The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Tatiana Nikolayeva

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869 is a collection of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, compiled in 1722. The set systematically traverses all major and minor keys using intricate contrapuntal writing rooted in Baroque keyboard practice, illustrating Bach's explorations of tuning and temperament and occupying a central place in the development of Western tonal harmony and keyboard pedagogy.
First released: 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major
    4:21
  2. 2.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 13 in F-sharp major
    3:44
  3. 3.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor
    4:03
  4. 4.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 14 in F-sharp minor
    5:28
  5. 5.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 3 in C-sharp major
    3:43
  6. 6.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 15 in G major
    4:12
  7. 7.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 4 in C-sharp minor
    9:19
  8. 8.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 16 in G minor
    5:31
  9. 9.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 17 in A-flat major
    4:46
  10. 10.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 5 in D major
    3:25
  11. 11.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 6 in D minor
    3:59
  12. 12.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 18 in G-sharp minor
    6:16
  13. 13.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 19 in A major
    3:51
  14. 14.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 7 in E-flat major
    6:47
  15. 15.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 8 in E-flat minor
    10:24
  16. 16.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 20 in A minor
    5:58
  17. 17.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 9 in E major
    2:27
  18. 18.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 21 in B-flat major
    3:15
  19. 19.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 10 in E minor
    3:50
  20. 20.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 22 in B-flat minor
    7:29
  21. 21.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 23 in B major
    3:08
  22. 22.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 11 in F major
    3:08
  23. 23.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 24 in B minor
    13:36
  24. 24.
    Prelude and Fugue no. 12 in F minor
    7:11

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