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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

Johann Sebastian Bach

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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I by Johann Sebastian Bach. 4,460 recordings in this catalogue, from 1959 to 2025.

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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude in C major, BWV 846

C major68 BPM

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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude in C major, BWV 846

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Top Performers

Sviatoslav Richter

Soloist · 215 rec

Edwin Fischer

Soloist · 132 rec

Samuil Feinberg

Soloist · 120 rec

Rosalyn Tureck

Soloist · 105 rec

Pieter-Jan Belder

Conductor · 97 rec

Angela Hewitt

Soloist · 97 rec

Keith Jarrett

Soloist · 96 rec

Glenn Gould

Soloist · 95 rec

Where to start

Some selections link to individual movements. Check the recording title below each performer.

Period-instrument

Gustav Leonhardt

Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E major, BWV 854

1987 · Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Gustav Leonhardt's harpsichord recording of Book I.

Historic

Edwin Fischer

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A minor, BWV 865

1989 · EMI

Edwin Fischer's EMI set of Book I on modern piano.

Recent

András Schiff

Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, Buch I: Präludium und Fuge g‐Moll, BWV 861: Präludium

2012 · ECM New Series

András Schiff's ECM recording of Book I on modern piano.

Recordings (31 of 4,460)

Filtered by1950s Clear filters

Label

Russian Compact Disc24 Avid Entertainment7 Decca Records7 London Records7 RevOla Records7 The Intense Music7 Universal Classics & Jazz3 Decca Classics1 FP1

Decade

1950s31 1960s35 1970s28 1980s377 1990s677 2000s1208 2010s1102 2020s382

Credited instrument

Piano24 Double Bass7

Performers	Year	Label
Pierre Michelot · view	1959	The Intense Music	1:55
Pierre Michelot · view	1959	The Intense Music	4:21
Pierre Michelot · view	1959	The Intense Music	5:26
Pierre Michelot · view	1959	The Intense Music	2:48
Pierre Michelot · view	1959	The Intense Music	5:03
Pierre Michelot · view	1959	The Intense Music	1:49
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	2:09
Pierre Michelot · view	1959	The Intense Music	4:57
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	3:58
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	3:03
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	2:28
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	3:40
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	7:45
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	9:12
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	2:59
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	3:09
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	9:59
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	3:14
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	5:40
Samuil Feinberg · view	1959	Russian Compact Disc	5:23