Masterpieces of Solo Piano Baroque Era

by Bach, Johann Sebastian; Handel, George Frideric; Rameau, Jean-Philippe; Scarlatti, Domenico; Vivaldi, Antonio; Purcell, Henry; Telemann, Georg Philipp

• ISBN13: 9780486820194
• ISBN10: 048682019X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-10-18
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

This inexpensive compilation draws upon authoritative sources to present favorite piano works of the Baroque era. Unlike many other anthologies of music from the era, which vary widely in the quality of their content, this collection comprises only the greatest works of the period. Intermediate and advanced pianists will find these carefully chosen pieces a rewarding and satisfying reflection of the glories of the Baroque.
Selections include Johann Sebastian Bach's Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue as well as the French Suite No. 5; Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 906; and preludes and fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier. Other works by Bach include the great composer's transcriptions for keyboard of five violin concertos by Vivaldi, reprinted from the definitive Bach-Gesellschaft edition. Other selections include several pieces by Handel, among them the popular Air and Variations known as The Harmonious Blacksmith; four sonatas by Scarlatti; and works by Telemann, Rameau, and Purcell.

Table of Contents

Bach, Johann Sebastian
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue
French Suite No. 5
     Allemande – Courante – Sarabande  –
     Gavotte – Bourrée I – Bourrée II – Gigue
Fantasia in C Minor, BWV 906
From The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: 
    Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major
     Prelude and Fugue No. 6 in D Minor　

Handel, George Frideric
Suite No. 3 in D Minor
    Prelude – Allegro – Allemande – Courante –
     Air with 5 Variations – Presto
Suite No. 5 in E Major
    Prélude – Allemande – Courante –
     Air with 5 Variations: "The Harmonious Blacksmith"
Sarabande　

Purcell, Henry
[A Note on the Scores]
A Ground in Gamut
Suite in G Minor
    Prelude – Almand – Corant – Saraband
Suite in A Minor
    Prelude – Almand – Corant – Saraband
Trumpet Tune, called the Cibell
Trumpet Tune in C Major
Ground in C Minor　

Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Suite in E Minor
    Allemande – Courante – Gigue en Rondeau –
     2me Gigue en Rondeau – Le Rappel des Oiseaux (The Gathering of the Birds) –
     1er Rigaudon – 2me Rigaudon – Double du 2me Rigaudon –
     Musette en Rondeau – Tambourin – La Villageoise (The Village Girl)
Les Tourbillons
Allemande
La Poule　

Scarlatti, Domenico
Sonata in D Minor, K. 9 ("Pastorale")
Sonata in E Major, K. 20 ("Capriccio")
Sonata in G Minor, K. 30 ("The Cat's Fugue")
Sonata in E Major, K. 380 ("Cortége")

Telemann, Georg Philipp
Fantasia No. 1 in D Major
Fantasia No. 13 in C Minor
Fantasia No. 36 in B-flat Major　

Vivaldi, Antonio
Concerto No 1 in D major, BWV 972
     (based on a violin concerto by Antonio Vivaldi op. 3, no. 9)
Concerto No. 2 in G major, BWV 973
     (based on a violin concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, op. 7, book 2, no. 2)
Concerto No. 3 in D minor, BWV 974
     (based on an oboe concerto by Alessandro Marcello)
Concerto No. 4 in C minor, BWV 975
     (based on a violin concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, op. 4, no. 6)
Concerto No. 5 in C major, BWV 976
     (based on a violin concerto by Antonio Vivaldi, op. 3, no. 12)