Well-Tempered Clavier Book I BWV 846-869 - Discography Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979

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Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 846-869 Discography - Part 4
Complete Recordings 1970-1979
< Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969	Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 >

1	Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I [K-4] J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier [Box Set] [B-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Melodiya RCA Red Seal / Olympia / Le Chant Du Monde / Russian Revelation		Jul 21-31, 1970	3-LP / TT: 2-CD / TT: 119:31
Recorded at Schloß Klesheim, Salzburg, Austria. 2^nd recording of WTC 1 by Sv. Richter. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [RCA] \| Amazon.com [Olympia] \| Amazon.com [LCDM] \| Amazon.com [Box Set]

2	Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (Das wohltemperierte Klavier, Bk. I) [K-1]
24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869: LP-1: Preludes & Fugues, Nos. 1-6, BWV 846-851 LP-2: Preludes & Fugues, Nos. 7-12, BWV 852-857 LP-3: Preludes & Fugues, Nos. 13-18, BWV 858-863 LP-4: Preludes & Fugues, Nos. 19-24, BWV 864-869.
Jan Blankenship (Piano)
Educo 3061/2/3/4		1970 or earlier [P 1970]	4-LP / TT:

3	J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book One [K-5]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Jörg Demus (Piano)
Westminster / MCA Classics		1970	3-LP / TT: 2-CD / TT:
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4	J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier [A-4]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Zuzana Ruzickova (Harpsichord)
Erato Musical Heritage Society		1971	4-LP / TT: 5-LP / TT:
1^st recording of WTC 1 by Z. Ruzickova. Review: WTC Ruzickova

5	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Books I & II [K-14]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Tatiana Nikolayeva (Piano)
Scribendum		1971 WTC 1: Nos. 1-8]; 1972 [WTC 1: Nos. 9-24]	4-CD / TT: 285:20
Recorded in Moscow, Russia. 1^st recording of WTC 1 by T. Nikolayeva. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

6	Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier Bk 1 [K-5]
Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Friedrich Gulda (Piano)
Philips (from MPS) / RussianDVD / Eterna		Apr 1972	2-CD / TT: 124:12
Recorded at MPS-Tonstudio, Villingen, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com [CD-1] \| Amazon.com [CD-2]

6a	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Gesamtausgabe BWV 846-869 & 870-893 [B-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [139:57]
Friedrich Gulda (Piano)
MPS Records 0300650MSW MPS Records 85470006512 =		Apr 1972	4-CD / TT: 283:55 5-LP / TT: MP3 / TT: 279:25
Recorded at MPS-Tonstudio, Villingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Buy this album at: 4-CD (2015): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de 4-CD (2015): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| ArkivMusic 5-LP (2015): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de \| iTunes

7	J.S. Bach: Le Clavier bien tempéré Intégrale [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 [132:00]
Louis Thiry (Organ)
Arion / Bolshoi/BMG		1972	4-CD / TT: 252:12
Recorded at Église Réformée d'Auteuil, Paris, France. Review: Louis Thiry's WTC (organ) Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemeprierte Klavier [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Pierre Auclert (Piano)
Edici 003 101/104		1972 ?	4-LP / TT:

9	Bach : The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 [K-4]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Anthony Newman (Harpsichord)
Columbia / CBS Sony		Apr, Jul, 1973	2-LP / TT:
Recorded in New York, NY, USA. 1^st recording of WTC BWV 846-869 by A, Newman.

10	J.S. Bach: Well-Temered Clavier, Book 1 [K-7]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Helmut Walcha (Harpsichord) [Jan Ruckers the Younger (2-manual), Antwerp 1640 - restored by Kurt Wittmayer 1973, 8,8,4, + harp stop]
Archiv Produktion		Jun 1973	2-CD / TT:
Recorded at Schloss Nordkirchen, Westfalen, Germany. 2^nd recording of WTC 1 by H. Walcha. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

11	Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I [K-19]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Victor (J) VICC 60071/2		Aug 7 & 10, 1973	2-CD / TT:
Recorded in Innsbruck, Austria. 3^rd recording of WTC 1 by Sv. Richter.

12	J.S. Bach: Keyboard Works Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier [Box-Set] [K-2]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Takahiro Sonoda (Piano)
Denon		1973 ?	7-CD / TT:
1^st recording of WTC by T. Sonoda. Buy this album at: Amazon.de

13	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, 1e deel BWV 846-869 [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Louis van der Paal (Harpsichord) [made by Ivan De Halleux]
Eufoda 1066/67		1974	2-LP / TT: 111:24
Recorded at…

14	J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 [K-6]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Rosalyn Tureck (Piano)
BBC Legends		Sept, Oct 1975; Apr 1976	2-CD / TT: 131:21
Recorded at BBC Concert Hall Studios, London. 2^nd Recording of WTC1 by R. Tureck. Review: WTC Book I - Tureck (1975-1976) Buy this album at: Amazon.com

15	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier 1. Teil [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Robert-Alexander Bohnke (Piano)
Dca 93142/43		1975	2-CD / TT:
Recorded in Tübinger, Germany.

16	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperiertes Klavier I i II svezak [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Ranko Filjak (Piano) [WTC 1: Nos.6, 8, 10, 20, 23; WTC 2: Nos: 5, 7, 11, 14] Pavica Gvozdić (Piano) [WTC 1: Nos. 1-5; WTC 2: Nos: 4, 12, 16, 18, 19] Vladimir Krpan (Piano) [WTC 1: Nos. 12, 13, 16, 19; WTC 2: Nos: 3, 6, 15, 21, 24] Jurica Murai (Piano) [WTC 1: Nos. 7, 11, 14, 15, 18; WTC 2: Nos: 1, 9, 13, 17, 22] Stjepan Radić (Piano) [WTC 1: Nos. 9, 17, 21, 22, 24; WTC 2: Nos. 2, 8, 10, 20, 23]
Jugoton LSY-61281-61286		1976-1977	6-LP / TT:
Recorded at Jugoton Studio, Zagreb, Yugoslavia.

17	J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier - Band I und II [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869 []
Detlev Eisinger (Piano)
MMS 6001		1976-1980	5-LP / TT:

18	Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Book 1 [K-1]
WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Edelgard Walch (Harpsichord)
Euphoria 2088/9		1977	2-LP / TT:

19	J.S. Bach: The Well-tempered Clavier I - Selection [K-6]
WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-3 BWV 846-848, Nos. 5-17 BWV 850-862, Nos. 21-22 BWV 866-867
Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
Deutsche Grammophon		1977; 1980 [BWV 854-859]	CD / TT: 74:09
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20	J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (24 Preludes & Fugues) [K-5]
24 Preludes & Fugues BWV 846-869
Mieczyslaw Horszowski (Piano)
Vanguard / Artemis Classics		1979-1980	2-CD / TT:114:56
Recorded at Vanguard's 23^rd Street Studio, New York City, NY, USA. Review: Bach’s WTC - One More Time Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2006 - February 2016) Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (April 2007), Teddy Kaufman (January 2007, February 2007)

Last update: Friday, December 08, 2023 08:53