Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: I. Praeludium

~ Recording by Glenn Gould

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.22Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I2:25Johann Sebastian BachThirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould: The Sound of GeniusGlenn GouldAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • US1994-03-22
Sony ClassicalSK 46686
2.5Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)2:25Johann Sebastian BachSony Classical Great Performances: 1903-1998Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1999-10-12
Sony ClassicalJ4K 65819
4.5Prelude No. 1 – The Well‐Tempered Clavier, Book I2:22Johann Sebastian BachSony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a CenturyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.)JXK 65750
2.5Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)2:25Johann Sebastian BachGreat Performances: 1903-1998Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony ClassicalD 232652-2
1.1Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 from “The Well Tempered Clavier”2:25BachPure… ClassicalVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-06-17
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697915022

Relationships

producer:Paul Myers (classical record producer)
piano:Glenn Gould (pianist) (from 1962-06-07 until 1962-09-21)
compiled in:Das wohltemperierte Clavier, Teil 1: Präludium und Fuge C-Dur, BWV 846
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/3n6FTnVSfCF9yBJTkoAD2v [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/3552655521 [info]
recording of:The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude (from 1962-06-07 until 1962-09-21)

Related works

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude

composer:Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
later versions:Keyboard Duet (Bach’s Prelude in C Major from the Well‐Tempered Clavier)
Sur un prélude de Bach
part of:The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (order: 1)
is the basis for:Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Meine Leiche
Variationen zur Prelude Nr. 1: Das wohltemperierte Klavier
אל נא תלך
revision of:Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846.1/846a: I. Prelude (early version)
arrangements:Bach Lullaby
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude (catch-all for arrangements)
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude (for guitar, Götze)
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude (ed. Busoni)
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude (for marimba, Kuniko)
music quoted in:Bumble Boogie