Description

Clavier I, The Well-Tempered, BWV 846-869-48 Fugues and Preludes.

Piano and Harpsichord.

Given that the tuning used up top then dispersed pure and "impure" intervals irregularly throughout the keys, Johann Sebastian Bach's concept of writing a collection of preludes and fugues in all major and minor keys was novel and revolutionary in the second decade of the 18th century. As a result, one could perform extremely well in some keys but completely poorly in others. In his Das Wohltemperirte Clavier (The Well-Tempered Clavier), Bach became the first composer to master all of tonality, thereby delivering a masterpiece of keyboard literature to the musical world.

Beethoven's sonatas represent the New Testament, while the "Well-Tempered Clavier" represents the Old Testament. We have to have faith in both. Bülow, Hans

Songs / Content

• 1. Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 846 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 2. Prelude And Fugue In C Minor BWV 847 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 3. Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major BWV 848 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 4. Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 850 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 5. Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV 851 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 6. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major BWV 852 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 7. Prelude and Fugue E-flat
• 8. D sharp minor BWV 853 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 9. Prelude and Fugue in E major BWV 854 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 10. Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 855 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 11. Prelude and Fugue in F major BWV 856 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 12. Prelude and Fugue in F minor BWV 857 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 13. Prelude and Fugue in F sharp major BWV 858 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 14. Prelude and Fugue F sharp minor BWV 859 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 15. Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 860 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 16. Prelude and Fugue in G minor BWV 861 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 17. Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major BWV 862 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 18. Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor BWV 863 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 19. Prelude and Fugue in A major BWV 864 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 20. Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 865 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 21. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major BWV 866 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 22. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor BWV 867 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 23. Prelude and Fugue in B-major BWV 868 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 24. Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV 869 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
• 25. Appendix Fugue in D minor BWV 851
• 26. 2 [Bach, Johann Sebastian]