The Organ Music of J. S. Bach

This is an exhaustive and comprehensive account of Bach's organ music -- all of it, every single piece that can be accounted for. Peter Williams begins with BWV 525, the organ sonata in E-flat major and the first piece in the order of the Bach Werke Verzeichnis and goes through every piece in numerical order. It's really a reference book, so don't try to slog through it from cover to cover. It's easy to look up a specific item if you know the BWV number. If you don't, prepare yourself for a long search, because there is no index of individual titles. There are helpful introductions to different types of pieces, group by group -- the trio sonatas, preludes and fugues, concertos, chorale settings, etc. The discussion of each individual piece begins with its manuscript and publication history. (Surprisingly little of Bach's organ music exists in autograph -- some of the pieces have come down to us only as copies of copies.) Then comes a description of the piece's musical content, with copious illustrations and examples. These are especially helpful in quoting all the chorale tunes which Bach used.The first copy which came in the mail was seriously defective: the binding was split and pages were coming loose. But as soon as I let Amazon know, they promptly sent a replacement which was in perfect condition. I'm a happy customer.

If you are a serious performing organist you need all three volumes of this work.

If you are an organ student or a professional organist you should read this book

This book is fundamental for every organist! Very clear and full of relevant and difficult to find information about Bach sources. A must buy.

Si tratta di un libro che ogni organista dovrebbe avere nella sua biblioteca per poter avere un parere tra i più autorevoli sull'opera di Johann Sebastian Bach.

Un must per la conoscenza della musica organistica bachiana.

This is, I believe, the greatest book I've ever read on J.S. Bach's organ music. It's just so well done!

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