The Well-Tempered Clavier, Complete
Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Sviatoslav Richter
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Complete is a collection of preludes and fugues for solo keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled in 1742 (with the first book composed in 1722). The work exemplifies Baroque contrapuntal writing across all major and minor keys, demonstrating the practical application of well-tempered tuning and occupying a central role in the development of Western keyboard technique and compositional pedagogy.

First released: 17th December 1997
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Disc 1
- 1.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 1 in C major, BWV 8464:33
- 2.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 2 in C minor, BWV 8472:54
- 3.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 8482:59
- 4.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 8498:08
- 5.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 5 in D major, BWV 8502:41
- 6.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 6 in D minor, BWV 8513:36
- 7.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 8525:06
- 8.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 85310:01
- 9.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 9 in E major, BWV 8542:06
- 10.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 10 in E minor, BWV 8552:52
- 11.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 11 in F major, BWV 8561:59
- 12.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 12 in F minor, BWV 8.576:37
Disc 2
- 2.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 8583:27
- 3.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 8594:42
- 4.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 15 in G major, BWV 8603:06
- 5.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 16 in G minor, BWV 8614:22
- 6.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 8623:42
- 7.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 8634:36
- 8.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 19 in A major, BWV 8643:44
- 9.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 20 in A minor, BWV 8655:08
- 10.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 8662:24
- 11.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 8676:17
- 12.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 23 in B major, BWV 8683:19
- 13.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 24 in B minor, BWV 86914:51
Disc 3
- 3.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 1 in C major, BWV 8704:04
- 4.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 2 in C minor, BWV 8714:10
- 5.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 8723:03
- 6.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 8735:28
- 7.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 5 in D major, BWV 8748:05
- 8.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 6 in D minor, BWV 8752:54
- 9.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 8764:22
- 10.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 8777:07
- 11.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 9 in E major, BWV 8788:18
- 12.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 10 in E minor, BWV 8795:19
- 13.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 11 in F major, BWV 8804:21
- 14.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 12 in F minor, BWV 8815:47
Disc 4
- 4.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 8825:07
- 5.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 8838:22
- 6.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 15 in G major, BWV 8843:08
- 7.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 16 in G minor, BWV 8855:54
- 8.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 8866:22
- 9.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 8879:34
- 10.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 19 in A major, BWV 8882:32
- 11.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 20 in A minor, BWV 8895:49
- 12.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 8908:42
- 13.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 89110:14
- 14.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 23 in B major, BWV 8926:05
- 15.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 24 in B minor, BWV 8933:37












