The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Sviatoslav Richter

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 is a collection of 24 preludes and fugues for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled and first published in 1722. It systematically explores all major and minor keys under well-tempered tuning and demonstrates Bach's contrapuntal technique and pedagogical aims, shaping subsequent keyboard practice and compositional teaching.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude #1 In C, BWV 846
    1:58
  2. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue #1 In C, BWV 846
    2:34
  3. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude #2 In C Minor, BWV 847
    1:18
  4. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Fugue #2 In C Minor, BWV 847
    1:43
  5. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude #3 In C Sharp, BWV 848
    1:14
  6. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Fugue #3 In C Sharp, BWV 848
    2:05
  7. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude #4 In C Sharp Minor, BWV 849
    3:14
  8. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Fugue #4 In C Sharp Minor, BWV 849
    6:25
  9. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude #5 In D, BWV 850
    1:08
  10. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Fugue #5 In D, BWV 850
    1:56
  11. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude #6 In D Minor, BWV 851
    1:26
  12. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Fugue #6 In D Minor, BWV 851
    2:35
  13. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude #7 In E Flat, BWV 852
    3:41
  14. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Fugue #7 In E Flat, BWV 852
    1:29
  15. 15.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude #8 In E Flat Minor, BWV 853
    4:26
  16. 16.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Fugue #8 In D Sharp Minor, BWV 853
    6:31
  17. 17.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude #9 In E, BWV 854
    1:05
  18. 18.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Fugue #9 In E, BWV 854
    1:08
  19. 19.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude #10 In E Minor, BWV 855
    1:54
  20. 20.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Fugue #10 In E Minor, BWV 855
    1:09
  21. 21.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude #11 In F, BWV 856
    0:55
  22. 22.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Fugue #11 In F, BWV 856
    1:19
  23. 23.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude #12 In F Minor, BWV 857
    2:09
  24. 24.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Fugue #12 In F Minor, BWV 857
    5:25
  25. 25.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude #13 In F Sharp, BWV 858
    1:23
  26. 26.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Fugue #13 In F Sharp, BWV 858
    2:17
  27. 27.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Prelude #14 In F Sharp Minor, BWV 859
    0:51
  28. 28.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - Fugue #14 In F Sharp Minor, BWV 859
    4:19

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 15 in G, BWV 860 - Prelude
    0:48
  2. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 15 in G, BWV 860 - Fugue
    2:26
  3. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861 - Prelude
    1:57
  4. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861 - Fugue
    2:54
  5. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 17 in A-flat, BWV 862 - Prelude
    1:10
  6. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 17 in A-flat, BWV 862 - Fugue
    2:58
  7. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 - Prelude
    1:24
  8. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 - Fugue
    3:28
  9. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 19 in A, BWV 864 - Prelude
    1:11
  10. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 19 in A, BWV 864 - Fugue
    2:43
  11. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865 - Prelude
    0:55
  12. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865 - Fugue
    4:13
  13. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 21 in B-flat, BWV 866 - Prelude
    1:05
  14. 15.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 21 in B-flat, BWV 866 - Fugue
    1:31
  15. 16.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867 - Prelude
    2:26
  16. 17.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867 - Fugue
    4:24
  17. 18.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 23 in B, BWV 868 - Prelude
    0:52
  18. 19.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 23 in B, BWV 868 - Fugue
    2:37
  19. 20.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869 - Prelude
    7:51
  20. 21.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 - No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869 - Fugue
    7:32

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