Johann Sebastian Bach

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The Well-Tempered Clavier

Book 1 - BWV 846-869

The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, consists of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In the composer's time clavierreferred to a variety of keyboard instruments, namely the harpsichord, the clavichord and the organ.

The modern German spelling for the collection is Das wohltemperierte Klavier (WTK; German pronunciation: [das ˌvoːlˌtɛmpəˈʁiːɐ̯tə klaˈviːɐ̯]). Bach gave the title Das Wohltemperirte Clavier to a book of preludes and fugues in all 24 keys, major and minor, dated 1722, composed "for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning, and especially for the pastime of those already skilled in this study". Some 20 years later, Bach compiled a second book of the same kind (24 pairs of preludes and fugues), which became known as The Well-Tempered Clavier, Part Two (in German: Zweyter Theil, modern spelling: Zweiter Teil).

Modern editions usually refer to both parts as The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 and The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2, respectively. The collection is generally regarded as one of the most important works in the history of classical music.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Well-Tempered_Clavier

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Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 1
BWV 846-869


  • 01 - Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 02 - Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 03 - Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 04 - Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 05 - Prelude No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 06 - Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 07 - Prelude No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 08 - Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 09 - Prelude No. 5 in D major, BWV 850 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 10 - Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 850 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 11 - Prelude No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 12 - Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 13 - Prelude No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 14 - Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 15 - Prelude No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 853 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 16 - Fugue No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 853 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 17 - Prelude No. 9 in E major, BWV 854 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 18 - Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 854 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 19 - Prelude No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 20 - Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 21 - Prelude No. 11 in F major, BWV 856 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 22 - Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 856 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 23 - Prelude No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857 (Kimiko Ishizaka)
  • 24 - Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857 (Kimiko Ishizaka)




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