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The Well-Tempered Clavier

Glenn Gould · 1986

212 min · 96 tracks · classical music

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Disc 1

  • 1 Volume I: Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 2:22
  • 2 Volume I: Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846 1:58
  • 3 Volume I: Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847 2:08
  • 4 Volume I: Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847 1:37
  • 5 Volume I: Prelude No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848 1:05
  • 6 Volume I: Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 848 2:05
  • 7 Volume I: Prelude No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849 2:41
  • 8 Volume I: Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 849 3:08
  • 9 Volume I: Prelude No. 5 in D major, BWV 850 1:06
  • 10 Volume I: Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 850 1:44
  • 11 Volume I: Prelude No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851 1:19
  • 12 Volume I: Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851 1:45
  • 13 Volume I: Prelude No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852 4:13
  • 14 Volume I: Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 852 1:46
  • 15 Volume I: Prelude No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 853 3:40
  • 16 Volume I: Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 853 5:15
  • 17 Volume I: Prelude No. 9 E major, BWV 854 1:35
  • 18 Volume I: Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 854 1:06
  • 19 Volume I: Prelude No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855 2:50
  • 20 Volume I: Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855 1:03
  • 21 Volume I: Prelude No. 11 in F major, BWV 856 0:57
  • 22 Volume I: Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 856 1:21
  • 23 Volume I: Prelude No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857 4:56
  • 24 Volume I: Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857 3:28
  • 25 Volume I: Prelude No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858 2:17
  • 26 Volume I: Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858 2:19
  • 27 Volume I: Prelude No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859 1:01
  • 28 Volume I: Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 859 3:53
  • 29 Volume I: Prelude No. 15 in G major, BWV 860 0:42
  • 30 Volume I: Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 860 2:24
  • 31 Volume I: Prelude No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861 2:30
  • 32 Volume I: Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861 2:19

Disc 2

  • 1 Volume I: Prelude No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862 1:23
  • 2 Volume I: Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 862 1:33
  • 3 Volume I: Prelude No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 1:22
  • 4 Volume I: Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 1:49
  • 5 Volume I: Prelude No. 19 in A major, BWV 864 0:59
  • 6 Volume I: Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 864 2:25
  • 7 Volume I: Prelude No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865 1:11
  • 8 Volume I: Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865 3:26
  • 9 Volume I: Prelude No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866 1:10
  • 10 Volume I: Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 866 1:26
  • 11 Volume I: Prelude No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867 3:57
  • 12 Volume I: Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867 5:09
  • 13 Volume I: Prelude No. 23 in B major, BWV 868 0:59
  • 14 Volume I: Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 868 1:37
  • 15 Volume I: Prelude No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869 2:14
  • 16 Volume I: Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869 3:50
  • 17 Volume II: Prelude No. 1 in C major, BWV 870 3:00
  • 18 Volume II: Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 870 1:52
  • 19 Volume II: Prelude No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871 1:26
  • 20 Volume II: Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871 1:29
  • 21 Volume II: Prelude No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872 1:40
  • 22 Volume II: Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp major, BWV 872 3:36
  • 23 Volume II: Prelude No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873 3:12
  • 24 Volume II: Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp minor, BWV 873 1:57
  • 25 Volume II: Prelude No. 5 in D major, BWV 874 4:13
  • 26 Volume II: Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 874 2:48
  • 27 Volume II: Prelude No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875 1:55
  • 28 Volume II: Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 875 1:48
  • 29 Volume II: Prelude No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876 1:29
  • 30 Volume II: Fugue No. 7 in E-flat major, BWV 876 1:43
  • 31 Volume II: Prelude No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 877 2:22
  • 32 Volume II: Fugue No. 8 in E-flat minor, BWV 877 2:18

Disc 3

  • 1 Volume II: Prelude No. 9 in E major, BWV 878 2:17
  • 2 Volume II: Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 878 1:51
  • 3 Volume II: Prelude No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879 2:03
  • 4 Volume II: Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 879 2:48
  • 5 Volume II: Prelude No. 11 in F major, BWV 880 2:09
  • 6 Volume II: Fugue No. 11 in F major, BWV 880 1:35
  • 7 Volume II: Prelude No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881 1:46
  • 8 Volume II: Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 881 1:33
  • 9 Volume II: Prelude No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882 2:12
  • 10 Volume II: Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 882 1:50
  • 11 Volume II: Prelude No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883 3:23
  • 12 Volume II: Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp minor, BWV 883 2:50
  • 13 Volume II: Prelude No. 15 in G major, BWV 884 1:09
  • 14 Volume II: Fugue No. 15 in G major, BWV 884 0:57
  • 15 Volume II: Prelude No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885 3:10
  • 16 Volume II: Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 885 2:27
  • 17 Volume II: Prelude No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886 3:00
  • 18 Volume II: Fugue No. 17 in A-flat major, BWV 886 1:59
  • 19 Volume II: Prelude No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887 1:38
  • 20 Volume II: Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 887 4:29
  • 21 Volume II: Prelude No. 19 in A major, BWV 888 1:22
  • 22 Volume II: Fugue No. 19 in A major, BWV 888 1:06
  • 23 Volume II: Prelude No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889 2:17
  • 24 Volume II: Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 889 1:31
  • 25 Volume II: Prelude No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890 2:25
  • 26 Volume II: Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major, BWV 890 1:50
  • 27 Volume II: Prelude No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891 1:38
  • 28 Volume II: Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 891 3:21
  • 29 Volume II: Prelude No. 23 in B major, BWV 892 1:40
  • 30 Volume II: Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 892 2:03
  • 31 Volume II: Prelude No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893 1:39
  • 32 Volume II: Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 893 1:30

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