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J. S. Bach
Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir
Free transcription for two pianos
B. J. Costello, 2005

A catalogue of known transcriptions and arrangements for piano solo, duet and duo of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).  Compiled by Benjamin Costello.

This page includes works for solo piano. Further pages include piano duets and piano duos.

Any updates, additions and/or corrections (together with suitable evidence) are welcomed, and should be addressed to:

Mr Benjamin Costello
c/o Music Department
Shrewsbury House School
Ditton Road, Surbiton
Surrey KT6 6RL
United Kingdom


Bach transcriptions and arrangements for solo piano

D'ALBERT, Eugen (1864 – 1932)

German composer and pianist

Prelude & Fugue in D major BWV 532
Prelude & Fugue in A major BWV 536
Prelude & Fugue in C minor BWV 537
Prelude & Fugue in D minor BWV 538
Toccata in F major BWV 540
Prelude & Fugue in G major BWV 541
Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582
Siciliano in G minor from the 2nd
Flute Sonata in Eb major BWV 1031
(Principal publisher: Bote & Bock)

ALKAN, Charles-Valentin (1813 – 1888)

Eccentric French virtuoso pianist and composer

Siciliano in G minor from the 2nd Flute Sonata in Eb major BWV 1031 (Edition Obscura, Editions Billaudot)

BANTOCK, Sir Granville (1868 – 1946)

Eccentric English composer

Choral Prelude from Cantata 140, "Wachet Auf"

BAUER, Harold (1873 – 1951)

American pianist of English birth

Andante from Sonata for Violin Solo
Aria from Cantata No.36 Schwingt freudig euch empor
Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (from Cantata No.147 BWV 147) (Schirmer)
Komm’ süsser Tod
Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen
(from Cantata No.127 BWV 127)
Partita No.1 in B-flat (Schirmer)

BAX, Sir Arnold (1883 – 1953)

English composer and Master of the King’s Music from 1942 to 1953)

Fantasia BWV 572

BERNERS, Lord (1883 – 1950)

Eccentric English composer, writer and painter

Choral Prelude "In dulci jubilo" BWV 729

BILLAM, Peter J. (b.1948)

British-born composer, guitarist and teacher

Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit BWV 668
Ricercare a 3 from the Musikalisches Opfer

BLISS, Sir Arthur (1891 – 1975)

English composer-conductor of American descent and Master of the Queen’s Music from 1953 to 1975

Chorale Prelude Das alte Jahr vergangen ist

BORWICK, Leonard (1868 – 1925)

English pianist who studied under Clara Schumann. Defended the practice of adaptation on the grounds that the pianist could lend a special ‘colouring’ to musical ideas originally conceived with other instruments in mind

Chorale: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Cantata 147)
Chorale Prelude: O Lamm Gottes unschuldig

BRAHMS, Johannes (1833 – 97)

German composer and pianist

From Five Studies Anh. Ia/1: Chaconne in D minor from the Violin Sonata No.4 BWV 1004 (for left hand)
Presto in G major after J.S. Bach (First Version)
Presto in G major after J.S. Bach (Second Version)
Cadenza for Bach's Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor BWV 1052 (woo 11)

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BRASSIN, Louis (1840 – 1884)

Belgian pianist and composer. Author of an Ecole moderne du piano

Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565

BRIDGE, Frank (1879 – 1941)

English composer, violist and conductor

Komm süsser Tod (Air from the Schemelli Gesangbuch) BWV 478

BRISKIER, Arthur

Author of New approach to piano transcriptions and interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach's music (C. Fischer)

Chaconne from the Violin Partita BWV 1004
Fugue in G minor (The Little)
Organ Fantasy & Fugue in G minor BWV 542
Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor BWV 582
Prelude & Fugue in B minor “The Great” BWV 544

BÜLOW, Hans Freiherr von (1830 – 94)

German conductor, pianist and composer

Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue (Schirmer)
Italian Concerto (Schirmer)
Fantasia in C Minor (Schirmer)

BUSONI, Ferruccio (1866 – 1924)

Highly influential Italian composer, pianist and authority on Bach

Toccata in C major BWV 564 (Edition Breitkopf)
Toccata in D minor BWV 565 (Edition Breitkopf)
Prelude & Fugue in D major BWV 532 (Edition Breitkopf)
Prelude & Fugue in C Major (G. Schirmer)
Fantasie & Fugue in D minor BWV 905
Prelude & Fugue in Eb “St Anne” BWV 552 (IMC)
Chaconne from the Violin Sonata No.4 BWV 1004 (Breitkopf)
10 Organ Chorale Preludes (Breitkopf)
Capriccio in B major "on the departure of a Sonatina No.5 after J.S. Bach"
Fantasia Contrappuntistica (Breitkopf)
Preludio, fuga e fuga figurata from "An die Jugend Kind” BWV 254

BUSONI / SILOTI

Chaconne BWV 1004

CATOIRE, Georgy L’vovich (1861 – 1926)

Russian composer and musicologist of French descent

Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582

COHEN, Harriet (1895 – 1967)

English pianist with small hands, noted for her performances of Bach

Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (OUP)
Ertödt’ uns durch dein’ Güte
(from Cantata No. 22
Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe BWV 22) (OUP)
Be contented, O my Soul (OUP)

COOPER, Gerald M.

Editor and one-time secretary of the Purcell Society

Four Chorale Preludes (OUP)

CORTOT, Alfred (1877 – 1962)

French pianist, conductor and teacher, author of Principes rationnels de la technique pianistique

Largo from the Harpsichord Concerto in F minor BWV 1056 / Arioso du Concerto en fa mineur pour clavecin et instruments a cordes (Foetisch)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (Foetisch)

CRAXTON, Harold (1885 – 1971)

English pianist, accompanist and teacher, and student of Matthay

Largo from the Harpsichord Concerto in F minor BWV 1056

DARKE, Harold

Little Prelude in E minor from Eight Short Preludes for Organ

DULCKEN, Ferdinand Quentin

Pianist, Professor at the Warsaw Conservatoire

Bourée  

ECKSTEIN (possibly Pavel, b.1911?)

Arioso from Cantata No.156 (C. Fischer)

EKMAN, Karl (b.1895, d.?)

Finnish pianist, conductor and singer

Prelude & Fugue in C major BWV 531
Prelude & Fugue in B minor BWV 544
Toccata, Adagio &
Fugue in C major BWV 564 (Apostol)
Kleines Praeludium und Fuge in F dur fur die Orgel (Fazerin Musiikkikauppa)
Praeludium und Fuge in e moll fur die orgel (Fazerin Musiikkikauppa)

FEINBERG, Samuil (1890 – 1962)

Russian pianist and composer

Largo in A minor from Trio Sonata No.5 BWV 529
Thirteen Chorale Preludes: Allein Gott in der Hoeh' sei Ehr' BWV 663
Allein Gott in der Hoeh' sei Ehr' BWV 711
Allein Gott in der Hoeh' sei Ehr' BWV 662 (1st version, 1952)
Allein Gott in der Hoeh' ser Ehr' BWV 662 (2nd version, 1962)
An Wasserflüssen Babylon BWV 653
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott BWV 720
Von Gott will ich nicht lassen BWV 658
Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten BWV 647
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter BWV 650
Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend BWV 655
Jesus Christus, unser Heiland BWV 665
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland BWV 659
Ach, bleib' bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 649
Valet will ich dir geben BWV 735
Prelude & Fugue in E minor BWV 548 (Muzyka)
Concerto in A minor (after Vivaldi) BWV 593 (MGI Moscow)

(Further information available from the International Feinberg-Skalkottas Society website: www.skfe.com)

FERGUSON, Howard (1908 – 1999)

Irish composer, musicologist and pianist

Lute Suite in C minor

FIORENTINO, Serdio (1927 – 1998)

Italian composer and pianist

Sonata in G Minor for violin solo, BWV 1001
Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (from Cantata No.147, BWV 147)

FLEMING, Christopher le (1908 – 1985)

British pianist and composer

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme from Cantata No.162
Schafe können sicher weiden from Cantata “Was mir behagt, ist nur der munt’re Jagd” BWV 208 (Chester)

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FOOTE, Arthur William (1853 – 1937)

American composer, organist, pianist and teacher

Sarabande from the 6th Violoncello Sonata

FRIEDMAN, Ignacy (Ignaz) (1882 – 1948)

Polish pianist and composer

Bourée in B minor from Violin Partita No.2 BWV 1002
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 1st movement BWV 1048
Gavotte in E major from Sonata No.6 for Violin Solo BWV 1006
Siciliano from the 2nd Flute Sonata in Eb major BWV 1031
Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland from Cantatas No.61 and 62 BWV 659
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme / Morgenlied (Schübler Chorale No.1) BWV 645
Mein glaubiges Herze, frohlocke, sing’, scherze from Cantata No.68
Schäfe können sicher weiden (from Cantata “Was mir behagt, ist nur der munt’re Jagd” BWV 208)

FRISKIN, James (1886 – 1967)

Scottish pianist and composer

Chorale Prelude O Mensch, bewein' dein’ Sunde gross BWV 622

FROEDING, P.

Aria and Gavotte from Orchestral Suite in D

FULEIHAN, Anis (1900 – 1970)

American composer, conductor and pianist

Prelude & Fugue in E minor

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GALSTON, Gottfried (1879 – 1950)

Viennese pianist

Siciliano in G minor from the 2nd Flute Sonata in Eb major BWV 1031 (Wilhelm Hansen)

GARBAN, Lucien (1877 – 1959)

French pianist and editor

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme from Cantata No.162 (Durand)

GODOWSKY, Leopold (1870 – 1938)

American pianist and composer of Polish birth

Suite for Violoncello Solo No.2 in D minor BWV 1008
Suite for Violoncello Solo No.3 in C major BWV 1009
Suite for Violoncello Solo No.5 in C minor BWV 1011
Sonata for Violin Solo No.1 in G minor BWV 1001
Sonata for Violin Solo No.2 in B minor BWV 1002
Sonata for Violin Solo No.3 in A minor BWV 1003
Partita for Violin Solo No.1 in D minor

GOEBELS, Franzpeter (1920 – 1988)

German pianist and composer

Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (from Cantata No.147, BWV 147) (Schott)

GOEDICKE, Alexander Fyodorovich (1877 – 1957)

Russian composer and pianist

Prelude & Fugue in G major BWV 541
Prelude & Fugue in D minor BWV 539
Fugue in C minor BWV 575
Six Organ Choral Preludes
Schafe können sicher weiden (from Cantata “Was mir behagt, ist nur der munt’re Jagd” BWV 208)
Now Thank We All Our God

GOLDBERG, William B. (b.1917)

American pianist and composer

Schafe können sicher weiden
Wachet auf

GOOSSENS, Sir Aynsley Eugene (1893 – 1962)

Conductor, composer and pianist

Andante from Brandenburg Concerto No.2

GRAINGER, Percy Aldridge (1882 – 1961)

Australian-American composer and pianist

Blithe Bells (Sheep May Safely Graze) (Schott)
Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Fugue in A minor from Das wohltemperierte Clavier, Book I BWV 865
Fugue in E major from Das wohltemperierte Clavier, Book II BWV 878

HARRIS, Johana and Roy (b.1913)

Prelude & Fugue in D for Organ
Organ Preludes:
Come God, Creator, Holy Ghost
Christ Lay in the Bonds of Death
The Old Year Has Passed Away
Dearest Jesus, We Are Here
In Sweet Jubilation

HARRIS, William H. (1883 – 1973)

English organist, choirmaster and composer

Bist du Bei Mir

HENDERSON, A.M.

Scottish composer/arranger?

Organ Chorale Preludes:
Erbarm' dich Mein Herre Gott
Es Ist Das Heil Uns Kommen
Herr Gott Nun Sei Gepreiset
erzlich Thut Mich Verlang
ch Ruf' zu Dir Herr Jesu
Liebster Jesu Wir Sind Hier
O' mensch Bewein Dein Sunde; Sleepers, Awake (Wachet Auf). (G. Schirmer)

HESS, Dame Myra (1890 – 1965)

English pianist

Adagio from the Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major BWV 564
Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (from Cantata No.147, BWV 147)
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (from the Schüber Chorales BWV 645) (OUP)

HEWITT, Angela (b.1958)

Canadian pianist

Das alte Jahr vergangen ist (from Orgelbüchlein) BWV 614
Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein (from Orgelbüchlein) BWV 641
Alle Menschen müssen sterben (from Orgelbüchlein) BWV 643

HOWE, Mary (1882 – 1964)

American composer and pianist

Schäfe können sicher weiden (from Cantata “Was mir behagt ist nur der muntre Jagd” BWV 208) (OUP)

HOWELLS CH, Herbert (1892 – 1983)

English composer and teacher

O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross (from Orgelbüchlein) BWV 622

HUGHES, Edwin (1884 – 1965)

American pianist and teacher

Siciliano in G minor from the 2nd Flute Sonata in Eb major BWV 1031

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ILIN

Organ Choral Preludes

IRELAND, John (1879 – 1962)

English composer, pianist and teacher

Meine Seele erhebt den Herrn (from Schüber Chorales) BWV 648

JOHNSON, Thomas A.

Editor

Brandenburg Concerto No.3 (Hinrichsen)

JOSEFFY, Rafael (1852 – 1915)

Hungarian pianist

Gavotte in E from Sonata No.6 for Violin Solo BWV 1006 (left hand only) (G. Schirmer)
Bourrée
Sinfonia aus der Ratswahlkantate BWV 29

KABALEVSKY, Dmitri (1904 – 1987)

Russian composer and teacher

Eight Short Organ Preludes and Fugues
Toccata & Fugue in D minor “Dorian” BWV 538

KARTUN, Leon

French pianist and conductor

Prelude & Fugue in E minor

KELBERINE, Alexander (1903 – 1940)

Pianist

Organ Chorale Prelude: Herzlich tut mich verlangen BWV 727

KEMPFF, Wilhelm (1895 – 1991)

German pianist, organist and composer

Sinfonia aus der Ratswahlkantate BWV 29
Largo from the Harpsichord Concerto in F minor BWV 1056
Siciliano from the 2nd Flute Sonata in Eb major BWV 1031
Choralvorspiel “Es ist gewißlich an der Zeit” BWV 307/734
Choralvorspiel “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” BWV 639
Choralvorspiel “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” BWV 645
Choralvorspiel “Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland” BWV 659a
Choralvorspiel “In dulci jubilo” BWV 751
Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Choral aus der Kantate “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben) BWV 147
Orgelchoral Befiehl du deine Wege BWV 727

KISTLER-LIBENDOERFER

(Possibly Cyrill KISTLER, German composer and writer 1848 – 1907?)

Three Movements from the Overtures for Orchestra (Edition Musica Budapest)
Three Adagios from sonatas for harpsichord and violin (Edition Musica Budapest)

KOBAYASHI Yoshitake (b.1942)

Japanese musicologist and authority on Bach

Prelude & Fugue in B minor BWV 544
Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565

KOSTORIS

Preludio (Dalle Sonate di Violino)

KREUTZER, Leonid (1884 – 1953)

Russian pianist and teacher

Siciliano in G minor (from the 2nd Flute Sonata in Eb major BWV 1031)
Chromatic Fantasy

KRISH, Edward

Out of the Depth
Andante from Trio Sonata No.4

LAMBERT, Constant (1905 – 51)

British composer, conductor, pianist and writer

Der Tag der ist so freudenreich BWV 719

LAMPING, W.

Chaconne BWV 1004

LASSON

Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (from Cantata No.147, BWV 147) (Rideau Rouge)

LAUSNAY, Lucie de

Fugue en Sol Mineur pour Orgue (Gallet et Fils)

LAVIGNAC, Albert (1846 – 1916)

French teacher and musicologist.
Founder and editor of the Encyclopédie de la musique et Dictionnaire du Conservatoire

Arie aus der Pfingst-Cantata

LÉVÊQUE, Albert (1900 – 1970)

Pianist and Bach specialist

Chorale: Reste pres de nous
Chorale: Recouis-toi, mon Amel (Cantata No. 147)
Arias:
Que les Brebis paissent en Paix (Cantata No. 208)
Reviens mon bien aime Jesus (Cantata No. 154)
Deux espoirl Mon Jesus vient (Cantata No. 151)
Fermez-vous (Cantata No. 82)
En ta boute (Cantata No. 22)
An soir du Sabbat (Cantata No.42) Ah! Coule en moi, Esprite de joie (Cantata No. 73)
Italian Concerto

LIPATTI, Dinu (1917 – 50)

Romanian pianist and composer. His recorded legacy is small but beyond price

Pastorale in F
Weil die Wollenreichen Herden (from Cantata No.208)
Schäfe können sicher weiden (from Cantata “Was mir behagt, ist nur der munt’re Jagd” BWV 208)

LISZT, Franz (1811 – 86)

Hungarian composer. Pianist and teacher. A leader of the Romantic movement and one of the greatest virtuosos in history

Organ works:
Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 543
Prelude & Fugue in C major BWV 545
Prelude & Fugue in C minor BWV 546
Prelude & Fugue in C major BWV 547; Prelude & Fugue in E minor BWV 548
Prelude & Fugue in B minor BWV 544
Fantasia & Fugue in G minor BWV 542
Fantasy and Fugue on Bach BWV 529 (from the organ version of 1855)
Variations on Weinen, Klangen (from Cantata No. 12)

LUCAS, Clarence (1866 – 1947)

Canadian composer and conductor

Pastorale from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248

LUSTNER, C.H.

Siciliano in G minor (from the Flute Sonata in Eb major BWV 1031)

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MacDOWELL, Edward (1860 – 1908)

American composer, pianist and teacher

6 Little Pieces: Courante in A, Menuet in G, Gigue in A, Menuet in F, Menuet in G, Marche in D

MALATA, Fritz (1882 – 1949)

Pianist


Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582 (Breitkopf)

MANNINO, Franco (b.1924)

Italian composer and pianist

Aria from Suite in D

MANSFIELD, Purcell J. (1889-1968)

British organist, composer and choirmaster

Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (from Cantata No.147, BWV 147) (Peters)

MARTUCCI, Giuseppe (1856 – 1909)

Italian composer, pianist and conductor

Suite fur Orchester Nr.1 C-dur; Suite fur Orchester Nr.2 h-moll
Suite fur Orchester Nr.3 D-dur

MASUKO, Akihiro

1st Movement from Concerto for Two Violins

MAYLATH, Henry (1827 – 1883)

Pianist and composer

My Heart ever Faithful

MELARTIN, Erkki (1875 – 1937)

Finnish composer and influential teacher

Ich halte treulich still (1924), arr. of J.S. Bach BWV 466
Am Abend (1925), arr. of unknown melody
Freuet euch, ihr Christen alle (1924), arr. of chorus BWV 40
Präludium aus der Sonate E-dur fur solo violine (1919), arr. of BWV 1006

MURDOCH, William (1888 – 1942)

Australian pianist and writer

Several Chorale Preludes
Concerto in D minor (after Vivaldi’s L’Estro Armonico Op.3 No.11) BWV 596

MURRILL, Herbert (1909 – 52)

English composer, administrator and one-time Head of Music at the BBC

God's Deeds Are Always Righteous

NAOUMOFF, Émile (b.1962)

Pianist and composer

Aus Liebe will mein heiland sterben
Betrachte, mein Seel'
Die Seele ruht in Jesu Handen (from Cantata BWV 127)
Doch Konigin! (from Cantata BWV 198)
Jesu Bleibet meine Freude (from Cantata No.147, BWV 147)
Num komm' der Heiden Heiland BWV 599
O Mensch bewein' dein' Sunde gross BWV 622
Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582
Prelude in A major BWV 536
Prelude in E minor BWV 533
Prelude in B minor BWV 544
Suscepit Israel
Weichtet nur (from Cantata BWV 202)

NIKOLAYEVA, Tat'yana (1924 – 93)

Russian pianist, teacher and composer

Toccata & Fugue D minor BWV 565

OESTERLE, Louis

Prelude in C Major

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PABST, Paul (1854 – 97)

German pianist, teacher and composer

Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565

PALMER, Willard A. (1917 – 96)

Music educator, editor and author.  Expert on baroque ornamentation

Extended Chorale on Jesu, Meine Freude

PARSONS, Albert Ross (1847 – 1933)

American pianist, teacher, organist and composer

Gavotte and Gigue from the Suite in D for Orchestra

PETRI, Egon (1881 – 1962)

German pianist and teacher of Dutch descent. Worked closely with Busoni, who described him as being his “most genuine pupil”

Chorale Prelude "I Step Before Thy Throne"
Schäfe können sicher weiden (from Cantata “Was mir behagt, ist nur der munt’re Jagd” BWV 208)
"Gotteszeit ist die allerbeste Zeit" (Lintupsky & Spektor)
Orgelchoralvorspiel: "O Mensch, bewein' dein' Suendegross" (Lintupsky & Spektor)
Orgelchoralvorspiel: "Wenn wir in Hoechsten Noeten sein" (Lintupsky & Spektor)
Menuet

PHILIPP, Isidor (1863 – 1958)

French pianist, teacher, composer and editor

Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (Durand)
Fugue in G minor (Durand)
Cinq Chorales et un air
Quatre Etudes (for left hand)

PICK-MANGIAGALLI, Riccardo (1882 – 1949)

Italian composer of Czech birth, one-time Director of the Milan Conservatory

Two preludes from the Sonata for solo violin in B minor

PILLNEY, Karl Hermann (1896 – 1980)

Pianist, composer and pedagogue

Ricercare a 3 from "The Musical Offering"
Chaconne from Violin Partita BWV 1004 (Breitkopf)
Possibly more….

PIRANI, Max

British-Australian pianist and Professor at the RAM

Largo from Harpsichord Concerto in F minor
Arioso (Schirmer)

PROSTAKOFF Joseph (1911 – 80)

Pianist and editor

Toccata & Fugue in D minor “Dorian” BWV 538 (Schirmer)

RACHMANINOFF, Serge (1873 – 1943)

Russian composer, pianist and conductor, the last great representative of Russian late Romanticism

Suite from the Partita in E major BWV 1006

RAFF, Joachim (1822 – 82)

German composer, critic and teacher

Chaconne from Violin Partita BWV 1004 (for left hand) (Durand)
Suite fur Violoncello Nr.1 G-Dur (Nordstem)
Suite fur Violoncello Nr.2 d-moll (Nordstem)

REGER, Max (1873 – 1916)

German composer

Prelude & Fugue in D major BWV 532
Prelude & Fugue in E minor BWV 548
Prelude & Fugue in Eb Major BWV 552
Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (Augener)
Three Organ Chorale Preludes (Universal)

ROENTGEN, Julius (1856 – 1932)

German-born composer and member of the Kneisel Quartet

Organ Toccata in F major BWV 540 (Breitkopf)

ROGER-DUCASSE, Jean (1873 – 1954)

French composer and teacher

Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582

RUMMEL, Walter (1887 – 1953)

German pianist and composer

Ertödt’ uns durch dein’ Güte chorale from Cantata No 22 BWV 22
Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig overture from Cantata No 26 BWV 26
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier organ prelude BWV 731
Vater unser im Himmelreich organ prelude BWV 760
Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan chorus from Cantata No 99 BWV 99
Das alte Jahr vergangen ist organ prelude BWV 614
Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn chorale from Cantata No 4 BWV 4
Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten duet from Cantata No 78 BWV 78
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen sinfonia from Cantata No 12 BWV 12
Mein gläubiges Herze, frohlocke, sing, scherze aria from Cantata No 68 BWV 68
O Menschen, die ihr täglich sündigt aria from Cantata No 122 BWV 122
Das Brausen von den rauhen Winden aria from Cantata No 92 BWV 92
Die Welt ist wie ein Rauch und Schatten aria from Cantata No 94 BWV 94
Zu Tanze, zu Sprunge aria (‘Pan’s dancing song’) from Cantata No 201 BWV 201
Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal overture from Cantata No 146 BWV 146
Dein Name gleich der Sonnen geh Leopold Serenata from Cantata No 173a BWV 173a
Lass dich nimmer von der Liebe berücken cembalo obbligato from Cantata No 203 BWV 203
Stürze zu Boden aria from Cantata No 126 BWV 126
Dich hab’ ich je und je geliebt aria from Cantata No 49 BWV 49
O Gott, du frommer Gott! choral overture from Cantata No 94 BWV 94
Esurientes implevit bonis aria from Magnificat BWV 243
Gelobet sei mein Gott choral finale from Cantata No 129 BWV 129
Die Seele ruht in Jesu Händen aria from Cantata No 127 BWV 127
Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir Michaelis-Ouverture from Cantata No 130 BWV 130
Vom Himmel hoch, da komm’ ich her chorale prelude from Christmas Oratorio BWV 248

SAINT-SAËNS, Camille (1835 – 1921)

French composer, pianist, organist and writer

Adagio de la No.3 Cantate
Air de la No.36 Cantate; Andante de la No.3 Sonate de Violon
Andantino de la No.8 Cantate
Bourrée de la No.2 Sonate de Violon
Choeur de la No.30 Cantate
Fugue de la No.5 Sonate de Violon
Gavotte de la Sonate de Violon
Introduction et air de la No.15 Cantate
Largo de la No.5 Sonate de Violon
Overture to Cantata “Wir danken dir, Gott” BWV 29
Presto de la No.35 Cantate; Recitatif et air de la No.30 Cantate (Durand)

SAMAROFF, Olga (1882 – 1948)

American-born pianist, author and teacher.  Married to Leopold Stokowski from 1911 to 1923.

Fugue in G minor BWV 578 (from The Little Organ Book) (Elkan-Vogel)

SÁNDOR, György (b.1912)

American pianist of Hungarian birth

Prelude and Fugue in Eb major "St. Anne"
Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565

SATO, Junichi Steven

American pianist and composer

Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582
Andante Molto from the Pastorale in F Major

SAUER, Emil (1862 – 1942)

German virtuoso pianist, teacher and composer. He was ennobled by the Austrian Emperor in 1917, when he adopted the prefix ‘von’

Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue (Peters)

SCHULTZ, Robert (b.1948)

American pianist and arranger

Air from the Orchestral Suite No.3
Largo from the Clavier Concerto No.5

SCHULZ-EVLER, Andrei (1852 – 1905)

Polish composer

Echo de la Partita

SILOTI (Ziloti), Alexander Il’yich (1863 – 1945)

Ukrainian pianist and conductor

Prelude from Cantata No.35 BWV 35
Adagio from the Violin Sonata in F minor BWV 1018
Andante from the Sonata for Violin Solo in A minor BWV 1003
Air from the Orchestral Suite No.3 In D major BWV 1068 (Carl Fischer)
Chaconne from the Violin Partita in D minor BWV 1004
Deux Preludes, Largo et Chorale
Fantasia (C minor) (Carl Fischer)

Four Etudes from Cello Suites:
Prelude from Suite No.3
Bourree from Suite No.3
Prelude from Suite No.1
Courante from Suite No.1
Gigue (Carl Fischer)
Organ Prelude in E minor
Organ Prelude in G minor (Carl Fischer)
Paraphrase on the Prelude in C sharp major
Prelude from Violoncello Suite in E-flat
Prelude in G minor for Organ (after Szanto's transcription)
Siciliano in G minor from the 2nd Flute Sonata in Eb major BWV 1031
Prelude in B minor (from Clavierbüchlein für W.F.Bach) BWV 855a
Sinfonia aus der Ratswahlkantate BWV 29

SORABJI, Kaikhosru Shapurji (1892 -1988)

English composer, pianist and writer

Transcription in the Light of Harpsichord Technique for the Modern Piano of the Chromatic Fantasy of J.S.Bach (1940)
Prelude after J. S. Bach (transcription of the first movement of BWV 815a) (1945)

SOSA, Raoul (b.1939)

Pianist, conductor, composer and teacher, naturalized Canadian in 1973.  Injuries to his right hand in 1980 has lead to a subsequent career focus on works for the left hand

Fantaisie Chromatique et Fugue (left hand alone) (Canadian Music Centre)
Invention en si bemol (left hand alone) (Canadian Music Centre)

STRADAL, August (1860 – 1930)

Czech pianist. Favorite student of Liszt

Orchestral works: The Six Brandenburg Concertos
Organ works:
Prelude & Fugue in C major BWV 531
Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 532
Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 533
Prelude & Fugue in F minor BWV 534
Prelude & Fugue in A major BWV 536
Prelude & Fugue in C minor BWV 537
Prelude & Fugue in D minor BWV 538
Prelude & Fugue in G major BWV 541
Prelude & Fugue in G minor BWV 542
Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 543
Prelude & Fugue in B minor BWV 544
Prelude & Fugue in C major BWV 545
Prelude & Fugue in C minor BWV 546
Prelude & Fugue in C major BWV 547
Prelude & Fugue in E minor BWV 548
Prelude & Fugue in C minor BWV 549
Prelude & Fugue in Eb major BWV 552
Toccata & Fugue in C major BWV 564
Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Prelude & Fugue in C major BWV 566
Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582

Konzert C-dur fur die Orgel
Konzert G-dur fur die Orgel (nach Antonio Vivaldi)
Konzert D-moll fur ein Klavier mit Begleitung fon 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello and Bass
Konzert D-moll fur ein Klavier mit Gegleitung von 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello und Bass
Praeludium und Fuge uber das Thema B-A-C-H fur die Orgel
8 kleine Praeludium un Fugen fur die Orgel
Organ Sonata in E minor

SZÁNTÓ, Theodor (1877 – 1934)

Hungarian pianist and composer

Organ works:
Prelude & Fugue in G minor BWV 535
Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582
Prelude & Fugue in G minor BWV 542
Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 543
Prelude & Fugue in C major BWV 566

TAGLIAPIETRA, Gino (1887 – 1954)

Underrated Italian composer, pianist and musicologist.  Student of Busoni

Fantasia & Fugue in G minor BWV 582
Prelude & Fugue in A minor
Goldberg Variations

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TAKAHASHI, Y. (b.1938)

Japanese composer and pianist

Fugue in G major
Erbarme dich, mein Gott

TAUSIG, Carl (1841 – 1871)

Polish pianist and composer

Toccata & Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (Wilhelm Hansen Edition)
Praeludium, Fugue, & Allegro (Musica Obscura)

Chorale Preludes:
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig
O Mensch, bewein Dein Suende gross
Wir glauben All'an einen Gott, Schoepfer

VEDERNIKOV, Anatoly (b.1920)

Russian pianist

7 Chorale Preludes:
Puer natus in Bethlehem BWV 603
Nun freut euch BWV 734
Alle Menchen mussen sterben BWV 643
In dulci jubilo BWV 608
Wenn wir in hoechsten Noeten sein BWV 641
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV 645
Num kommmt der Heiden Heiland BWV 659

WALTON, Sir William (1902 – 1983)

English composer

Herzlich thut mich verlangen BWV 727

WEISS, Josef (?) (1864-1945)

Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582

WHITTAKER, William Gillies (1876 – 1944)

Principal of the Scottish National Academy of Music and Gardiner Professor of Music at the University of Glasgow

Pastorella
Aria (from the above)
Organ Chorale Prelude: Wie glauben all' in einem Gott, Vater

WILD, Earl (b.1915)

American virtuoso pianist and composer/transcriber in the late-romantic tradition

Hommage à Poulenc

WILLIAMS

Ach, bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ

WITTGENSTEIN, Paul (1887 – 1961)

American pianist of Austrian birth. Lost his right arm in the First World War but continued a virtuoso career, commissioning and arranging many works for the left hand.

Prelude No.1 in C major from the Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 (for left hand)
Prelude 1 from the "Small Preludes" (for left hand)
Gigue from the Bb partita (for left hand)
Siciliano in G minor from the 2nd Flute Sonata in Eb major BWV 1031 (for left hand)

Bach/Brahms/Wittgenstein

Chaconne from the Violin Partita (for left hand)

Bach/Gounod/Wittgenstein

Meditation (for left hand)

ZADORA, Michael (1882 – 1946)

Polish-American pianist, composer and friend of Busoni

Aria aus de Mattaeus-Passion
Siciliano in G minor from the Flute Sonata in Eb BWV 1031 (for left hand)

ZHUKOV, Sergey Viktorovich (b.1951)

Russian composer

Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582

ZICHY, Count Géza (1849 – 1924)

Hungarian pianist (studying with Liszt, who was a close friend) and composer. A celebrated virtuoso, in spite of losing his right arm in a hunting accident, aged 14.

Chaconne from Violin Partita (for left hand) (Durand)



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Transcriptions and arrangements for piano duet

Transcriptions and arrangements for piano duo