Johann Sebastian Bach

Prelude and Fughetta in G major, BWV 902

before c. 1726–1729

Total duration: 5' 30"

1. Prelude
1. Prelude (earlier version)
2. Fughetta

This prelude and fughetta is part of a collection of five preludes and fughettas (BWV 870 (in an earlier version), 899, 900, 901 and 902).

Recommended editions

Neue Bach-Ausgabe (Bärenreiter) · V, 6/2 · BA 5086-01 · Das Wohltemperierte Klavier II · ed. Alfred Dürr [including alternative and a further version of the prelude]
Bärenreiter · BA 5200 · Präludien, Fughetten aus dem Unfeld des Wohltemperierten Klaviers II · ed. Alfred Dürr [including alternative and a further version of the prelude]
Henle · HN 106 · Kleine Präludien und Fughetten · ed. Rudolf Steglich [fughetta and earlier version of the prelude]
Henle · HN 107 · Kleine Präludien und Fughetten · ed. Rudolf Steglich [fughetta and earlier version of the prelude]
Henle · HN 1106 · Kleine Präludien und Fughetten · ed. Rudolf Steglich [fughetta and earlier version of the prelude]
Henle · HN 219 · Fantasien, Präludien und Fugen · ed. Georg van Dadelsen/Klaus Rönnau [prelude only]
Henle · HN 220 · Fantasien, Präludien und Fugen · ed. Georg van Dadelsen/Klaus Rönnau [prelude only]
Henle · HN 1219 · Fantasien, Präludien und Fugen · ed. Georg van Dadelsen/Klaus Rönnau [prelude only]
Peters · EP 11503 · Clavier-Büchlein für Johann Christian Bach · ed. Christoph Wolff [including earlier version of the prelude]
Peters · EP 11510 · Kleine Präludien, Fugen und Fughetten · ed. Christoph Wolff [including earlier version of the prelude]
Wiener Urtext · UT 50041 · Kleine Präludien und Fughetten · ed. Walter Dehnhard [including earlier version of the prelude]

1. Prelude

The prelude exists in an earlier version (BWV¹ 902a; BWV^2,2a 902/1a; BWV³ 902.1) that is given below. The Neue Bach-Ausgabe also gives an embellished version of the later version, not given here, according to a copy by Johann Gottlieb Preller.

Duration: 4' 30"

Difficulty: 3

Prelude and Fughetta in G major, BWV 902; 1. Prelude

1. Prelude (earlier version)

Duration: 1' 30"

Difficulty: 2

Prelude and Fughetta in G major, BWV 902; 1. Prelude (earlier version)

2. Fughetta

This an earlier version of the G major fugue from the second book of The Well-Tempered Clavier (BWV 884/2).

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 2.5

Prelude and Fughetta in G major, BWV 902; 2. Fughetta