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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869
Discography - Part 8

Complete Recordings 2010-2019

< Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009

Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 >


1

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: A Composer’s Approach [K-5]

2-CD: WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [111:14]
DVD: Video series of “lessons” that provide deeper insight into the master’s works and process of composition

Don Freund (Piano)

Navona Records NV-5869
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Jan 2010

2-CD / TT: 111:14 + DVD

Recorded at Ford Hall, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
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2

J.S. Bach: Das wohltemperirte Clavier · The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II · Complete Recording [K-6]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [111:15]

Christine Schornsheim (Harpsichord) [by Johannes Ruckers, 1624]

Capriccio Records 7115

May 25-29, 2010

4-CD / TT: 254:42

Recorded at Musée Unterlinden, Colmar, France.
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3

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

24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Abdel Rahman El Bacha (Piano)

Triton OVCT-00077

Oct 29-30, 2010

2-SACD / TT: 111:04

Recorded at Chichibu Muse Park, Saitama, Japan.
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4

Beginnings: Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier I [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Anna Larsen (Piano)

Anna Larsen 1
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2010

2-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT: 115:53

Recorded in a studio, Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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5

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Vol. 1 [K-3]
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Vol. 2 [K-4]
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1
[B-1]

 

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

Tzvi Erez.(Piano) [1912 Bosendorfer piano]

Niv Classical

Feb 2011

2-CD / TT: 109:44

Recorded in Toronto, Canada.
Listen on YouTube:
WTC 1: Complete Work [Sequence, 48 Tracks; 110:21]
Buy this album at:
Vol. 1 CD, Vol 2 CD, 2-CD: Niv Music Store
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6

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

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Claudio Colombo (Piano) [Yamaha digital pianos]

Claudio Colombo

Feb 18, 2011 [released]

MP3 / TT: 118:06

Recorded at…
Listen to this album at: Mp3 Classical Music
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7

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

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Fernando De Luca (Hapsichord) [German keyboard after Christian Vater (1738), pitch A=415Hz and tuning Werckmeister III]

Sala del Cembalo del caro Sassone

Jun 11-Jul 7, 2011

Web / TT: 110:39

Recorded in Rome, Italy.
Listen to this recording at: Sala del Cembalo del caro Sassone


8

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

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [109:14]
WTC 1: Prelude No. 4 in C sharp minor, BWV 849, arranged by Frédéric Chopin [2:27]

Haruo Uesugi (Piano)

Triton/Octavia Records OVCT-00087

Aug 9-12, 2011; Mar 9-10, 2012

2-SACD / TT: 111:41
MP3 / TT: 112:40

Recorded at Hakuju Hall, Tokyo, Japan.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album | Complete Album [Sequence; 49 Tracks; TT: 113:28]
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Music Download (2015): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


9

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier [K-16]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [107:28]

András Schiff (Piano) [Steinway]

ECM New Series 2270-73

Aug 2011

4-CD / TT: 246:23
MP3 / TT: 243:33

Recorded at Auditorium Radiosvizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland.
2nd recording of WTC 1 BWV 846-869 by A. Schiff.
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10

Bach: Well Tempered Clavier Book 1 - A Computer Mediated Decomposition by Damian Catera [T-1]

1. Well Tempered Bach Rock [4:23]
2. Well Tempered Laptop [14:41]
3. Well Tempered Randomization [6:29]
4. Well Tempered Algorithm [16:58]
5. Well Tempered Revolution [16:41]

Damian Catera (Sound and media artist, Electroacoustic composer and Improviser)

Praxis Classics

Oct 2011 [released]

MP3 / TT: 59:12

Recorded at…
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11

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier [T-5]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869, arranged for string quartet by Jörg Widmoser

Modern String Quartet

Jörg Widmoser (Violine); Winfried Zrenner (Violin); Andreas Höricht (Viola); Jost-H. Hecker (Cello)

Upsolute Music Records UMR-125

2011-2012

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at…
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12

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

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Daniel Levy (Piano)

Edelweiss EDEM-3365

P 2011/2012

2-CD / TT: 136:56

Recorded at Barocksaal, Ossiach, Austria.
Buy this album at:
2-CD & Music Download: Edelweiss


13

J.S. Bach: Well-tempered Clavier Book I [K-1]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Philip Goeth (Virtual pipe organ) [Silbermann Freiberg, Silbermann Rötha, Velesovo]

Philip Goeth

From May 2012 (in process)

MP3 / TT:

The recordings were made by playing a two manual keyboard, which is connected to a PC. The PC runs Hauptwerk software as a sample-organizer, and loads digital organ samples into its RAM. Use samples provided by Sonus Paradisi (SP) and Milan Digital Audio (MDA). The organs that are used in my recordings are the Silbermann organ at the Petri Church in Freiberg / Germany (SP), the Silbermann organ at the Georgen Church in Rötha / Germany (MDA), as well as the Velesovo Church in Slovenia (SP).
Listen to samples on J.S. Bach's Well-tempered Clavier (Official Website) and to complete P&F’s on YouTube (linked from this website)


14

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I [K-3]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Peter Hill (Piano)

Delphian DCD-34126
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Jul 10-12; Dec 17-18, 2012

2-CD / TT: 121:18
MP3 / TT: 120:50

Recorded at the University Concert Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK.
Producer/Engineer: Paul Baxter; 24-bit digital editing: Adam Binks; 24-bit digital mastering: Paul Baxter.
Buy this album at:
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15

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

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Arthur Villar (Piano)

Arthur Villar 8087401
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Sep-Nov 2012

2-CD / TT: 103:39
MP3 / TT: 103:19

Recorded at Oktaven Audio, New York City, New York, USA.
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16

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 1. Teil BWV 846-BWV 869 · The Well-Tempered Clavier · Le Clavier bien tempéré [K-2]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Maximianno Cobra (Harpsichord)

Tempus Collection

Dec 2012 [released]

3-CD / TT
MP3 / TT: 198:25

Recorded at…
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17

Johann Sebastian Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier - Band I · The Well-Tempered Clavier - Part I (BWV 846-869) [K-1]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [119:03]
5 Preludes from Clavierbüchlein für Wilheln Friedemann Bach (Bonus Tracks):
WFN 14: Praeludium 1 (WTC 1: Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846a) [1:43]
WFN 15: Praeludium 2 (WTC 1: Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847) [1:21]
WFN 16: Praeludium 3 (WTC 1: Prelude No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851) [1:08]
WFN 17: Praeludium 4 (WTC 1: Prelude No. 5 in D major, BWV 850) [1:03]
WFN 18: Praeludium 5 (WTC 1: Prelude No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855a) [1:03]

Thomas Günther (Piano) [Steinwey D]

Cybele 131302
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2012

2-SACD / TT: 125:21
MP3 / TT: 124:54

Recorded at…
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18

J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier (Complete) [K-5]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [126:27]

John Paul (Lute-Harpsichord) [built by Anden Houben, 1998]

Centaur CRC-3450-53
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2012-2014

4-CD / TT: 274:50
MP3 / TT: 274:31

Recorded at St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
Producer & Editor: John Paul; Engineer: Nick Fritch.
Buy this album at:
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4-CD (2016): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
4-CD (2016): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2016): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


19

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

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [89:23]

John Butt (Hapsichord) [Harpsichord by Bruce Kennedy. Copy of a German instrument (1702-4) by Michael Mietke (d. 1719), owned by the Dunedin Consort, tuned to a' = 415Hz by Edmund Pickering]

Linn Records CKD-463
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Jul 15-18, 2013

4-CD / TT: 212:21
MP3 / TT: 211:33

Recorded at St Martin's, East Woodhay, Hampshire, England.
Produced and recorded by Philip Hobbs; Post-production by Julia Thomas.
Buy this album at:
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20

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

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869:|
CD-1: BWV 846-857 [1:22 +1:16, 1:31+1:43, 1:24+2:11, 3:17+4:13, 1:20+1:51, 1:50+2:09, 3:48+1:23, 2:53+5:58, 1:13+1:09, 2:00+1:06, 0:58+1:10, 2:16+3:47]
CD-2: BWV 858-869 [3:30+1:37, 0:54+2:52, 1:02+2:44, 1:39+1:48, 1:21+2:27, 0:57+1:35, 1:18+5:06, 1:43+5:00, 1:15+1:19, 1:14+2:37, 0:44+2:19, 4:53+6:40]

Klaus Schaaff (Piano)

SoundCloud

2013-2014

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at the artist's home, Heddesheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Listen on SoundCloud:
WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869


21

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

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Pierre-Laurent Aimard (Piano)

Deutsche Grammophon 4792784

Mar 2014

2-CD / TT: 112:35

Recorded at Funkhaus Berlin Nalepastraße, Germany.
Buy this album at:
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22

Mordecai Shehori Plays J.S. Bach, Vol. 1, Vol. 2 [K-3]


WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [54:01 + 55:33]

Mordecai Shehori (Piano)

Cembal d'amour CD-176-79

Mar 2014-Feb 2015

4-CD / TT: 252:55

Recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (2015): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | Cembal d'amour
CD-2 (2015): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Cembal d'amour
CD-2 (2015): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


23

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (BWV 846-869) [K-4]

 
 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Céline Frisch (Harpsichord) [harpsichord 1995, by Anthony Sidey & Frédéric Bal from Silbermann original]

Alpha Productions ALPHA-221
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Oct 19-25, 2014

2-CD / TT: 103:00
MP3 / TT: 102:32

Recorded at The Saint Rémi Church, Franc-Warret, Belgium.
Recording Producer, Mastering, Editing: Aline Blondiau.
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24

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

 
 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [121:06]

Robert Costin (Organ) [The Organ of Pembroke College, Cambridge]

Stone Records 5060192780697
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Dec 23-24, 2014

4-CD / TT: 279:21]
MP3 / TT: 278:48

Recorded at the Chapell of Pembroke College, Cambridge, England.
Produced by Paul Bryan for Chantry Sound & Robert Costin; Engineered & edited by Thomas Bryan for Chantry Sound; Mastered by Adrian Lucas.
Listen on YouTube:
WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 1 BWV 846 [2:01]
WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 2 BWV 847 [3:52]
WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 5 BWV 850 [3:47]
WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 24 BWV 869 [12:29]
Buy this album at:
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25

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

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

Pietro De Maria (Piano)

Decca 4811304
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2014

2-CD / TT: 110:14
MP3 / TT: 109:44

Recorded at Auditorium del Suffragio, Lucca, Italy.
Buy this album at:
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26

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 1. Teil [K-9]
J.S. Bach: Lex clavier bien tempéré [B-3]

 
 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [125:00]

Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord) [Built in Antwerp in 1628 by Joannes Ruckers]

Aparté AP-120
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Aparté AP-169

Apr 20 & 22, 2015

2-CD / TT: 125:00
MP3 / TT: 123:46
4-CD / TT: 282:07

Recorded at Châteaux de Versailles, appartement du Dauphin, France.
Executive Producer & Recording: Little Tribeca; Recording Engineer & Artistic Director: Nicolas Bartholomée, assisted by Maximilien Ciup; Editing & Mastering: Ignace Hauville; Mixing: Nicolas Bartholoée & Ignace Hauville.
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: iTunes
4-CD (2017): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

 


27

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

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [116:10]

Daniele Boccaccio (Organ) [Francesco Zanin organ, 2006]

Brilliant Classics 95157
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WTC 1: Apr 22-25, 2015

4-CD / TT: 265:55
MP3 / TT: 265:03

Recorded at S. Antonio Abate, Padua, Italy.
Editing & Mastering: Daniele Boccaccio; Producer: Chiara Massini.
Listen on YouTube:
Album: WTC 1 + WTC 2 [265:48]
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28

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I · The Well-tempered Clavier I [K-2]
J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I & II [B-1]

 
 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869:
CD-1: Preludes & fugues Nos. 1-14, BWV 846-859 [75:44]
CD-2: Preludes & fugues Nos. 15-24, BWV 860-869 [61:25]

Dina Ugorskaja (Piano) [Steinway: No. 586030]

CAvi-music AVI-8553350D
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CAvi-music AVI-8553503

Apr-May 2015

2-CD / TT: 139:09
MP3 / TT: 138:00
5-CD / TT: 311:10

Recorded at Studio 2, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Executive Producers: Falk Häfner (BR) & Andreas von Imhoff (Avi); Recording Producer & Editing: Jörg Moser; Balance Engineer: Josuel Theegarten; Piano Technician: Christian Rabus; Recording Technician: Bernadette Rüb; Mastering: Holger Urbach Musikproduktion, Ratingen.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 48 Tracks; TT: 138:46]
Watch on YouTube:
WTC 1: Prelude BWV 846 [2:15]
Buy this album at:
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5-CD (2016): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

 


29

J.S. Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier Book One for String Quartet (arr. Kitchen) [T-4]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869, arranged for string quartet by Nicholas Kitchen

Borromeo String Quartet: Nicholas Kitchen (Violin); Kristopher Tong (Violin); Mai Motobuchi (Viola); Yeesun Kim (Cello)

Living Archive

Jun 9, 2016; Jun 19, 2016; Aug 17, 2016; Oct 12, 2015

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Massachusetts, in the frame of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival [Jun 9, 2016]; Taos Center for the Arts, Taos, New Mexico [Jun 19, 2016]; Dennis Union Church, Dennis, Massachusetts, in the frame of the Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival [Aug 17, 2016]; Music For Food at Brown Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts [Oct 12, 2015]
Watch on YouTube:
WTC 1: Selection [18:56]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2017): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
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30

Geoffrey Madge speelt Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I [KV-2]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [62:35 + 66:30]

Geoffrey Douglas Madge (Piano)

YouTube

Dec 20, 2015

Audio / TT: 129:05

Recorded live at Korzo Theater, Den Haag, the Netherlands.
Listen on YouTube:
WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12 BWV 846-857 [62:35] + Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-24 BWV 858-869 [66:30]


31

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I [K-4]

 

CD-1 [53:55]: WTC 1: 12 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-857
CD-2 [62:14]: WTC 1: 12 Preludes & Fugues BWV 858-869

Ann-Helena Schlüter (Piano) [Steinwey D]

Hänssler Classic HC-16027
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CD-1: Apr 22-24, 2016
CD-2: Aug 12-14, 2016

2-CD / TT: 116:06
MP3 / TT: 116:05

Recorded at Steinweyhaus Michael Fiesch, Leipzig, Saxony, German [CD-1]; Steinweyhaus Matthias Kunze, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany [CD-2].
RecordingEngineer: Man Linde (MDR).
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2016): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2017): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


32

Electronic Wallpaper, a tribute to Glenn Gould, Vol. 2 - Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I [T-2]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Lee Wanner (Electric Guitar)

Lee Wanner 5

2016 (?) [Released: Sep 25, 2016]

MP3 / TT: 101:42

Recorded in a studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
WTC 1 BWV 846-869: Sampler [24:41]
Buy this album at:
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33

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I & II · The Well-Tempered Clavier I & II, BWV 846-893 [K-2]

 
 

CD-1/2: WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [102:41]

Heidrun Holtmann (Piano)

Musicaphon M-56922
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2016

4-CD / TT: 232:56
MP3 / TT: 232:05

Recorded at Studio Britz, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Recording: Karola Parry (Parry Audio); Editing & Mastering: Christian Alpen & Karola Parry.
Buy this album at:
4-CD (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2019): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


34

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Books I and II [K-2]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [116:30]

Alexandra Papastefanou (Piano) [Steinway model D]

First Hand Records FHR-65
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BWV 846-882: Apr 24-25, 2017
BWV 863-869: Dec 3 & 10, 2017

4-CD / TT: 268:00
MP3 / TT: 262:11

Recorded at Aris Garoufalis Concert Hall, Athens Conservatoire, Greece.
2nd recording of WTC 1 by A. Papastefanou.
Listen on YouTube:
Album: Selection [7:36] | WTC 2: Prelude No. 3 BWV 872 [1:50] | Complete Album [Sequence; 96 Tracks; TT: 263:47]
Buy this album at:
4-CD (2018): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


35

J.S. Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier I (BWV 846-869) [K-3]

 
 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [115:47]
CD-1 [47:28]: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12 BWV 846-857
CD-2 [53:27]: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-24 BWV 858-869

Luca Guglielmi (Harpsichord ) [Original Harpsichord Christian Zell, Hamburg, 1737]
A= Hz 415 Temperament Neidhart Kleine Stadt 1724/Grosse Stadt 1732

CAvi-music CAvi-8553993D
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May 2017

2-CD / TT: 115:47
MP3 / TT: 115:14

Recorded at Museu de la Musica, Edifici L'Auditori, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain.
Recording Producer & Balance Engineer: Davide Ficco; Sound Engineer & Digital Editing: Roberto Chinellato; Tuning & Maintenance of the Zell Harpsichord: Paul Poletti.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 48 Tracks; TT: 116:02]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2021): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


36

J.S. Bach: The Complete Well-Tempered Clavier (BWV 846-893) [K-1]

 
 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [133:56]

George Lepauw (Piano) [Steinway D from Régie Pianos France]

OrcClassics ORC-100107
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Aug 21-26, 2017

5-CD / TT: 274:35
MP3 / TT: 310:42

Recorded at Jakobskirche, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany.
Audio Producer: Harms Achtergarde; Film Directors: Martin Mirabel & Mariano Nante; A production of the International Beethoven Project.
The Bach48 Album also includes a full film of the entire recording, and a 33-minute documentary film about J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier and George Lepauw's journey to record it in J.S. Bach’s Germany, directed by Martin Mirabel and Mariano Nante.
Listen on YouTube:
5-CD: Complete Album [Sequence, 97 tracks]
Watch on YouTube:
Album: Trailer [3:11] | WTC 1: P&F No. 1 BWV 846 [4:55] | P&F No. 2 BWV 847 [4:09]
Buy this album at:
5-CD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


37

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (BWV 846-869) [K-19]

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

András Schiff (Piano)

Naxos 2.110653
Naxos NBD0104V

Sep 7, 2017

DVD / TT: 111 min
Blu-ray Disc / TT: 111 min

Recorded & filmed live at Royal Albert Hall, London, England, in the frame of 2017 BBC Proms.
NTSC 16:9, PCM Stereo and DTS 5.1.
A BBC/UNITEL co-production. Video director, Helen Scott.
3rd recording of WTC 1 BWV 846-869 by A. Schiff.
Watch on YouTube:
WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [107:49]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Blu-ray Disc (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


38

David Louie | Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier 1 | Complete Live Performance [KV-1]

 

00:14-60:41: WTC 1: 12 Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12, BWV 846-857 [60:27]
02:14-61:55: WTC 1: 12 Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-14, BWV 858-869 [59:14]

David Louie (Harpsichord) [French double-manual harpsichord by Robert Hicks after Taskin]

YouTube

Mar 11, 2018

Video / TT: 122:36

Recorded & filmed live at the Royal Conservatory, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Watch on YouTube:
WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12, BWV 846-857 [60:41]
WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-24, BWV 858-869 [61:55]


39

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book One [K-3]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [121:43]

Colin Booth (Harpsichord) [2-manual instrument by Colin Booth, 2013, after an original by Nicholas Celini, 1661]
Tuning: Kirnberger III

Soundboard Records SBCD-218

Apr 2018

2-CD / TT: 121:43

Recorded at Westbury sub Mendip, Wells, UK.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2019): Amazon.co.uk | Colin Both Website

1. 2

40

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Vol. 1 [K-3]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869

Steven Devine (Harpsichord) [harpsichord double-manual by Colin Booth, Mount Pleasant (Somerset) 2000, after single-manual by Johann Christof Fleischer, Hamburg 1710]
Temperament: based on Werkmeister III

Resonus RES-10239

May 4-7, 2018

2-CD / TT: 111:28

Recorded at St Mary’s Church, Birdsall, North Yorkshire. England.
Producer, Engineer & Editor: Adam Binks.
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2019): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


41

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

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [124:15]

Borbála Dobozy (Harpsichord)

Budapest Music Center Records BMC CD-275
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Jun 2018

2-CD / TT: 124:15
MP3 / TT: 114:47

Recorded at Phoenix Studio, Diósd, Hungary.
Recording Producer: Ibolya Tóth; Recording Engineer: János Bohus; Digital Editing: Ádám Boros; Producer: László Gőz.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 48 Tracks; TT: 115:39]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


42

J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier I (BWV 846-869) [K-9]

 
 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
CD-1 [57:20]: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12 BWV 846-857
CD-2 [60:37]: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-24 BWV 858-869

Trevor Pinnock (Harpsichord)
Harpsichord: David Way, Stonington, Connecticut, 1982, after Henri Hemsch (1700–1769); Pitch: A = 392 Hz; Temperament: Unequal temperament (Pinnock/Neal); Tuning and preparation: Simon Neal

Deutsche Grammophon 28948384396
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Aug 2018 & Jan 2019

2-CD / TT: 117:57
MP3 / TT: 117:32

Recorded in Colyer-Fergusson Hall at University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, England.
Producer & Recording Engineer: Philip Hobbs; Editing & Mastering Engineer: Julia Thomas; Musical Assistant: Tom Foster; Keyboard Technician: Simon Neal.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 49 Tracks; TT: 118:19]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
2-CD (J) (2020, Japan): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


43

Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I [KV-5]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [111:50]

Nathan Carterette (Piano) [Steinway D]

YouTube

Published: Jul 28, 2018

Audio / TT:

Recorded at St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Highland Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Listen on YouTube:
WTC 1: Preludes & Fufues Nos. 1-24 BWV 846-869 [111:50]
Buy this album at:
CD: Nathan Carterette Website


44

The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I by Bach performed by Shaw [KV-2]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 (without repeats) [33:54]

Shaw Edwards (Piano)

YouTube

Oct 7, 2018

Video / TT: 33:54

Recorded & filmed live at Anne Goodman Recital Hall, Kaufman Music Center, New York City, New York, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [33:54]


45

Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I for Pipe Organ, Vols. 1-3 [K-4]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869:
Vol. 1: BWV 846-853 [55 min]
Vol. 2: BWV 854-861 [55 min]
Vol. 3: BWV 862-869 [55 min]

Jean-Michel René Souche (Leontsky) (Pipe Organ)

Tarnhelm Records

Sep 2019

4-CD / TT: 178 min

Recorded in Odessa, Ukraine.
Download from Internet Archive:
WTC 1:Vols. 1-3 [Zip]
Buy this album at:
CD-1 (2019): Amazon.com
CD-2 (2019): Amazon.co.uk
CD-3 (2019): Amazon.de


46

J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Teil 1, BWV 846-869 [K-1]

 
 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869:
CD-1 [57:08]: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12 BWV 846-857
CD-2 [62:20]: 1-24. Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-24 BWV 858-869
25. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846a: No. 1, Prelude (WTC 1: Clavier-Büchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann) [1:17]
26. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846a: No. 1, Prelude (WTC 1 - Johann Nikolaus Forkel) [1:10]
27. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846a: No. 2, Fugue (WTC 1) [2:02]

Vincent Bernhardt (Harpsichord) [built by Matthias Kramer in 2018 after Christian Zell (1728), provided and tuned by Frank Daro.

Calliope CAL-2070
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Mar 9-11 & Apr 14-15, 2019

2-CD / TT: 119:28
MP3 / TT: 119:02

Recorded at Remerschen, Luxembourg.
Sound Engineer: Frédéric Briant; Label Manager: Maél Perrigault; Producer: Benoit d'Hau.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 51 Tracks; TT: 119:52]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download(2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


47

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Books I & II, BWV 846-893 [K-2]

 

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
CD-1 [47:28]: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-12 BWV 846-857
CD-2 [53:27]: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 13-24 BWV 858-869

Michel Kiener (Harpsichord) [instrument by William Dowd, made in 1978 from an original by N. Blanchet (1730)]

Passacaille PAS-1078
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2019

4-CD / TT: 249:18
MP3 / TT: 257:09

Recorded at Studio Tibor Varga, Sion, Switzerland.
Listen on YouTube:
4-CD: Complete Album [Sequence; 96 Tracks; TT: [258:44]
Buy this album at:
4-CD (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download (2020): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


< Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009

Part 9: Complete Recordings 2020-2029 >

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2011 - June 2022)
Thanks to contributors: Serge Smirnoff (June 2020); Marco a.k.a. Zadok
(November 2011)

Well Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869: Details
Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019
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: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019
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 I&II - A. Hewitt | WTC II&II - T. Nikolayeva | WTC II&II - L. Thiry [N. Halliday] | WTC I&II - Z. Ruzickova


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