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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

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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 (49 of 4,460)

Filtered by1990s Label: Philips Classics Clear filters

Label

Hyperion97 Deutsche Grammophon71 Pearl52 Philips Classics49 Warner Classics49 Astrée Auvidis48 BIS48 Decca Music Group48 EMI Classics48 Membran Music Ltd.48 MPS48 Musical Heritage Society48

Decade

1990s49

Credited instrument

Piano49

Performers	Year	Label
Friedrich Gulda · view	1997	Philips	2:13
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	8:16
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	3:29
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	1:03
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	3:32
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	3:19
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	1:11
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	1:20
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	4:21
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	1:08
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	1:41
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	1:36
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	0:51
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	2:47
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	1:04
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	1:12
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	1:03
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	2:19
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	1:26
Friedrich Gulda · view	1991	Philips Classics	4:32