The Art of the Fugue No. 2

The Czech composer Antonin Rejcha (also Anton Reicha, 1770?1836) was famous as both an experimental composer and as a teacher and theorist. His ?36 Fugues for Piano? testify to this experimentalism; they can be seen as a type of
?Well-Tempered Piano of the new ages?, basing the traditional Baroque fugue on radical new fundaments.

The first edition of this unusual collection was produced in 1803 in Vienna by Reicha?s own publishing company ?Au Magasin de l?Imprimerie chimique?. It included both a dedication poem to Joseph Haydn and a comprehensive foreword in which Reicha identifies the characteristics of his compositional style. The second edition (Vienna 1805) included a short theoretical text ?Über das neue Fugensystem? (?On the new fugal system?) in the form of a polemic, reacting to his critics, one of whom was Beethoven. Six fugues are based on the themes of other composers (Haydn, Bach, Mozart, Scarlatti, Frescobaldi, Handel).

The musical text is a corrected reprint of the edition by Václav Jan Sýkora from 1973, which itself was based on the referred to edition from 1805 as well as on the later edition by Tobias Haslinger (Vienna, c. 1828).

- Works historically important to the development of the fugue
- New foreword by Roman Dykast (Cz/Eng/Ger) / [36 Fugues Pour Piano] / Classique / Partition / Broché /

Par REICHA ANTON. Douze fugues pour le piano.Edition : - Paris, Imbault, (s.d. = 1800).Présentation par Joël Pontet : Anton Reicha : un compositeur pédagogue - douze fugues pour le piano - quelques remarques concernant les douze fugues de 1800 - correction et suggestions.Ces douzes pièces ne sont pas des fugues d'école mais des oeuvres musicales souvent très audacieuses et novatrices.Préface et avertissement de Reicha.Les tonalités indiquées sont celles par lesquelles les fugues se terminent. Elles commencent souvent dans une toute autre tonalité. / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Piano ou Pianoforte (Fac-similé)

'The Cat Fugue' Kp. 30 and Kp. 41 58 93 417-These are the only 5 surviving Harpsichord fugues from Scarlatti and they have been collected together in this wonderful volume by Richard Jones.

Considéré par beaucoup comme le dernier représentant du classicisme viennois, Ludwig Van Beethoven, mort à 57 ans est un génie qui a composé quantité d'oeuvres dont Grand Fugue op. 134 (the composer's transcribed version) pour Piano 4 mains et Plus et plus particulièrement pour Piano 4 Mains. Ce sont les éditions Henle qui ont éditées cette oeuvre de Ludwig Van Beethoven. Il ne vous reste plus qu'à la jouer. / Piano 4 Mains / Chanson En Séparée

Editée il y a moins de 10 ans par les éditions Henle sous la référence 976, cette partition de musique Prelude and Fugue on BACH for Organ du compositeur Liszt Franz a été composée pour Orgue. Elle fait partie intégrante des partitions musicales de la catégorie Classique. / Orgue / Chanson En Séparée

Contents: Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: Orgelfuge (arr. J.K. Mertz)/ Mauro Giuliani: Fughetta Op. 113/ Anton Diabelli: Deux Fugues Op. 46/ Napoléon Coste: Fugue (from Op. 21)/ Robert Schumann: Fugue (from Op. 68, arr. F. Tárrega); Fugueta (from Op. 126, arr. F. Tárrega)

Bach: The Art Of Fugue And A Companion To The Art Of Fugue features sheet music for the complete score of J. S. Bach's Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue) in this editionprepared by Donald Francis Tovey. Originally published by Oxford University Press in 1931 Tovey's edition presents the fourteen fugues plus the four canons in open score allowing readers to follow eachindividual voice. Furthermore Tovey completed the unfinished final fugue reintroducing the principal theme of the work's opening fugue to create a quadruple fugue.In addition to the complete score this editionfeatures Tovey's extended commentary on each of the fugues. Entitled A Companion to 'The Art of Fugue ' Tovey's commentary was originally published separately from the score; this editionincludes the commentary within the same volume as the music. The commentary outlines the contrapuntal devices employed in each of the fugues as well as keen observations on J. S. Bach's technicalcraftsmanship.In addition Tovey offers insights into the performance of these fugues and suggestions for their programming.Pianists organists and all lovers of chamber and Baroque music will appreciatethis inexpensive single-volume edition of one of Bach's finest works and a classic commentary.

24 Preludes and fugues. I always considered the fugue the most perfect and pure of all musical forms. The possibility to build an entire piece of music from only one main idea represented an intriguing challenge for composers from different times. With this work, which I consider as a whole, I wanted to pay homage to this old, and beloved, form. I tried to infuse it with my personal view, hoping to give a contemporary feeling, still respecting the traditional tonal sense of the keys. Each fugue is preceded by a prelude which is sometimes connected thematically. Following the greatest baroque model, Johann Sebastian Bach, I avoided giving metronome and dynamic indications for the fugues. However, for the preludes I provided tempo and a few dynamic indications, only when I felt it was necessary. Note on performance: if the preludes and fugues are performed individually, they should be under the title: Prelude and Fugue I; Prelude and Fugue II, etc. It is also possible to indicate the key of each piece.

Fugue No.1 from 36 Fugues for Piano (BA9541) The Czech composer Antonin Rejcha (also Anton Reicha 1770–1836) was famous as both an experimental composer and as a teacher and theorist. His “36 Fugues for Piano” testify to this experimentalism; they can be seen as a type of “Well-Tempered Piano of the new ages” basing the traditional Baroque fugue on radical new fundaments. The first edition of this unusual collection was produced in 1803 in Vienna by Reicha’s own publishing company “Au Magasin de l’Imprimerie chimique”. It included both a dedication poem to JosephHaydn and a comprehensive foreword in which Reicha identifies the characteristics of his compositional style. The second edition (Vienna 1805) included a short theoretical text “Über das neue Fugensystem” (“On the new fugal system”) in the form of a polemic reacting to his critics one of whom was Beethoven. Six fugues are based on the themes of other composers (Haydn Bach Mozart Scarlatti Frescobaldi Handel). The musical text (BA9541) is a corrected reprint of the edition by Václav Jan Sýkora from 1973 which itself was based on the referred to edition from 1805 as well as on the later edition by Tobias Haslinger (Vienna c. 1828). Works historically important to the development of the fugue. New foreword by Roman Dykast (Cz/Eng/Ger)

Poul Ruders' two Piano pieces Star Prelude And Love Fugue from 1990 expertly arranged for Saxophone Quartet by Jesper Nordin. Programme note Star Prelude and Love Fugue is the fruit of “a wonderful stay in Tokyo in March 1988” (the composer’s words). The two pieces were composed in February 1990 and they are dedicated to Japanese pianist Aki Takahashi who gave the premiere performance at the Lerchenborg Musikdage on 3 August 1990. The prelude is a fantasia on the prelude of Act Two of Poul Ruders’ opera Tycho (1986) about Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (which should explain thetitle). The theme of the  Love Fugueis taken from the opening bars of another earlier Ruders’ work namely the a cappella motet Charitas Nunquam Excidit (which is Latin for “love never ceases”). The following fugue is purged of the genre’s traditional gravitas as is already signalled by the expression mark 'Swinging'. Its initial eleven bars quote the motet but there after everything is newly composed. Per Erland Rasmussen 2001

The Six Grand Fugues-Handel's Six Grand Fugues are published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes.

Bach, Johann Sebastian Organ Works, Volume 6 Preludes, Toccatas, Fantasias and Fugues II / Early Versions and Variants to I (Volume 5) and II (Volume 6) Editor Kilian, Dietrich / Wollny, Peter Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Organ Works in revised editions Any complete scholarly critical edition of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach must incorporate new research findings in the interest of scholars and performers alike. Now all of Bärenreiter's new performing editions of Bach's organ works are being revised to reflect the current state of scholarship and to convey maximum fidelity to the sources by being linked to 'Bach digital'. The present volume is an updated edition of Series IV, Volume 6 of the 'New Bach Edition' (NBA), prepared by Dietrich Kilian in 1964. The discovery of new sources and a reassessment of existing handwritten copies have brought about changes to the contents of the volume, which now includes the 'Fantasia in C minor' (BWV 1121), the 'Fantasia in G major' (BWV 571), the 'Fugue in G major' (BWV 577) and the C major version of the 'Toccata and Fugue in E major' (BWV 566). On the other hand, the 'Prelude in G major' (BWV 568) as well as the alternative versions of the 'Fugue in C minor' (BWV 574a) and the 'Prelude in A major' (BWV 536a) have been discarded as presumably spurious. Besides the new compilation and corrections of the musical text, the volume also contains a detailed Foreword by Peter Wollny with observations on each work and the extant sources. Page turns have been re-examined and improved. In collaboration with the Bach Archive Leipzig and its 'Bach' digital database, links are provided to all the major sources. The website http://links.baerenreiter.com enables readers to access the relevant page in the source simply and conveniently via short URLs. The links stored there are examined for their validity on a regular basis. Contents: BWV 551, 563-566 (version in E major), 569-571, 573-575, 577-579 and 1121 / Early versions and variants to I (Vol. 5) and II (Vol. 6): BWV 532a, 533a, 535a, 543a, 545a, 549a, 566 (version in C major) and 574b ' New detailed Foreword (Ger/Eng) by Peter Wollny on the works and their sources ' New contents reflecting the current state of source evaluations ' Links to sources in 'Bach digital' ' Complete new engraving and revised page-turns · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Toccata in C BWV 564 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fantasia in C BWV 570 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fantasia in c BWV 1121 früher BWV Anh. 205 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fantasia in C BWV 573 Fragment · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in c BWV 574 über ein Thema von Giovanni Maria Bononcini · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in c BWV 575 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Toccata con Fuga in d BWV 565 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Toccata in E BWV 566 · Early Versions and Variants to I (Volume 5) and II (Volume 6): · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium con Fuga in C BWV 545a · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Toccata Fassung in C zu BWV 566 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in c BWV 574b über ein Thema von Giovanni Maria Bononcini · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in D BWV 532a · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium ô Fantasia in d BWV 549a · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium in e BWV 533a · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium con Fuga in g BWV 535a · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium in a BWV 543a · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fantasia in G BWV 571 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in G BWV 577 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in g BWV 578 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium in a BWV 569 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium con Fuga in a BWV 551 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fantasia in h BWV 563 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in h BWV 579 über ein Thema von Arcangelo Corelli

(What about the F major Fugue?) soit quatorze Fugues en Fa majeur, sur un thème unique et ses transformations. Le sous-titre renvoie implicitement à L'Art de la Fugue de JS Bach, qui ne se départit jamais de Ré mineur, interrogeant effrontément sur le sort de la tonalité relative (Fa majeur). Le Sujet correspond aux notes du mot FUGUE lui-même qui, dans la gamme allemande, comprend le distingo entre Si bémol (B) et Si bécarre (H) : soit une simple note (Fa) et ses deux broderies (supérieure puis inférieure), sorte de nucléon musical, pour ainsi dire dénué de 'musique'. La 'Déesse des coïncidences', très sollicitée dans ce corpus, a entre autres permis la superposition du sujet avec le nom de BACH. L'audition de l'ensemble (in extenso) n'est pas sans produire sur l'auditeur un effet ' particulier' quant à son rapport au temps ! / Clavier (Orgue, Piano, Clavecin, Accordéon, Etc...)