The Well-Tempered Clavier: 48 Preludes and Fugues, Book II
By Johann Sebastian Bach / with commentaries by Donald Francis Tovey, new introduction by Eric Wen Piano Book Item: 06-493709
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A monument in the history of Western music, The Well-Tempered Clavier represents not only the culmination of J. S. Bach's own maturation process but also the impetus for the emerging style and structure of modern keyboard music. Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin were influenced by its polyphonic richness and depth of harmony, and Schumann counseled young musicians to "make The Well-Tempered Clavier your daily bread." Modern pianists can follow Schumann's advice with this new edition of an authoritative and long-out-of-print score that offers illuminating perspectives from a pair of eminent musical interpreters. Book II of this two-volume set features Sir Donald Francis Tovey's analyses of 24 preludes and fugues, including suggestions for performance. In addition to commentaries by Tovey, a lauded Bach scholar and world-famous musicologist, the pieces are complemented by fingerings devised by Harold Samuel, a major Bach interpreter. Students, teachers, and professionals will appreciate this finely engraved and modestly priced version of Bach's enduring works.
Additional Information
| Series: | Dover Edition |
| Composed by: | Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Instrument: | Piano |
| Format: | Book |
| Item Number: | 06-493709 |
| ISBN 10: | 0-486-49370-9 |
| ISBN 13: | 978-0-486-49370-1 |
| UPC: | 9780486493701 |
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