Guitars solo (original scoring: pno)

SKU: BR.EB-8229

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Ansgar Krause. Arranged by Ansgar Krause. Solo instruments; Softcover. Edition Breitkopf. If you look at the first bars of Ansgar Krause's arrangement of the E-flat minor Prelude from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier I, you might think that the piece was originally written for guitar. Baroque period. Score. 28 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 8229. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-8229).

ISBN 9790004175668. 9 x 12 inches.

If you look at the first bars of Ansgar Krauses arrangement (and transposition to E-minor) of the E-flat minor Prelude from Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier I and forget the famous original for a moment, you might think that the piece was originally written for guitar. Equally idiomatic are the arrangements of the other preludes in this collection, which Ansgar Krause has hand-tailored to his instrument. They stem chiefly either from the Well-Tempered Clavier or the Six Little Preludes BWV 933-938.

Choir

SKU: CA.3101805

Cantata for Sexagesima. Leipzig version. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edited by Frieder Rempp. Arranged by Paul Horn. This edition: urtext. Stuttgart Urtext Edition: Bach vocal. Sacred vocal music, Cantatas, Holy Week. Choral Score. Composed 1715(?). BWV 18. 4 pages. Duration 21 minutes. Carus Verlag #CV 31.018/05. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.3101805).

ISBN 9790007204822. Text language: German/English.

The cantata dates from Bach's time in Weimar. The instrumental scoring of four violas and basso continuo - in the Leipzig performances enhanced by two recorders doubling viola I and II at the octave - is unique in Bach's cantata oeuvre. It lends a dark, luxurious sound to the four movements which is gently illuminated by the recorders. The work - with its instrumental sinfonia, a short secco recitative and an extended accompagnato recitative (both of which contain arioso inserts), a short soprano aria and a simple closing chorale - makes no great demands on the performing forces. Admirers of text interpretation by means of instrumental figuration will be richly rewarded. Score available separately - see item CA.3101800.