Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 (Bach, Johann Sebastian)

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Early Version (BWV 543a)

Editor Dietrich Kilian (1928–1984)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie IV, Band 6 (pp.121-25)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1964. Plate BA 5025.
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Revised Version (BWV 543)

Editor Domenico Dragonetti (1763–1846)
Publisher. Info. Grand Studies for the Organ
London: Novello, n.d.(ca.1852-56).
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Misc. Notes Cello part mentioned on title page (not present in this scan) is a simple transcription of organ pedal part by Domenico Dragonetti, and is wholly optional - organ part remains unchanged from original. Does not really qualify as an "arrangement." Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): H290/7
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Editor Marcel Dupré (1886–1971)
Publisher. Info. Oeuvres complètes pour orgue de J.S. Bach, Vol.2 No.6 (pp.38-47)
Paris: S. Bornemann, 1938. Plate S.B. 5275.
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Editor Dietrich Kilian (1928–1984)
Publisher. Info. Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Serie IV, Band 5 (pp.186-97)
Kassel: Bärenreiter Verlag, 1972. Plate BA 5028.
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Editor Dietrich Kilian (1928–1984)
Publisher. Info. Orgelwerke, Band 5 (pp.186-97)
Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1972. Plate BA 5175.
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Editor Evgeniy E. Moshkin (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Evgeniy E. Moshkin, 2020.
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Editor Kapurai, after Wilhelm Rust, BGA edition
Publisher. Info. Lekro, 2015.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Revised Version (BWV 543)

For 4 Guitars (Höger)

4 more: Guitar 1 • Guitar 2 • Guitar 3 • Guitar 4

Arranger Anton Höger
Publisher. Info. Anton Höger
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Misc. Notes If performed I would look forward about a small reference to my efforts.
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For Piano 4 hands (Gleichauf)
Arranger Franz Xaver Gleichauf (1801–1856)
Publisher. Info. Orgel-Compositionen, Band I (pp.54-65)
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 8088.
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For Piano 4 hands (Reger)
Arranger Max Reger (1873–1916)
Publisher. Info. London: Augener, No.6895, n.d. Plate 10925.
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For Piano (Liszt)
See: Preludes and Fugues by J.S. Bach, S.462, by Franz Liszt (No.1)
For Piano (Szántó)
Arranger Tivadar Szántó (1877–1934)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1912. Plate U.E. 3769.
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For Piano (Tagliapietra)
Arranger Gino Tagliapietra (1887–1954)
Publisher. Info. Milano: G. Ricordi, 1936. Plate E.R. 1817.
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Fuga (No.2)

For 4 Recorders (Areskoug and Mondrup)
Arranger Johan Areskoug (b. 1948) and Christian Mondrup (b. 1947)
Publisher. Info. Johan Areskoug and Christian Mondrup
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Misc. Notes Transposed to G minor
These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Mondrup Recorder Collection.
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General Information

Work Title Prelude and Fugue in A minor
Alternative. Title Præludium et Fuga in a
Name Translations Прелюдия и Фуга ля минор, BWV 543; Preludium og fuge i a-moll, BWV 543; Preludio y fuga en la menor, BWV 543; Prélude et fugue en la mineur; Preludio e fuga in la minore, BWV 543; [2 more...]Präludium und Fuge a-Moll, BWV 543; Preludi i Fuga en la menor, BWV 543
Name Aliases BWV 543
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175322666; BNF: 139096646
Composer Bach, Johann Sebastian
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. BWV 543, 543a ; BC J 42
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJB 484
Key A minor
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 sections:
  1. Præludium
  2. Fuga
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1715?
First Publication. 1812 ca. - J. Riedl
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation organ
Manuscript Sources First Version, Revised Version
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information Published in 1838 by Haslinger (Monatsbericht (1838), p.186); this is a republication of an earlier SA Steiner edition of BWV 543-548.

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