The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Friedrich Gulda
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II is the second book of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, completed in 1742. Written to illustrate the musical possibilities of well temperament, the collection systematically explores contrapuntal techniques and a wide variety of keyboard textures and occupies an important place in Bach's output and the development of Western tonal practice.
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Disc 1
- 1.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 870: Prelude2:17
- 2.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 870: Fugue1:48
- 3.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871: Prelude1:39
- 4.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871: Fugue3:44
- 5.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872: Prelude1:42
- 6.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872: Fugue1:59
- 7.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873: Prelude3:32
- 8.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873: Fugue1:55
- 9.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 874: Prelude3:10
- 10.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 874: Fugue3:14
- 11.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875: Prelude1:28
- 12.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875: Fugue1:45
- 13.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876: Prelude2:54
- 14.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876: Fugue2:51
- 15.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 877: Prelude2:03
- 16.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 877: Fugue5:12
- 17.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 878: Prelude5:06
- 18.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 878: Fugue4:05
- 19.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879: Prelude2:45
- 20.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879: Fugue2:22
- 21.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 880: Prelude2:12
- 22.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 880: Fugue1:56
- 23.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881: Prelude5:13
- 24.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881: Fugue3:19
- 25.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882: Prelude3:05
- 26.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882: Fugue2:44
Disc 2
- 2.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883: Prelude3:14
- 3.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883: Fugue7:18
- 4.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 884: Prelude3:20
- 5.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 884: Fugue1:45
- 6.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885: Prelude2:52
- 7.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885: Fugue2:54
- 8.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886: Prelude4:02
- 9.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886: Fugue2:42
- 10.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887: Prelude5:47
- 11.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887: Fugue2:37
- 12.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 888: Prelude2:13
- 13.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 888: Fugue1:43
- 14.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889: Prelude4:44
- 15.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889: Fugue1:57
- 16.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890: Prelude6:47
- 17.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890: Fugue2:05
- 18.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891: Prelude4:21
- 19.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891: Fugue7:06
- 20.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 892: Prelude1:39
- 21.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 892: Fugue3:48
- 22.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893: Prelude3:04
- 23.The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893: Fugue2:24













