℗ 2012 ECM Records GmbH under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released August 24, 2012
Duration 4h 04m 25s
Record Label ECM New Series
Genre Classical
 

Johann Sebastian Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier

András Schiff

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Das Wohltemperierte Klavier: Book 1, BWV 846-869  
1.1
Präludium C-Dur, BWV 846
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:48
1.2
Fuge C-Dur, BWV 846
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:54
1.3
Präludium c-Moll, BWV 847
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:35
1.4
Fuge c-Moll, BWV 847
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:35
1.5
Präludium Cis-Dur, BWV 848
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:21
1.6
Fuge Cis-Dur, BWV 848
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:25
1.7
Präludium cis-Moll, BWV 849
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:19
1.8
Fuge cis-Moll, BWV 849
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
4:01
1.9
Präludium D-Dur, BWV 850
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:16
1.10
Fuge D-Dur, BWV 850
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:42
1.11
Präludium d-Moll, BWV 851
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:09
1.12
Fuge d-Moll, BWV 851
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:24
1.13
Präludium Es-Dur, BWV 852
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:43
1.14
Fuge Es-Dur, BWV 852
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:31
1.15
Präludium es-Moll/dis-Moll, BWV 853
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:25
1.16
Fuge es-Moll/dis-Moll, BWV 853
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
4:33
1.17
Präludium E-Dur, BWV 854
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:19
1.18
Fuge E-Dur, BWV 854
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:06
1.19
Präludium e-Moll, BWV 855
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:15
1.20
Fuge e-Moll, BWV 855
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:04
1.21
Präludium F-Dur, BWV 856
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
0:56
1.22
Fuge F-Dur, BWV 856
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:18
1.23
Präludium f-Moll, BWV 857
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:59
1.24
Fuge f-Moll, BWV 857
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
4:18
1.25
Präludium Fis-Dur, BWV 858
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:34
1.26
Fuge Fis-Dur, BWV 858
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:59
1.27
Präludium fis-Moll, BWV 859
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
0:55
1.28
Fuge fis-Moll, BWV 859
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:00
1.29
Präludium G-Dur, BWV 860
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
0:51
1.30
Fuge G-Dur, BWV 860
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:54
1.31
Präludium g-Moll, BWV 861
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:04
1.32
Fuge g-Moll, BWV 861
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:28
1.33
Präludium As-Dur, BWV 862
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:15
1.34
Fuge As-Dur, BWV 862
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:16
1.35
Präludium gis-Moll, BWV 863
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:32
1.36
Fuge gis-Moll, BWV 863
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:11
1.37
Präludium A-Dur, BWV 864
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:14
1.38
Fuge A-Dur, BWV 864
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:19
1.39
Präludium a-Moll, BWV 865
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
0:57
1.40
Fuge a-Moll, BWV 865
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
4:04
1.41
Präludium B-Dur, BWV 866
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:14
1.42
Fuge B-Dur, BWV 866
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:39
1.43
Präludium b-Moll, BWV 867
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:35
1.44
Fuge b-Moll, BWV 867
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:52
1.45
Präludium H-Dur, BWV 868
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
0:57
1.46
Fuge H-Dur, BWV 868
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:18
1.47
Präludium h-Moll, BWV 869
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
4:36
1.48
Fuge h-Moll, BWV 869
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
6:50
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier: Book 2, BWV 870-893  
1.49
Präludium C-Dur, BWV 870
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:28
1.50
Fuge C-Dur, BWV 870
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:33
1.51
Präludium c-Moll, BWV 871
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:35
1.52
Fuge c-Moll, BWV 871
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:10
1.53
Präludium Cis-Dur, BWV 872
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:52
1.54
Fuge Cis-Dur, BWV 872
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:03
1.55
Präludium cis-Moll, BWV 873
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:42
1.56
Fuge cis-Moll, BWV 873
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:16
1.57
Präludium D-Dur, BWV 874
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
4:55
1.58
Fuge D-Dur, BWV 874
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:58
1.59
Präludium d-Moll, BWV 875
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:34
1.60
Fuge d-Moll, BWV 875
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:11
1.61
Präludium Es-Dur, BWV 876
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:30
1.62
Fuge Es-Dur, BWV 876
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:43
1.63
Präludium dis-Moll, BWV 877
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:43
1.64
Fuge dis-Moll, BWV 877
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:41
1.65
Präludium E-Dur, BWV 878
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
4:19
1.66
Fuge E-Dur, BWV 878
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:07
1.67
Präludium e-Moll, BWV 879
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:09
1.68
Fuge e-Moll, BWV 879
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:40
1.69
Präludium F-Dur, BWV 880
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:19
1.70
Fuge F-Dur, BWV 880
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:46
1.71
Präludium f-Moll, BWV 881
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
4:08
1.72
Fuge f-Moll, BWV 881
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:46
1.73
Präludium Fis-Dur, BWV 882
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:58
1.74
Fuge Fis-Dur, BWV 882
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:18
1.75
Präludium fis-Moll, BWV 883
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:04
1.76
Fuge fis-Moll, BWV 883
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
4:16
1.77
Präludium G-Dur, BWV 884
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:22
1.78
Fuge G-Dur, BWV 884
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:22
1.79
Präludium g-Moll, BWV 885
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:39
1.80
Fuge g-Moll, BWV 885
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:47
1.81
Präludium As-Dur, BWV 886
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:19
1.82
Fuge As-Dur, BWV 886
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:28
1.83
Präludium gis-Moll, BWV 887
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:47
1.84
Fuge gis-Moll, BWV 887
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
5:34
1.85
Präludium A-Dur, BWV 888
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:41
1.86
Fuge A-Dur, BWV 888
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:10
1.87
Präludium a-Moll, BWV 889
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
5:40
1.88
Fuge a-Moll, BWV 889
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:43
1.89
Präludium B-Dur, BWV 890
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
7:19
1.90
Fuge B-Dur, BWV 890
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:09
1.91
Präludium b-Moll, BWV 891
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
2:39
1.92
Fuge b-Moll, BWV 891
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
4:38
1.93
Präludium H-Dur, BWV 892
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:57
1.94
Fuge H-Dur, BWV 892
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
3:24
1.95
Präludium h-Moll, BWV 893
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:52
1.96
Fuge h-Moll, BWV 893
Johann Sebastian Bach; András Schiff
1:41
Digital Booklet
"... aroused great expectations, which happily, were not disappointed ... of the many available piano versions, Schiff’s is definitely a top choice. Strongly recommended." - Fanfare An iconic inspiration for composers from Mozart and Beethoven to Chopin and Brahms and beyond, Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier has long been considered the Old Testament of the keyboard literature. András Schiff has already recorded the 48 preludes and fugues that make up the work once previously, in the 1980s, and he revisits with a new sense of maturity on this 2012 studio release, recorded in Lugano, Switzerland on Schiff’s own Steinway piano, beautifully capturing a masterful player on his instrument of choice. "Great music is far greater than its performers. We try our entire lives to unveil its secrets and to convey its unique message. Even if we never quite reach the imaginary goal, our many performances give us experience and knowledge that were hidden from us years ago. We form a better understanding of its structure and inner workings. Horizons broaden before our eyes." - András Schiff
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – ECM New Series Studio Masters

Recorded August 2011 at Auditorio Radiotelevisione svizzera, Lugano Tonmeister: Stephan Schellmann Cover: Jan Jedli∫ka Photos: Nadia F. Romanini, Regine Lienhard (19) Design: Sascha Kleis Produced by Manfred Eicher
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-5.18
-10.52 to 0.00
-23.84
-28.50 to -19.95
-21.13
-25.70 to -17.30
12
9 to 14
1
Präludium C-Dur, BWV 846
-9.20-25.39-22.710
2
Fuge C-Dur, BWV 846
-4.32-22.71-19.912
3
Präludium c-Moll, BWV 847
-3.36-21.82-19.211
4
Fuge c-Moll, BWV 847
-3.53-22.96-20.212
5
Präludium Cis-Dur, BWV 848
-6.69-24.97-22.311
6
Fuge Cis-Dur, BWV 848
-5.17-23.16-20.511
7
Präludium cis-Moll, BWV 849
-8.43-26.79-24.012
8
Fuge cis-Moll, BWV 849
0.00-21.41-18.413
9
Präludium D-Dur, BWV 850
-2.89-23.32-20.612
10
Fuge D-Dur, BWV 850
-0.60-20.27-17.613
11
Präludium d-Moll, BWV 851
-9.24-26.12-23.410
12
Fuge d-Moll, BWV 851
-5.83-25.97-23.211
13
Präludium Es-Dur, BWV 852
-3.18-22.81-20.012
14
Fuge Es-Dur, BWV 852
-3.40-22.90-20.112
15
Präludium es-Moll/dis-Moll, BWV 853
-3.45-24.82-21.514
16
Fuge es-Moll/dis-Moll, BWV 853
-5.91-25.50-22.712
17
Präludium E-Dur, BWV 854
-10.52-27.20-24.511
18
Fuge E-Dur, BWV 854
-3.78-22.53-19.711
19
Präludium e-Moll, BWV 855
-5.19-24.07-21.511
20
Fuge e-Moll, BWV 855
-4.44-20.98-18.211
21
Präludium F-Dur, BWV 856
-4.97-21.48-18.99
22
Fuge F-Dur, BWV 856
-5.61-22.10-19.311
23
Präludium f-Moll, BWV 857
-9.11-26.89-24.111
24
Fuge f-Moll, BWV 857
-3.74-24.21-21.312
25
Präludium Fis-Dur, BWV 858
-9.80-28.50-25.711
26
Fuge Fis-Dur, BWV 858
-7.21-25.78-23.111
27
Präludium fis-Moll, BWV 859
-2.65-22.06-19.211
28
Fuge fis-Moll, BWV 859
-8.99-27.47-24.712
29
Präludium G-Dur, BWV 860
-5.24-22.99-20.211
30
Fuge G-Dur, BWV 860
-3.36-22.18-19.512
31
Präludium g-Moll, BWV 861
-6.71-26.10-23.411
32
Fuge g-Moll, BWV 861
-0.01-20.99-18.313
33
Präludium As-Dur, BWV 862
-5.16-23.14-20.412
34
Fuge As-Dur, BWV 862
-5.83-24.95-22.212
35
Präludium gis-Moll, BWV 863
-8.17-26.00-23.311
36
Fuge gis-Moll, BWV 863
-3.98-24.59-21.812
37
Präludium A-Dur, BWV 864
-6.88-23.59-20.811
38
Fuge A-Dur, BWV 864
-5.87-24.34-21.612
39
Präludium a-Moll, BWV 865
-3.79-22.34-19.611
40
Fuge a-Moll, BWV 865
0.00-20.84-18.214
41
Präludium B-Dur, BWV 866
-2.55-23.29-20.613
42
Fuge B-Dur, BWV 866
-5.80-23.15-20.312
43
Präludium b-Moll, BWV 867
-2.31-26.01-23.214
44
Fuge b-Moll, BWV 867
-3.13-22.80-20.012
45
Präludium H-Dur, BWV 868
-9.58-26.24-23.510
46
Fuge H-Dur, BWV 868
-7.12-25.80-23.112
47
Präludium h-Moll, BWV 869
-6.27-26.85-24.213
48
Fuge h-Moll, BWV 869
-2.05-23.96-21.114
49
Präludium C-Dur, BWV 870
-5.28-21.80-19.111
50
Fuge C-Dur, BWV 870
-3.01-20.85-18.212
51
Präludium c-Moll, BWV 871
-7.61-24.56-22.011
52
Fuge c-Moll, BWV 871
-4.48-24.76-22.011
53
Präludium Cis-Dur, BWV 872
-6.14-25.65-23.211
54
Fuge Cis-Dur, BWV 872
-4.50-22.25-19.611
55
Präludium cis-Moll, BWV 873
-8.28-26.51-23.812
56
Fuge cis-Moll, BWV 873
-3.11-20.98-18.412
57
Präludium D-Dur, BWV 874
-2.73-21.92-19.412
58
Fuge D-Dur, BWV 874
-5.19-24.72-22.012
59
Präludium d-Moll, BWV 875
-5.46-21.95-19.211
60
Fuge d-Moll, BWV 875
-7.33-25.66-22.812
61
Präludium Es-Dur, BWV 876
-5.10-26.09-23.512
62
Fuge Es-Dur, BWV 876
-2.93-21.66-19.012
63
Präludium dis-Moll, BWV 877
-6.80-24.78-22.211
64
Fuge dis-Moll, BWV 877
-1.42-22.75-19.913
65
Präludium E-Dur, BWV 878
-9.07-27.02-24.411
66
Fuge E-Dur, BWV 878
-4.23-23.48-20.813
67
Präludium e-Moll, BWV 879
-5.20-21.54-19.011
68
Fuge e-Moll, BWV 879
-3.08-21.03-18.311
69
Präludium F-Dur, BWV 880
-8.98-26.18-23.711
70
Fuge F-Dur, BWV 880
-5.63-23.17-20.412
71
Präludium f-Moll, BWV 881
-10.11-27.73-25.311
72
Fuge f-Moll, BWV 881
-3.59-20.47-17.511
73
Präludium Fis-Dur, BWV 882
-2.11-22.14-19.513
74
Fuge Fis-Dur, BWV 882
-5.37-23.17-20.512
75
Präludium fis-Moll, BWV 883
-9.60-27.44-24.711
76
Fuge fis-Moll, BWV 883
-4.80-24.77-22.112
77
Präludium G-Dur, BWV 884
-6.60-24.71-22.112
78
Fuge G-Dur, BWV 884
-7.29-24.32-21.611
79
Präludium g-Moll, BWV 885
-5.04-24.45-21.813
80
Fuge g-Moll, BWV 885
-0.03-19.95-17.313
81
Präludium As-Dur, BWV 886
-4.52-21.49-18.912
82
Fuge As-Dur, BWV 886
-0.24-21.52-18.813
83
Präludium gis-Moll, BWV 887
-2.95-21.33-18.813
84
Fuge gis-Moll, BWV 887
-5.15-26.02-23.512
85
Präludium A-Dur, BWV 888
-9.44-25.89-23.211
86
Fuge A-Dur, BWV 888
-5.73-22.76-20.011
87
Präludium a-Moll, BWV 889
-7.99-26.73-24.212
88
Fuge a-Moll, BWV 889
-1.75-21.19-18.413
89
Präludium B-Dur, BWV 890
-8.28-25.18-22.612
90
Fuge B-Dur, BWV 890
-8.61-25.42-22.811
91
Präludium b-Moll, BWV 891
-9.09-25.62-23.011
92
Fuge b-Moll, BWV 891
-0.16-21.52-18.914
93
Präludium H-Dur, BWV 892
-7.76-24.28-21.611
94
Fuge H-Dur, BWV 892
-4.77-23.82-21.012
95
Präludium h-Moll, BWV 893
-1.69-21.87-19.312
96
Fuge h-Moll, BWV 893
-3.96-21.52-18.512

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