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Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1720)
Following the celebrated publication of The Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach 1722 & 1725, Edition Peters have now published a new premium Urtext edition of the Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach 1720. As in the recent Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach , this edition also benefits from the expertise of world-renowned Bach scholar Christoph Wolff. This is the first new Urtext Edition of the piece in sixty years.
Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach’s ‘notebooks’ provide a compelling insight into the domestic life of the Bach family home as well as the musical tastes of the early 1700s. The Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was compiled for Johann Sebastian’s eldest son, who went on to become one of the leading organists, improvisers, and composers of his day
The notebooks contain original compositions, exercises, and model examples by other composers, all collected to provide a well-rounded musical education to family members. The Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach contains systematic exercises, first or early versions of three of Bach’s most important keyboard cycles (some of the preludes from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Preambulums for the Two-part Inventions and Fantasias for the Three-part Sinfonias) alongside suites by Richter, Telemann, and Stölzel.
This new edition has the highest possible level of scholarship from the world’s leading Bach authority Professor Christoph Wolff. A luxury linen-bound edition with gold-embossed cover lettering, this edition's quality is in line with the recent production of the much-praised Notebooks for Anna Magdalena Bach. It is produced in the original landscape format, ideal for use on a keyboard stand, and contains illustrations, premium-quality new engravings and full critical commentary. Up to date research regarding attributions of authors and writers, new fragments brought to light by recently rediscovered manuscripts, and latest dating of sources are also included. The beauty and quality of this product makes it a perfect choice for collectors.
New Urtext Edition of the Notebook for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1720) edited by Christoph Wolff.
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