Piano
SKU:
AP.6-493717
Book
1.
48 Preludes and
Fugues (Piano).
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach and with
commentaries by Donald
Francis Tovey.
Masterworks; Piano
Collection. Dover
Edition. Baroque;
Masterwork. Book. Dover
Publications #06-493717.
Published by Dover
Publications
(AP.6-493717).
ISBN
9780486493718.
English.
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 1 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.