CHORALE PRELUDES (JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH)
ARRANGEMENT FOR PIANO BY FERRUCCIO BUSONI
COMPOSER: JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

HENLE MUSIC FOLIOS SOFTCOVER
SERIES: HENLE MUSIC FOLIOS
PUBLISHER: HENLE URTEXT EDITION
FORMAT: SOFTCOVER
ARRANGER: FERRUCCIO BUSONI
EDITORS: CHRISTIAN SCHAPER, ULLRICH SCHEIDELER

DESCRIPTION:
-ALONGSIDE THE “CHACONNE” FOR VIOLIN, THE TEN “CHORALE PRELUDES” FOR ORGAN ARE BUSONI`S BEST-KNOWN PIANO TRANSCRIPTIONS OF WORKS BY J. S. BACH. UNLIKE THE “CHACONNE,” WHICH BUSONI ENVISAGED FOR CONCERT PERFORMANCE, HE TRANSCRIBED THE “CHORALE PRELUDES” IN “CHAMBER-MUSIC STYLE.” A GREAT DEAL OF THIS ORGAN/PIANO EDITION CAN ALSO BE PLAYED BY ADVANCED AMATEURS. HENLE IS PUBLISHING BUSONI`S DEFINITIVE VERSION IN THE FIRST MODERN URTEXT EDITION WITH VALUABLE FINGERING SUGGESTIONS BY MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN. AND WHAT IS MORE, IN THE APPENDIX THEY ARE PUBLISHING AN ELEVENTH CHORALE PRELUDE FOR THE FIRST TIME: BUSONI`S TRANSCRIPTION OF “AUS TIEFER NOT.” WITH REGARD TO PERFORMING ITS SIX-PART SETTING, THE COMPOSER HIMSELF SPOKE OF AN “EXTREME PERFORMANCE LIMIT” – BUT WHY NOT JUDGE FOR YOURSELF!