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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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Grand piano · 88 keys

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 (35 of 4,460)

Filtered by1960s Clear filters

Conductor

Heitor Villa-Lobos5

Label

Columbia Masterworks26 Imagem5 Avid Entertainment4 Decca Records4 RevOla Records4 CBS3 Sony Classical3 CBS Records Masterworks2 CBS/Sony2 East Side Digital2 Sony Masterworks2 Sony Music Media1

Decade

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

Credited instrument

Piano24 Double Bass4

Performers	Year	Label
Heitor Villa-Lobos · view	1969	Imagem	5:49
Heitor Villa-Lobos · view	1969	Imagem	1:35
Heitor Villa-Lobos · view	1969	Imagem	1:55
Heitor Villa-Lobos · view	1969	Imagem	4:51
Heitor Villa-Lobos · view	1969	Imagem	4:48
Wendy Carlos · view	1968	Columbia Masterworks	2:47
Wendy Carlos · view	1968	Sony Masterworks	7:11
Glenn Gould · view	1965	Columbia Masterworks	6:47
Glenn Gould · view	1965	Columbia Masterworks	2:52
Glenn Gould · view	1965	Columbia Masterworks	2:34
Glenn Gould · view	1965	Columbia Masterworks	9:05
Glenn Gould · view	1965	Sony Classical	2:37
Glenn Gould · view	1965	Columbia Masterworks	4:35
Glenn Gould · view	1965	Columbia Masterworks	3:23
Glenn Gould · view	1965	Columbia Masterworks	3:08
Glenn Gould · view	1964	Columbia Masterworks	4:46
Glenn Gould · view	1964	Columbia Masterworks	3:03
Glenn Gould · view	1964	Columbia Masterworks	4:50
Glenn Gould · view	1964	Columbia Masterworks	4:32
Glenn Gould · view	1964	Columbia Masterworks	8:20