Bach: Two-Part Inventions, BWV 772-786

Description

All piano students are familiar with Bach's two-part Inventions - but virtuosos of the keyboard also keep coming back to these timelessly beautiful but by no means easy works. It is hard to believe what Bach was able to express using only two parts! in his famous preface the composer himself calls the work an "Instruction" which teaches students and keyboard lovers to "treat correctly" several parts, to "achieve a singing style in playing" and to "acquire a strong foretaste of composition". Henle now presents a new edition of this classic collection, which draws upon all known sources.

These replace Henle 's older HN169 and HN1169.

Pieces

• Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772
• Invention No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 773
• Invention No. 3 in D Major, BWV 774
• Invention No. 4 in D Minor, BWV 775
• Invention No. 5 in E-flat Major, BWV 776
• Invention No. 6 in E Major, BWV 777
• Invention No. 7 in E Minor, BWV 778
• Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779
• Invention No. 9 in F Minor, BWV 780
• Invention No. 10 in G Major, BWV 781
• Invention No. 11 in G Minor, BWV 782
• Invention No. 12 in A Major, BWV 783
• Invention No. 13 in A Minor, BWV 784
• Invention No. 14 in B-flat Major, BWV 785
• Invention No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 786