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Prelude and Fugue in C Major BWV 846 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier,
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The first Prelude from volume I of the Well-Tempered Clavier is among the most-played pieces in the piano repertoire. Though it seems easy to play, this is misleading since the performer must build up, and maintain, the musical tension. Only in the closing measures does the tension let up and lead to the more challenging fugue.
Details
Publisher: Henle Urtext Edition
Publisher Code: HN1642
Publication Date: 05/2009
Credits: ed. Ernst-Günter Heinemann fing. András Schiff
Medium: Softcover
Length: 12.25 in.
Width: 9.25 in.
Series: Henle Music Folios
Format: Edition Without Fingering