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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869

Recordings - Part 1

Recordings: Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001

Complete Recordings - Until 1950

1

Bach: Well-Tempered Piano, Complete [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-17, BWV 846-862

Harriet Cohen (Piano) [1-9]; Evlyn Howard Jones (Piano) [10-17]

Biddulph Records

1928

CD / TT: 77:25

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2

Bach: The Well-Tempered-Clavier - 48 Preludes & Fugues [K-1]
Edwin Fischer plays Bach, Vol. 1 [K-2]
J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 [K-4]
J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier [K-6]

 

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [107:25]

Edwin Fischer (Piano)

EMI Classics
Pearl
Naxos
Monopoly

Apr, Sep 1933; May, Jul 1934

3-CD / TT: 237:47
2-CD / TT: 149:52
2-CD / TT: 106:50
4-CD / TT: 235:39

Recorded at Studio No. 3 Abbey Road, London, England.
Review: Fischer’s WTC I on Naxos
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3

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I [K-11]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)

RCA Victor

Mar 1949; Feb 1952

2-CD / TT: 126:31

Recorded in RCA's Studio B, NYC / Madame Landowska's Home, Lakeville, CT, USA.
Review: Bach’s Well Temepred Clavier Book 1 from a Legend
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4

J.S. Bach: The Whohltempereirte Klavier I&II [K-7]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [90:15]

Walter Gieseking (Piano)

Deutsche Grammophon

Mar-Apr 1950

3-CD / TT: 210:28

Recorded by Saar Radio, Germany.

5

J.S. Bach: Le Clavecin Bien Tempere (Livre I) [K-2]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Isabelle Nef (Harpsichord)

L'Oiseau-Lyre OL 160/181

Late 1940's ?

22 X 30 cm 78 rpm

 

 

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2006 - January 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Guy Glenet (January 2008), Teddy Kaufman (June 2007), Teri Noel Towe (June 2007)


Well Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869: Details
Recordings:
Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001
Comparative Review:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
Reviews of Individual Recordings:
WTC I - D. Barenboim [D. Satz] | WTC I - D. Barenboim [P. Bright] | WTC I - L. Beausejouir & A. Vieru | WTC I - T. Fellner | WTC I - E. Fischer | WTC I - M. Horszowski | WTC I - C. Jaccottet | WTC I - R. Kirkpatrick | WTC I - T. Koopman | WTC I - W. Landowska | WTC I - R. Levin | WTC I - O. Mustonen | WTC I - E. Parmentier | WTC I - S. Richter | WTC I - S. Schepkin
General Discussions:
Part 1
Discussions of Individual Recordings:
WTC I - T. Fellner
Well Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893: Details
Recordings:
Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001
Comparative Review:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9
Reviews of Individual Recordings:
WTC II - D. Barenboim [P. Bright] | WTC II - G. Cooper | WTC II - F. Gulda | WTC II - A. Hewitt | WTC II - R. Kirkpatrick | WTC II - J. Middleton
General Discussions:
Part 1
Well Tempered Clavier Books I&II, BWV 846-893:
Reviews of Individual Recordings:
WTC I&II - B.v. Asperen, S. Ross & G. Wilson | WTC I&II - E. Crochet | WTC I&II - O. Dantone | WTC I&II - S. Feinberg | WTC II&II - T. Nikolayeva | WTC II&II - L. Thiry [N. Halliday] | WTC I&II - Z. Ruzickova

Non-Vocal Works: Recordings, Reviews & Discussions | Order of Discussion
Recording Reviews of Non-Vocal Works: Organ | Keyboard | Solo Instrumental | Chamber | Orchestral, MO, AOF
Performers of Non-Vocal Works: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

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