바흐 사망 200주기를 계기로 작곡된 작품으로 바흐에 대한 경외심을 느낄 수 있다.
호모포니적인 전주곡과 폴리포니적인 푸가의 조화를 바탕으로 다양한 음악적 내용을 담고 있으며 정치적 압력 아래 고전적 형식으로의 회귀도 엿볼 수 있다.
Keith Jarrett은 현학적이지 않고 편안하게 다가오는 연주를 들려주고 있다.

[CD-1]
1. Prelude and Fugue No.1 in C major
2. Prelude and Fugue No.2 in A minor
3. Prelude and Fugue No.3 in G major
4. Prelude and Fugue No.4 in E minor
5. Prelude and Fugue No.5 in D major
6. Prelude and Fugue No.6 in B minor
7. Prelude and Fugue No.7 in A major
8. Prelude and Fugue No.8 in F Sharp minor
9. Prelude and Fugue No.9 in E major
10. Prelude and Fugue No.10 in C Sharp minor
11. Prelude and Fugue No.11 in B major
12. Prelude and Fugue No.12 in G Sharp minor

[CD-2]
1. Prelude and Fugue No.13 in F Sharp major
2. Prelude and Fugue No.14 in E Flat minor
3. Prelude and Fugue No.15 in D Flat major
4. Prelude and Fugue No.16 in B Flat minor
5. Prelude and Fugue No.17 in A Flat major
6. Prelude and Fugue No.18 in F minor
7. Prelude and Fugue No.19 in E Flat major
8. Prelude and Fugue No.20 in C minor
9. Prelude and Fugue No.21 in B Flat major
10. Prelude and Fugue No.22 in G minor
11. Prelude and Fugue No.23 in F major
12. Prelude and Fugue No.24 in D minor