Edited by Carl Czerny, this collection of the 24 Preludes and Fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach's 2nd Volume of the Well-Tempered Clavier features editorial dynamics, tempo indications, fingering and performance notes.

This edition of Johann Sebastian Bach's famous keyboard work "The Well-Tempered Clavier" was edited by Ferruccio Busoni, who also added historical information and a large number of performance notes that will relate to piano performance. Contains Preludes and Fugues 1-8 from Volume One.

Books about J.S. Bach's Well-tempered Clavier

A most impressive 220-page edition of the first volume of "The Well-Tempered Clavier," these 24 preludes and 24 fugues were painstakingly researched over a period of 10 years, using the most important original manuscript sources. Baroque scholar Willard A. Palmer's thorough introduction discusses fugal construction, articulation and other aspects of

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