The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Louis Thiry

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II is a collection of keyboard works by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled and published in 1722 (Book I) and 1742 (Book II). Spanning all 24 major and minor keys, the paired pieces systematically explore well-tempered tuning and contrapuntal technique for solo keyboard, and they influenced subsequent keyboard composition and the adoption of well-tempered tuning in Western music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846
    3:24
  2. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847
    3:05
  3. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848
    3:47
  4. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849
    6:48
  5. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 850
    3:07
  6. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851
    3:54
  7. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852
    4:53
  8. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 8 in E-flat major - Fugue No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 853
    9:04
  9. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 854
    2:52
  10. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855
    3:38
  11. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 856
    2:24
  12. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857
    6:30

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858
    3:31
  2. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859
    4:21
  3. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 860
    4:06
  4. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861
    4:07
  5. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862
    3:43
  6. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863
    4:26
  7. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 864
    4:05
  8. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865
    6:09
  9. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866
    3:02
  10. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867
    5:38
  11. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 868
    3:08
  12. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869
    9:15

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 870
    4:30
  2. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871
    4:31
  3. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872
    3:02
  4. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873
    6:36
  5. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 874
    7:03
  6. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875
    3:07
  7. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876
    4:57
  8. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 877
    6:28
  9. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 878
    6:59
  10. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879
    7:45
  11. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 880
    4:45
  12. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881
    7:03

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882
    5:42
  2. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883
    7:29
  3. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 884
    3:23
  4. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885
    5:32
  5. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886
    8:02
  6. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887
    8:26
  7. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 888
    3:37
  8. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889
    6:14
  9. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890
    8:20
  10. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891
    8:02
  11. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 892
    6:22
  12. 15.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: Prelude & Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893
    5:20

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