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Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2017
An excellent edition. The pages lie flat, the print is clear and easy to read, the fingerings are sensible, and after months of me flipping back and forth as I learn the music and shlepping it to piano lessons, the book remains in solid shape. And these pieces are really a lot of fun to learn. They're lively, joyous, interesting, and fun to learn. They're challenging to a very modestly gifted pianist like me, but without making inordinate demands on virtuosity and instilling feelings of utter inadequacy, as Chopin tends to do. And in the hands of a very talented pianist, they're a revelation. Listen to Martha Argerich playing BWV 911 and deny it if you can.
Marsik
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2017
Amazing music (listen to Glenn Gould...). Great edition as always
Tuesday
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2016
This is a beautiful book. I highly recommend it! I love the urtext edition of music books.
Craig Matteson
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2013
These seven toccatas by J.S. Bach are most likely early works and show the exuberance of his early style without the elaborate polyphonic creations of his later work. But the dating cannot be assigned precisely and we do not have any autographs. However we do have copies made by Bach's students, though they do not always agree. However, this makes sense given the nature of what a toccata is supposed to be.The toccata is a showpiece for a keyboardist in a very free and improvisatory style. The work is supposed to demonstrate a variety of styles including some section in am imitative style but we would not expect a carefully planned worked out and strict fugue. Bach was known as a brilliant keyboard player and these works indicate how sophisticated he was early in his career.One can hear them more frequently performed by harpsichord players, but pianists do program them for recitals and I am aware of very great pianists who have recorded them. Personally, I think they work quite well on the piano and that pianists, especially students who want to deepen their understanding of Bach and the Baroque, should become familiar with them. And I think we could all do well by hearing them more frequently in recitals.This is a fine edition with extensive notes on sources and variant readings in the back.Get a copy, read through them, learn them, perform them, and, most of all, enjoy them!Reviewed by Craig Matteson, Saline, MI
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