What is the key of the Prelude in the Well Tempered Clavier?

Each Prelude is followed by a Fugue in the same key. In each book the first Prelude and Fugue is in C major, followed by a Prelude and Fugue in its parallel minor key (C minor).

When was the first recording of the Well Tempered Clavier?

The first complete recording of the Well-Tempered Clavier was made on the piano by Edwin Fischer for EMI between 1933 and 1936. The second was made by Wanda Landowska on harpsichord for RCA Victor in 1949 (Book 1) and 1952 (Book 2).

What is the title of Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier?

Title page of Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, Book I (autograph) The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, is a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys, composed for solo keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach.

Which is the most important piece in the Clavier Collection?

The collection is generally regarded as being among the most important works in the history of classical music. Each set contains twenty-four pairs of prelude and fugue. The first pair is in C major, the second in C minor, the third in C ♯ major, the fourth in C ♯ minor, and so on.

Are there any preludes in Bach’s Das Wohltemperierte Klavier II?

Prelude and Fugue in A-flat major, BWV 886 • 18. Prelude and Fugue in G-sharp minor, BWV 887 • 19. Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 888 • 20. Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 889 • 21. Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 890 • 22.

How many fugues are there in the Well Tempered Clavier?

That’s no coincidence; there are 24 fugues in the cycle of the Well-Tempered Clavier (Book 1), two fugues for each of the twelve tonal keys — once in major, once in minor (2 x 12 = 24). Bach loved numbers, symbolism, and symmetry, so this is very likely his way of showing that he intended to write 24 fugues altogether.