The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I by Johann Sebastian Bach. 4,460 recordings in this catalogue, from 1959 to 2025.
Interactive Piano & Live MIDI
Grand piano · 88 keys
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude in C major, BWV 846
A0–C8 · Scroll sideways to reach every key.
Yamaha C5 samples: Alexander Holm · Salamander Grand Piano · CC BY 3.0
Top Performers
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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 (12 of 4,460)
Orchestra
Decade
| Performers | Year | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson String Quartet · view | 2008 | Deutsche Grammophon | 1:25 |
| Emerson String Quartet · view | 2008 | Deutsche Grammophon | 1:37 |
| Emerson String Quartet · view | 2008 | Deutsche Grammophon | 4:07 |
| Emerson String Quartet · view | 2008 | Deutsche Grammophon | 4:01 |
| Emerson String Quartet · view | 2008 | Deutsche Grammophon | 4:29 |
| Emerson String Quartet · view | 2008 | Deutsche Grammophon | 2:52 |
| Emerson String Quartet · view | 2008 | Deutsche Grammophon | 3:56 |
| Emerson String Quartet · view | 2008 | Deutsche Grammophon | 1:31 |
| Emerson String Quartet · view | 2008 | Deutsche Grammophon | 1:43 |
| Emerson String Quartet · view | 2008 | Deutsche Grammophon | 6:22 |
| Emerson String Quartet · view | 2008 | Deutsche Grammophon | 1:42 |
| Emerson String Quartet · view | 2008 | Deutsche Grammophon | 2:20 |