This is a delightful collection of 18 short preludes composed by J.S. Bach and edited here for Piano by Hedwig McEwen and Kethleen Long.
The preludes are here grouped in three sets of six each. The first group comes from the Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Notebook, compiled by J.S. Bach for the instruction of his eldest son.
However Nos. 3 & 6 may have been composed by the son, under the guidance of his father. The second group, which has been preserved in copies made by his pupils, was probably composed by Bach himself.
The third group comes from the collection of Johann Peter Kellner
Nos. 1-4 were probably the work of Bach's pupils, but no.5 and no.6 were undoubtedly written by Bach.
Selected for the ABRSM Harpsichord grade 4 and Piano grade 5 examinations.
Prelude in C minor, BWV 999
Prelude in A minor, BWV 942, from 6 Little Preludes from J. P. Kellner’s Collection
Prelude in C minor, BWV 934: No. 2 from ‘6 Little Preludes for Beginners on the Clavier’
Prelude in C, BWV 924, from ‘Clavierbuchlein’ for W. F. Bach
Prelude in C, BWV 933: No. 1 from ‘6 Little Preludes for Beginners on the Clavier’
Prelude in C, BWV 939, from 6 Little Preludes from J. P. Kellner’s Collection
Prelude in C, BWV 943, from 6 Little Preludes from J. P. Kellner’s Collection
Prelude in D minor, BWV 926, from ‘Clavierbuchlein’ for W. F. Bach
Prelude in D minor, BWV 935: No. 3 from ‘6 Little Preludes for Beginners on the Clavier’
Prelude in D minor, BWV 940, from 6 Little Preludes from J. P. Kellner’s Collection
Prelude in D, BWV 925, from ‘Clavierbuchlein’ for W. F. Bach
Prelude in E minor, BWV 938: No. 6 from ‘6 Little Preludes for Beginners on the Clavier’
Prelude in E minor, BWV 941, from 6 Little Preludes from J. P. Kellner’s Collection
Prelude in E, BWV 937: No. 5 from ‘6 Little Preludes for Beginners on the Clavier’
Prelude in F, BWV 927, from ‘Clavierbuchlein’ for W. F. Bach
Prelude in F, BWV 928, from ‘Clavierbuchlein’ for W. F. Bach
Prelude in G minor, BWV 930, from ‘Clavierbuchlein’ for W. F. Bach
Prelude in D, BWV 936: No. 4 from ‘6 Little Preludes for Beginners on the Clavier’
EASIER PIANO PIECES NO.18
