Definitive Urtext: Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier I (BWV 846-869) Lantos Istvn EMB EditionUPC:N/AISMN:9790080080153Product Type:Sheet Music (Performance Score / Kotta)Brand Name:Editio Musica Budapest (EMB)MPN:8015Genre:Classical, BaroqueStyle:Keyboard Literature, UrtextInstrument:Piano / KeyboardEditor:Lantos IstvnOverviewThis is theEMB Urtext editionofJohann Sebastian Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (BWV 846-869), presenting the foundational set of 24 Preludes and Fugues. Edited by the respected Hungarian pianist and educator,Istvn Lantos, this volume offers a meticulously researched and reliable musical text essential for serious pianists and scholars.Published in the convenient, large “Bach format” (23 x 30.2 cm), this score ensures maximum legibility during performance. As an Urtext edition, Lantos Istvns work is based on primary sources, including a 1971 facsimile series, with clear editorial guidelines: textual variants of equal validity are shown asossia, and all editorial additions are distinctly marked with square brackets or broken lines. This edition is a must-have for those seeking an authentic and scholarly approach to Bach’s immortal keyboard masterwork.Product FeaturesFormat:Paperback Performance Score (Bach format: 23 x 30.2 cm)Length:124 pagesContent:Complete 24 Preludes and Fugues, Book I (BWV 846-869)Instrument:Piano / Harpsichord / KeyboardPeriod:BaroqueWeight:0.392 kgLanguage:Trilingual (Hungarian, English, German) for critical commentarySeries:EMB UrtextKey Textual Notes (from the Editor):Text variants of equal Urtext validity are given inossia.Editor’s additions are marked with square brackets or broken lines (for ligatures).Interesting FactsThe “48”:The Well-Tempered Clavier, often referred to as “the 48” (24 in Book I and 24 in Book II), is renowned for demonstrating the feasibility and expressive range of playing in all24 major and minor keysusing a temperament system close to modern equal temperament.Source Basis:Unlike many editions based on secondary sources, Lantos Istvn grounded this Urtext specifically on Volume 5 of the 1971facsimile series of Bach workspublished byDeutscher Verlag fr Musik, Leipzig, ensuring a close connection to original manuscripts.Musical Diversity:As noted by Lantos, theWohltemperiertes Klavieris celebrated for its incredible scope, serving as a comprehensive collection that draws inspiration from genres ranging fromBaroque dance movements and concertos to chorales and passions.Educational Cornerstone:Book I, composed around 1722, served as a foundational didactic work for Bach’s students, aiming to train them in keyboard technique, improvisation, and the understanding of both key theory and complex polyphony.PublishersEditio Musica Budapest ZenemkiadFirst Published:June 1977Location:HungaryItem Number:8015We value your feedback! Share your experience with this product to help others make informed decisions. Your review is important to us!#Bach #UrtextScore #WellTemperedClavierBookI #PianoSheetMusic #EMB8015 #ClassicalPerformance #BaroqueMasterpiece #LantosIstvan #BuyUrtextOnline #SheetMusicForPianistsHungarian Translation (Magyar Fordts)ttekintsSzerezze beJohann Sebastian Bach: A jl hangolt zongora I. ktet (BWV 846-869)Urtext kiadvnyt, amely a 24 preldium s fga alapvet sorozatt tartalmazza. Az elismert magyar zongoramvsz s pedaggus,Lantos Istvnltal szerkesztett ktet nlklzhetetlen forrst biztost komoly zongoristk s kutatk szmra a legmegbzhatbb zenei szveg tanulmnyozshoz.A kiadvny a knyelmes, nagymret Bach formtumban (23 x 30.2 cm) jelent meg, biztostva a maximlis olvashatsgot elads kzben. Lantos Istvn Urtext kiadsa elsdleges forrsokra, tbbek kztt egy 1971-es fakszimile sorozatra tmaszkodik, s vilgos szerkeszti tmutatst ad: az egyenrang szvegvarinsokatossiaformban tnteti fel, a szerkeszti kiegsztseket pedig szgletes zrjelbe vagy szaggatott vonallal jelli. Ez a kiads elengedhetetlen mindazok szmra, akik hiteles s tudomnyos megkzelt