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.