Bach: Fantasies, Preludes and Fugues

Johann Sebastian Bach 巴哈

Georg von Dadelsen (Editor)

Klaus Rönnau (Editor)

Hans-Martin Theopold (Fingering)

In contrast to the large collections of partitas, along with the French and English Suites, Bach’s Fantasies, and his Preludes and Fugues besides the Well-Tempered Clavier have not come down to us as interconnected cycles. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why only few of these works gained widespread popularity. Only the much-acclaimed Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue BWV 903/903a and the great c-minor Fantasy BWV 919 have found a permanent place in pianists’ concert repertoires.
Some of the works compiled in this volume are undoubtedly juvenilia that do not yet hint at the mature Bach whilst nevertheless pointing out the composer’s fresh power of invention.

Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue d minor BWV 903, BWV 903a
8 difficult
ABRSM:
Piano LRSM recommended
Harpsichord FRSM recommended

Fantasy and Fugue a minor BWV 904
7 difficult

Fantasy with an unfinished Fugue c minor BWV 906
6 medium

Fantasy and Fugue a minor BWV 944
6 medium

Fantasy (Duobus subiectis) g minor BWV 917
5 medium

Fantasy (on a rondo) c minor BWV 918
6 medium

Fantasy c minor BWV 919
5 medium

Fantasy a minor BWV 922
5 medium

Prelude a minor BWV 894
6 medium

Fugue a minor BWV 894
6 medium

Prelude and Fugue F major BWV 901
5 medium

Prelude G major BWV 902 Nr. 1
5 medium
ABRSM:
Harpsichord Grade 6

Prelude on a theme by Albinoni b minor BWV 923
5 medium

Fugue on a theme by Albinoni b minor BWV 951
6 medium

Fugue on the same theme by Albinoni b minor BWV 951a
6 medium

Fugue C major BWV 946
5 medium

Fugue a minor BWV 947
5 medium

Fugue d minor BWV 948
7 difficult

Fugue A major BWV 949
6 medium

Fugue on a theme by Albinoni A major BWV 950
6 medium

Fugue after Reinken B flat major BWV 954
6 medium

Fugue after Erselius B flat major BWV 955
6 medium