The Well-Tempered Clavier I, BWV 846-869

Bach, Johann Sebastian Johann Sebastian Bach. The Well-Tempered Clavier I BWV 846-869 ”The ‘Well-Tempered Clavier’ is the Old Testament, Beethoven's sonatas the New.We must believe in both.” Hans von Bülow The preludes and fugues of “The Well-Tempered Clavier” embrace an entire cosmos of compositional devices and musical characters – the “ne plus ultra” of ‘unity through diversity’. Here Bach not only presented the sum total of keyboard artistry in his day but foresaw its future evolution.His treatment of the keys marked a turning point in music history. The autograph score, originally a fair copy, contains later revisions and alterations reflecting the composer at work. This new facsimile edition presents the manuscript in high-quality four-colour reproduction. Bach authority Christoph Wolff provides a Commentary to the work’s genesis and the characteristics of Bach’s handwriting. Martina Rebmann(Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) describes the subsequent history of the autograph. BÄRENREITER FACSIMILE The seal is used exclusively for facsimile editions published by Bärenreiter which meet the highest demands in both scholarly and technical terms. The distinguishing features include: • A facsimile in high-quality colour printing • Scholarly commentary • Attractive cover design Edition no.: BVK 2368 ISBN: 9783761823682 Volume / Series: Documenta musicologica II/50 / Bärenreiter Facsimile Editor: Bach-Archiv Leipzig Language(s) of work: English, German Product format: Facsimile Binding: Half-leather binding Pages / Format: 90/28 S. - 36,7 x 23,0 cm

The Well-Tempered Clavier Part I-The Well-Tempered Clavier was the title given to the book of twenty-four preludes and fugues in all the major and minor keys which was composed and compiled during Bachâ??s appointment in Kothen in 1722. Bach later wrote afurther twenty-four preludes and fugues and so the forty-eight preludes and fugues eventually became collectively known as the Well-Tempered Clavier Parts 1 And 2.Bach composed the Well-Tempered Clavier Part1 â??for the profit and use of musical youth desirous of learning and especially for the pastime of those already skilled in this study.â?? Even today these forty-eight preludes and fugues remain a necessity to all advancingpianists wishing to develop secure and perfect technique and technical control.The Well-Tempered Clavier is a major work of great breadth and depth and musical aesthetic and psychological diversity andcomplexity. This Urtext edition edited by Ernst-Gunter Heinemann and fingered by Andras Schiff provides you with an accurate realisation of the composerâ??s original intentions with thorough and detailed editorial markings andsuggestions.

[Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I BWV 846-869] / Classique / Editeur : Ernst-Günter Heinemann / Partition de poche / Broché / Edition Urtext / Nouvelle édition révisée

Apart from various insignificant emendations relating to accidentals and ornamentation this 1997 revision of Bach's Welltempered Clavier contains a remarkable correction in the musical text of the B minor prelude which so far has not been included in any modern edition. The present Wiener Urtext Edition deviates from the autograph which seems erroneous in bar 11 and was never revised by Bach himself and instead follows the musically more logical early version which is supported by a correction by J.Fr. Agricola dating from his studies with Bach (ca. 1740).

Hormis les diverses corrections insignifiantes concernant des altérations et l'ornementation, cette révision de 1997 de Bach Welltempered Clavier contient une correction remarquable dans le texte musical de prélude mineure b qui a jusqu'à présent pas été inclus dans une édition moderne. La présente édition de Urtext Wiener s'écarte de l'autographe qui semble erronée en bar 11 et a été révisée jamais de Bach lui-même et suit plutôt la version primitive musicalement plus logique qui est appuyée par une correction par J.Fr. Agricola datant de ses études avec Bach (ca. 1740). / Piano / Partition

revised edition Compositeur : Bach, Johann Sebastian Instrumentation : Piano solo Editeur Musicologique : Heinemann, Ernst-Günter Couverture Reliée Contenu : Prelude and Fugue BWV 846 Prelude and Fugue BWV 847 Prelude and Fugue BWV 848 Prelude and Fugue BWV 849 Prelude and Fugue BWV 850 Prelude and Fugue BWV 851 Prelude and Fugue BWV 852 Prelude and Fugue BWV 853 Prelude and Fugue BWV 854 Prelude and Fugue BWV 855 Prelude and Fugue BWV 856 Prelude and Fugue BWV 857 Prelude and Fugue BWV 858 Prelude and Fugue BWV 859 Prelude and Fugue BWV 860 Prelude and Fugue BWV 861 Prelude and Fugue BWV 862 Prelude and Fugue BWV 863 Prelude and Fugue BWV 864 Prelude and Fugue BWV 865 Prelude and Fugue BWV 866 Prelude and Fugue BWV 867 Prelude and Fugue BWV 868 Prelude and Fugue BWV 869