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Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Praeludium

Glenn Gould

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  • 1986
  • 2:09
  • 105 BPM · G# minor

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  1. Written by Johann Sebastian Bach, also Brandenburgisches Konzert No. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048: III. Allegro (Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra), Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria and Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: No. 10 "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" (Choir of King’s College, Cambridge)

  2. Released on CBS Records Masterworks, also Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: I. Praeludium, HB 67 Invention C-Dur and Invention no. 8 in F major, BWV 779

  3. Part of The Well-Tempered Clavier, also Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: I. Praeludium, Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: II. Fuga and Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: II. Fuga

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Written by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by
Glenn Gould
Part of
The Well-Tempered Clavier
Released on
CBS Records Masterworks

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Praeludium was performed by Glenn Gould

    Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Praeludium was performed by Glenn Gould

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Praeludium was written by Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Praeludium was written by Johann Sebastian Bach

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Praeludium is part of the release The Well-Tempered Clavier

    Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Praeludium is part of the release The Well-Tempered Clavier

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz CBS Records Masterworks is the label of the song Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Praeludium

    CBS Records Masterworks is the label of the song Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Praeludium

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Praeludium was released on 1986

    Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in C minor, BWV 847: I. Praeludium was released on 1986

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026