The Library Of Baroque Music is an enormously expansive collection of the greatest works produced during that prolific period that flourished between the Renaissance and Classical eras. All arranged for solo Piano, this volume features works drawn from all the major Baroque composers, including some of the greatest pieces of music ever composed. The progression and development of music during the Baroque period can be heard in these pieces, providing you not only with a window into musical history, but also many exciting additions to your repertoire. The retrospective 'Baroque' label was applied to a diverse range of European compositions-often combining a spirit of experimentation with elaborate new musical structures. Dominated primarily by the Harpsichord and Organ, this period also saw the rise and development of larger-scale forms such as the concerto and oratorio. This superb volume is comprised of Keyboard and ensemble works from all the major Baroque composers, arranged for Piano. Featuring Arne, Boyce, Buxtehude, Corelli, Couperin, Gibbons, Lully, Pachelbel, Purcell, Rameau and Vivaldi, the composers here include some of the most respected and revered figures in musical history. The Library Of Baroque Music spans compositions of many of these masters, ranging from Frescobaldi in the early 1600s to Pergolesi a century later, and the famous three - J.S. Bach, Handel and Domenico Scarlatti.Baroque music, so called for its ornateness, was characterised by a bold exploration of counterpoint and new harmonic possibilities. This was variously expressed through the work of perhaps fifty or so major European composers. By the time Baroque began to segue into a new Classical period around 1750 it had already irrevocably changed and expanded the possibilities of music. The works that precipitated this change are available to play in this single volume, perfect for pianists looking to expand their repertoire with both challenging and exciting music.In this thoroughly enjoyable Library Of Baroque Music, the triumphant progression of this period is illustrated in the best possible way - through the compositions themselves, forming the definitive Baroque collection for solo pianists. / Piano

?I think Bach would have forgiven me for embarking on these transcriptions. Whether he would have forgiven the way I did it is, of course, another matter.? (Gustav Leonhardt)

The harpsichordist, conductor and organist Gustav Leonhardt was considered a pioneer of historical performance practice. Between 1968 and 1978 he made harpsichord transcriptions of several of Bach?s compositions for unaccompanied violin or violoncello. Now these transcriptions are being made available to us by his pupil, the famed harpsichordist Siebe Henstra, based on the handwritten notes that Leonhardt used for his own performances.

- Informative Foreword by early music specialist Skip Sempé (Ger/Eng)
- Editorial notes by the editor Siebe Henstra / Classique / Partition /

Wide selection of fine pieces, many difficult to find elsewhere. Included are harpsichord toccatas, Capriccio on the Departure of His Most Beloved Brother, Aria Variata 'alla Maniera Italiana' and the 6 Little Preludes, as well as many lesser-known compositions ? over 40 in all. Content :
Toccata in F-sharp Minor, BWV 910
Toccata in C Minor, BWV 911
Toccata in D Major, BWV 912
Toccata in D Minor, BWV 913
Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914
Toccata in G Minor, BWV 915
Toccata in G Major, BWV 916
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 895
Fugue n A Major, from Prelude and Fugue, BWV 896
Fugue in A Minor, BWV 897 (doubtful)
Prelude and Fughetta in D Minor, BWV 899 (doubtful)
Prelude and Fughetta in E Minor, BWV 900
Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 905 (doubtful)
Fantasia and Fughetta in B-flat Major, BWV 907 (doubtful)
Fantasia and Fughetta in D Major, BWV 908 (doubtful)
Concerto and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 909 (doubtful)
Fantasia in G Minor, BWV 920 (doubtful)
Fantasisa in C Minor, BWV Anh. 86 (incomplete)
Prelude (Fantasia) in C Minor, BWV 921 (doubtful)
Prelude in B Minor, BWV 923 (doubtful)
Seven Little Preludes, BWV 924-930 (from the Clarvier-Büchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)
Six Little Preludes, BWV 933-938
Five Preludes, BWV 939-943
Fugue in A Minor, BWV 944
Fugue in A Major, BWV 949 (doubtful)
Fugue in B Minor on a Theme by Albinoni, BWV 951
Fugue in C Major, BWV 952 (doubtful)
Fugue in C Major, BWV 953 (from the Clavier-Büchelein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)
Fugue in B-flat Major, BWV 954 (arr. from J. A. Reincken's Hortus musicus)
Fugue in B-flat Major, BWV 955 (arr.of an organ fugue by J. C. Erselius)
Fugue in E Minor, BWV 956 (doubtful)
Fugue in G Major, BWV 957 (doubtful)
Fugue in A Minor, BWV 958
Fugue in A Minor, BWV 959
Fughetta in C Minor, BWV 961 (doubtful)
Prelude, Fugue and Allegro in E-flat Major, BWV 998 (for lute or keyboard)
Suite in A Minor, BWV 818
Suite in E-flat Major, BWV 819
Ouverture in F Major, BWV 820
Suite in B-flat Major, BWV 821
Suite in F Minor, BWV 823 (incomplete)
Partie in A Major, BWV 832
Partita in C Minor, BWV 997 (for lute or keyboard)
Partita in E Major, BWV 1006a (for lute or keyboard. arr. Of Violin Partita No. 3, BWV 1006)
Sonata in D Major, BWV 963
Sonata in D Minor, BWV 964 (arr. Of Violin Sonata No. 2, BWV 1003. doubtful)
Sonata in A Minor, BWV 965 (arr. from Reincken's Hortus musicus)
Sonata in C Major, BWV 966 (arr. from Violin Reinchken's Hortus musicus)
Adagio in G Major, BWV 968 (arr. from Violin Sonata No. 3, BWV 1005. doubtful)
Three Minuets, BWV 841-843 (from the Clavier-Büchlein vor Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)
Aria variata alla maniera italiana [Air varied in the Italian manner], BWV 989
Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo [Capriccio on the departure of his most beloved brother], BWV
Capriccio in E Major, BWV 993

Collection de 47 ?uvres de J.S.Bach des concertos aux musiques de chambre, en passant pas les Cantates et ?uvres pour clavier.Partitions pour piano solo du niveau intermédiaire à celui d'avancé. / Classique / Partition /