If you have read Choosing An Edition: The Chimes Guide you will already know about Urtext editions. We have gathered on this page a list of different editions of J.S. Bach Urtext Editions from Chimes.

The main publishing houses for Urtext editions are Barenreiter, Henle, Wiener with a smattering of other Urtext editions from other publishers e.g. Peters.

New Urtext editions are published on a regular basis.~

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J.S. Bach Urtext Editions from Chimes

Piano

Goldberg Variations

Barenreiter fingered edition or
Henle fingered edition or
Henle unfingered edition or
Peters or
Wiener Urtext

English Suites

Henle Hardback or fingered edition or unfingered edition or
Wiener Urtext

French Suites

Henle Hardback or fingered edition or unfingered edition or
Wiener Urtext

Inventions and Sinfonias

Barenreiter fingered edition or
Peters or
Wiener Urtext or
Henle Hardback or
Henle

Well-Tempered Piano 1

Henle Hardback or
Henle unfingered edition or
Wiener Urtext

Well-Tempered Piano 2

Henle Hardback or
Henle unfingered edition or
Wiener Urtext

Strings

Violin

Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in E major, Piano reduction

Henle or
Barenreiter

Sonatas and Partitas for Violin solo BWV 1001-1006

Henle, notated and annotated or
Barenreiter or
Insel Verlag Facisimile

Sonatas

Wiener Urtext: Six Sonatas BWV 1014 � 1016 for Violin and Piano Vol. 1, piano reduction

Organ

Barenreiter Complete � 11 volumes

Voice

Barenreiter The Aria Book: Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass

Woodwind

Flute

Barenreiter 3 Sonatas (BWV 1033 in C Major; BWV 1031 in E-flat Major; BWV 1020 in G Minor) for Flute & Piano, Partita in A Minor (BWV 1013), 4 Sonatas (BWV 1030 B Minor; BWV 1032 A Major; BWV 1034 E Minor; BWV 1035 E Major.) for Flute & Piano

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