The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Angela Hewitt

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 is the second book of keyboard preludes and fugues by German composer Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled in 1742. The collection presents paired preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys, exemplifying Bach's mature contrapuntal technique and his advocacy of well-tempered tuning, and it occupies a significant role in his output as a foundational pedagogical and theoretical work for Western keyboard practice.
First released: June 1999

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882: Prelude
    3:28
  2. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 1 in C major, BWV 870: Prelude
    2:34
  3. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882: Fugue
    2:32
  4. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 1 in C major, BWV 870: Fugue
    1:36
  5. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871: Prelude
    2:29
  6. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883: Prelude
    3:06
  7. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883: Fugue
    3:42
  8. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871: Fugue
    2:48
  9. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872: Prelude
    1:56
  10. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 15 in G major, BWV 884: Prelude
    2:40
  11. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 15 in G major, BWV 884: Fugue
    1:13
  12. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872: Fugue
    1:52
  13. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873: Prelude
    4:48
  14. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885: Prelude
    3:39
  15. 15.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885: Fugue
    2:37
  16. 16.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873: Fugue
    2:14
  17. 17.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 5 in D major, BWV 874: Prelude
    5:34
  18. 18.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886: Prelude
    4:08
  19. 19.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 5 in D major, BWV 874: Fugue
    2:57
  20. 20.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886: Fugue
    3:39
  21. 21.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875: Prelude
    1:30
  22. 22.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887: Prelude
    4:11
  23. 23.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887: Fugue
    3:20
  24. 24.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875: Fugue
    2:10
  25. 25.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 19 in A major, BWV 888: Prelude
    2:10
  26. 26.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876: Prelude
    2:30
  27. 27.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876: Fugue
    1:48
  28. 28.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 19 in A major, BWV 888: Fugue
    1:13
  29. 29.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889: Prelude
    4:27
  30. 30.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877: Prelude
    4:03
  31. 31.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889: Fugue
    1:29
  32. 32.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877: Fugue
    4:32
  33. 33.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890: Prelude
    7:22
  34. 34.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 9 in E major, BWV 878: Prelude
    4:53
  35. 35.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 9 in E major, BWV 878: Fugue
    3:28
  36. 36.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890: Fugue
    2:36
  37. 37.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879: Prelude
    4:13
  38. 38.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891: Prelude
    3:09
  39. 39.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891: Fugue
    4:36
  40. 40.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879: Fugue
    2:47
  41. 41.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 11 in F major, BWV 880: Prelude
    3:22
  42. 42.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 23 in B major, BWV 892: Prelude
    2:05
  43. 43.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 23 in B major, BWV 892: Fugue
    3:27
  44. 44.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 11 in F major, BWV 880: Fugue
    1:39
  45. 45.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881: Prelude
    4:44
  46. 46.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893: Prelude
    2:13
  47. 47.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881: Fugue
    1:52
  48. 48.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893: Fugue
    1:44

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