J.S. Bach - Suite IV in E-flat major, transcribed for viola. Contains 8 individual parts for Sources A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and a blank copy, as well a score comparison of Sources A-E. 138 pages in 9 pdfs, available as a download: 42 pages of score and 96 pages of individual parts.
These transcriptions of J.S. Bach’s cello suites for viola try to answer this question: what would a comprehensive edition of these works look if it were made for the viola? The answer to that question has lead me to make an edition that reproduces the markings from 5 sources (Sources A through E), which in turn have been used to reconstruct two sets of bowings that presumably came from Bach’s own hand (the lost Sources F and G). Also included is a score that compares Sources A through E against each other, as well as a blank copy that has no markings.
The manuscripts that exist are copies themselves, made from Bach’s original sources, and by themselves, their accuracy is inconsistent and unreliable to performers. An Urtext edition of these works could never exist under these circumstances, but this edition gives enough information and flexibility to the performer to make their own informed decisions about how to approach performing these pieces on the viola.
J.S. Bach - Suite IV in E-flat major, transcribed for viola. Contains 8 individual parts for Sources A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and a blank copy, as well a score comparison of Sources A-E. 138 pages in 9 pdfs, available as a download: 42 pages of score and 96 pages of individual parts.
These transcriptions of J.S. Bach’s cello suites for viola try to answer this question: what would a comprehensive edition of these works look if it were made for the viola? The answer to that question has lead me to make an edition that reproduces the markings from 5 sources (Sources A through E), which in turn have been used to reconstruct two sets of bowings that presumably came from Bach’s own hand (the lost Sources F and G). Also included is a score that compares Sources A through E against each other, as well as a blank copy that has no markings.
The manuscripts that exist are copies themselves, made from Bach’s original sources, and by themselves, their accuracy is inconsistent and unreliable to performers. An Urtext edition of these works could never exist under these circumstances, but this edition gives enough information and flexibility to the performer to make their own informed decisions about how to approach performing these pieces on the viola.
