Bach's two-part Inventions and three-part Sinfonias (BWV 787–801) have come down to us in an autograph fair copy dated 1723. The Inventions in particular, are of merely moderate difficulty and occupy an important place in piano teaching to this day. In terms of their overall organization, the 15 pieces can be seen as leading on to the Wohltemperiertes Klavier. In keeping with normal practice, they were initially distributed in the form of handmade copies, with regular reference to the autograph. The present Urtext edition is based on Bach's autograph as well and has been compared against the NBA. In some of the pieces, the composer himself added additional ornaments at a later stage but did not otherwise undertake significant alterations. In every respect, this new edition of the collection therefore represents an authoritative musical text, without amendments or additions deriving from contemporary secondary sources. The Editorial Report gives details regarding textual criticism, the nature of the manuscript and the later additions.

Zweistimmige Inventionen BWV 772–786 für Klavier

Die 15 Inventionen, die nach wie vor zum grundlegenden Repertoire eines jeden Klavierunterrichts gehören, werden hier nach aktuellem Forschungsstand in modernem Notenstich vorgelegt. Auf der Grundlage von Bachs Autograph und seinem selbst verfassten Vorwort, bereinigt von Fingersätzen und Zusätzen aus Quellen zweiter Hand.

Contents

Vorwort / Preface

Invention 1 C-Dur BWV 772

Invention 1 C-Dur BWV 772a -Revidierte Fassung des Autographs

Invention 2 c-Moll BWV 773

Invention 3 D-Dur BWV 774

Invention 4 d-Moll BWV 775

Invention 5 Es-Dur BWV 776

Inventio 6 E-Dur BWV 777

Invention 7 e-Moll BWV 778

Invention 8 F-Dur BWV 779

Invention 9 f-Moll BWV 780

Invention 10 G-Dur BWV 781

Invention 11 g-Moll BWV 782

Invention 12 A-Dur BWV 783

Invention 13 a-Moll BWV 784

Invention 14 B-Dur BWV 785

Invention 15 h-Moll BWV 786

Revisionsbericht / Editorial Report

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