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
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Composed	1722
First published	1801
Dedication	—
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Composition types	Preludes, Fugues
Period	Baroque
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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 (click to view)
View	Complete	—	Manuscript	1722	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Manuscript	1722	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Manuscript	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Manuscript	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Manuscript	—	Complete Score Zip archive (24 files)
View	Complete	—	Manuscript	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Manuscript	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Manuscript	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	J. J. Riefenstahl	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Edition Peters	1863	Complete Score Color Cover
View	Complete	—	Edition Peters	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	—	—	Complete Score Anhang (Appendix), Nos.1–12 Anhang (Appendix), Nos.13–24
View	Complete	—	Schirmer	1893	Complete Score 24 Preludes & Fugues, Index, Title (26 files)
View	Complete	—	Schirmer	1894	Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 Preludes and Fugues Nos.13–24, BWV 858–869 Supplement
View	Complete	—	—	—	Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 Preludes and Fugues Nos.13–24, BWV 858–869 Anhang I–IV
View	Complete	—	Edition Peters	—	Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 Preludes and Fugues Nos.13–24, BWV 858–869
View	Complete	—	Ricordi	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Ricordi	1952	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Muzgiz	1963	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	Edition Peters	1963	Complete Score
View	Complete	—	—	—	Complete Score Complete Score (duplex)
View	Complete	—	—	—	NBA Appendix. Complete Score (full-size) NBA Appendix. Complete Score (duplex)
View	Complete	—	Bärenreiter	—	Complete Score 1. C major , BWV 846 2. C minor , BWV 847 3. C sharp major , BWV 848 4. C sharp minor , BWV 849 5. D major , BWV 850 6. D minor , BWV 851 6a. Annotated version of Fugue in D minor , BWV 851/2 7. E flat major , BWV 852 8. D sharp minor , BWV 853 9. E major , BWV 854 10. E minor , BWV 855 11. F major , BWV 856 12. F minor , BWV 857 13. F sharp major , BWV 858 14. F sharp minor , BWV 859 15. G major , BWV 860 16. G minor , BWV 861 17. A flat major , BWV 862 18. G sharp minor , BWV 863 19. A major , BWV 864 20. A minor , BWV 865 21. B flat major , BWV 866 22. B flat minor , BWV 867 23. B major , BWV 868 24. B minor , BWV 869
View	Complete	—	PWM	—	Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 Preludes and Fugues Nos.13–24, BWV 858–869
View	Complete	—	Muzgiz	—	Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 Preludes and Fugues Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857 Preludes and Fugues Nos.13–24, BWV 858–869 Preludes and Fugues Nos.13–24, BWV 858–869
View	Complete	selections	Birchall	—	Nos.1–12, BWV 846–857
View	Complete	selections	Manuscript	1700	Incomplete Score (incl. title page)
View	Complete	selections	—	—	Variants and annotations to Book 1
View	Selections from Notebooks for Anna Magdalena and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach	—	Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises	2012	Prelude in C major, BWV 846 Prelude in C major, BWV 846a
View	Selections from Notebooks for Anna Magdalena and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach	—	Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises	2012	Prelude in C minor, BWV 847a Prelude in D major, BWV 850a Prelude in D minor, BWV 851a Prelude in E minor, BWV 855a
View	Complete	Arrangement for 2 pianos by Peter Besseling	Peter Besseling	2021	Complete Score Piano 1 Piano 2
View	Complete	Arrangement for piano 4 hands by Théodore Dubois	Maurice Senart	1914	Volume 1 Volume 2
View	Complete	Arrangement for piano 4 hands by Henri Bertini	—	—	Complete Score Duo Primo Secondo Editorial notes Engraving files (PMX)
View	Complete	Arrangement for violin and viola by Friedrich Hermann ; selections	Augener	—	20 Preludes (Part I) 20 Preludes (Part II)
View	Complete	Arrangement for organ; selections	Aibl	1902	Prelude and Fugue No.4 in Cminor, BWV 849 Prelude and Fugue No.21 in Bmajor, BWV 866 Prelude and Fugue No.22 in Bminor, BWV 867

Recordings/Performances

Details	Type	Section	Performers	Arranged for	Files (click to listen)
View		Selections	Martha Goldstein, harpsichord	For Keyboard (Composer)	Prelude No.1 in C major, BWV 846 Fugue No.1 in C major, BWV 846 Prelude No.2 in C minor, BWV 847 Fugue No.2 in C minor, BWV 847 Prelude No.5 in D major, BWV 850 Fugue No.5 in D major, BWV 850 Prelude No.6 in D minor, BWV 851 Fugue No.6 in D minor, BWV 851 Prelude No.21 in B-flat major, BWV 866 Fugue No.21 in B-flat major, BWV 866
View		Selections	Raymond Smullyan, piano	For Keyboard (Composer)	Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858 Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp major, BWV 858 Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867 Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat minor, BWV 867 Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 868 Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B major, BWV 868
View		Selections	Peter Bradley-Fulgoni, piano	For Keyboard (Composer)	4. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849 10. Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 11. Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856 12. Prelude and Fugue in F minor, BWV 857 14. Prelude and Fugue in F-sharp minor, BWV 859 15. Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 860 16. Prelude and Fugue in G minor, BWV 861 18. Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 863 19. Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 864 22. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat minor, BWV 867 23. Prelude and Fugue in B major, BWV 868 24. Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869
View		Selections	Glenn Gould, piano	For Keyboard (Composer)	1. Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 2. Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847 3. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848 4. Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849 5. Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 850 6. Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851 7. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major, BWV 852 8. Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853
View	MIDI	Complete		For Piano 4 hands (Bertini)	Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C major, BWV 846 Prelude and Fugue No.2 in C minor, BWV 847 Prelude and Fugue No.3 in Cmajor, BWV 848 Prelude and Fugue No.4 in Cminor, BWV 849 Prelude and Fugue No.5 in D major, BWV 850 Prelude and Fugue No.6 in D minor, BWV 851 Prelude and Fugue No.7 in Emajor, BWV 852 Prelude and Fugue No.8 in Eminor, BWV 853 Prelude and Fugue No.9 in E major, BWV 854 Prelude and Fugue No.10 in E minor, BWV 855 Prelude and Fugue No.11 in F major, BWV 856 Prelude and Fugue No.12 in F minor, BWV 857 Prelude and Fugue No.13 in Fmajor, BWV 858 Prelude and Fugue No.14 in Fminor, BWV 859 Prelude and Fugue No.15 in G major, BWV 860 Prelude and Fugue No.16 in G minor, BWV 861 Prelude and Fugue No.17 in Amajor, BWV 862 Prelude and Fugue No.18 in Gminor, BWV 863 Prelude and Fugue No.19 in A major, BWV 864 Prelude and Fugue No.20 in A minor, BWV 865 Prelude and Fugue No.21 in Bmajor, BWV 866 Prelude and Fugue No.22 in Bminor, BWV 867 Prelude and Fugue No.23 in B major, BWV 868 Prelude and Fugue No.24 in B minor, BWV 869

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