Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 2, BWV 870-893
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Editor: Alfred Dürr Instrumentation: Piano Binding: Paperback ISMN: 9790006498727 Size: 9.6 x 12.2 inches Pages: 163 Urtext / Critical Edition Description Volume 2 of the "WTC" has survived in two distinct manuscript traditions. Till now, all printed editions have combined these two traditions into a single hybrid edition, "preferring now this reading, now that one, at the editor's descretion" (A. Dürr). This volume presents each piece in the version containing the largest number of Bach's subsequent changes; significant variants from the other version are added as alternatives. A detailed preface by the editor discusses the source material and performance practice, including the execution of ornaments. Works: Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 870 Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 871 Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Major, BWV 872 Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor, BWV 873 Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 874 Prelude and Fug