Johann Sebastian Bach : Prelude no.14 in F#m from Book 1 of the Well-Tempered Clavier

Taken from Johann Sebastian Bach's The Well Tempered Clavier, or The 48 Preludes and Fugues, this prelude should ideally be played at a lively tempo, with smooth semiquavers and detached quavers. Bach's Preludes and Fugues come in matched pairs in the same key, and are often (though not always) played as a pair in the order Prelude first and then Fugure. Here is the corresponding Fugue No.14 in F#m for this Prelude, which is a little more difficult to play. The Prelude-Fugue pair are in the key of F-sharp minor and together they are catalogued as BWV 859.

Although there are some easier preludes and fugues in the set, much of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier is quite challenging to play. However the complete set has for a long time been considered a must for any serious student of piano. Some other preludes and fugues from the set are available on mfiles if you check the Bach page or Classical Sheet Music page. If you have aspirations to be a good classical pianist then we recommend getting the complete Well-Tempered Clavier which comes in two books. Here are links on "sheet music plus" to Book 1 and Book 2 of the Well-Tempered Clavier.