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.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 1 in C major, BWV 846
    4:33
  2. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847
    2:54
  3. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848
    2:59
  4. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849
    8:08
  5. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 5 in D major, BWV 850
    2:41
  6. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851
    3:36
  7. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852
    5:06
  8. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 853
    10:01
  9. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 9 in E major, BWV 854
    2:06
  10. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855
    2:52
  11. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 11 in F major, BWV 856
    1:59
  12. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 12 in F minor, BWV 8.57
    6:37

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858
    3:27
  2. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859
    4:42
  3. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 15 in G major, BWV 860
    3:06
  4. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861
    4:22
  5. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862
    3:42
  6. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863
    4:36
  7. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 19 in A major, BWV 864
    3:44
  8. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865
    5:08
  9. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866
    2:24
  10. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867
    6:17
  11. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 23 in B major, BWV 868
    3:19
  12. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869
    14:51

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 1 in C major, BWV 870
    4:04
  2. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871
    4:10
  3. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872
    3:03
  4. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873
    5:28
  5. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 5 in D major, BWV 874
    8:05
  6. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875
    2:54
  7. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876
    4:22
  8. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877
    7:07
  9. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 9 in E major, BWV 878
    8:18
  10. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879
    5:19
  11. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 11 in F major, BWV 880
    4:21
  12. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881
    5:47

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882
    5:07
  2. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883
    8:22
  3. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 15 in G major, BWV 884
    3:08
  4. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885
    5:54
  5. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886
    6:22
  6. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887
    9:34
  7. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 19 in A major, BWV 888
    2:32
  8. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889
    5:49
  9. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890
    8:42
  10. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891
    10:14
  11. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 23 in B major, BWV 892
    6:05
  12. 15.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893
    3:37

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