Bach's towering musical achievement was to present in its final shape, the 'fabric of polyhony' (Grove Dictionary). This is no more axiomatic than in his Preludes and Fugues for Organ. Regarded as the world's greatest composer fororgan, Bach coupled mastery of the instrument with his genius for composition to produce some of the richest and most beautiful music of all time. This comprehensive volume - reproduced directly from the authoritaveBach-Gesellschaft edition - reprints 25 sets of prelude...

• A Minor – BWV 559, Bg Xxxviii, 42
• B-flat Major – Bwv 560, Bg Xxxviii, 45
• D Minor – Bwv 554, Bg Xxxviii, 27
• E Minor – Bwv 555, Bg Xxxviii, 30
• Eight Short Preludes And Fugues In – C Major – Bwv 553, Bg Xxxviii, 23
• F Major – Bwv 556, Bg Xxxviii, 33
• G Major – Bwv 557, Bg Xxxviii, 36
• G Minor – Bwv 558, Bg Xxxviii, 39
• Prelude And Fugue In A Major – Bwv 536, Bg Xv 120
• Prelude And Fugue In A Minor – Bwv 543, Bg Xv 189
• Prelude And Fugue In A Minor – Bwv 551, Bg Xxxviii, 17
• Prelude...