Das wohltemperierte Klavier I, BWV 846-869 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 24 pieces
Composition Year 1722
Genre Categories Preludes; Fugues; For keyboard; [13 more...]Scores featuring keyboard soloists; For 1 player; For 2 pianos (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For violin, viola (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); For organ (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr)

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Selections (BWV 846-869)

 1. Præludium in C major, BWV 846
#305905 - 2.94MB - 1:55 -  5.8393351800554/10 2 4 6 8 10 (361) - 254183×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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⇒ 9 more: 1. Fuga in C major, BWV 846 • 2. Præludium in C minor, BWV 847 • 2. Fuga in C minor, BWV 847 • 5. Præludium in D major, BWV 850 • 5. Fuga in D major, BWV 850 • 6. Præludium in D minor, BWV 851 • 6. Fuga in D minor, BWV 851 • 21. Præludium in B♭ major, BWV 866 • 21. Fuga in B♭ major, BWV 866

 1. Fuga in C major, BWV 846
#305906 - 2.59MB - 1:43 -  6.0285714285714/10 2 4 6 8 10 (70) - 54825×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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 2. Præludium in C minor, BWV 847
#305907 - 3.10MB - 1:33 -  6.2962962962963/10 2 4 6 8 10 (108) - 75574×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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 2. Fuga in C minor, BWV 847
#305908 - 2.66MB - 1:34 -  7.1212121212121/10 2 4 6 8 10 (66) - 45454×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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 5. Præludium in D major, BWV 850
#305909 - 2.25MB - 1:21 -  6.2051282051282/10 2 4 6 8 10 (39) - 24448×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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 5. Fuga in D major, BWV 850
#305910 - 2.48MB - 1:32 -  5.8461538461538/10 2 4 6 8 10 (26) - 17586×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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 6. Præludium in D minor, BWV 851
#305911 - 2.55MB - 1:25 -  6.0975609756098/10 2 4 6 8 10 (41) - 34332×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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 6. Fuga in D minor, BWV 851
#305912 - 4.39MB - 2:18 -  6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (23) - 20502×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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 21. Præludium in B♭ major, BWV 866
#305913 - 2.35MB - 1:21 -  5.5172413793103/10 2 4 6 8 10 (29) - 19722×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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 21. Fuga in B♭ major, BWV 866
#305914 - 2.84MB - 1:36 -  7.2222222222222/10 2 4 6 8 10 (18) - 15788×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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Performer Pages Martha Goldstein (harpsichord)
Publisher Info. Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive
Copyright
EFF Open Audio License 
Misc. Notes Source and alternative formats: [more...]
From an album featuring a Flemish harpsichord on Pandora Records. Ogg Vorbis files can be found here.
Instrument used: [more...]
The harpsichord is copied from a one manual instrument built by Hans Moerman in Antwerp (1584). It was restored by Frank Hubbard in Boston (1963). The working plans of the instrument used are due to Lutz Bungart of the Instrument workshop. It was built in the the early seventies by Al Goldstein when he was the partner of Lutz. The instrument has 2 manuals in the usual dispostion of 8x8x4.
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 13. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ major, BWV 858
#336571 - 6.69MB - 3:39 -  7.2307692307692/10 2 4 6 8 10 (13) - 17644×⇩ - MP3 - Lekro

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⇒ 7 more: 13. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ major, BWV 858 • 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 863 • 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 863 • 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 867 • 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 867 • 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 868 • 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 868

 13. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ major, BWV 858
#336572 - 5.77MB - 3:39 -  8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - 3609×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 863
#336573 - 7.34MB - 4:00 -  8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (10) - 5488×⇩ - MP3 - Lekro

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 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 863
#336574 - 6.36MB - 4:00 -  10/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - 3083×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 867
#336575 - 9.91MB - 5:25 -  8.3076923076923/10 2 4 6 8 10 (13) - 6360×⇩ - MP3 - Lekro

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 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 867
#336576 - 8.61MB - 5:25 -  9/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - 3331×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 868
#336577 - 5.95MB - 3:15 -  6.8571428571429/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - 4099×⇩ - MP3 - Lekro

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 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 868
#336578 - 5.14MB - 3:15 -  7.6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - 2296×⇩ - OGG - Lekro

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Performer Pages Raymond Smullyan (piano)
Publisher Info. Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 
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 4. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ minor, BWV 849
#449078 - 9.63MB - 8:10 -  7.8333333333333/10 2 4 6 8 10 (12) - 10663×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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⇒ 11 more: 10. Præludium and Fuga in E minor, BWV 855 • 11. Præludium and Fuga in F major, BWV 856 • 12. Præludium and Fuga in F minor, BWV 857 • 14. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ minor, BWV 859 • 15. Præludium and Fuga in G major, BWV 860 • 16. Præludium and Fuga in G minor, BWV 861 • 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 863 • 19. Præludium and Fuga in A major, BWV 864 • 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 867 • 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 868 • 24. Præludium and Fuga in B minor, BWV 869

 10. Præludium and Fuga in E minor, BWV 855
#449080 - 4.52MB - 3:40 -  10/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - 2421×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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 11. Præludium and Fuga in F major, BWV 856
#449081 - 3.03MB - 2:29 -  8.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (8) - 1846×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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 12. Præludium and Fuga in F minor, BWV 857
#449082 - 7.60MB - 6:28 -  8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - 2008×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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 14. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ minor, BWV 859
#449084 - 5.73MB - 4:51 -  9.1428571428571/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - 1455×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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 15. Præludium and Fuga in G major, BWV 860
#449085 - 4.88MB - 3:53 -  8.6666666666667/10 2 4 6 8 10 (9) - 1883×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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 16. Præludium and Fuga in G minor, BWV 861
#449086 - 4.26MB - 3:34 -  9.75/10 2 4 6 8 10 (8) - 2235×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 863
#449087 - 5.39MB - 4:35 -  9.7142857142857/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - 1172×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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 19. Præludium and Fuga in A major, BWV 864
#449088 - 4.90MB - 4:00 -  9.6666666666667/10 2 4 6 8 10 (6) - 1368×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 867
#449089 - 6.26MB - 5:16 -  10/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - 1303×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 868
#449090 - 4.07MB - 3:25 -  10/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - 1215×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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 24. Præludium and Fuga in B minor, BWV 869
#449091 - 15.38MB - 12:55 -  9.4285714285714/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - 1759×⇩ - MP3 - Lumineux

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Performer Pages Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
Publisher Info. Peter Bradley-Fulgoni
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 
Misc. Notes Recorded October 2016 in St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University (Peter Hill, sound engineer)
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⇒ 7 more: 2. Præludium and Fuga in C minor, BWV 847 • 3. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ major, BWV 848 • 4. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ minor, BWV 849 • 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 850 • 6. Præludium and Fuga in D minor, BWV 851 • 7. Præludium and Fuga in E♭ major, BWV 852 • 8. Præludium and Fuga in E♭ minor, BWV 853

 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 850 (EU)
#717187 - 3.63MB - 2:51 -  5.3333333333333/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - 286×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Performer Pages Glenn Gould (piano)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1963. MS 6408.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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For Various Keyboard Instruments (Fiedorowicz)

 Complete Recording (with Extra Prelude)
#916720 - 154.77MB - 135:14 -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - 314×⇩ - MP3 - Natanfiedorowicz

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Performer Pages Natan Fiedorowicz (organ, harpsichord, piano, keyboard)
Publisher Info. Natan Fiedorowicz, 2024.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes additional prelude to this book, by the performer, minor additions (akin to figured bass realisation, instrumentation developments, etc.)
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Revised Version (Complete), BWV 846-869

For Piano 4 hands (Bertini)

⇒ 23 more: 2. Præludium and Fuga in C minor, BWV 847 • 3. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ major, BWV 848 • 4. Præludium and Fuga in C♯ minor, BWV 849 • 5. Præludium and Fuga in D major, BWV 850 • 6. Præludium and Fuga in D minor, BWV 851 • 7. Præludium and Fuga in E♭ major, BWV 852 • 8. Præludium and Fuga in E♭ minor, BWV 853 • 9. Præludium and Fuga in E major, BWV 854 • 10. Præludium and Fuga in E minor, BWV 855 • 11. Præludium and Fuga in F major, BWV 856 • 12. Præludium and Fuga in F minor, BWV 857 • 13. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ major, BWV 858 • 14. Præludium and Fuga in F♯ minor, BWV 859 • 15. Præludium and Fuga in G major, BWV 860 • 16. Præludium and Fuga in G minor, BWV 861 • 17. Præludium and Fuga in A♭ major, BWV 862 • 18. Præludium and Fuga in G♯ minor, BWV 863 • 19. Præludium and Fuga in A major, BWV 864 • 20. Præludium and Fuga in A minor, BWV 865 • 21. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ major, BWV 866 • 22. Præludium and Fuga in B♭ minor, BWV 867 • 23. Præludium and Fuga in B major, BWV 868 • 24. Præludium and Fuga in B minor, BWV 869

Publisher Info. James L. Bailey
Performers MIDI
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Sheet Music

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Early Version (Complete), BWV 846a-869a

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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.1 (pp.125-247)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1989. Plate BA 5070.
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Revised Version (Complete), BWV 846-869

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1722-23.
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Copyist Hans Pischner, Preface
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1722-23.
Reprinted Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1971.
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Copyist Bernhard Christian Kayser (1705–1758)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1725).
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Copyist Christian Friedrich Penzel (1737–1801)
Unknown Scribe
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1737).
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Copyist Karl Heinrich Ernst Müller (1753–1835), BWV 846-849
Anna Magdalena Bach (1701–1760), BWV 850-865
Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720–1774), BWV 866-869
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Copyist Johann Christoph Altnikol (1720–1759)
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Copyist Peter August (1726–1787)
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Friedrich August Roitzsch (1805–1889)
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Editor Franz Kroll (1820–1877)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 14
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Editor Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
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Editor Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924)
Publisher. Info. New York / Leipzig: G. Schirmer / Breitkopf & Härtel, 1894. Plate 27451.
Reprinted Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1916. Plate E.B. 4301.
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Editor Orlando Morgan (1865–1956)
Publisher. Info. London: Edwin Ashdown, 1923-24. Plate E.A. Various.
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Misc. Notes Plate Numbers: E.A. 34389-34390, 34404, 34430, 34433-34434, 34439, 34524, 34560, 35341, 34606, 34616, 35271-35282.
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Editor Donald Francis Tovey (1875–1940)
Harold Samuel (1879–1937), fingerings
Publisher. Info. London: Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 1924. Plate A.B. 99.
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Editor Franz Kroll (1820–1877)
Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
Adolf Ruthardt (1849–1934)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d.[1937].
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Editor Pietro Montani (1895–1967)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, 1952. Plate E.R. 2375.
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Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, 1963. Plate M. 28160 Г.
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Editor Alfred Kreutz (1898–1960)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, 1963. Plate E.P. 11969.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.1 (pp.1-123)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1989. Plate BA 5070.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1989. Plate BA 5191.
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Publisher. Info. Warsaw: Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, n.d.(1964).
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Editor Tamás Zászkaliczky (b. 1943)
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Friedrich Hofmeister, n.d.[1801]. Plate 53.
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Editor Samuel Wesley (1766–1837)
Charles Frederick Horn (1762–1830)
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Editor Alfred Dörffel (1821–1905)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 45.1 (pp.235–42)
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⇒ 5 more: Anhang 2: 2. Præludium in C minor, BWV 847 (full size) / in the Stage of Development Transmitted by Anonymous 5 (α3) • Anhang 2: 2. Præludium in C minor, BWV 847 (duplex) / in the Stage of Development Transmitted by Anonymous 5 (α3) • Anhang 3: 6. Fuga in D minor, BWV 851 / More Richly Notated Version • Anhang 3: 6. Fuga in D minor, BWV 851 (full size) / More Richly Notated Version • Anhang 3: 6. Fuga in D minor, BWV 851 (duplex) / More Richly Notated Version

Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.1 (pp.244-47)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1989. Plate BA 5070.
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Editor Wolfgang Plath (1930–1995)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 5 (pp.19-37)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1962. Plate BA 5021.
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Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2012.
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Misc. Notes 1. from Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach (No.28)
1a, 2a. 5-6a, 10a. from Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (Nos.14-18)
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Revised Version (Complete), BWV 846-869

For 2 Pianos (Besseling)
Arranger Peter Besseling (b. 1953)
Publisher. Info. Peter Besseling, 2021.
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Misc. Notes All preludes and fugues have been arranged to be played on two pianos.
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For Piano 4 hands (Dubois)
Arranger Théodore Dubois (1837–1924)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Senart, 1914. Plates M. S. & Cie. 3437, 3438.
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Arranger Henri Bertini (1798–1876)
Editor James L. Bailey
Publisher. Info. James L. Bailey
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Misc. Notes Le Clavier bien tempéré I collection des préludes et fugues de Jean Sébastien Bach arrangées pour le piano à quatre mains par Henri Bertini jeune
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For Violin and Viola (Hermann)
Arranger Friedrich Hermann (1828–1907)
Publisher. Info. London: Augener, n.d.(ca.1905). Plate 12910.
Reprinted London: Merton Music, No.2305 (Nos.1–10), 2306 (Nos.11–12), n.d.[1996-2010].
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For Organ (Reger)
Editor Max Reger (1873–1916)
Publisher. Info. Ausgewählte Klavierwerke, für die Orgel bearbeitet von Max Reger, Bd.1
Leipzig: Joseph Aibl, 1902. Plates 3032, 3031, 3025.
Reprinted Vienna: Universal Edition, n.d.
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Work Title Das wohltemperierte Klavier I
Alternative. Title Praeludia und Fugen durch alle Tone und Semitonia ; Preludes and Fugues through All Tones and Semitones
Name Translations 平均律键盘曲集; 平均律鍵盤曲集; Das Wohltemperierte Klavier; Patar ya Tonon Clavier; Le Clavier bien tempéré; [27 more...]הפסנתר המושווה; 평균율 클라비어곡집; El clave bien temperado; Das wohltemperierte Klavier; Il clavicembalo ben temperato; 平均律クラヴィーア曲集; Το καλοσυγκερασμένο κλειδοκύμβαλο; 十二平均律鋼琴曲集; O Cravo Bem Temperado; Bontemperita klavarinstrumento; Temperovaný klavír; Хорошо темперированный клавир; Լավ տեմպերացված կլավիր; Dobro temperovani klavir; Добро темперовани клавир; The Well-Tempered Clavier; เดอะเวลล์-เทมเพิร์ดคลาเวียร์; El clavecí ben temprat; Добре темперований клавір; Dobře temperovaný klavír; Добре темперирано пиано; کلاویه خوش‌آهنگ; İyi Düzenlenmiş Klavye; كلافيير جيد المزاج; Dobro ugođeni klavir; Hästitempereeritud klaviir; Dobro uglašeni klavir
Name Aliases 十二平均律钢琴曲集; 平均律钢琴曲集; 十二平均律键盘曲集; Wohltemperiertes Klavier; DWK; [33 more...]Clavier Bien Tempéré; Le Clavier bien tempere; הפסנתר המשווה; 평균율 클라비어; Clave bien temperado; El clave bien templado; Clavicembalo ben temperato; Das Wohltemperierte Clavier; Das Wohltemperirte Clavier; 平均率クラヴィーア曲集; Das wohltemperierte Klavieren; Wohltemperierte Klavier; Wohl Temperierte Klavier; Das Wohl Temperierte Klavier; Das wohltemperierte Clavier; Cravo Bem-Temperado; Cravo bem temperado; Wohltemperiertes Clavier; ХТК; Well-Tempered Clavier; El clavecí ben temperat; Claveci ben temperat; Clavecí ben temperat; Hyvin viritetty klaveeri; Das wohltemperirte Clavier; Das wohltemperirte Klavier; ДТК; Det veltempererte klavér; Добре темпериран клавир; Det veltempererte klaver; The Well-Tempered Klavier; BWV 846–893; BWV 846-893
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 383145911073927060072; GND: 300011881; SELIBR: 226798; [2 more...]SUDOC: 117981524; BNF: 139151495
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 846–869 ; BC L 80-103
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 721
Key Uses all major and minor keys (together with Das wohltemperierte Klavier II)
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 24 pieces:
1. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846
1a. Prelude and Fughetta in C major, BWV 846a (alternative version)
2. Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847
2a. Prelude and Fughetta in C minor, BWV 847a (alternative version)
3. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848
3a. Prelude and Fughetta in C-sharp major, BWV 848a (alternative version)
4. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849
4a. Prelude and Fughetta in C-sharp minor, BWV 849a (alternative version)
5. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850
5a. Prelude and Fughetta in D major, BWV 850a (alternative version)
6. Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851
6a. Prelude and Fughetta in D minor, BWV 851a (alternative version)
7. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852
7a. Prelude and Fughetta in E-flat major, BWV 852a (alternative version)
8. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853 (the Fugue is in D♯ minor)
8a. Prelude and Fughetta in E-flat minor, BWV 853a (alternative version)
9. Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854
9a. Prelude and Fughetta in E major, BWV 854a (alternative version)
10. Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855
10a. Prelude and Fughetta in E minor, BWV 855a (alternative version)
11. Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856
11a. Prelude and Fughetta in F major, BWV 856a (alternative version)
12. Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857
12a. Prelude and Fughetta in F minor, BWV 857a (alternative version)
13. Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp major, BWV 858
13a. Prelude and Fughetta in F-sharp major, BWV 858a (alternative version)
14. Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 859
14a. Prelude and Fughetta in F-sharp minor, BWV 859a (alternative version)
15. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 860
15a. Prelude and Fughetta in G major, BWV 860a (alternative version)
16. Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861
16a. Prelude and Fughetta in G minor, BWV 861a (alternative version)
17. Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 862
17a. Prelude and Fughetta in A-flat major, BWV 862a (alternative version)
18. Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 863
18a. Prelude and Fughetta in G-sharp minor, BWV 863a (alternative version)
19. Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 864
19a. Prelude and Fughetta in A major, BWV 864a (alternative version)
20. Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 865
20a. Prelude and Fughetta in A minor, BWV 865a (alternative version)
21. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 866
21a. Prelude and Fughetta in B-flat major, BWV 866a (alternative version)
22. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867
22a. Prelude and Fughetta in B-flat minor, BWV 867a (alternative version)
23. Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 868
23a. Prelude and Fughetta in B major, BWV 868a (alternative version)
24. Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869
24a. Prelude and Fughetta in B minor, BWV 869a (alternative version)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1722
First Publication. 1801 - Wien: Hoffmeister & Co., Plate 53*
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article (covers both books; there are articles on individual preludes and fugues but not on book I and book II taken individually)
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List of Intermediate Piano Repertoire
Keyboard Works by Johann Sebastian Bach
French Overture, BWV 831
Italian Concerto, BWV 971
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