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

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Complete Recordings - 1970-1979

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Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I [K-4]
J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier [Box Set] [B-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)

Melodiya
RCA Red Seal / Olympia / Le Chant Du Monde / Russian Revelation

Jul 21-31, 1970

3-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 119:31

Recorded at Schloß Klesheim, Salzburg, Austria. 2^nd recording of WTC 1 by Sv. Richter.
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Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Bk. I) [K-1]

24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869:
LP-1: Preludes & Fugues, Nos. 1-6, BWV 846-851
LP-2: Preludes & Fugues, Nos. 7-12, BWV 852-857
LP-3: Preludes & Fugues, Nos. 13-18, BWV 858-863
LP-4: Preludes & Fugues, Nos. 19-24, BWV 864-869.

Jan Blankenship (Piano)

Educo 3061/2/3/4

1970 or earlier [P 1970]

4-LP / TT:

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J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book One [K-5]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Jörg Demus (Piano)

Westminster / MCA Classics

1970

3-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT:

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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

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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. 
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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.
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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)
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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:

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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. 

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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.
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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.

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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.
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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)
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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

1975

2-CD / TT:

Recorded in Tübinger, Germany.

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J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperiertes Klavier I i II svezak [K-1]

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

Ranko Filjak (Piano) [WTC 1: Nos.6, 8, 10, 20, 23; WTC 2: Nos: 5, 7, 11, 14]
Pavica Gvozdić (Piano) [WTC 1: Nos. 1-5; WTC 2: Nos: 4, 12, 16, 18, 19]
Vladimir Krpan (Piano) [WTC 1: Nos. 12, 13, 16, 19; WTC 2: Nos: 3, 6, 15, 21, 24]
Jurica Murai (Piano) [WTC 1: Nos. 7, 11, 14, 15, 18; WTC 2: Nos: 1, 9, 13, 17, 22]
Stjepan Radić (Piano) [WTC 1: Nos. 9, 17, 21, 22, 24; WTC 2: Nos. 2, 8, 10, 20, 23]

Jugoton LSY-61281-61286

1976-1977

6-LP / TT:

Recorded at Jugoton Studio, Zagreb, Yugoslavia.

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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:

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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:

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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

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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
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