Well-Tempered Clavier Book II BWV 870-893 - Recordings

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, BWV 870-893

Recordings - Part 4

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

Complete Recordings - 1971-1980

22	J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book Two [K-6]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893
Jörg Demus (Piano)
Westminster / Intercord 29307-6 MCA Classics		1971	3-LP / TT: 2-CD / TT: 141:17
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23	J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier [A-4]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 []
Zuzana Ruzickova (Harpsichord)
Erato Musical Heritage Society		1971	4-LP / TT: 5-LP / TT:
1^st recording of WTC 2 by Z. Ruzickova. Review: WTC Ruzickova

24	Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II [K-5] J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier [Box Set] [B-1]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 [147:16]
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Melodiya / Eterna RCA Red Seal / Olympia RCA		Aug-Sep 1972; Feb 1973	3-LP / TT 2-CD / TT: 147:16 4-CD / TT: 266:47
Recorded at Schloß Klesheim, Salzburg, Austria. 1^st recording of WTC 2 by Sv. Richter. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [Olympia] \| Amazon.com [Box Set]

25	Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier Bk 2 [K-6]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893
Friedrich Gulda (Piano)
Philips (from MPS) / RussianDVD		May 1973	2-CD / TT: 152:13
Recorded at MPS-Tonstudio, Villingen, Germany Review: Gulda’s Well-Tempered Clavier Book II (2 Parts) Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com [CD-1] \| Amazon.com [CD-2]

26	Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II [K-18]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Victor (J) VICC 60073/4		Jul 26-28, 1973	2-CD / TT:
Recorded in Innsbruck, Austria. 2^nd recording of WTC 2 by Sv. Richter.

27	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier II [K-6]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893
Gustav Leonhardt (Harpsichord)
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi		1973	2-CD / TT:
Recorded at Schloß Kirchheim, Cedernsaal. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

28	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Books I & II [K-14]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 []
Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano)
Scribendum		1973	4-CD / TT: 285:20
1^st recording of WTC 2 by T. Nikolayeva. Recorded in Muscow, Russia. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

29	J.S. Bach: Keyboard Works Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier [Box-Set] [K-2]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 []
Takahiro Sonoda (Piano)
Denon		1973 ?	7-CD / TT:
1^st recording of WTC 2 by T. Sonoda. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

30	Bach : The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 [K-5]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893
Anthony Newman (Harpsichord, Clavichord, Organ)
Columbia / CBS Sony		Jan-Mar, 1974	2-LP / TT:
Recorded in New York, NY, USA.

31	J.S. Bach: Well-Temered Clavier, Book 2 [K-8]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 []
Helmut Walcha (Harpsichord) [Jean-Henri Hemsch (2-manual), Paris 1755/6 - restored by Claude Mercier-Ythier 1970, 8,8,4, + harp stop]
Archiv Produktion		Sep 1974	2-CD / TT:
2^nd recording of WTC 2 by H. Walcha. Recorded at Eglise Evangèlique Allemande, Rue Blanche, Paris, France. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

32	J.S. Bach: Le Clavier bien tempéré Intégrale [K-1]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 [120:12]
Louis Thiry (Organ)
Arion / Bolshoi/BMG		1975	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

33	J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 [K-7]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 [167:24]
Rosalyn Tureck (Piano)
BBC Legends		1976	3-CD / TT: 173:26
2^nd Recording of WTC2 by R. Tureck. Recorded at BBC Concert Hall Studios, London. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

34	Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 2 [K-2]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893
Edelgard Walch (Harpsichord)
Euphoria 2090/2		1977	3-LP / TT:

35	J.S. Bach: Well Tempered Clavier, Book 2 [K-1]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893
Betty Oberacker (Piano)
Klavier Records		1979	2-LP / TT:

36	J.S. Bach: Le Clavier bien Tempéré - Livre II [K-3] J.S. Bach: Le Clavier bien Tempéré - The Well-Tempered Clavier - Das Wohltemperierte Klavier [B-2]
WTC 2: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 870-893 [128:20]
Scott Ross (Harpsichord)
Société Radio-Canada & Disques Pelléas Disques Pelléas		Apr 1980	2-CD / TT: 128:20 4-CD / TT: 229:07
Recorded at Radio-Canada, Studio 12, Montreal, Canada. Review: A Terrific Trio of Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier.

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

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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