This superb selection of 16 of Bach's best-known, most-performed and most recorded works for the keyboard, reproduced from the authoritative Bach Gesellschaft edition, offers an exhilarating introduction to the great composer's keyboard virtuosity and his genius for melodic invention. The works included are Italian Concerto (BWV 971); Overture in the French Style [Partita] in B Minor (BWV 903); Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor (BWV 903); Fantasia and Fugue in A Minor (BWV 904); Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor (BWV 906); Fantasia in G Minor (BWV 917); Fantasia on a Rondo in C Minor (BWV 918); Fantasia in C Minor (BWV 919); Prelude [Fantasia] in A Minor (BWV 922); Prelude and Fugue in A Minor (BWV 894); Prelude and Fughetta in F Major (BWV 901); Prelude and Fughetta in G Major (BWV 902); Fugue in C Major (BWV 946); Fugue in A Minor (BWV 947); Fugue in D Minor (BWV 948); Fugue in A Major on a Theme of Albinoni (BWV 950). Sturdy, yet inexpensive, this Dover edition is designed for a lifetime of use. It brings to amateur and professional musicians, to students, and to Bach connoisseurs the composer's choicest keyboard works in a format ideal for study and practice, with large noteheads, wide margins, and clear, bold reproduction.

Author Biography

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments exemplify the heart and soul of the Baroque period. A revival of interest and performances of his music began early in the 19th century and continue to this day. He is now widely considered to be one of the greatest composers in the Western tradition.