Notes on the Program

THE WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER, BOOK II – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major – harpsichord Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C Minor – harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp Major – fortepiano/chamber organ
Prelude and Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp Minor – harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D Major – harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor – harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 7 in E-flat Major – harpsichord/chamber organ
Prelude and Fugue No. 8 in D-sharp Minor – harpsichord/fortepiano
Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major – fortepiano/chamber organ
Prelude and Fugue No. 10 in E Minor – harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 11 in F Major – fortepiano/harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor – fortepiano/harpsichord

Intermission

Prelude and Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp Major – harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp Minor – harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major – harpsichord/chamber organ
Prelude and Fugue No. 16 in G Minor – harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 17 in A-flat Major – harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp Minor – fortepiano
Prelude and Fugue No. 19 in A Major – harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 20 in A Minor – harpsichord/chamber organ
Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat Major – harpsichord/chamber organ
Prelude and Fugue No. 22 in B-flat Minor – harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 23 in B Major – harpsichord
Prelude and Fugue No. 24 in B Minor – fortepiano/harpsichord