Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV 853 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Performer Pages Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano)
Publisher Info. Peter Bradley-Fulgoni
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Misc. Notes Recorded September 2016 in St. Paul's Hall, Huddersfield University (Peter Hill, sound engineer)
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Performer Pages Kimiko Ishizaka (piano)
Publisher Info. North Hampton: Navona Records, 2015.
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Misc. Notes From Kimiko Ishizaka's Open Well-Tempered Clavier. Master tracks available here.

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Performer Pages Glenn Gould (piano)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1963. MS 6408.
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Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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Præludium (No.1)

Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
Publisher Info. Luis Kolodin, 2021.
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Publisher Info. Davide Castellone
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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For Flute

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1733-40)..
D B Mus. ms. Bach P 202 (Berlin, Staatsbibliothek)
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Misc. Notes See the page for the complete volume for copyist details.
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Editor Franz Kroll (1820–1877)
Publisher. Info. Bach-Gesellschaft Ausgabe, Band 14 (pp.32-35)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1866. Plate B.W. XIV.
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Editor Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1893. Plate 11015.
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Editor Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965)
Publisher. Info. Klassiker der Tonkunst, Bd.1
Wien: Universal Edition, 1912. Plate U.E. 3920.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 6.1 (pp.38-43)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1989. Plate BA 5070.
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Misc. Notes #887316: 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches.
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Editor Alfred Dürr (1918–2011)
Publisher. Info. The Well-Tempered Clavier I (pp.38–43)
Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1989. Plate BA 5191.
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Misc. Notes Written in D minor. 600 dpi. Urtext edition without fingerings, based on the Neue Bach-Ausgabe.
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Editor Davide Castellone
Publisher. Info. Davide Castellone
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Præludium (No.1)

Editor Wolfgang Plath (1930–1995)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie V, Band 5 (pp.34-35)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1962. Plate BA 5021.
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Misc. Notes 600 dpi. Page size is 10.00 x 12.688 inches. Originally part of the Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (No.23).
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Fuga (No.2)

Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2012
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Misc. Notes Urtext keyboard score. From the original in D minor.
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Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2012
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Misc. Notes Urtext open score.
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Editor Kyle Rother (b. 1988)
Publisher. Info. Kyle Rother, 2017.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Violin and Piano (Yokoyama)
Arranger Shin-Itchiro Yokoyama
Publisher. Info. YOKOYAMA Shin-Itchiro's Sheet Music Library
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For 2 Pianos (Besseling)
Arranger Peter Besseling (b. 1953)
Publisher. Info. Peter Besseling, 2016.
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Arranger Peter Besseling (b. 1953)
Publisher. Info. Peter Besseling, 2016.
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Præludium (No.1)

For Wind Band (Van Duffel)
Arranger Jan Van Duffel
Publisher. Info. Jan Van Duffel, 2022.
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For 8 Recorders (Wiebes)
Arranger Jaap Wiebes
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For Guitar (Birns)
Arranger Daniel Birns
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For Piano (Burmeister)
Arranger Richard Burmeister (1860–1944)
Publisher. Info. Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1922. Plate 73839-4.
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For Violin (Ciganovic)
Arranger Nikola Ciganovic
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Fuga (No.2)

For Orchestra (Yeoh)
Arranger Hak Koon Yeoh
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For 3 Guitars (Höger)
Arranger Anton Höger
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Misc. Notes Transposed to B minor. If performed I would look forward about a small reference to my efforts.
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For 3 Viols (Manger)
Arranger Bernhard Manger
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Misc. Notes Transposed to C minor. TrAB viols.
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For Violin, Viola and Cello (Mozart)
Arranger Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Editor Rômulo De Assunção Rondon Mello
Publisher. Info. Rômulo De Assunção Rondon Mello, 2023.
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Misc. Notes Wiesbaden: Breitkopf, No.5678, n.d.[1936]. Plate 30957
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For Organ (Gouin)
Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2023
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Misc. Notes Transposed down to D minor for European organs with shorter pedalboard
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General Information

Work Title Prelude and Fugue No.8 in E-flat minor
Alternative. Title Præludium et Fuga a 3 voci
Name Translations Präludium und Fuge es/dis-Moll BWV 853; Prelude in E-flat minor and Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853; Prélude et fugue en mi bémol mineur (BWV 853); Прелюдия ми-бемоль минор и фуга ре-диез мажор, BWV 853
Authorities GND: 300186150
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 853 ; BC L 87
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 530
Key E-flat minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 movements:
  1. Præludium
  2. Fuga
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1722 in Das wohltemperierte Klavier I, BWV 846-869 (No.8)
First Publication. 1801
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation keyboard
Related Works Prelude and Fughetta in E-flat minor, BWV 853a (Early Version)
Manuscript Sources Bach Digital (source list)
External Links Wikipedia article (on Das wohltemperierte Klavier)
Extra Information The Fugue is notated in the enharmonic key of D minor

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