Album Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier 1 na dvojCD prináša kompletný prvý diel monumentálneho cyklu Johanna Sebastiana Bacha v interpretácii cembalového virtuóza Mahana Esfahaniho. Cembalisti aj pianisti sa k tomuto dielu pravidelne vracajú ako ku skúške svojho umenia a hlbokého porozumenia barokovej kontrapunktickej hudbe.
Dobre temperovaný klavír I pozostáva z 24 prelúdií a fúg v každej dur i mol tónine. Dielo vzniklo okolo roku 1722 ako učebný materiál pre Bachových žiakov aj ako demonštrácia možností dobre temperovaného ladenia, ktoré umožňovalo kompozíciu vo všetkých tóninách. Nahrávka obsahuje aj reprízové prevedenie prvého prelúdia C dur BWV 846. Esfahaniho interpretácia znie na cembale a dbá na barokovú štýlovú čistotu a transparentné vedenie hlasov.
Skladby
1. Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV846
2. Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV846
3. Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV847
4. Fugue No. 2 in C Minor, BWV847
5. Prelude No. 3 in C-sharp Major, BWV848
6. Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp Major, BWV848
7. Prelude No. 4 in C-sharp Minor, BWV849
8. Fugue No. 4 in C-sharp Minor, BWV849
9. Prelude No. 5 in D Major, BWV850
10. Fugue No. 5 in D Major, BWV850
11. Prelude No. 6 in D Minor, BWV851
12. Fugue No. 6 in D Minor, BWV851
13. Prelude No. 7 in E-flat Major, BWV852
14. Fugue No. 7 in E-flat Major, BWV852
15. Prelude No. 8 in E-flat Minor, BWV853
16. Fugue No. 8 in E-flat Minor, BWV853
17. Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV854
18. Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV854
19. Prelude No. 10 in E Minor, BWV855
20. Fugue No. 10 in E Minor, BWV855
21. Prelude No. 11 in F Major, BWV856
22. Fugue No. 11 in F Major, BWV856
23. Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV857
24. Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV857
CD2:
1. Prelude No. 13 in F-sharp Major, BWV858
2. Fugue No. 13 in F-sharp Major, BWV858
3. Prelude No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, BWV859
4. Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, BWV859
5. Prelude No. 15 in G Major, BWV860
6. Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV860
7. Prelude No. 16 in G Minor, BWV861
8. Fugue No. 16 in G Minor, BWV861
9. Prelude No. 17 in A-flat Major, BWV862
10. Fugue No. 17 in A-flat Major, BWV862
11. Prelude No. 18 in G-sharp Minor, BWV863
12. Fugue No. 18 in G-sharp Minor, BWV863
13. Prelude No. 19 in a Major, BWV864
14. Fugue No. 19 in a Major, BWV864
15. Prelude No. 20 in a Minor, BWV865
16. Fugue No. 20 in a Minor, BWV865
17. Prelude No. 21 in B-flat Major, BWV866
18. Fugue No. 21 in B-flat Major, BWV866
19. Prelude No. 22 in B-flat Minor, BWV867
20. Fugue No. 22 in B-flat Minor, BWV867
21. Prelude No. 23 in B Major, BWV868
22. Fugue No. 23 in B Major, BWV868
23. Prelude No. 24 in B Minor, BWV869
24. Fugue No. 24 in B Minor, BWV869
25. Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV846 (Reprise)
