Description: Alfred's Masterwork Edition - A most impressive 220-page edition of the first volume of The Well-Tempered Clavier, these 24 preludes and 24 fugues were painstakingly researched over a period of 10 years, using the most important original manuscript sources. Baroque scholar Willard A. Palmer's thorough introduction discusses fugal construction, articulation and other aspects of performance interpretation. Volume I of The Well-Tempered Clavier has been updated with a new "look" to match Volume II. This essential masterpiece is a "must-have" for all pianists. Volume 1 includes: Prelude and Fugue in C Major BWV 846 Prelude and Fugue in C Minor BWV 847 Prelude and Fugue in C# Major BWV 848 Prelude and Fugue in C# Minor BWV 849 Prelude and Fugue in D Major BWV 850 Prelude and Fugue in D Minor BWV 851 Prelude and Fugue in E flat Major BWV 852 Prelude and Fugue in E flat Minor BWV 853 Prelude and Fugue in E Major BWV 854 Prelude and Fugue in E Minor BWV 855 Prelude and Fugue in F Major BWV 856 Prelude and Fugue in F Minor BWV 857 Prelude and Fugue in F# Major BWV 858 Prelude and Fugue in F# Minor BWV 859 Prelude and Fugue in G Major BWV 860 Prelude and Fugue in G Minor BWV 861 Prelude and Fugue in A flat Major BWV 862 Prelude and Fugue in G# Minor BWV 863 Prelude and Fugue in A Major BWV 864 Prelude and Fugue in A Minor BWV 865 Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major BWV 866 Prelude and Fugue in B flat Minor BWV 867 Prelude and Fugue in B Major BWV 868 Prelude and Fugue in B Minor BWV 869
