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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

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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 (50 of 4,460)

Performers	Year	Label
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	4:27
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	2:03
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	1:20
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	2:27
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	1:33
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	2:08
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	2:39
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	1:53
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	1:15
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	3:45
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	2:39
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	3:23
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	3:12
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	1:07
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	0:57
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	1:28
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	2:24
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	1:11
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	1:10
Daniel Barenboim · view	2004	Warner Classics	6:09