Bach, Johann Sebastian

Eisenach 1685 - Leipzig 1750

'Das wohltemperierte Clavier, oder Praeludia und Fugen durch alle Tone und Semitonia', Teil I
The 'Well- tempered Clavier', Book I (ca.  1718-22)

BWV 525 to BWV 771 [plus BWV 802-805]

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Das wohltemperierte Clavier, oder Praeludia und Fugen durch alle Tone und Semitonia (The Well-tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869 (ca. 1718-22)
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in c minor, BWV 847
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major, BWV 848
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in c sharp minor, BWV 849
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in d minor, BWV 851
» MIDI | Prelude [Prelude, Adagio fugato and Fugue] and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 852
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in e flat minor/d sharp minor, BWV 853
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in e minor, BWV 855
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in f minor, BWV 857
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in F sharp major, BWV 858
» MIDI | Prelude [Fugato] and Fugue in f sharp minor, BWV 859
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 860
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in g minor, BWV 861
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in A flat major, BWV 862
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in g sharp minor, BWV 863
» MIDI | Prelude [Three parts Fugue] and Fugue in A major, BWV 864
» MIDI | Prelude [Fugato] and Fugue in a minor, BWV 865
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in B flat major, BWV 866
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in b flat minor, BWV 867
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in H major, BWV 868
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in h minor, BWV 869

12 channels played live [Werckmeister III temperament] by © John Sankey

Das wohltemperierte Clavier, oder Praeludia und Fugen durch alle Tone und Semitonia (The Well-tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869 (ca. 1718-22)
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in c minor, BWV 847
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major, BWV 848
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in c sharp minor, BWV 849
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in d minor, BWV 851
» MIDI | Prelude [Prelude, Adagio fugato and Fugue] and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 852
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in e flat minor/d sharp minor, BWV 853
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in e minor, BWV 855
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in f minor, BWV 857
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in F sharp major, BWV 858
» MIDI | Prelude [Fugato] and Fugue in f sharp minor, BWV 859
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 860
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in g minor, BWV 861
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in A flat major, BWV 862
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in g sharp minor, BWV 863
» MIDI | Prelude [Three parts Fugue] and Fugue in A major, BWV 864
» MIDI | Prelude [Fugato] and Fugue in a minor, BWV 865
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in B flat major, BWV 866
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in b flat minor, BWV 867
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in H major, BWV 868
» MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in h minor, BWV 869

Chamber music collection by (cc) HarfeSoft.de

Das wohltemperierte Clavier, oder Praeludia und Fugen durch alle Tone und Semitonia (The Well-tempered Clavier, Book I, BWV 846-869 (ca. 1718-22) - Fugues (only)
» MIDI | Fugue in C major, BWV 846
» MIDI | Fugue in c minor, BWV 847
» MIDI | Fugue in C sharp major, BWV 848
» MIDI | Fugue in c sharp minor, BWV 849
» MIDI | Fugue in D major, BWV 850
» MIDI | Fugue in d minor, BWV 851
» MIDI | Fugue in E flat major, BWV 852
» MIDI | Fugue in e flat minor/d sharp minor, BWV 853
» MIDI | Fugue in E major, BWV 854
» MIDI | Fugue in e minor, BWV 855
» MIDI | Fugue in F major, BWV 856
» MIDI | Fugue in f minor, BWV 857
» MIDI | Fugue in F sharp major, BWV 858
» MIDI | Fugue in f sharp minor, BWV 859
» MIDI | Fugue in G major, BWV 860
» MIDI | Fugue in g minor, BWV 861
» MIDI | Fugue in A flat major, BWV 862
» MIDI | Fugue in g sharp minor, BWV 863
» MIDI | Fugue in A major, BWV 864
» MIDI | Fugue in a minor, BWV 865
» MIDI | Fugue in B flat major, BWV 866
» MIDI | Fugue in b flat minor, BWV 867
» MIDI | Fugue in H major, BWV 868
» MIDI | Fugue in h minor, BWV 869

Sequenced and performed with Director Musices by, © Alessandro Simonetto

Transcriptions:

» MIDI | Ave Maria, composition over the 1st Prelude of the Well-tempered Clavier (by Gounod [the song theme] and Hanke [piano transcription])

Ampico (live) recording, piano: Hans Hanke

Transcription for guitar duo by Dmitri Bachovich
» MIDI | » MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846
» MIDI | » MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in c minor, BWV 847
» MIDI | » MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major, BWV 848
» MIDI | » MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in c sharp minor, BWV 849
» MIDI | » MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850
» MIDI | » MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in d minor, BWV 851
» MIDI | » MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, BWV 852
» MIDI | » MIDI | Prelude and Fugue in e flat minor/d sharp minor, BWV 853

Sequences and transcriptions by © Dmitri Bachovich

[The W.-T. K. II], with the old versions (Yo Tomita)

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