J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier; Das Wohltemperierte Klavier
by Sviatoslav Richter
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J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier; Das Wohltemperierte Klavier is ranked 2nd best out of 11 albums by Sviatoslav Richter on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Sviatoslav Richter is J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Klavier which is ranked number 12355 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 95.
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J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier; Das Wohltemperierte Klavier rankings summary
Overall rank: 38,299th | 1990s rank: 5,713th | 1991 rank: 487th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 35 minutes ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
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| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 60/100 | 8 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of 1991 | 6/100 | 5 |
| 2024 | LosWochos | Top 98 Music Albums of 1991 | 20/98 | 4 |
| 2021 |  RoundTheBend | Top 49 Music Albums of 1991 | 16/49 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 4 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 20 | |||
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| ! | 04/08/2026 00:10 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,530 | 70/100 |
| ! | 04/24/2024 15:25 | LosWochos | 47,581 | 75/100 |
| ! | 02/12/2019 03:33 | RoundTheBend | 2,124 | 77/100 |
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From RoundTheBend 02/12/2019 03:34 in An Idiot Listens to Western Music: Coll (2021)
RoundTheBend 02/12/2019 03:34 in An Idiot Listens to Western Music: Coll (2021)“Era: Baroque Year: 1722 Form: Prelude and Fugue (keyboard music) Score: 90 Thoughts: Wow. 4.5 hours, but I did it. This is a bit like Telemann's Tafelmusik (in the sense that it is a massive work), but much heavier and quality and not meant to be "nice" diner music, rather almost a playbook for…”
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RoundTheBend 02/13/2019 02:42 | #231857
Easily one of the best recordings of a work that spans 24 keys of major and minor. The only thing better I suppose would be to do all the modes... haha.
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