Well-Tempered Clavier Book I BWV 846-869 - Recordings

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869
Recordings - Part 4

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

Complete Recordings - 1971-1980

28	J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier [A-4]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Zuzana Ruzickova (Harpsichord)
Erato Musical Heritage Society		1971	4-LP / TT: 5-LP / TT:
1^st recording of WTC 1 by Z. Ruzickova. Review: WTC Ruzickova

29	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Books I & II [K-14]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano)
Scribendum		1971 WTC 1: Nos. 1-8]; 1972 [WTC 1: Nos. 9-24]	4-CD / TT: 285:20
Recorded in Moscow, Russia. 1^st recording of WTC 1 by T. Nikolayeva. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

30	Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier Bk 1 [K-5]
Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Friedrich Gulda (Piano)
Philips (from MPS) / RussianDVD / Eterna		Apr 1972	2-CD / TT: 124:12
Recorded at MPS-Tonstudio, Villingen, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com [CD-1] \| Amazon.com [CD-2]

31	J.S. Bach: Le Clavier bien tempéré Intégrale [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [132:00]
Louis Thiry (Organ)
Arion / Bolshoi/BMG		1972	4-CD / TT: 252:12
Recorded at Église Réformée d'Auteuil, Paris, France. Review: Louis Thiry's WTC (organ) Buy this album at: Amazon.com

32	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemeprierte Klavier [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Pierre Auclert (Piano)
Edici 003 101/104		1972 ?	4-LP / TT:

33	Bach : The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 [K-4]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Anthony Newman (Harpsichord)
Columbia / CBS Sony		Apr, Jul, 1973	2-LP / TT:
Recorded in New York, NY, USA. 1^st recording of WTC BWV 846-869 by A, Newman.

34	J.S. Bach: Well-Temered Clavier, Book 1 [K-7]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Helmut Walcha (Harpsichord) [Jan Ruckers the Younger (2-manual), Antwerp 1640 - restored by Kurt Wittmayer 1973, 8,8,4, + harp stop]
Archiv Produktion		Jun 1973	2-CD / TT:
Recorded at Schloss Nordkirchen, Westfalen, Germany. 2^nd recording of WTC 1 by H. Walcha. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

35	Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I [K-19]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Victor (J) VICC 60071/2		Aug 7 & 10, 1973	2-CD / TT:
Recorded in Innsbruck, Austria. 3^rd recording of WTC 1 by Sv. Richter.

36	J.S. Bach: Keyboard Works Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier [Box-Set] [K-2]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Takahiro Sonoda (Piano)
Denon		1973 ?	7-CD / TT:
1^st recording of WTC by T. Sonoda. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

37	J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 [K-6]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Rosalyn Tureck (Piano)
BBC Legends		Sept, Oct 1975; Apr 1976	2-CD / TT: 131:21
Recorded at BBC Concert Hall Studios, London. 2^nd Recording of WTC1 by R. Tureck. Review: WTC Book I - Tureck (1975-1976) Buy this album at: Amazon.com

38	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier - Band I und II [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Detlev Eisinger (Piano)
MMS 6001		1976-1980	5-LP / TT:

39	Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1 [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Edelgard Walch (Harpsichord)
Euphoria 2088/9		1977	2-LP / TT:

40	J.S. Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier I - Selection [K-6]
WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-3 BWV 846-848, Nos. 5-17 BWV 850-862, Nos. 21-22 BWV 866-867
Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
Deutsche Grammophon		1977; 1980 [BWV 854-859]	CD / TT: 74:09
Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

41	J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (24 Preludes & Fugues) [K-5]
24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Mieczyslaw Horszowski (Piano)
Vanguard / Artemis Classics		1979-1980	2-CD / TT:114:56
Recorded at Vanguard's 23^rd Street Studio, New York City, NY, USA. Review: Bach�s WTC - One More Time Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

42	J.S. Bach: Le Clavier bien Tempéré - Livre I [K-2] J.S. Bach: Le Clavier bien Tempéré - The Well-Tempered Clavier - Das Wohltemperierte Klavier [B-2]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Scott Ross (Harpsichord)
Société Radio-Canada & Disques Pelléas		Apr 1980	2-CD / TT: 101:47 4-CD / TT: 229:07
Recorded at Radio-Canada, Studio 12, Montreal, Canada. Review: A Terrific Trio of Bach�s Well Tempered Clavier

43	The Complete Keyboard Works of J.S. Bach Vol. 1: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
João Carlos Martins (Piano)
Concord Concerto / Labor Records / Tomato Music		1980 / 1981	2-CD / TT: 135:49
Recorded at Pomona College, Claremont, California, USA. 2^nd recording of WTC 1 by J.C. Martins. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [C] \| Amazon.com [T] \| Amazon.com [L]

44	Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Blankenship (Piano)
Educo 3061/2/3/4		Late 1970's ?	4-LP / TT:

45	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 1. Teil [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Robert-Alexander Bohnke (Piano)
Dca 93142/43		Late 1970's ?	2-CD / TT:

46	Bach: Das Wohltemeprierte Klavier 1. Teil [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Hermann Iseringhausen (Clavichord)
MDG 1071/72		Late 1970's ?	2-LP / TT:

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2006 - September 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (April 2007), Teddy Kaufman (January 2007, February 2007)

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