The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

Album by Johann Sebastian Bach & Edward Aldwell

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I is a collection of keyboard preludes and fugues by Johann Sebastian Bach, first compiled and published in 1722. The work systematically explores all 24 major and minor keys under a tempered tuning system, showcasing Baroque counterpoint and serving as a pedagogical compendium for keyboard technique while influencing the development of Western tuning and compositional practice.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846
    2:42
  2. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846
    2:03
  3. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847
    1:44
  4. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847
    1:41
  5. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848
    1:17
  6. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848
    2:16
  7. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849
    2:57
  8. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849
    4:36
  9. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 5 in D major, BWV 850
    1:18
  10. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 850
    1:54
  11. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851
    1:16
  12. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851
    2:19
  13. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852
    4:53
  14. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852
    1:44
  15. 15.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 853
    3:25
  16. 16.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 853
    5:59
  17. 17.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 9 in E major, BWV 854
    1:43
  18. 18.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 854
    1:10
  19. 19.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855
    3:07
  20. 20.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855
    1:16
  21. 21.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 11 in F major, BWV 856
    1:02
  22. 22.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 856
    1:20
  23. 23.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857
    2:47
  24. 24.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857
    4:58

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858
    1:54
  2. 3.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858
    1:53
  3. 4.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859
    1:07
  4. 5.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859
    4:32
  5. 6.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 15 in G major, BWV 860
    0:56
  6. 7.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 860
    3:03
  7. 8.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861
    2:22
  8. 9.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861
    2:25
  9. 10.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862
    1:35
  10. 11.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862
    3:15
  11. 12.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863
    1:32
  12. 13.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863
    2:31
  13. 14.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 19 in A major, BWV 864
    1:31
  14. 15.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 864
    2:27
  15. 16.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865
    1:15
  16. 17.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865
    4:57
  17. 18.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866
    1:14
  18. 19.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866
    1:40
  19. 20.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867
    3:36
  20. 21.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867
    3:06
  21. 22.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 23 in B major, BWV 868
    1:24
  22. 23.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 868
    2:14
  23. 24.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869
    6:27
  24. 25.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869
    10:21

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