![]() The individual sheet of "Jesu Joy" above is rather difficult and awkward, in my opinion, more of an advanced piano arrangement. Note regarding Jesu, Joy above - from Dr. ![]() (Ricordi edition) (SMO recommended title) ![]() I am not trying to steer anyone away from the low priced editions below, it's just that if you were a serious pianist and walked into my studio with a Schirmer/Czerny edition, I would insist you open the window and heave it, and get a respected edition (BTW - there are other wonderful editions of Bach besides Henle, but I have compared scores and find Henle the best for J.S. ![]() Henle editions are expensive, but are editions that will last a lifetime (at least yours and mine.) in terms of accurately representing what the Bach scholars believe is the closest representation to what the 'ol boy composed.Ĭheck out the below, but also take some time to visit the Henle web pages on this site. The most authoritative editons are published by G. So, scholarship enters the picture, and the use of the word "Urtext" (as close to original text as possible) takes on significant meaning. If you are a serious student, you must use authoritative editions for Bach, as very few of his original manuscripts survived into the age of published music, and everything published from the early 19th century on, was based on someone's - often a noted pianist of the period - opinion (that's why the Busoni/Tausig are interesting to puruse). These are fine for casual use, the Busoni and Tausig editions are respected for their historical perspective and insight into their era of performance practice, the mixed collections of popular Bach works are a good value and fine for kids. ![]() The below are mostly Schirmer editions, with some Kalmus, Salabert, Ricordi mixed in. Click on "popular" for more contemporary titles, ![]()
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