Listening to the Well-Tempered Clavier in actual well temperament

I tried this already as a YouTube video and a blog post, but I don’t think I did a good job explaining what was going on in each tuning system. This is because I didn’t really understand the tuning systems myself. I have been filling gaps in my knowledge and refining my examples, and the podcast version reflects that. My spiel could be refined further, but I’ve already decided that this first batch of episodes are rough drafts, and I’ll redo them all at some point. Anyway, hope you find this enlightening.

What does The Well-Tempered Clavier sound like in actual well temperament? by Ethan Hein

TL;DR very different than it does in twelve-tone equal temperament and in my opinion way cooler

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