Composition: Das wohltemperierte Klavier I, BWV 846-869 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Das wohltemperierte Klavier I (The Well-Tempered Clavier) |
| Alternative title | Praeludia und Fugen durch alle Tone und Semitonia (Preludes and Fugues through all tones and semitones) |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | RISM A/I: B 501 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 24 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1722 |
| First published | 1801 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Preludes, Fugues |
| Period | Baroque |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Théodore Dubois |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Henri Bertini |
| view | Selections | violin and viola | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Selections | organ | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1722 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1722 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view Zip archive (24 files) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | J. J. Riefenstahl | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1863 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Anhang (Appendix), Nos.1–12 · view Anhang (Appendix), Nos.13–24 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | 1893 | Complete Score · view 24 Preludes & Fugues, Index, Title (26 files) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | 1894 | Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.13–24, BWV 858–869 · view Supplement · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.13–24, BWV 858–869 Anhang I–IV · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.13–24, BWV 858–869 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1952 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | 1963 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1963 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score (duplex) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | NBA Appendix. Complete Score (full-size) · view NBA Appendix. Complete Score (duplex) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | — | Complete Score · view 1. C major , BWV 846 · view 2. C minor , BWV 847 · view 3. C sharp major , BWV 848 · view 4. C sharp minor , BWV 849 · view 5. D major , BWV 850 · view 6. D minor , BWV 851 · view 6a. Annotated version of Fugue in D minor , BWV 851/2 · view 7. E flat major , BWV 852 · view 8. D sharp minor , BWV 853 · view 9. E major , BWV 854 · view 10. E minor , BWV 855 · view 11. F major , BWV 856 · view 12. F minor , BWV 857 · view 13. F sharp major , BWV 858 · view 14. F sharp minor , BWV 859 · view 15. G major , BWV 860 · view 16. G minor , BWV 861 · view 17. A flat major , BWV 862 · view 18. G sharp minor , BWV 863 · view 19. A major , BWV 864 · view 20. A minor , BWV 865 · view 21. B flat major , BWV 866 · view 22. B flat minor , BWV 867 · view 23. B major , BWV 868 · view 24. B minor , BWV 869 · view |
| view | Complete | — | PWM | — | Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.13–24, BWV 858–869 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.13–24, BWV 858–869 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.13–24, BWV 858–869 · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Birchall | — | Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | 1700 | Incomplete Score (incl. title page) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | Variants and annotations to Book 1 · view |
| view | Selections from Notebooks for Anna Magdalena and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2012 | Prelude in C major, BWV 846 · view Prelude in C major, BWV 846a · view |
| view | Selections from Notebooks for Anna Magdalena and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2012 | Prelude in C minor, BWV 847a · view Prelude in D major, BWV 850a · view Prelude in D minor, BWV 851a · view Prelude in E minor, BWV 855a · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Peter Besseling | 2021 | Complete Score · view Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Maurice Senart | 1914 | Volume 1 · view Volume 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | Complete Score · view Duo · view Primo · view Secondo · view Editorial notes · view Engraving files (PMX) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and viola ; selections |
Augener | — | 20 Preludes (Part I) · view 20 Preludes (Part II) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ; selections | Aibl | 1902 | Prelude and Fugue No.4 in Cminor, BWV 849 · view Prelude and Fugue No.21 in Bmajor, BWV 866 · view Prelude and Fugue No.22 in Bminor, BWV 867 · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections | Martha Goldstein (harpsichord) | For Keyboard (Composer) | Prelude No.1 in C major, BWV 846 · file Fugue No.1 in C major, BWV 846 · file Prelude No.2 in C minor, BWV 847 · file Fugue No.2 in C minor, BWV 847 · file Prelude No.5 in D major, BWV 850 · file Fugue No.5 in D major, BWV 850 · file Prelude No.6 in D minor, BWV 851 · file Fugue No.6 in D minor, BWV 851 · file Prelude No.21 in B-flat major, BWV 866 · file Fugue No.21 in B-flat major, BWV 866 · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections | Raymond Smullyan (piano) | For Keyboard (Composer) | Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858 · file Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858 · file Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 · file Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 · file Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867 · file Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867 · file Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 868 · file Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 868 · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | For Keyboard (Composer) | 4. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849 · file 10. Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 · file 11. Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856 · file 12. Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 · file 14. Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 859 · file 15. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 860 · file 16. Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861 · file 18. Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 · file 19. Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 864 · file 22. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867 · file 23. Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 868 · file 24. Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869 · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Selections | Glenn Gould (piano) | For Keyboard (Composer) | 1. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 · file 2. Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 · file 3. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848 · file 4. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849 · file 5. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850 · file 6. Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 · file 7. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852 · file 8. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853 · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | For Piano 4 hands (Bertini) | Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C major, BWV 846 · file Prelude and Fugue No.2 in C minor, BWV 847 · file Prelude and Fugue No.3 in Cmajor, BWV 848 · file Prelude and Fugue No.4 in Cminor, BWV 849 · file Prelude and Fugue No.5 in D major, BWV 850 · file Prelude and Fugue No.6 in D minor, BWV 851 · file Prelude and Fugue No.7 in Emajor, BWV 852 · file Prelude and Fugue No.8 in Eminor, BWV 853 · file Prelude and Fugue No.9 in E major, BWV 854 · file Prelude and Fugue No.10 in E minor, BWV 855 · file Prelude and Fugue No.11 in F major, BWV 856 · file Prelude and Fugue No.12 in F minor, BWV 857 · file Prelude and Fugue No.13 in Fmajor, BWV 858 · file Prelude and Fugue No.14 in Fminor, BWV 859 · file Prelude and Fugue No.15 in G major, BWV 860 · file Prelude and Fugue No.16 in G minor, BWV 861 · file Prelude and Fugue No.17 in Amajor, BWV 862 · file Prelude and Fugue No.18 in Gminor, BWV 863 · file Prelude and Fugue No.19 in A major, BWV 864 · file Prelude and Fugue No.20 in A minor, BWV 865 · file Prelude and Fugue No.21 in Bmajor, BWV 866 · file Prelude and Fugue No.22 in Bminor, BWV 867 · file Prelude and Fugue No.23 in B major, BWV 868 · file Prelude and Fugue No.24 in B minor, BWV 869 · file |
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