[Italienisches Konzert BWV 971, Französische Ouverture BWV 831, Vier Duette BWV 802-805, Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988] / Classique / Editeur : Ernst-Günter Heinemann / Doigtés : Hans- / Partition / Relié toilé / Edition Urtext

[Italienisches Konzert BWV 971 - Französische Ouvertüre BWV 831 (Klavierübung - Zweiter Teil)] / Classique / Editeur : Walter Emery and Chirstoph Wolff / Partition / Agrafé /

J. S. Bach's French Overture In B Minor BWV 831 was published along with the Italian Concerto as the second half of the Clavier-Übung II in 1735. This suite in B minor was originally scored fortwo-manual Harpsichord and is the longest Keyboard suite ever composed by Bach with eleven movements.An earlier version of this work exists in the key of C minor (BWV 831a); the work was transposed into B minorto complete the cycle of tonalities in Parts One and Two of the Clavier-Übung.The term overture refers to the fact that this suite starts with an overture movement replacing the allemande found in Bach's otherKeyboard suites. There are optional dance movements both before and after the Sarabande and another unusual aspect of this work is the inclusion of an extra movement after the Gigue. This is an 'echo' a piece meant to exploit theterraced loud and soft dynamics of the two-manual Harpsichord. Other movements also have dynamic indications (piano and forte) which are not often found in Keyboard suites of the Baroque period.This Henle Urtext Editiondoes not include fingering.

Italian Concerto Fench Concerto-Published by Bach in 1735 as a sequel to his Clavierubung 1. It was the second in the great series of keyboard publications by which Bach chose to represented before the musical public of his time. He described it as ...consisting in a Concerto after the Italian taste and an Overture after the French Manner. This edition is an authoritative performing edition prepared from original sources by leading scholars including informative introductions and performance notes. ... beautifully edited and annotated. Classical Piano.

With fingerings by Renate Kretschmar-Fischer. The popular work known today as the Italian Concerto was published as Part 2 of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Clavier-Ãœbung in 1735 together with the Overture in B minor (BWV 831). Publications of music were a rarity in those days and it stands to reason that Bach would select only pieces he found superior and representative. Originally written for a two-manual Harpsichord this music with its terrace dynamics alternating between Piano and Forte also reveals its full beauty when played on a modern piano with the soloist vying with an imaginary orchestral tutti. Thisedition presents the Urtext of the »New Bach Edition« at the cutting edge of Bach scholarship. The fingerings have been added by Renate Kretschmar-Fischer an internationally renowned pianist and teacher offering valuable suggestions for study and lessons. Rounding off this volume is an informative introduction discussing the work’s genesis source tradition as well as fingering on the modern Piano. Urtext edition without fingering available as BA5194.