Well-tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2

This album consists of the complete Well-tempered Clavier series by J.S. Bach, performed by Jill Crossland. Colloquially known as the “48” from the two books of twenty-four preludes and fugues, these works form one of the great landmarks of keyboard repertoire.
 
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 BWV846:
Praeludium
 
02:10
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No. 1 in C major BWV846:
Fuga a 4 voci
 
02:32
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No. 2 in C minor BWV847:
Praeludium
 
01:41
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No. 2 in C minor BWV847:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
01:36
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No. 3 in C sharp major BWV848:
Praeludium
 
01:16
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No. 3 in C sharp major BWV848:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:17
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No. 4 in C sharp minor BWV849:
Praeludium
 
03:25
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No. 4 in C sharp minor BWV849:
Fuga a 5 voci
 
05:48
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No. 5 in D major BWV850:
Praeludium
 
01:19
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No. 5 in D major BWV850:
Fuga a 4 voci
 
02:08
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No. 6 in D minor BWV851:
Praeludium
 
01:18
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No. 6 in D minor BWV851:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:35
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No. 7 in E flat major BWV852:
Praeludium
 
03:43
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No. 7 in E flat major BWV852:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
01:50
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No. 8 in E flat minor BWV853:
Praeludium
 
04:37
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No. 8 in E flat minor BWV853:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
06:28
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No. 9 in E major BWV854:
Praeludium
 
01:27
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No. 9 in E major BWV854:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
01:15
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No. 10 in E minor BWV855:
Praeludium
 
02:21
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No. 10 in E minor BWV855:
Fuga a 2 voci
 
01:10
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No. 11 in F major BWV856:
Praeludium
 
01:02
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No. 11 in F major BWV856:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
01:19
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No. 12 in F minor BWV857:
Praeludium
 
02:23
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No. 12 in F minor BWV857:
Fuga a 4 voci
 
05:57
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No. 13 in F sharp major BWV858:
Praeludium
 
01:39
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No. 13 in F sharp major BWV858:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:22
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3
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No. 14 in F sharp minor BWV859:
Praeludium
 
00:55
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4
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No. 14 in F sharp minor BWV859:
Fuga a 4 voci
 
03:18
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5
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No. 15 in G major BWV860:
Praeludium
 
00:47
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No. 15 in G major BWV860:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:22
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7
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No. 16 in G minor BWV861:
Praeludium
 
02:43
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8
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No. 16 in G minor BWV861:
Fuga a 4 voci
 
02:48
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No. 17 in A flat major BWV862:
Praeludium
 
01:20
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No. 17 in A flat major BWV862:
Fuga a 4 voci
 
03:18
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11
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No. 18 in G sharp minor BWV863:
Praeludium
 
02:05
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No. 18 in G sharp minor BWV863:
Fuga a 4 voci
 
03:19
2
13
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No. 19 in A major BWV864:
Praeludium
 
01:22
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No. 19 in A major BWV864:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:35
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No. 20 in A minor BWV865:
Praeludium
 
00:56
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No. 20 in A minor BWV865:
Fuga a 4 voci
 
04:47
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No. 21 in B flat major BWV866:
Praeludium
 
01:11
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No. 21 in B flat major BWV866:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
01:47
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No. 22 in B flat minor BWV867:
Praeludium
 
03:51
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No. 22 in B flat minor BWV867:
Fuga a 5 voci
 
03:47
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No. 23 in B major BWV868:
Praeludium
 
01:08
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No. 23 in B major BWV868:
Fuga a 4 voci
 
02:11
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No. 24 in B minor BWV869:
Praeludium
 
06:52
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No. 24 in B minor BWV869:
Fuga a 4 voci
 
08:25
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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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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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No. 6 in D minor BWV875:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:16
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No. 7 in E flat major BWV876:
Praeludium
 
02:43
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14
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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:
Praeludium
 
04:05
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No. 8 in D sharp minor BWV877:
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
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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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No. 14 in F sharp minor BWV883:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
05:04
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3
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No. 15 in G major BWV884:
Praeludium
 
02:38
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4
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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
4
11
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No. 19 in A major BWV888:
Praeludium
 
02:06
4
12
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No. 19 in A major BWV888:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
01:31
4
13
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No. 20 in A minor BWV889:
Praeludium
 
04:50
4
14
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No. 20 in A minor BWV889:
Fuga a 3 voci
 
02:07
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15
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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