Johann Sebastian Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier - Book 1 BWV 846-869: Piano: Score

Half-leather binding-Facsimile of the autograph manuscript in the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preussischer Kulturbesitz.With a Commentary by Christoph Wolff and Martina Rebmann.Series: Documenta musicologica II/5090 pages of facsimile and 28 pages of Commentary (Eng/Ger).Half-leather binding. The Well-Tempered Clavier is the Old Testament Beethoven's sonatas the New. We must believe in both. (Hans von B low).The preludes and fugues of The Well-Tempered Clavier embrace an entire cosmos of compositional devices and musical characters the ne plus ultra of unity through diversity . Here Bachnot only presented the sum total of keyboard artistry in his day but foresaw its future evolution. His treatment of the keys marked a turning point in music history.The autograph score originally a fair copy contains later revisions and alterations reflecting the composer at work.This new facsimile edition presents the manuscript in high-quality four-colour reproduction. Bach authority Christoph Wolff provides a Commentary to the work s genesis and the characteristics of Bach s handwriting.Martina Rebmann(Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin) describes the subsequent history of the autograph.Barenreiter Facsimilie:The seal is used exclusively for facsimile editions published by B renreiter which meet the highest demands in both scholarly and technical terms.The distinguishing features include: A facsimile in high-quality colour printing Scholarly commentary Attractive cover design