Arias & Variations, Capriccios BWV 989-994

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Works

Aria & Variations in the Italian Style (Aria variata alla maniera Italiana), for keyboard in A minor, BWV 989
Sarabande & Partita (Sarabande con Partite), for keyboard in C major, BWV 990
Aria & Variations, for keyboard in C minor, BWV 991 (in Clavierbüchlein for A.M. Bach 1722) (Fragment)
Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother (sopra la lotananza del suo fratello dilettissimo), for keyboard in B flat major, BWV 992
Capriccio in honour of J.C. Bach (honorem Johann Christoph Bach ii), for keyboard in E major, BWV 993
Applicatio, for keyboard in C major, BWV 994 (WFN 1)

Scoring

Harpsichord

Air and Variations in C minor, BWV 991 - Examples from the Score

References

Composed

BGA

NBA

BC

First Published

BWV 989

Before 1710 ?

XXXVI

V/10

L179

Leipzig, 1867

BWV 990

?

XLII

V/12

Leipzig, 1894

BWV 991

After 1721

XLIII

V/4

BG, 1894

BWV 992

?

XXXVI

V/10

L181

Leipzig, 1839

BWV 993

c1707

L180

BWV 994

1720

XXXVI

V/5

Q1

Leipzig, 1873

Music

Music Examples

Contents

Recordings | Reviews | Discussions | Articles | Links

Discography

Part 1: Complete Recordings 1900-1949 (1)
Part 2: Complete Recordings 1950-1959 (18)
Part 3: Complete Recordings 1960-1969 (8)
Part 4: Complete Recordings 1970-1979 (20)
Part 5: Complete Recordings 1980-1989 (19)
Part 6: Complete Recordings 1990-1999 (32)
Part 7: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (38)
Part 8: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (39)
Part 9: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 (3)

Reviews

Review: Masterworks for Clavichord
Review: Italian Concerto and more
Review: Angela Hewitt Bach’s Recital Disc on Hyperion (2 Parts)
Review: Bach Harpsichord Discs from Hill and Suzuki
Review: “Bach as Teacher” from Robert Hill
Review: Bach Keyboard Recordings from Wolfgang Rübsam, Part 2

Discussions

Articles

Air and Variations in C minor - Fragment piece in the Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook: Examples from the Score

Links

Aria variata, for keyboard in A minor ("In the Italian Style"), BWV 989, Composition Description [AMG / James Leonard]

Capriccio sopra la lotananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, for keyboard in B flat major, BWV 992, Composition Description [AMG / Blair Johnston]

Prepared by Aryeh Oron (March 2007 - December 2023)

Arias & Variations, Capriccios BWV 989-994: Details
Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029
Recording Reviews: Review: Masterworks for Clavichord | Review: Italian Concerto and more | Angela Hewitt Bach’s Recital Disc on Hyperion | Bach Harpsichord Discs from Hill and Suzuki | “Bach as Teacher” from Robert Hill | Bach Keyboard Recordings from Wolfgang Rübsam, Part 2
Discussions: General: Part 1