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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869
Recordings - Part 6

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

Complete Recordings - 1991-2000

66/1

The Well-Tempered Organ 1 [K-1]

WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues Nos, 1-16, BWV 846-861 []

John Wells (Organ) [Letourneau]

Ribbonwood 1006

1991

CD / TT:

Recorded at St Paul's Collegiate School, Hamilton, New Zealand.

66/2

The Well-Tempered Organ 2 [K-2]

WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 17-24, BWV 862-869 []

John Wells (Organ) [Aplin]

Ribbonwood 1007

1998

CD / TT:

Recorded at St Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, New Zealand.

67

J.S. Bach: Das wohltemperierte Klavier Teil II, BWV 870-893 [K-1]

WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893

Anneke Uittenbosch (Harpsichord) [by Joel Katzman, Amsterdam 1989, after 17th century Parisian examples]

Globe

Feb-Mar 1992

2-CD / TT: 145:08

Recorded in Utrecht, Holland.
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68

J. S Bach: Das Wohlgemperierte Klavier I-II [K-6]

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

Takahiro Sonoda (Piano)

Evica 4001/04

Apr 1992

4-CD / TT:

2nd recording of WTC by T. Sonoda.

69

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I [K-9]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Huguette Dreyfus (Harpsichord) [Guillaume Hemsch - 1763]

Denon

Oct 1992

2-CD / TT: 117:06

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70

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier BWV 846-869, Book I [K-2]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Vladimir Feltsman (Piano)

MusicMasters

Dec 1992

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New Yotk City, NY, USA.
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71

Bach: Le Clavier Bien Tempéré, Premier Livre [K-4]
Blandine Verlet Plays Bach [Box Set]
[B-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Blandine Verlet (Harpsichord)

Astrée
Astrée Auvidis - Naïve

May 1993

2-CD / TT: 107:12
6-CD / TT:

Recorded at Musée Unterlinden de Colmar, France.
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72

J.S. Bach: Das wohltemperierte Klavier [K-1]

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

Enrica Cavallo (Piano)

Dynamic

1994-1995

4-CD / TT:

Recorded in Genoa, Italy.
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73

J.S. Bach: Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, I. und II. Teil [L-1]

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

Zuzana Ruzickova (Harpsichord) [Ruckers copy (WTC 1), Harass copy (WTC 2)

Panton

Jan 1995

2-CD / TT: 272:14

2nd recording of WTC 1 by Z. Ruzickova. Recorded at Sound Studio of Music Faculty of AMU, Prague.
Review: WTC Ruzickova
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74

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Valery Afanassiev (Piano)

Denon

Apr 1995

2-CD / TT: 138:20

Recorded at Musica Théâtre, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
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75

J.S. Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier Book I (24 Preludes and Fugues) [K-2]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Jenö Jandó (Piano)

Naxos

Dec 1995

2-CD / TT: 110:38

Recorded at the Unitarian Church, Budapest, Hungary.
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76

J.S. Bach: Das Woltemperirte Klavier, Book 1 [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Masaaki Suzuki (Harpsichord)

BIS

May 1996

2-CD / TT: 118:40

Recorded at Kobe Shoin Women's University, Japan.
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77/1

Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 (1-12)

WTC 1: 12 Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12, BWV 846-857

Bernard Lagacé (Organ)

Analekta/Fleurs de Lys

Aug 1996

CD / TT: 68:40

Recorded at Église Immaculée-Conception, Montréal, Canada.
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77/2

Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 (13-24)

WTC 1: 12 Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-24, BWV 858-869

Bernard Lagacé (Organ)

Analekta/Fleurs de Lys

Aug 1996

CD / TT: 71:41

Recorded at Église Immaculée-Conception, Montréal, Canada.
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78

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier BWV 846-893 [K-2]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Pieter-Jan Belder (Harpsichord)

Erasmus

1996

4-CD / TT:

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79

Bach: Das Wohltemperirte ClavierBook 1 [K-5]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Angela Hewitt (piano)

Hyperion

Jun, Dec 1997

2-CD / TT: 116:37

Recorded at the Beethovensaal, Hannover, Germany.
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80

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

David Korevaar (Piano)

Musicians Showcase / MSR Classics

Jan 28-29, 1998

2-CD / TT: 114:58

Recorded at S.U.N.Y. Purchase, NY, USA.
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81

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I [K-4]

WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Sergey Schepkin (Piano)

Ongaku Records

Jan 1998 ?

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA, USA.
Review: Schepkin’s Well Tempered Clavier, Book I (10 Parts)
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82

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [110:14]

Bernard Roberts (Piano)

Nimbus Records

Jul-Aug 1998

4-CD / TT: 256:44

Recorded at Concert Hall of the Nimbus Foundation, Wyastone, England.
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83

J.S. Bach: Le Clavier Bien Tempéré, Premier Livre [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Frédéric Desenclos (Organ) [1-12: Garrels 1726 - Flewtrop 1994] [13-24: Freytag - Aubertin 1994]

Triton

Oct 1998 [1-12]; Jan 1999 [13-24]

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at Oud Katholieke Kerk de La Haye, Holland [1-12]; l’Eglise Saint-Vincent, Lyon, France [13-24].
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84

J.S. Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier, Vol. 1 [K-2]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Julia Cload (Piano)

Meridian

1998

2-CD / TT: 124:02

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85

Bach & Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues [K-1]

12 Preludes & Fugues from WTC 1 BWV 846-869:
No. 1 BWV 846, No. 5 BWV 850, No. 6 BWV 851, No. 7 BWV 852, No. 11 BWV 856, No. 12 BWV 857, No. 13 BWV 858, No. 17 BWV 862, No. 18 BWV 863, No. 19 BWV 864, No. 23 BWV 868, No. 24 BWV 869

Olli Mustonen (Piano)

RCA Red Seal

1998 ?

2-CD / TT:

The other 12 Preludes & Fugues from WTC 1 were recorded in Nov 2002.
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86/1

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Part 1 [K-1]

WTC 1: Preludes & Fuges Nos, 1-12, BWV 846-857

Léon Berben (Harpsichord) [Copy after Couchet, by Willem Kroesbergen]

Brilliant Classics

1999

CD / TT: 56:21

Recorded at Maria Minor, Utrecht, Holland.
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86/2

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Part 2 [K-2]

WTC 1: Preludes & Fuges Nos, 13-24, BWV 858-861

Léon Berben (Harpsichord) [Copy after Couchet, by Willem Kroesbergen]

Brilliant Classics

1999

CD / TT: 56:41

Recorded at Maria Minor, Utrecht, Holland.
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87

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Lars Sellergren Plays, Vol. 2) [K-1]

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

Lars Sellergren (Piano)

Sterling CDA 1659-60-2

1999

2-CD / TT: 120:27

Recorded at Broadcasting House: Recording Studio 3, Stockholm, Sweden and were first transmitted through radio.
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88

Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Jouni Somero (Piano)

Jubal

1999

2-CD / TT:

 

89

J.S. Bach: Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 1 [K-2]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Jaroslav Tůma (Clavichord) [Martin Kather (1990), after David Tannenberg (1960)]

Supraphon

Jan 2000

2-CD / TT: 134:50

Recorded at the Vrchovnia Studio, Studénki u Jihlavy.
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90

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 [K-2]

24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Robert Levin (Fortepiano, Clavichord, Organ)

Hänssler

Jan 2000

2-CD / TT: 106:35

Recorded at Tonstudio van Geest, Sandhausen Kirche, Wassenaar-NL.
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91

J.S. Bach: 48 Preludes and Fugues [V-1] [K-3]
J.S. Bach: Das wohltemperierte Clavier I & II

1. WTC 1: 12 Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12 BWV 846-857
2. WTC 1: 12 Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-24 BWV 858-869

Andrei Gavrilov (Piano) [1]; Joanna MacGregor (Piano) [2]

Image Entertainment / EuroArts

Feb 2000

2-DVD / TT: 260:00

Recorded at New Art Gallery, Walsall, England [1]; Paula Güell, Barcelona, Spain [2].
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92

Bach: Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, Teil I, BWV 846-869 (The Well Tempered Clavier - Book 1) [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Ottavio Dantone (Harpsichord)

Arts Music

Jun 2000

2-CD / TT: 123:49

Recorded at Sala del Refettorio de S. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy.
Review: WTC By Ottavio Dantone
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93

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I & II BWV 846-893 [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Mehmet Okonşar (Piano)

LMO Records

Summer 2000

3-CD / TT: 321:59

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94

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Evelyne Crochet (piano)

Music & Arts

Sep 2000

4-CD / TT: 259:36

Recorded Academy of Arts & Letters, New York City, NY, USA.
Review: Evelyne Crochet Records Bach's Well Tempered Clavier
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95

Bach: The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1 [K-8]

1. WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues, Book I, BWV 846-869 [93:12]
2. WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues, Book I, BWV 846-869 [92:28]

Anthony Newman (Piano [1], Harpsichord) [2)

Khaeon

Oct 2000 [2]; Jul 2001 [1]

3-CD / TT: 206:49

2nd & 3rd recordings of WTC BWV 846-869 by A, Newman. Recorded in Bedford, New York, USA [1]; . Stamford, Connecticut, USA [2].
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96

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Gary Cooper (Harpsichord)

ASV

2000

2-CD / TT: 126:55

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97

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 1 (Bach-Cyclus Vol. 5) [K-5]
J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 1 & 2 [Box Set]
[B-1]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Ivo Janssen (Piano)

Void (CODAEX)

2000

2-CD / TT: 113:21
4-CD / TT: 248:02

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98

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemeprierte Clavier I [K-1]

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

Hans-Georg Schäfer (Piano)

Glissando

2000

2-CD / TT: 103:00

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99

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Johannes Skudlik (Harpsichord)

Ambitus 96818

2000 ?

2-CD / TT:

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2006 - March 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Eva Hedlund (March 2008), Teddy Kaufman (January 2007, April 2007), Gustavo Quandt (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

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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