The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Vladimir Feltsman

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II is the second book of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled in 1742. The collection presents a prelude and fugue in each of the 24 major and minor keys, showcasing contrapuntal writing and Baroque keyboard technique while reflecting Bach's engagement with well-tempered tuning and its influence on later keyboard practice and pedagogy.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 870
    2:44
  2. 2.
    Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 870
    2:01
  3. 3.
    Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871
    2:00
  4. 4.
    Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871
    2:25
  5. 5.
    Prelude No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872
    1:59
  6. 6.
    Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872
    2:00
  7. 7.
    Prelude No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873
    5:36
  8. 8.
    Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873
    2:23
  9. 9.
    Prelude No. 5 in D major, BWV 874
    3:20
  10. 10.
    Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 874
    3:18
  11. 11.
    Prelude No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875
    1:33
  12. 12.
    Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875
    1:59
  13. 13.
    Prelude No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876
    2:53
  14. 14.
    Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876
    3:06
  15. 15.
    Prelude No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877
    3:33
  16. 16.
    Fugue No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877
    4:43
  17. 17.
    Prelude No. 9 in E major, BWV 878
    5:32
  18. 18.
    Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 878
    3:58
  19. 19.
    Prelude No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879
    3:30
  20. 20.
    Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879
    3:16
  21. 21.
    Prelude No. 11 in F major, BWV 880
    3:14
  22. 22.
    Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 880
    2:16
  23. 23.
    Prelude No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881
    5:10
  24. 24.
    Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881
    2:03

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Prelude No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882
    3:50
  2. 3.
    Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882
    2:26
  3. 4.
    Prelude No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883
    3:27
  4. 5.
    Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883
    5:20
  5. 6.
    Prelude No. 15 in G major, BWV 884
    2:28
  6. 7.
    Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 884
    1:28
  7. 8.
    Prelude No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885
    3:00
  8. 9.
    Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885
    3:23
  9. 10.
    Prelude No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886
    4:09
  10. 11.
    Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886
    3:39
  11. 12.
    Prelude No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887
    3:42
  12. 13.
    Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887
    3:20
  13. 14.
    Prelude No. 19 in A major, BWV 888
    1:57
  14. 15.
    Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 888
    1:59
  15. 16.
    Prelude No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889
    6:01
  16. 17.
    Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889
    1:51
  17. 18.
    Prelude No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890
    4:43
  18. 19.
    Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890
    2:19
  19. 20.
    Prelude No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891
    2:39
  20. 21.
    Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891
    4:22
  21. 22.
    Prelude No. 23 in B major, BWV 892
    2:35
  22. 23.
    Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 892
    4:43
  23. 24.
    Prelude No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893
    2:46
  24. 25.
    Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893
    2:07

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