Composition: Das wohltemperierte Klavier II, BWV 870-893 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)
| Title | Das wohltemperierte Klavier II. Praeludia und Fugen durch alle Tone und Semitonia |
| Alternative title | The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2. Preludes and Fugues through all tones and semitones |
| Creators | Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) |
| Opus | BWV 870–893 |
| Instrumentation | keyboard |
| Number of movements | 24 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1740 |
| 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 violins, viola and cello | Hartwig Albrecht |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Peter Besseling |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Henri Bertini |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Théodore Dubois |
| view | Selections | 2 violins, viola and cello | Richard Hofmann |
| view | Selections | violin and viola | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Selections | organ | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Hoffmeister | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Richault | 1828 | Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 870–881 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.13-24, BWV 882–893 · view |
| view | Complete | — | J. J. Riefenstahl | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Anhang (Appendix) for Nos.1-12 · view Anhang (Appendix) for Nos.13-24 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | — | 1. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870 · view 2. Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 871 · view 3. Prelude and Fugue in Cmajor, BWV 872 · view 4. Prelude and Fugue in Cminor, BWV 873 · view 5. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 874 · view 6. Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 875 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1915 | Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 870–881 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.13-24, BWV 882–893 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1916 | Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–7, BWV 870–876 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.8–13, BWV 877–882 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.14–19, BWV 883–888 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.20–24, BWV 889–893 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 870–881 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.13-24, BWV 882–893 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1952 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne | — | Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 870–881 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.13-24, BWV 882–893 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 870–881 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.13-24, BWV 882–893 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 870–881 · view Preludes and Fugues Nos.13-24, BWV 882–893 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | 1971 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Title pages and Contents · view Complete Score (Version A, London MS) · view Complete Score (Version A, London MS) (duplex) · view Complete Score (Version B, Altnickol MS) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bärenreiter | — | Complete Score · view 1. C major , BWV 870 · view 2. C minor , BWV 871 · view 3. C sharp major , BWV 872 · view 4. C sharp minor , BWV 873 · view 5. D major , BWV 874 · view 6. D minor , BWV 875 · view 7. E flat major , BWV 876 · view 8. D sharp minor , BWV 877 · view 9. E major , BWV 878 · view 10. E minor , BWV 879 · view 11. F major , BWV 880 · view 12. F minor , BWV 881 · view 13. F sharp major , BWV 882 · view 14. F sharp minor , BWV 883 · view 15. G major , BWV 884 · view 16. G minor , BWV 885 · view 17. A flat major , BWV 886 · view 18. G sharp minor , BWV 887 · view 19. A major , BWV 888 · view 20. A minor , BWV 889 · view 21. B flat major , BWV 890 · view 22. B flat minor , BWV 891 · view 23. B major , BWV 892 · view 24. B minor , BWV 893 · view 1a. Prelude and Fugue in C major , BWV 870b (Version A) · view 1b. Prelude in C major , BWV 870b (variant of Version A, copy by W.F. Bach) · view 4a. Prelude in C sharp minor , BWV 873 (Version A) · view 17a. Fugue in A flat major , BWV 886/2 (Version A) · view |
| view | Alternate versions | — | — | — | Variants and annotations to Book 2 · view |
| view | Alternate versions | — | — | — | Nos.1, 3 and 6 (BWV 870a, 872a, 875a) · view |
| view | Alternate versions | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2012 | Præludium in C major, BWV 870a · view Præludium in C major, BWV 872a · view Præambulum in D minor, BWV 875a · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · 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 |
— | — | Complete Score · view Duo · view Primo · view Secondo · view Editorial notes · view Engraving files (PMX) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Maurice Senart | 1914 | Volume 1 · view Volume 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
C.F.W. Siegel | — | 14 Fugues (Nos.1-7) - Violin 1 · view 14 Fugues (Nos.8-14) - Violin 1 · view 14 Fugues (Nos.1-7) - Violin 2 · view 14 Fugues (Nos.8-14) - Violin 2 · view 14 Fugues (Nos.1-7) - Viola · view 14 Fugues (Nos.8-14) - Viola · view 14 Fugues (Nos.1-7) - Cello · view 14 Fugues (Nos.8-14) - Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and viola |
Augener | — | 20 Preludes (Part I) · view 20 Preludes (Part II) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ; selections | Aibl | 1902 | 1. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870 · view 3. Prelude and Fugue in Cmajor, BWV 872 · view 5. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 874 · view 15. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 884 · view 16. Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 885 · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Complete | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | 1. Prelude and Fugue in C major , BWV 870 · file 2. Prelude and Fugue in C minor , BWV 871 · file 3. Prelude and Fugue in C sharp major , BWV 872 · file 4. Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor , BWV 873 · file 5. Prelude and Fugue in D major , BWV 874 · file 6. Prelude and Fugue in D minor , BWV 875 · file 7. Prelude and Fugue in E flat major , BWV 876 · file 8. Prelude and Fugue in D sharp minor , BWV 877 · file 9. Prelude and Fugue in E major , BWV 878 · file 10. Prelude and Fugue in E minor , BWV 879 · file 11. Prelude and Fugue in F major , BWV 880 · file 12. Prelude and Fugue in F minor , BWV 881 · file 13. Prelude and Fugue in F sharp major , BWV 882 · file 14. Prelude and Fugue in F sharp minor , BWV 883 · file 15. Prelude and Fugue in G major , BWV 884 · file 16. Prelude and Fugue in G minor , BWV 885 · file 17. Prelude and Fugue in A flat major , BWV 886 · file 18. Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor , BWV 887 · file 19. Prelude and Fugue in A major , BWV 888 · file 20. Prelude and Fugue in A minor , BWV 889 · file 21. Prelude and Fugue in B flat major , BWV 890 · file 22. Prelude and Fugue in B flat minor , BWV 891 · file 23. Prelude and Fugue in B major , BWV 892 · file 24. Prelude and Fugue in B minor , BWV 893 · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Complete | For Piano 4 hands (Bertini) | 1. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870 · file 2. Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 871 · file 3. Prelude and Fugue in Cmajor, BWV 872 · file 4. Prelude and Fugue in Cminor, BWV 873 · file 5. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 874 · file 6. Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 875 · file 7. Prelude and Fugue in Emajor, BWV 876 · file 8. Prelude and Fugue in Eminor, BWV 877 · file 9. Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 878 · file 10. Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 879 · file 11. Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 880 · file 12. Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 881 · file 13. Prelude and Fugue in Fmajor, BWV 882 · file 14. Prelude and Fugue in Fminor, BWV 883 · file 15. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 884 · file 16. Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 885 · file 17. Prelude and Fugue in Amajor, BWV 886 · file 18. Prelude and Fugue in Gminor, BWV 887 · file 19. Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 888 · file 20. Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 889 · file 21. Prelude and Fugue in Bmajor, BWV 890 · file 22. Prelude and Fugue in Bminor, BWV 891 · file 23. Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 892 · file 24. Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 893 · file |
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