ISBN 9790006506217. 24 x 30.5 cm inches.
Girolamo Frescobaldi's music profoundly influenced such composers as Froberger, Buxtehude, J. S. Bach and Muffat. This is a new Urtext edition in four volumes which provides professional musicians, musicologists as well as interested amateurs with a musical text which incorporates the latest musicological research giving a comprehensive account of all currently known sources and their genesis. This edition was prepared by Kenneth Gilbert and Christopher Stembridge , perhaps the leading authorities in the field.
Each volume in the New Frescobaldi Edition opens with an introduction to the genesis, sources, performance practice, and editorial methodology and ends with a critical report.
- Scholarly-critical edition in four volumes
- Forefront of musicological research
- Detailed preface (German/English), critical report (German/English), and catalogue of sources