Johann Sebastian Bach

Inventions and Sinfonias

Discover the essential foundation of classical piano literature with Johann Sebastian Bach's "15 Two-Part Inventions & 15 Three-Part Sinfonias" (BWV 772–801). These timeless masterpieces combine musical elegance with ingenious counterpoint, offering pianists the ideal study for tone development, hand independence, and polyphonic playing. Renowned publisher Edition Peters presents a superb new Urtext edition meticulously based on Bach's 1723 autograph manuscript, while also incorporating significant contemporary secondary sources. Complete with an insightful bilingual preface and an extensive critical commentary (German/English), this edition ensures the utmost textual fidelity and historical context. An indispensable staple for study, teaching, and personal musical exploration!