The Well-Tempered Clavier
Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Glenn Gould
The Well-Tempered Clavier is a collection of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, presented in two books first compiled in 1722 and 1742. The music exemplifies Baroque contrapuntal writing and a systematic exploration of tuning across all major and minor keys, and it occupies a central place in the development of keyboard technique and tonal practice.
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Disc 1
- 1.Volume I: Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 8462:22
- 2.Volume I: Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 8461:58
- 3.Volume I: Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 8472:08
- 4.Volume I: Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 8471:37
- 5.Volume I: Prelude No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 8481:05
- 6.Volume I: Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 8482:05
- 7.Volume I: Prelude No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 8492:41
- 8.Volume I: Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 8493:08
- 9.Volume I: Prelude No. 5 in D major, BWV 8501:06
- 10.Volume I: Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 8501:44
- 11.Volume I: Prelude No. 6 in D minor, BWV 8511:19
- 12.Volume I: Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 8511:45
- 13.Volume I: Prelude No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 8524:13
- 14.Volume I: Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 8521:46
- 15.Volume I: Prelude No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 8533:40
- 16.Volume I: Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 8535:15
- 17.Volume I: Prelude No. 9 E major, BWV 8541:35
- 18.Volume I: Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 8541:06
- 19.Volume I: Prelude No. 10 in E minor, BWV 8552:50
- 20.Volume I: Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 8551:03
- 21.Volume I: Prelude No. 11 in F major, BWV 8560:57
- 22.Volume I: Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 8561:21
- 23.Volume I: Prelude No. 12 in F minor, BWV 8574:56
- 24.Volume I: Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 8573:28
- 25.Volume I: Prelude No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 8582:17
- 26.Volume I: Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 8582:19
- 27.Volume I: Prelude No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 8591:01
- 28.Volume I: Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 8593:53
- 29.Volume I: Prelude No. 15 in G major, BWV 8600:42
- 30.Volume I: Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 8602:24
- 31.Volume I: Prelude No. 16 in G minor, BWV 8612:30
- 32.Volume I: Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 8612:19
Disc 2
- 2.Volume I: Prelude No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 8621:23
- 3.Volume I: Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 8621:33
- 4.Volume I: Prelude No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 8631:22
- 5.Volume I: Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 8631:49
- 6.Volume I: Prelude No. 19 in A major, BWV 8640:59
- 7.Volume I: Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 8642:25
- 8.Volume I: Prelude No. 20 in A minor, BWV 8651:11
- 9.Volume I: Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 8653:26
- 10.Volume I: Prelude No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 8661:10
- 11.Volume I: Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 8661:26
- 12.Volume I: Prelude No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 8673:57
- 13.Volume I: Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 8675:09
- 14.Volume I: Prelude No. 23 in B major, BWV 8680:59
- 15.Volume I: Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 8681:37
- 16.Volume I: Prelude No. 24 in B minor, BWV 8692:14
- 17.Volume I: Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 8693:50
- 18.Volume II: Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 8703:00
- 19.Volume II: Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 8701:52
- 20.Volume II: Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 8711:26
- 21.Volume II: Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 8711:29
- 22.Volume II: Prelude No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 8721:40
- 23.Volume II: Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 8723:36
- 24.Volume II: Prelude No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 8733:12
- 25.Volume II: Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 8731:57
- 26.Volume II: Prelude No. 5 in D major, BWV 8744:13
- 27.Volume II: Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 8742:48
- 28.Volume II: Prelude No. 6 in D minor, BWV 8751:55
- 29.Volume II: Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 8751:48
- 30.Volume II: Prelude No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 8761:29
- 31.Volume II: Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 8761:43
- 32.Volume II: Prelude No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 8772:22
- 33.Volume II: Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 8772:18
Disc 3
- 3.Volume II: Prelude No. 9 in E major, BWV 8782:17
- 4.Volume II: Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 8781:51
- 5.Volume II: Prelude No. 10 in E minor, BWV 8792:03
- 6.Volume II: Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 8792:48
- 7.Volume II: Prelude No. 11 in F major, BWV 8802:09
- 8.Volume II: Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 8801:35
- 9.Volume II: Prelude No. 12 in F minor, BWV 8811:46
- 10.Volume II: Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 8811:33
- 11.Volume II: Prelude No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 8822:12
- 12.Volume II: Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 8821:50
- 13.Volume II: Prelude No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 8833:23
- 14.Volume II: Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 8832:50
- 15.Volume II: Prelude No. 15 in G major, BWV 8841:09
- 16.Volume II: Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 8840:57
- 17.Volume II: Prelude No. 16 in G minor, BWV 8853:10
- 18.Volume II: Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 8852:27
- 19.Volume II: Prelude No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 8863:00
- 20.Volume II: Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 8861:59
- 21.Volume II: Prelude No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 8871:38
- 22.Volume II: Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 8874:29
- 23.Volume II: Prelude No. 19 in A major, BWV 8881:22
- 24.Volume II: Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 8881:06
- 25.Volume II: Prelude No. 20 in A minor, BWV 8892:17
- 26.Volume II: Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 8891:31
- 27.Volume II: Prelude No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 8902:25
- 28.Volume II: Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 8901:50
- 29.Volume II: Prelude No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 8911:38
- 30.Volume II: Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 8913:21
- 31.Volume II: Prelude No. 23 in B major, BWV 8921:40
- 32.Volume II: Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 8922:03
- 33.Volume II: Prelude No. 24 in B minor, BWV 8931:39
- 34.Volume II: Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 8931:30













