Bach, Johann Sebastian Organ Works, Volume 6 Preludes, Toccatas, Fantasias and Fugues II / Early Versions and Variants to I (Volume 5) and II (Volume 6) Editor Kilian, Dietrich / Wollny, Peter Johann Sebastian Bach: Complete Organ Works in revised editions Any complete scholarly critical edition of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach must incorporate new research findings in the interest of scholars and performers alike. Now all of Bärenreiter?s new performing editions of Bach?s organ works are being revised to reflect the current state of scholarship and to convey maximum fidelity to the sources by being linked to ?Bach digital?. The present volume is an updated edition of Series IV, Volume 6 of the ?New Bach Edition? (NBA), prepared by Dietrich Kilian in 1964. The discovery of new sources and a reassessment of existing handwritten copies have brought about changes to the contents of the volume, which now includes the ?Fantasia in C minor? (BWV 1121), the ?Fantasia in G major? (BWV 571), the ?Fugue in G major? (BWV 577) and the C major version of the ?Toccata and Fugue in E major? (BWV 566). On the other hand, the ?Prelude in G major? (BWV 568) as well as the alternative versions of the ?Fugue in C minor? (BWV 574a) and the ?Prelude in A major? (BWV 536a) have been discarded as presumably spurious. Besides the new compilation and corrections of the musical text, the volume also contains a detailed Foreword by Peter Wollny with observations on each work and the extant sources. Page turns have been re-examined and improved. In collaboration with the Bach Archive Leipzig and its ?Bach? digital database, links are provided to all the major sources. The website http://links.baerenreiter.com enables readers to access the relevant page in the source simply and conveniently via short URLs. The links stored there are examined for their validity on a regular basis. Contents: BWV 551, 563-566 (version in E major), 569-571, 573-575, 577-579 and 1121 / Early versions and variants to I (Vol. 5) and II (Vol. 6): BWV 532a, 533a, 535a, 543a, 545a, 549a, 566 (version in C major) and 574b ? New detailed Foreword (Ger/Eng) by Peter Wollny on the works and their sources ? New contents reflecting the current state of source evaluations ? Links to sources in ?Bach digital? ? Complete new engraving and revised page-turns · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Toccata in C BWV 564 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fantasia in C BWV 570 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fantasia in c BWV 1121 früher BWV Anh. 205 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fantasia in C BWV 573 Fragment · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in c BWV 574 über ein Thema von Giovanni Maria Bononcini · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in c BWV 575 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Toccata con Fuga in d BWV 565 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Toccata in E BWV 566 · Early Versions and Variants to I (Volume 5) and II (Volume 6): · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium con Fuga in C BWV 545a · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Toccata Fassung in C zu BWV 566 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in c BWV 574b über ein Thema von Giovanni Maria Bononcini · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in D BWV 532a · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium ô Fantasia in d BWV 549a · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium in e BWV 533a · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium con Fuga in g BWV 535a · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium in a BWV 543a · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fantasia in G BWV 571 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in G BWV 577 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in g BWV 578 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium in a BWV 569 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Praeludium con Fuga in a BWV 551 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fantasia in h BWV 563 · Composer / Author: Bach, Johann Sebastian Fuga in h BWV 579 über ein Thema von Arcangelo Corelli

This volume reproduces all 25 of Bach's complete sets of preludes and fugues (i.e. compositions written as pairs), from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition. Organists and music lovers can enjoy Bach's beautiful compositions in one convenient edition — ideal for reading, study, and performance. Content : Prelude and Fugue, C Major (BWV 531; BG XV, 81) Prelude and Fugue, D Major (BWV 532; BG XV, 88) Prelude and Fugue, E Minor (BWV 533; BG XV, 100) Prelude and Fugue, F Minor (BWV 534; BG XV, 104) Prelude and Fugue, G Minor (BWV 535; BG XV, 112) Prelude and Fugue, A Major (BWV 536; BG XV, 120) Prelude and Fugue, D Minor (BWV 539; BG XV, 148) Prelude and Fugue, G Major (BWV 541; BG XV, 169) Prelude and Fugue, A Minor (BWV 543; BG XV, 189) Prelude and Fugue, B Minor (BWV 544; BG XV, 199) Prelude and Fugue, C Major (BWV 545; BG XV, 212) Prelude and Fugue, C Minor (BWV 546; BG XV, 218) Prelude and Fugue, C Major (BWV 547; BG XV, 228) Prelude and Fugue, E Minor (BWV 548; BG XV, 236) Prelude and Fugue, C Minor (BWV 549; BG XXXVIII, 3) Prelude and Fugue, G Major (BWV 550; BG XXXVIII, 9) Prelude and Fugue, A Minor (BWV 551; BG XXXVIII, 17) Eight Short Preludes and Fugues (possibly spurious) 1. C Major (BWV 553; BG XXXVIII, 23) 2. D Minor (BWV 554; BG XXXVIII, 27) 3. E Minor (BWV 555; BG XXXVIII, 30) 4. F Major (BWV 556; BG XXXVIII, 33) 5. G Major (BWV 557; BG XXXVIII, 36) 6. G Minor (BWV 558; BG XXXVIII, 39) 7. A Minor (BWV 559; BG XXXVIII, 42) 8. B-flat Major (BWV 560; BG XXXVIII, 45)

Franz Liszt's transcriptions of other composers' music are as highly regarded as his original piano works. First acquainted with Bach through his piano studies Liszt further explored the earlier composer's works in his career as a virtuoso performer. His piano interpretations of Bach's Organ Music are executed in a simple and straightforward manner and they rapidly became the classic models for all future works in this genre. This compilation features Six Organ Preludes and Fugues (BWV 543-548) and the Fantasia and Fugue in G Minor (BWV 542).