.
    Prelude no. 8 in E-flat minor
    3:25
  30. 30.
    Prelude no. 22 in B-flat minor
    2:51
  31. 31.
    Fugue no. 8 in E-flat minor
    5:34
  32. 32.
    Fugue no. 22 in B-flat minor
    2:50
  33. 33.
    Prelude no. 9 in E major
    1:27
  34. 34.
    Prelude no. 23 in B major
    1:15
  35. 35.
    Fugue no. 9 in E major
    1:18
  36. 36.
    Fugue no. 23 in B major
    2:20
  37. 37.
    Prelude no. 24 in B minor
    2:54
  38. 38.
    Prelude no. 10 in E minor
    2:25
  39. 39.
    Fugue no. 24 in B minor
    6:31
  40. 40.
    Fugue no. 10 in E minor
    1:27
  41. 41.
    Prelude no. 11 in F major
    1:13
  42. 42.
    Fugue no. 11 in F major
    1:28
  43. 43.
    Prelude no. 12 in F minor
    1:55
  44. 44.
    Fugue no. 12 in F minor
    3:43
  45. 45.
    Prelude no. 13 in F-sharp major
    1:45
  46. 46.
    Fugue no. 13 in F-sharp major
    2:15
  47. 47.
    Prelude no. 14 in F-sharp minor
    1:19
  48. 48.
    Fugue no. 14 in F-sharp minor
    3:32

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