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J.S Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier
48 Preludes and Fugues
played in
Thomas Young's Well-Temperament of 1799
by Frank French


For the first time the Well-Tempered Clavier can be heard in the explicitly-stated, 18th Century well temperament that allows the characteristic of each major and minor key to emerge as intended during the time of the composer. A subtle but certain difference is apparent when this music is played in this authentic tuning.

This four-CD set contains more than four hours of music with liner notes on the history and development of tuning keyboard instruments by Owen Jorgensen with French, Spanish and German language texts. This production, more than two years in the making, was expertly recorded using a Boesendorfer 225 concert piano.

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Track List:
1. Disc 1 Volume I no 1 in C Major
2. Volume I no 2 in C minor
3. Volume I no 3 in C sharp Major
4. Volume I no 4 in C sharp minor
5. Volume I no 5 in D Major
6. Volume I no 6 in D minor
7. Volume I no 7 in E flat Major
8. Volume I no 8 in E flat minor
9. Volume I no 9 in E Major
10. Volume I no 10 in E minor
11. Volume I no 11 in F Major
12. Volume I no 12 in F minor
13. Disc 2 Volume I no 13 in F sharp Major
14. Volume I no 14 in F sharp minor
15. Volume I no 15 in G Major
16. Volume I no 16 in G minor
17. Volume I no 17 in A flat Major
18. Volume I no 18 in G sharp minor
19. Volume I no 19 in A Major
20. Volume I no 20 in A minor
21. Volume I no 21 in B flat Major
22. Volume I no 22 in B flat minor
23. Volume I no 23 in B Major
24. Volume I no 24 in B minor
25. Disc 3 Volume II no. 1 in C Major
26. Volume II no 2 in C minor
27. Volume II no 3 in C sharp Major
28. Volume II no 4 in C sharp minor
29. Volume II no 5 in D Major
30. Volume II 6 in D minor
31. Volume II 7 in E flat Major
32. Volume II 8 in D sharp minor
33. Volume II no 9 in E Major
34. Volume II no 10 in E minor
35. Volume II no 11 in F Major
36. Volume II no 12 in F minor
37. Disc 4 Volume II no 13 in F sharp Major
38. Volume II no 14 in F sharp minor
39. Volume II no 15 in G Major
40. Volume II no 16 in G minor
41. Volume II no 17 in A flat Major
42. Volume II 18 in G sharp minor
43. Volume II no 19 in A Major
44. Volume II no 20 in A minor
45. Volume II no 21 in B flat Major
46. Volume II no 22 in B flat minor
47. Volume II no 23 in B Major
48. Volume II no 24 in B minor

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