The Well-tempered Clavier, Book 2

Completed by 1742, Book 2 was intended as a complement to Book 1, not as a replacement. It is generally far more difficult than Book 1 however, with greater technical and structural difficulty for the performer. It was the ultimate workbook, open to constant change and refining by Bach himself. In Jill Crossland’s own words, ‘No other music is so perfect an integration of emotional expression and intellectual rigour’. Jill first performed the complete Well-tempered Clavier from memory as a student in Manchester.

 

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No. 1 in C major BWV870
:Praeludium
 
02:24
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No. 1 in C major BWV870
:Fuga a 3 voci
 
01:48
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No. 2 in C minor BWV871
:Praeludium
 
02:22
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No. 2 in C minor BWV871
:Fuga a 4 voci
 
02:40
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No. 3 in C sharp major BWV872
:Praeludium
 
02:05
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No. 3 in C sharp major BWV872
: Fuga a 3 voci
 
03:27
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No. 4 in C sharp minor BWV873
:Praeludium
 
04:36
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No. 4 in C sharp minor BWV873
: Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:16
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No. 5 in D major BWV874
:Praeludium
 
05:45
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10
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No. 5 in D major BWV874
:Fuga a 4 voci
 
03:26
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11
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No. 6 in D minor BWV875
:Praeludium
 
01:30
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12
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No. 6 in D minor BWV875
: Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:16
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13
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No. 7 in E flat major BWV876
:Praeludium
 
02:43
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No. 7 in E flat major BWV876
:Fuga a 4 voci
 
02:26
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No. 8 in D sharp minor BWV877 15. Praeludium [
:Praeludium
 
04:05
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No. 8 in D sharp minor BWV877 15. Praeludium [
:Fuga a 4 voci
 
04:07
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No. 9 in E major BWV878
:Praeludium
 
05:29
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No. 9 in E major BWV878
:Fuga a 4 voci
 
03:12
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No. 10 in E minor BWV879
:Praeludium
 
03:55
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No. 10 in E minor BWV879
:Fuga a 3 voci
 
03:17
1
21
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No. 11 in F major BWV880
:Praeludium
 
03:03
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No. 11 in F major BWV880
:Fuga a 3 voci
 
01:47
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No. 12 in F minor BWV881
:Praeludium
 
04:28
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No. 12 in F minor BWV881
:Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:01
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No. 13 in F sharp major BWV882
:Praeludium
 
03:06
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No. 13 in F sharp major BWV882
:Fuga a 3 voci
 
03:31
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No. 14 in F sharp minor BWV883
:Praeludium
 
03:06
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2
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No. 14 in F sharp minor BWV883
:Fuga a 3 voci
 
05:04
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No. 15 in G major BWV884
:Praeludium
 
02:38
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No. 15 in G major BWV884
:Fuga a 3 voci
 
01:21
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No. 16 in G minor BWV885
:Praeludium
 
02:33
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No. 16 in G minor BWV885
:Fuga a 4 voci
 
03:26
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No. 17 in A flat major BWV886
:Praeludium
 
03:21
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No. 17 in A flat major BWV886
:Fuga a 4 voci
 
03:25
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No. 18 in G sharp minor BWV887
:Praeludium
 
03:47
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10
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No. 18 in G sharp minor BWV887
:Fuga a 3 voci
 
05:14
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No. 19 in A major BWV888
:Praeludium
 
02:06
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12
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No. 19 in A major BWV888
:Fuga a 3 voci
 
01:31
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13
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No. 20 in A minor BWV889
:Praeludium
 
04:50
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14
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No. 20 in A minor BWV889
:Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:07
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No. 21 in B flat major BWV890
:Praeludium
 
08:08
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No. 21 in B flat major BWV890
:Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:12
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No. 22 in B flat minor BWV891
:Praeludium
 
03:10
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No. 22 in B flat minor BWV891
:Fuga a 4 voci
 
06:01
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No. 23 in B major BWV892
:Praeludium
 
02:11
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No. 23 in B major BWV892
:Fuga a 4 voci
 
04:33
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No. 24 in B minor BWV893
:Praeludium
 
02:23
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No. 24 in B minor BWV893
:Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:00