| BACH - Well Tempered Clavier - complete recordings of both books | This is always a work in progress, suggestions are welcome | |||
| Performer | Recording Date | Label | Instrument | |
| Anthony Newman | 1973-4 | Columbia (LPs): MS 32500 (Book 1); MS 32875 (Book 2) | Harpsichord, with Clavichord and Organ in Book 2 | |
| Barbara Klinkhammer | c.2007 | Virtureal (MusicArtEmotions) | Harpsichord (Rainer Schütze, 1980) | |
| Bernard Lagacé | 1990's | Analekta-Fleur de Lys 23015 (DDD) | Organ (von Beckerath organ of the Église Immaculée-Conception, Montreal) | |
| Blandine Verlet | 1995 | Astree | Harpsichord (1624 Ruckers - Unterlinden Museum, Colmar, France) | |
| Bob van Asperen | 1989 | EMI Reflexe - Virgin Classics | Harpsichord (1728 Christian Zell, Hamburg Museum) | |
| Christiane Jaccottet | 1989 | Point Classics (Book 2), Vienna Pilz (Book 1) | Harpsichord | |
| Colin Tilney | 1980's | Hyperion | Clavichord (book 1), Historic German Harpsichord (book 2) | |
| Daniel Chorzempa | 1982/1994 | Philips | Clavichord (1742 Hass), Harpsichord (1716 Fleischer), Organ (1732 Anon.) | |
| Davitt Moroney | 1996 | Harmonia Mundi | Harpsichord (John Philips 1980, after Ruckers 1646) | |
| Gary Cooper | 2001 | ASV | Harpsichord (1980 Goble, after Zell, 1728) | |
| Glen Wilson | 1989 | Teldec Das Alte Werke | Harpsichord (Sassman & Kramer, after Zell, 1728) | |
| Gustav Leonhardt | 1967 (I), 1973 (II) | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Editio Classica GD 77011, 77012 | Harpsichord | |
| Hans Pischner | 1984 | Berlin Classics | Harpsichord | |
| Helmut Walcha | 1973-4 | DG Archiv Produktion 2714 004 (5 LPs Rec. Westphalia & Paris) | Harpsichords (1640 Ruckers in I; 1755/6 Hemsch in II) | |
| Helmut Walcha | 1961 (Jan.) | EMI Toshiba CD (5 CD set. Rec Thienhaus-Studio, Hamburg) | Harpsichord (Ammer) | |
| Huguette Dreyfus | 1992 | Denon | Harpsichord | |
| Isolde Ahlgrimm | 1960's | Philips | Harpsichord (Ammer Pedal 1941, in Book 1) | |
| John Wells | 1991-2002 | Ribbonwood RCD 1006 | Organ (3 New Zealand organs) | |
| Keith Jarrett | 1987, 1990 | ECM | Piano (book 1), Harpsichord (book 2) | |
| Kenneth Gilbert | 1983 | DG-Archiv (Rec. at Musée de Chartres) | Harpsichord (17th Cent. Flemish, enlarged Taskin, Blanchet | |
| Lëon Berben | 1999 | Brilliant Classics - Bach Edition - Kruidvat | Harpsichord (Couchet copy by Willem Kroesbergen, 1996) | |
| Louis Thiry | 1975 | Arion 468306 (on CD). Orig 5 LPs Arion 532 012 | Organ (Eglise reformée d'Auteuil, Paris) | |
| Malcolm Hamilton | 1965 | Baroque Music Club CDs (4). Orig. Everest Records (6 LPs). | Harpsichord (1962 Kurt Wittmayer) | |
| Martin Galling | 1960's | Vox LPs | Harpsichord | |
| Ottavio Dantone | 2000 | Arts Music 47654-2 (Book 1); 47657-2 (Book 2) | Harpsichord (Blanchet copy by Olivier Fandini) | |
| Ralph Kirkpatrick | 1959 (I), 1967 (II) | DG-Archiv (on CD). Rec. Paris, Studio Polydor | Clavichord (Dolmetsch in I; Challis in II) | |
| Ralph Kirkpatrick | 1965, 1967 | DG-Archiv LPs 2709015, 2709019 | Harpsichord | |
| Robert Levin | 1999-2001 | Hanssler. (fortepiano is 1749 Silberman) | Fortepiano, Harpsichords (2), Chamber Organ | |
| Scott Ross | 1980 | Disques Pelleas | Harpsichord | |
| Ton Koopman | 1982 | Erato 0630 16174/5- 2 | Harpsichord (1978 Ruckers copy) | |
| Wanda Landowska | 1949-54 | RCA (on CD) | Harpsichord (Pleyel) Rec. her home in Lakeville, CT | |
| Zuzana Ruzickova (1st) | 1971 | Erato ERA 9030-9033 (4 LPs). Also MHS 1192-1196, 5 LPs. | Harpsichord | |
| Zuzana Ruzickova (2nd) | 1995 | Panton Records 811411 (rec. in Prague) | Harpsichords. Ruckers copy (Book I), Harass copy (II) | |
| PIANO VERSIONS | ||||
| Andras Schiff | 1984-5 | London | Piano | |
| Andrei Vieru | 2005 | Alpha Productions | Piano | |
| Angela Hewitt | 1997-9 | Hyperion | Piano | |
| Angelica Morales von Sauer | 1981 | Orion ORS 81415-81420 (6 LPs). Rec. Steinway Hall, LA | Piano | |
| Arthur Loesser | 1964 | Cleveland Institute of Music, 6 LPs. | Piano | |
| Bernard Roberts | 1988 | Nimbus CDs | Piano | |
| Daniel Barenboim | 2004-05 | Warner Classics (5 CDs) | Piano | |
| Daniel-Ben Pienaar | 2003-04 | Magnatune | Piano | |
| David Korevaar | 1999-2000 | Musicians Showcase CDs | Piano | |
| Edward Aldwell | 1990 | Nonesuch CDs | Piano | |
| Edwin Fischer | 1933-36 | EMI, Pearl, Naxos Historical | Piano | |
| Enrica Cavallo | 1994-5 | Dynamic #113/1-4 (Italy. 4 CD-set. Rec. in Genoa) | Piano | |
| Eunice Norton | 1967 | Norvard CDs (4). Orig. Golden Triangle Records LPs | Piano | |
| Evelyne Crochet | 2001 | Music & Arts CD-1180 | Piano | |
| Evgeni Koroliov | 2001-2 | Tacet | Piano | |
| Friedrich Gulda | 1972-3 | Philips (rec. MPS-Tonstudio, Villingen, Germany) | Piano | |
| Glenn Gould | 1968-71 | CBS/Sony | Piano | |
| Jeno Jando | 1995 | Naxos | Piano | |
| Jill Crossland | 2007 | Signum Classics | Piano | |
| Joao Carlos Martins (1st) | 1964 | Connoisseur Society. (Rec. at Manhattan Towers Hotel) | Piano | |
| Joao Carlos Martins (2nd) | 1981-3 | Concord, (Rec. at Pomona College, Claremont, CA) | Piano | |
| Jörg Demus (1st) | 1970 | Musical Heritage Society OR 443-447 (5 LPs). Now at mp3.com | Piano | |
| Jörg Demus (2nd) | 2000 | available for free download at mp3.com | Piano | |
| Karl-Andreas Kolly | 2005 | Meister Music 1161-62 | Piano | |
| Michael Levinas | 2004 | Accord ACRD4761054 (5 CDs) | Piano | |
| Peter Weiss | 2007 | Music Studio | Piano | |
| Robert Riefling | 1988 | Simax CDs | Piano | |
| Rosalyn Tureck | 1952-3 | DG (CD reissue of orig. Brunswick recordings). Rec. in NYC | Piano | |
| Rosalyn Tureck | 1975-6 | BBC Legends 4109, 4116 (Rec. BBC Studios, London) | Piano | |
| Samuel Feinberg | 1958-61 | Russian Disc (4 CD set); Arlecchino. Artia LPs | Piano | |
| Sergey Schepkin | 1999 | Onagaku CDs | Piano | |
| Sviatoslav Richter | 1972-3, Salzburg | RCA (4 CD set). Chant du monde, Russian Revelation | Piano | |
| Takahiro Sonoda | c.1973 | Denon CDs | Piano | |
| Takahiro Sonoda | 1992 (April) | Evica HTCA-4001-4 (Fuchu Wien Hall) | Piano | |
| Tatiana Nikolayeva | 1971-3 | Melodiya. SCRIBENDUM SC 026 | Piano | |
| Tatiana Nikolayeva | 1984 | Olympia (4 CD set. Rec in Tokyo) | Piano | |
| Valery Afanassiev | 1995 | Denon CDs | Piano | |
| Vladimir Ashkenazy | 2006 | Decca 475 6832 2 DX3 (3 CDs) | Piano | |
| Vladimir Feltsman | 1993, 1996 | Music Masters; now on MHS 545738T (4 CD set) | Piano | |
| Walter Gieseking | 1950 | DG CDs 429 929-2GDO3; Arkadia 78589 CDs | Piano | |
| Some Recordings of a Single Book of the WTC | ||||
| Performer | Recording Date | Label | Instrument | |
| Anthony Newman (Book 1) | 2000-01 | Khaeon Classical (Two complete versions of WTC 1 - played on piano and harpsichord) | ||
| M.Horszowski (Book 1) | 1979-80 | Vanguard | Piano | |
| Masaaki Suzuki (Book I) | 1997 | Bis | Harpsichord | |
| Anne Gallet (Book 2) | Gall (Gallo) | Harpsichord | ||
| Richard Troeger (Book2) | 2002 | Lyrichord (to be released) | Clavichord | |
| Pierre Hantai | 2003 | Mirare | Harpsichord (copy by Jürgen Ammer of 1720 Thurngia) | |
| Compiled by Shaffer Pianos | ||||
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