Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major, BWV 848 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Performer Pages Kimiko Ishizaka (piano)
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Misc. Notes Recorded September 2016 in St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University (Peter Hill, sound engineer)
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Performer Pages Myra Hess (piano)
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Performer Pages Glenn Gould (piano)
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Præludium (No.1)

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For Viols (Watanabe)

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Misc. Notes Transposed to C major.
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Sheet Music

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Copyist Karl Heinrich Ernst Müller (1753–1835)
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710–1784), corrections
Publisher. Info. Das wohltemperierte Klavier I (pp.7-10)
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Publisher. Info. Das wohltemperierte Klavier, 1ter Theil (pp.120-25)
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Misc. Notes This is a very useful alternative (included at the end of a complete edition of WTC, Book I) for reading this prelude and fugue in the enharmonically equivalent key of D-flat major.
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Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.1 (pp.12-17)
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918-2011)
Publisher. Info. The Well-Tempered Clavier I (pp.12–17)
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Misc. Notes Urtext keyboard score, transposed.
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Præludium (No.1)

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Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 5 (pp.30-31)
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Fuga (No.2)

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Fuga (No.2)

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Arranger Peter Besseling (b. 1953)
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Misc. Notes Arrangement of prelude and fugue, transposed to C major.
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General Information

Work Title Prelude and Fugue No.3 in C-sharp major
Alternative. Title Præludium et Fuga a tre voci
Name Translations Präludium und Fuge Cis-Dur BWV 848; Prélude et fugue en ut dièse majeur (BWV 848); Preludi i fuga en do sostingut major (BWV 848); Прелюдия и фуга до-диез мажор, BWV 848
Authorities Wikipedia; GND: 30001192X; BNF: 139353583
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 848 ; BC L 82
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJB 511
Key C-sharp major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 movements:
  1. Præludium
  2. Fuga
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1722 in Das wohltemperierte Klavier I (No.3)
First Publication. 1801
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Related Works Prelude and Fughetta in C-sharp major, BWV 848a (Early Version)
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article

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