The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 1 in C major, BWV 846: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:40
• 2
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 1 in C major, BWV 846: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:12
• 3
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:33
• 4
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:07
• 5
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:19
• 6
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:27
• 7
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:02
• 8
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:05
• 9
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 5 in D major, BWV 850: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:11
• 10
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 5 in D major, BWV 850: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:02
• 11
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:46
• 12
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:21
• 13
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:27
• 14
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:00
• 15
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 853: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:24
• 16
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 853: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  6:08
• 17
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 9 in E major, BWV 854: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:10
• 18
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 9 in E major, BWV 854: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:10
• 19
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:23
• 20
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:28
• 21
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 11 in F major, BWV 856: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  0:59
• 22
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 11 in F major, BWV 856: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:54
• 23
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:48
• 24
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:19
• CD 2
• 1
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:20
• 2
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:10
• 3
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:06
• 4
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:23
• 5
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 15 in G major, BWV 860: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  0:56
• 6
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 15 in G major, BWV 860: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:12
• 7
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:09
• 8
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:38
• 9
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:29
• 10
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:33
• 11
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:57
• 12
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:45
• 13
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 19 in A major, BWV 864: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:39
• 14
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 19 in A major, BWV 864: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:01
• 15
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  0:56
• 16
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  6:23
• 17
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:14
• 18
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:52
• 19
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:39
• 20
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:20
• 21
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 23 in B major, BWV 868: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:18
• 22
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 23 in B major, BWV 868: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:31
• 23
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  7:13
• 24
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  6:34
• CD 3
• 1
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 1 in C major, BWV 870: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:14
• 2
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 1 in C major, BWV 870: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:53
• 3
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:37
• 4
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:35
• 5
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:00
• 6
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:23
• 7
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:43
• 8
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:31
• 9
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 5 in D major, BWV 874: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:35
• 10
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 5 in D major, BWV 874: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:47
• 11
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:33
• 12
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:24
• 13
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:39
• 14
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:10
• 15
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:30
• 16
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 8 in D-sharp minor, BWV 877: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:55
• CD 4
• 1
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 9 in E major, BWV 878: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  6:10
• 2
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 9 in E major, BWV 878: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:40
• 3
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:17
• 4
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:24
• 5
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 11 in F major, BWV 880: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:07
• 6
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 11 in F major, BWV 880: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:02
• 7
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:40
• 8
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:41
• 9
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:51
• 10
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:53
• 11
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:39
• 12
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:39
• 13
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 15 in G major, BWV 884: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:09
• 14
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 15 in G major, BWV 884: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:40
• CD 5
• 1
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:31
• 2
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:21
• 3
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:17
• 4
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:47
• 5
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:42
• 6
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  7:17
• 7
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 19 in A major, BWV 888: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:03
• 8
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 19 in A major, BWV 888: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:51
• 9
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:36
• 10
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:03
• 11
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:20
• 12
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:10
• 13
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:18
• 14
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:50
• 15
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 23 in B major, BWV 892: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:13
• 16
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 23 in B major, BWV 892: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:33
• 17
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893: I. Prelude

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:33
• 18
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II: No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893: II. Fugue

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:19

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Release credits

• Daniel Barenboim
  piano
• Julian Schwenkner
  editor [5.1-18, 4.1-14, 3.1-16], sound [5.1-18, 4.1-14, 3.1-16]
• Martin Sauer
  producer [4.1-14, 5.1-18, 3.1-16]
• Philipp Knop
  producer [3.1-16, 4.1-14, 5.1-18]
• Tobias Lehmann
  sound [4.1-14, 5.1-18, 3.1-16]

Issues

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  (Combined release view)
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  W
  Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2

  Digital Media
  2004
• T
  The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II

  5x CD
  2006
• 

  T
  The Well-Tempered Clavier

  5x CD
  2021