℗ 2023 Dynamic Italy
Released September 15, 2023
Duration 4h 34m 54s
Record Label Dynamic
Catalogue No. CDS7997.04
Genre Classical
 

The Well-Tempered Clavier

Francesco Cera

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The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1  
1.1
Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C major BWV 846
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:12
1.2
Prelude and Fugue No.2 in C minor BWV 847
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
3:56
1.3
Prelude and Fugue No.3 in C sharp major BWV 848
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:16
1.4
Prelude and Fugue No.4 in C sharp minor BWV 849
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
7:13
1.5
Prelude and Fugue No.5 in D major BWV 850
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:34
1.6
Prelude and Fugue No.6 in D minor BWV 851
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:18
1.7
Prelude and Fugue No.7 in E flat major BWV 852
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
6:47
1.8
Prelude and Fugue No.8 in E flat minor BWV 853
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
10:09
1.9
Prelude and Fugue No.9 in E major BWV 854
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
3:18
1.10
Prelude and Fugue No.10 in E minor BWV 855
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:15
1.11
Prelude and Fugue No.11 in F major BWV 856
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
2:54
1.12
Prelude and Fugue No.12 in F minor BWV 857
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
8:01
1.13
Prelude and Fugue No.13 in F sharp major BWV 858
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
3:50
1.14
Prelude and Fugue No.14 in F sharp minor BWV 859
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:53
1.15
Prelude and Fugue No.15 in G major BWV 860
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:27
1.16
Prelude and Fugue No.16 in G minor BWV 861
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:26
1.17
Prelude and Fugue No.17 in A flat major BWV 862
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:33
1.18
Prelude and Fugue No.18 in G sharp minor BWV 863
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:51
1.19
Prelude and Fugue No.19 in A major BWV 864
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:32
1.20
Prelude and Fugue No.20 in A minor BWV 865
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
6:31
1.21
Prelude and Fugue No.21 in B flat major BWV 866
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
3:30
1.22
Prelude and Fugue No.22 in B flat minor BWV 867
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:38
1.23
Prelude and Fugue No.23 in B major BWV 868
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:05
1.24
Prelude and Fugue No.24 in B minor BWV 869
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
11:26
The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2  
1.25
Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C major BWV 870
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:51
1.26
Prelude and Fugue No.2 in C minor BWV 871
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
5:34
1.27
Prelude and Fugue No.3 in C sharp major BWV 872
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:14
1.28
Prelude and Fugue No.4 in C sharp minor BWV 873
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
7:26
1.29
Prelude and Fugue No.5 in D major BWV 874
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
6:40
1.30
Prelude and Fugue No.6 in D minor BWV 875
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:06
1.31
Prelude and Fugue No.7 in E flat major BWV 876
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
5:24
1.32
Prelude and Fugue No.8 in D sharp minor BWV 877
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
6:45
1.33
Prelude and Fugue No.9 in E major BWV 878
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
8:28
1.34
Prelude and Fugue No.10 in E minor BWV 879
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
6:26
1.35
Prelude and Fugue No.11 in F major BWV 880
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
6:25
1.36
Prelude and Fugue No.12 in F minor BWV 881
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
5:56
1.37
Prelude and Fugue No.13 in F sharp major BWV 882
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
6:14
1.38
Prelude and Fugue No.14 in F sharp minor BWV 883
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
8:03
1.39
Prelude and Fugue No.15 in G major BWV 884
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
3:42
1.40
Prelude and Fugue No.16 in G minor BWV 885
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
6:48
1.41
Prelude and Fugue No.17 in A flat major BWV 886
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
7:15
1.42
Prelude and Fugue No.18 in G sharp minor BWV 887
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
8:14
1.43
Prelude and Fugue No.19 in A major BWV 888
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:29
1.44
Prelude and Fugue No.20 in A minor BWV 889
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
5:31
1.45
Prelude and Fugue No.21 in B flat major BWV 890
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
7:45
1.46
Prelude and Fugue No.22 in B flat minor BWV 891
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
8:23
1.47
Prelude and Fugue No.23 in B major BWV 892
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
5:51
1.48
Prelude and Fugue No.24 in B minor BWV 893
Johann Sebastian Bach; Francesco Cera
4:49
Digital Booklet
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 specialist 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.
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Dynamic Studio Masters

Tracks 1-24 – 44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM
Track title
Peak
(dB FS)
RMS
(dB FS)
LUFS
(integrated)
DR
Album average
Range of values
-0.94
-3.33 to -0.25
-18.57
-20.97 to -15.96
-15.25
-17.70 to -12.40
12
11 to 14
1
Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C major BWV 846
-0.25-16.63-13.311
2
Prelude and Fugue No.2 in C minor BWV 847
-0.70-18.29-14.912
3
Prelude and Fugue No.3 in C sharp major BWV 848
-0.68-17.41-13.612
4
Prelude and Fugue No.4 in C sharp minor BWV 849
-0.74-19.33-16.113
5
Prelude and Fugue No.5 in D major BWV 850
-0.58-17.96-14.412
6
Prelude and Fugue No.6 in D minor BWV 851
-0.65-18.72-15.412
7
Prelude and Fugue No.7 in E flat major BWV 852
-0.49-17.90-14.512
8
Prelude and Fugue No.8 in E flat minor BWV 853
-0.67-20.62-17.414
9
Prelude and Fugue No.9 in E major BWV 854
-0.82-19.62-16.112
10
Prelude and Fugue No.10 in E minor BWV 855
-0.49-16.85-13.411
11
Prelude and Fugue No.11 in F major BWV 856
-0.73-16.62-13.011
12
Prelude and Fugue No.12 in F minor BWV 857
-1.49-20.52-17.313
13
Prelude and Fugue No.13 in F sharp major BWV 858
-1.84-20.31-17.012
14
Prelude and Fugue No.14 in F sharp minor BWV 859
-1.25-19.76-16.412
15
Prelude and Fugue No.15 in G major BWV 860
-0.52-15.96-12.411
16
Prelude and Fugue No.16 in G minor BWV 861
-0.77-18.71-15.412
17
Prelude and Fugue No.17 in A flat major BWV 862
-0.75-18.72-15.413
18
Prelude and Fugue No.18 in G sharp minor BWV 863
-1.96-20.57-17.312
19
Prelude and Fugue No.19 in A major BWV 864
-1.26-19.27-15.912
20
Prelude and Fugue No.20 in A minor BWV 865
-0.47-17.68-14.412
21
Prelude and Fugue No.21 in B flat major BWV 866
-0.41-16.41-12.711
22
Prelude and Fugue No.22 in B flat minor BWV 867
-0.31-17.70-14.311
23
Prelude and Fugue No.23 in B major BWV 868
-0.76-19.25-15.812
24
Prelude and Fugue No.24 in B minor BWV 869
-0.93-19.78-16.513
25
Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C major BWV 870
-0.30-16.03-12.511
26
Prelude and Fugue No.2 in C minor BWV 871
-0.63-19.22-16.113
27
Prelude and Fugue No.3 in C sharp major BWV 872
-2.11-20.16-16.513
28
Prelude and Fugue No.4 in C sharp minor BWV 873
-1.95-20.27-17.112
29
Prelude and Fugue No.5 in D major BWV 874
-0.33-16.41-13.011
30
Prelude and Fugue No.6 in D minor BWV 875
-0.41-16.87-13.711
31
Prelude and Fugue No.7 in E flat major BWV 876
-0.41-18.74-15.612
32
Prelude and Fugue No.8 in D sharp minor BWV 877
-0.46-18.05-14.812
33
Prelude and Fugue No.9 in E major BWV 878
-3.07-19.96-16.812
34
Prelude and Fugue No.10 in E minor BWV 879
-0.41-16.24-12.911
35
Prelude and Fugue No.11 in F major BWV 880
-1.79-18.72-15.812
36
Prelude and Fugue No.12 in F minor BWV 881
-2.58-20.64-17.513
37
Prelude and Fugue No.13 in F sharp major BWV 882
-0.44-17.71-14.413
38
Prelude and Fugue No.14 in F sharp minor BWV 883
-0.97-19.51-16.312
39
Prelude and Fugue No.15 in G major BWV 884
-0.70-20.15-16.912
40
Prelude and Fugue No.16 in G minor BWV 885
-0.30-18.08-14.912
41
Prelude and Fugue No.17 in A flat major BWV 886
-0.49-17.86-14.612
42
Prelude and Fugue No.18 in G sharp minor BWV 887
-0.36-17.95-14.811
43
Prelude and Fugue No.19 in A major BWV 888
-3.33-20.97-17.712
44
Prelude and Fugue No.20 in A minor BWV 889
-0.61-19.76-16.712
45
Prelude and Fugue No.21 in B flat major BWV 890
-1.19-19.62-16.512
46
Prelude and Fugue No.22 in B flat minor BWV 891
-0.30-17.75-14.612
47
Prelude and Fugue No.23 in B major BWV 892
-0.34-16.88-13.412
48
Prelude and Fugue No.24 in B minor BWV 893
-1.84-19.17-16.011

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