The Organ Music of J. S. Bach [Paperback]

A classic study of Bach's organ works, fully revised in 2003 to take account of recent scholarship.Taking account of Bach scholarship of the past twenty-five years, Peter Williams's classic study of Bach's organ works is fully revised. It provides a piece-by-piece commentary on this ever-popular repertoire, demonstrating the music's unique qualities and how we might hear and play it today. The book follows the order of the Bach catalog (BWV), beginning with the sonatas, followed by the free works and the chorales, and ending with the doubtful works, including the newly discovered chorales of 1985.Taking account of Bach scholarship of the past twenty-five years, Peter Williams's classic study of Bach's organ works is fully revised. It provides a piece-by-piece commentary on this ever-popular repertoire, demonstrating the music's unique qualities and how we might hear and play it today. The book follows the order of the Bach catalog (BWV), beginning with the sonatas, followed by the free works and the chorales, and ending with the doubtful works, including the newly discovered chorales of 1985.Taking account of Bach scholarship of the past twenty-five years, the first two volumes of Peter Williams's classic study of Bach's organ works are fully revised. This work is a piece-by-piece commentary on this ever-popular repertoire, demonstrating the music's unique qualities and how we might hear and play it today. The book follows the order of the Bach catalog (BWV): beginning with the sonatas, followed by the free works and the chorales, and ending with the doubtful works, including the newly discovered chorales of 1985.Fugue in G Minor, BWV 131a; Six Sonatas, BWV 525-530; Preludes and Fugues (Praeludia), BWV 531-552; Eight Short Preludes and Fugues, BWV 553-560; Miscellaneous Pieces, BWV 561-591; Concertos, BWV 592-596; Orgelb?chlein, BWV 599-644; Sch?bler Chorales, BWV 645-650; Chorales formerly called 'The Eighteen', BWV 651-668; Chorales from Clavier?bung Il¥