Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier was written at a time when composers had begun to expand the limited tonal compass of keyboard instruments through far wider use of keys and; ultimately; equal temperament. The 48 preludes and fugues that constitute The Well-Tempered Claver are composed in a wide range of styles; and the work remains one of the most important and influential in Western classical music. Francesco Cera is a prominent Italian early music specialists and he plays on a copy of a Hemsch harpsichord of 1736; using his own personal tuning. For Book II he employs the Altnickol edition of the score which includes numerous variants.

Tracklist:

Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 [04:12]
Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 [03:56]
Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 [04:16]
Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849 [07:13]
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 [04:34]
Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 851 [04:18]
Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852 [06:47]
Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-Flat Minor, BWV 853 [10:09]
Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854 [03:18]
Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 855 [04:15]
Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856 [02:54]
Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 857 [08:01]
Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858 [03:50]
Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 859 [04:53]
Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860 [04:26]
Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 861 [04:26]
Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862 [04:33]
Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 863 [04:52]
Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 864 [04:31]
Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 865 [06:31]
Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 866 [03:30]
Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 867 [04:38]
Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 868 [04:05]
Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 869 [11:22]
Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 870 [04:51]
Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 871 [05:34]
Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 872 [04:14]
Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor, BWV 873 [07:26]
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 874 [06:40]
Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 875 [04:07]
Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 876 [05:25]
Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D-Sharp Minor, BWV 877 [06:45]
Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878 [08:28]
Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV 879 [06:26]
Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 880 [06:26]
Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881 [05:55]
Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 882 [06:14]
Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp Minor, BWV 883 [08:03]
Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 884 [03:43]
Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV 885 [06:47]
Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 886 [07:16]
Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, BWV 887 [08:15]
Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major, BWV 888 [04:28]
Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor, BWV 889 [05:31]
Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Flat Major, BWV 890 [07:45]
Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-Flat Minor, BWV 891 [08:23]
Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV 892 [05:51]
Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV 893 [04:56

UPC: 8007144079970
Label: Dynamic
Release Date: 9.15.23
Format: CD

J Bach .S. / Cera - Well-Tempered Clavier (CD)