Johann Sebastian Bach is more or less the alpha and omega of piano playing: there is hardly a piano pupil who did not start off with his little preludes or his inventions. And almost all pianists regard his Well-tempered Clavier as an unsurpassed highpoint in the history of piano music. Our volume follows these well-trodden paths, but not without the occasional sideways glance at some less prominent pieces by the Master, such as his picturesque “Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother”.
Contents
Präludium C-dur BWV 924
Präludium F-dur BWV 927
Präludium D-dur BWV 936
Choral „Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten“ BWV 691
Invention E-dur BWV 777
Invention D-dur BWV 774
Capriccio B-dur BWV 992: Arioso und Aria del Postiglione
Aria G-dur aus den Goldberg-Variationen BWV 988
Sinfonia E-dur BWV 792
Sinfonia F-dur BWV 794
Französische Suite h-moll BWV 814: Menuet
Französische Suite Es-dur BWV 815: Allemande, Sarabande, Gigue
Präludium und Fuge Fis-dur BWV 858 (WTK I)
Präludium und Fuge D-dur BWV 850 (WTK I)
Präludium und Fuge c-moll BWV 871 (WTK II)
Präludium und Fuge h-moll BWV 893 (WTK II)
HN1816
16 well-known original pieces in progressive order of difficulty with practical comments