The best English-language edition so far. Contains very useful material on manuscript sources, variants, and performance questions. A bonus is the inclusion of Donald Francis Tovey's classic analyses of each prelude and fugue, along with the editor's helpful caveats.

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The Well-Tempered Clavier is 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. Winner of the Music Retailers Association's Standard Publication Award for 1994.

Inhalt

• 24 Preludes and Fugues, BWV 846-869 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 1 in C, BWV 846/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 1. â 4. in C, BWV 846/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 2 in c minor, BWV 847/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 2. â 3. in c minor, BWV 847/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 3 in C sharp, BWV 848/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 3. â 3. in C sharp, BWV 848/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 4 in c sharp minor, BWV 849/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 4. â 5. in c sharp minor, BWV 849/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 5 in D, BWV 850/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 5. â 4. in D, BWV 850/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 6 in d minor, BWV 851/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 6. â 3. in d minor, BWV 851/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 7 in E fllat, BWV 852/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 7. â 3. in E flat, BWV 852/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 8 in e flat/d sharp minor, BWV 853/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 8. â 3. in e flat/d sharp minor, BWV 853/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 9 in E, BWV 854/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 9. â 3. in E, BWV 854/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 10 in e minor, BWV 855/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 10. â 2. in e minor, BWV 855/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 11 in F, BWV 856/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 11. â 3. in F, BWV 856/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 12 in f minor, BWV 857/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 12. â 4. in f minor, BWV 857/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 13 in F sharp, BWV 858/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 13. â 3. in F sharp, BWV 858/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 14 in f sharp minor, BWV 859/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 14. â 4. in f sharp minor, BWV 859/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 15 in G, BWV 860/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 15. â 3. in G, BWV 860/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 16 in g minor, BWV 861/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 16. â 4. in g minor, BWV 861/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 17 in A flat, BWV 862/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 17. â 4. in A flat, BWV 862/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 18 in g sharp minor, BWV 863/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 18. â 4. in g sharp minor, BWV 863/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 19 in A, BWV 864/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 19. â 3. in A, BWV 864/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 20 in a minor, BWV 865/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 20. â 4. in a minor, BWV 865/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 21 in B flat, BWV 866/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 21. â 3. in B flat, BWV 866/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 22 in b flat minor, BWV 867/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 22. â. 5. in b flat minor, BWV 867/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 23 in B, BWV 868/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 23. â 4. in B, BWV 868/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Praeludium 24 in b minor, BWV 869/1 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

• Fuga 24. â 4. in b minor, BWV 869/2 [Johann Sebastian Bach]