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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. Album Tracks 1. Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 [04 12] 2. Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 847 [03 56] 3. Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 [04 16] 4. Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-Sharp minor, BWV 849 [07 13] 5. Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV 850 [04 34] 6. Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D minor, BWV 851 [04 18] 7. Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-Flat Major, BWV 852 [06 47] 8. Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in E-Flat minor, BWV 853 [10 09] 9. Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854 [03 18] 10. Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E minor, BWV 855 [04 15] 11. Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV 856 [02 54] 12. Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857 [08 01] 1. Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-Sharp Major, BWV 858 [03 50] 2. Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-Sharp minor, BWV 859 [04 53] 3. Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860 [04 26] 4. Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G minor, BWV 861 [04 26] 5. Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-Flat Major, BWV 862 [04 33] 6. Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-Sharp minor, BWV 863 [04 52] 7. Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in a Major, BWV 864 [04 31] 8. Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in a Minor, BWV 865 [06 31] 9. Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-Fla
